Jonathan Bailey signed up for "nine different courses" at an online university but failed to finish and got "expelled"

He told PEOPLE: "I didn't finish Open University, where you study from home. I signed up for about nine different courses, not realizing if you didn't finish them, you get expelled.

"So I didn't finish my volcanoes and tsunami course, or my Leonardo da Vinci course. I did finish my music course, but just at that point, I got expelled. Hopefully that'll be something I can go back to."

When asked if he really will go back to studying, he replied: "I do, yeah. I want to know ... what happens with volcanoes."

The interview was part of Jonathan's cover shoot after being named PEOPLE magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2025.

Jonathan spoke about his new Sexiest Man Alive title during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, joking to the host: "It's an honor of a lifetime. And I want to say, Jimmy, thank you so much for turning it down so I could be here."

The actor went on to reveal it is a huge change from how he started the year when he was performing in a production of William Shakespeare's Richard II in London. He said: "At the beginning of the year I was doing Shakespeare's Richard II - for those of you who don't know, it's not a comedy ... "[I was] in the zone [when I got the news]. So you go slightly mad, and the only thing madder than doing Richard II is being invited into this. "And also in 2025, I'm sort of thrilled that People Magazine has invited someone in, to bestow this honor on someone who can really cherish the value of a sexy man." When asked if he thinks people will treat him differently now, Jonathan quipped: "I f****** hope so!"