United Kingdom, Nov. 16 -- Jonathan Bailey felt "scared and alone" growing up gay in school.

The Wicked: For Good actor - who publicly came out as gay in 2018, but privately told family and friends in his early 20s - battled anxiety, depression and bullying at school, which made the then-youngster think being a homosexual was not "safe or celebrated".

Jonathan, 37, told Sky News: "I felt scared and I felt alone and I felt entirely limited at various points in my life."

The star is the patron of Just Like Us, a charity that works with LGBT+ pupils in school.

Speaking about his work with Just Like Us, Jonathan said: "That's something that I would have really benefited from when I was young."

The charity surveyed thousands of UK pupils,...