Jeff Goldblum Reveals How “Wicked” Influenced Him to Quit Eating Meat

Jeff Goldblum is opening up astir really his domiciled successful Wicked has changed him — for good.

Goldblum, 73, who plays nan Wizard of Oz successful nan movie adaptations of Stephen Schwartz's Broadway musical, revealed successful an question and reply pinch U.K. show This Morning that he decided to spell extremity eating nutrient aft taking connected nan role.

"It's changed me," Goldblum said. "After doing this movie we talked astir nan animal cruelty. I stopped eating nutrient and poultry. So this Christmas and Thanksgiving, I whitethorn beryllium having different thing else."

"I'm happy. We request nan world to activity for everybody connected world and each animal too," Goldblum added.

The character precocious showed support for his Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey, who was named PEOPLE's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.

Bailey, 37, celebrated being named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive by singing an assortment of "sexy" songs pinch his Wicked costar successful a caller question and reply with Entertainment Tonight.

At nan commencement of nan interview, Goldblum sang a snippet from "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate arsenic Bailey was asked if he felt immoderate different since earning nan title.

“It’s wholly absurd," said Bailey, who plays Prince Fiyero Tigelaar in nan films. "Brilliant. Hilarious."

The movie prima went connected to stock that he's taking nan grant "very seriously."

"I’m going to compression each ounce of sexuality I person for nan adjacent 360 days," Bailey said while pointing astatine his fellow Jurassic World franchise star. "And, also, I’m representing each nan sexy group retired location and I consciousness nan weight of history of each nan sexy men that came earlier me."

“Yes, you guidelines connected nan sexy shoulders of giants," Goldblum responded. "Sexy giants.” 

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Wicked's music was composed by Stephen Schwartz, and nan beloved philharmonic is based connected Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of nan Wicked Witch of nan West. The communicative follows nan beardown relationship that forms betwixt Elphaba Thropp (who later becomes nan Wicked Witch of nan West) and Galinda Upland (later known arsenic nan Glinda nan Good) while they are roommates astatine Shiz University. The characters primitively look successful L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

The first installment of nan adaptation, Wicked: Part One, was directed by Jon M. Chu and released successful November 2024.

The second, Wicked: For Good, arrives successful theaters connected Nov. 21.