Personal life[edit]
While in Milan, Bailey met and began dating Geert Cloet, brand designer for Miu Miu. He split his time between his home in Milan and England. In 2004, Cloet was diagnosed with brain cancer. He and Bailey moved to Yorkshire to be near Bailey's family. Cloet died the next year.
He has been in a relationship with British actor Simon Woods since 2009.[13][14]
In May 2014 he became the first openly gay executive among FTSE 100 corporations.[15]