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Rege-Jean Page has revealed he faced "one of the most terrifying moments" of his life whilst shooting his latest project.

The Bridgerton star appears alongside singer-songwriter Halle Bailey in romantic comedy You, Me and Tuscany. In one particular scene he had to sing before her, and speaking during an interview on The One Show, he admitted he felt "vulnerable" demonstrating his own vocals before the Grammy-nominated artist, reports the Mirror.

The actor featured on the BBCprogramme with Halle to discuss the film. When presenter JB Gill asked about the singing scene, he confessed: "It was genuinely one of the most terrifying moments of my life."

He elaborated: "There is this moment in the script that calls, 'OK, you are going to sing in front of one of the world's greatest singers'... No accompaniment, no support, no one to even put a note out. 'Just go charm Halle Bailey with nothing but the power of your voice.'

"And so I think I just kind of whited out," the star continued. "I went to a happy place in the back of my head and saw what came out."

Rege-Jean mentioned that he was in a "vulnerable place" throughout the scene but his co-star Halle made it clear she believed he had succeeded, as she declared: "He killed it! He killed it! It's great, it's one of the best parts of the movie, seriously."

The forthcoming film is set in Italy and Halle plays young chef Anna, who moves to a Tuscan villa belonging to a man she scarcely knows. Rege-Jean - who played Simon Basset in the first series of Netflix's period drama sensation Bridgerton - portrays Michael, the cousin of the property owner and Anna's love interest.

Halle told presenter JB and his co-host Alex Jones that she enjoyed the chance to collaborate with the Netflix star. "I mean I love Bridgerton, I love the other projects he was in," she said.

"I'm excited to get to work with him." Speaking to the actor, she added: "And also get to know you. He's a really genuine person, it's been fun."

A synopsis for the film states: "Halle Bailey stars as Anna, a young woman who has abandoned her dreams of becoming a chef and is now drifting through her twenties with a series of bad choices. When Anna loses her house-sitting job (and housing) in one fell swoop, a chance encounter with Matteo - a handsome Italian who happens to have a villa sitting empty in Tuscany - will inspire her to jet off for Italy, against the advice of her always-honest bestie, Claire.

"But Anna's plan to crash at Matteo's villa, without permission, just for one night, falls apart when Matteo's mother, Gabriella shows up at the house unexpectedly. In a panic, Anna allows Gabriella to believe that she is Matteo's fiancée. That little lie becomes a big problem, though, when Matteo's cousin, Michael shows up, and Anna discovers that the heat between them may ignite a fire that will transform her life."

The One Show airs on BBC One on weekdays from 7pm.