Halle Bailey first made a splash when she was cast as Ariel in Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid. Now, in the actress’s 2026 movie release, she’ll be on the dry land of Tuscany, Italy, for a rom-com with Regé-Jean Page about a young cook falling for the cousin of her fake fiancée. So, as we get closer to the movie's release, Bailey explained why she was excited to work with Page for her new rom-com, and I’ll give you one clue why: it rhymes with Fridgerton.
In their interview with Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley, Regé-Jean Page explained his excitement about working with Halle Bailey on You, Me & Tuscany, noting that he loved her ability to have audiences “embrace her.” As for the Grown-ish actress, she was excited to work with the man whom fans dub the “internet’s boyfriend” for one big reason (and yes, it is related to that hit romance series you can stream with a Netflix subscription):
