Regé-Jean Page reportedly turned down a salary of $60,000 per episode for the sequel to the hit 18+ Netflix movie Bridgerton to become the next James Bond.

It has been reported that the 31-year-old actor may have been offered up to $500,000 (£363,775) to appear in the Bridgerton sequel , but Regé-Jean Page flatly refused.

Some say that the emerging actor was very shy about the acclaim and attention he received after his role as the Duke of Hastings .

The 31-year-old actor appeared at Heathrow airport in London recently after returning from Los Angeles (USA).

Regé-Jean Page politely said in an interview that he felt that being a sex symbol was “a bit too much” and that the actor was clearly uncomfortable with the media focusing so much on “chemistry”.

with his female co-star Phoebe Dynevor in the movie and hopes that the two of them “have a real fake relationship” – even though she is not his girlfriend in real life.

Regé-Jean Page shot to stardom, becoming a handsome man desired by many girls around the world when he played the Duke of Hastings in the hot scene movie Bridgerton, shown on the Netflix platform last Christmas season. .

Regé-Jean Page has many hot love scenes with female lead Phoebe Dynevor in Bridgerton

With an elegant, luxurious appearance, exuding the temperament of a gentleman, Regé-Jean Page is said to have refused to act in part 2 of

Bridgerton to play agent 007 James Bond – an iconic Hollywood character.

Regé-Jean Page is expected to become the new James Bond agent

The upcoming James Bond film – No Time To Die, is due out in the UK in September and will be Daniel Craig’s last film as agent 007.