Eighties singer Chris de Burgh will reportedly have a cameo in the second series of Rivals.
The musician, 77, will perform his hit single Lady In Red during an extravagant wedding scene, according to reports.
The second series of the 1980s-set Disney Plus drama - starring David Tennant, Danny Dyer, Katherine Parkinson and Emily Atack - is expected to air later this year.
“The producers wanted a romantic number that would perfectly encapsulate the late Eighties, so what better choice than Lady In Red,” a source told The Sun.
“And when it came time to have someone perform it, why not get the man himself to do the honours as he's still out there going strong and hitting the road delivering performances.”
The insider continued: “Though it's also fair to say that the emotional sound and lyrics are slightly at odds with some of the more animal elements of Rivals, which doesn't ease up on the steamy storylines in the next outing.”
The Standard have contacted Disney+ for comment.
The award-winning Disney+ drama - based on the late Dame Jilly Cooper’s raunchy novel - follows the high-stakes world of British television as careers, marriages and reputations hang by a thread when professional and personal lives collide.
The extended second series will feature 12 episodes and began filming in May last year.
It will see Tennant reprise his role as Lord Tony Baddingham along with the original cast including The Boys star Alex Hassell, Irish actor Aidan Turner and Black Lightning actress Nafessa Williams.
Dyer will also return to play businessman Freddie Jones, for which he won the British Press Guild Award for best actor and the RTS Television Award for supporting actor.
Throughout the emotionally charged first series, Dyer’s character was seen to have a slow-burn romance with Lizzie Vereker, played by The IT Crowd’s Katherine Parkinson who was nominated for a Bafta TV Award for supporting actress.
Hassell has also revealed series two will serve as a tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper following her death last year.
“It will be [a tribute to Dame Jilly],” Hassell told the Standard at the London Film Festival premiere in October.
“We’re just trying to work really hard to make her vision as sort of bold and as full as possible and carry her spirit forward onto the screen as much as we can.”
