Lucas Bravo has admitted his biggest bugbear is small talk

He told PEOPLE: "I hate small talk. I hate talking about the weather and stuff like that.

"I don't have time for this."

Revealing the deep conversations he'd rather have, the Italian heartthrob added: "So what is my Roman Empire? I can't get enough deep conversations - talking about unconditional love and boundaries and self-love and patterns and how to evolve and grow and the ways to do it.

"I love having those conversations with people."

Meanwhile, Lucas was recently cast alongside Emma Roberts in the forthcoming rom-com A Murder Uncorked.

Directed by Ari Sandel and produced by Vincent Newman, the script comes from the same scribe as Legally Blonde and The Ugly Truth, Karen McCullah.

Lucas - who is best known for his role as "hot chef" Gabriel in Netflix hit Emily in Paris - will portray "the handsome Derek, who has recently inherited a prestigious Napa Valley winery and meets Nikki [Roberts], a recently fired TV actress working as a waitress in a restaurant he is dining at. With sparks immediately flying, Derek offers Nikki a dream job working at the winery. But when a murder rocks the winery, the police suspect Derek and it is up to he and Nikki to find the real murderer and keep their budding romance alive."

Production is due to start in 2026.

The picture is based on the seven-book murder mystery romance by author Michele Scott.