Jonathan Bailey’s horse in ‘Wicked’ is the same one in ‘Bridgerton’

Jonathan Bailey made sure to bring one Bridgerton contributing to Evil set.

Bailey, 36, requested that his former animal husband, Jack the horse, join him on the set of the new movie musical.

The actor revealed on the Tuesday, November 5 episode of The Popcorn Podcast that he worked with Jack on the Netflix series. Then Monday, November 11 official Evil TikTok account shared a sneak peek at Bailey as Prince Fiyero Tigelaar in the upcoming movie musical, with the actor’s voiceover describing his and Jack’s bond.

“I went around to see (Evil director) Jon M. Chu before we started filming and I told him, I said, ‘I think I know who the horse is.’ And he said, ‘What do you mean?’ ”

Bailey explained: “That’s Jack, the horse I had been riding Bridgertonwith whom I had a fantastic relationship.”

The TikTok post cut to a short clip from the upcoming film of Bailey as his character Fiyero arrives in the forest on horseback.

“People say you shouldn’t work with children and animals. But if it’s Jack, I’d say, ‘Take the job. He’s a legend,'” Bailey concluded.

Bailey said The Popcorn Podcast host Tim Iffland that he and Jack “built a trust and a relationship.”

“He is incredibly focused and can provide a very stable stage partner,” he said.

Bailey added that with Jack as his scene partner, he “felt confident just to go for gold” with Fiyero’s entrance. “I thought you know you have to start with a strong entrance.”

Bailey, who stars as the main love interest in the musical, previously told PEOPLE that he rehearsed one of the film’s bigger musical numbers while on set for Bridgerton and Fellow travelers.

“I have videos on my phone of me practicing long-haul flights,” Bailey said in PEOPLE’s new special. Evil edition of rehearsing his character’s big ballroom number, “Dancing Through Life,” amid his other projects.

Bailey co-stars Evil along with Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. (The original Broadway cast of the musical included Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in the roles, respectively. Norbert Leo Butz originated the role of Bailey on Broadway.)

The long-awaited film also stars Ethan Slater as Boq, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, Marissa Bode as Nessarose, Bowen Yang as Pfannee and Bronwyn James as ShenShen.

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Buy PEOPLE’s Evil special edition here. Evil will be released in two parts, with the first in theaters on Friday, November 22.