The hard work continued on Monday morning as Lady Gaga filmed her latest scenes on the set of forthcoming drama House Of Gucci.

The singer and actress, 34, takes a starring role as ‘black widow’ Patrizia Reggiani, whose marriage, divorce and subsequent plot to murder ex-husband Maurizio Gucci – an air to the celebrated Italian fashion empire – is documented in the new film.

And she caught the eye in a distinctive red dress while stepping into Reggiani’s designer shoes on location in Rome.

Here she comes: The hard work continued on Monday morning as Lady Gaga filmed her latest scenes on the set of forthcoming drama House Of Gucci

True to life: The actress takes a starring role as Patrizia Reggiani, whose marriage, divorce and subsequent plot to murder ex-husband Maurizio Gucci is documented in the new film

Gaga added to her look with a sweeping faux-fur coat, while red stiletto heels and heavily tinted sunglasses rounded things off.

Elsewhere Al Pacino  was accompanied by statuesque co-star Mădălina Ghenea while shooting a crowded street scene outside a Gucci store on Rome’s fashionable Via dei Condotti.

Wearing a pale suit that adequately reflected the film’s 1980s period setting, Pacino, 80, was ready for action as he got into character as the late Aldo Gucci – former Chairman of the legendary Italian fashion house.

Vibrant: Gaga sported a vampish red dress as she made her latest appearance on the Italian set

Quiet on set: Al Pacino had some very glamorous company as he filmed his latest scenes with co-star Mădălina Ghenea on the streets of Rome

Looking good: Gaga stepped into Reggiani’s designer shoes once again while shooting her latest movie, based on the novel The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by author Sara Gay Forden

While little is known about Ghenea’s role in director Ridley Scott’s new film, the Romanian actress, 33, added a touch of glamour to proceedings as she joined her co-star on set.

Appearing to play a yet to be established public figure, she was filmed blowing kisses and waving to the waiting public as she hurried past photographers and into a waiting car.

Meanwhile Adam Driver, who takes the lead as Maurizio Gucci, was a notable absentee from the Italian set as his fellow cast-members got to work.

Resentment:  Reggiani, nicknamed the ‘Black Widow’, was found guilty of paying a hit man €300,000 (£240,000) to murder 46–year–old Maurizio Gucci, an heir to the fashion empire

The Gucci empire

The fashion empire of Gucci was founded in 1921 by Guccio Gucci, a Florentine leather merchant whose business of selling leather travel bags prospered after the Depression and World War Two.

Guccio’s son Aldo expanded the business into Paris, New York and Tokyo as the ‘twin Gs’ of the family name became a worldwide fashion icon.

By 1974, the Gucci empire numbered 14 stores and 46 franchised boutiques around the world.

At around the same time, celebrities like Jackie Kennedy were helping establish Gucci as the world’s leading fashion brand by embracing its products.

Maurizio Gucci, Guccio’s grandson and Aldo’s nephew, took control of the company from the board of directors after Aldo, who was sent to prison for tax evasion in 1986 aged 81.

However, Maurizio would be the last member of the family to head the Gucci business.

By 1989, nearly 50 per cent of the business had been bought out by Investcorp, a group of investment bankers angling for shares of the business.

In 1993, Maurizio sold his holding for $170m to a Bahrain-based investment company.

Shady: Gaga rounded off her look with a pair of heavily tinted sunglasses as she idled with crew members on set

Side by side: The American star was accompanied by a bodyguard as she made her way across the Rome set on Monday

Busy: The exterior set teemed with crew-members as they prepared for another day’s work

The film, which documents Reggiani’s sensational plot to murder her ex-husband, is based on the novel The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by author Sara Gay Forden.

Reggiani, nicknamed the ‘Black Widow’, was found guilty of paying a hit man €300,000 (£240,000) to murder 46–year–old Maurizio Gucci, an heir to the fashion empire, in 1995.

He had left her for another woman 10 years previously after telling her he was going on a short business trip.

She was also said to be furious her former husband had started seeing other women, and feared her daughters’ $170million inheritance was at risk if he remarried before ordering the hit.

She also wanted more than the $650,000 she had been offered in a divorce settlement, the court heard.

Reggiani eventually hired hitman Benedetto Ceraulo, a debt-ridden pizzeria owner who shot Gucci dead on the steps of his office in Milan as he arrived for work. Ceraulo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

Let’s go: Pacino and Ghenea were filmed hurrying into a waiting car as another scene got underway in the Italian capital on Monday

Iconic: Cameras rolled outside a Gucci store on Rome’s fashionable Via dei Condotti

Authentic: Pacino wore a pale suit that adequately reflected the film’s 1980s period setting, Pacino, 80, was ready for action as he got into character as the late Aldo Gucci

She was convicted after her clairvoyant and confidante Pina Auriemma turned informer and told police about the plot.

During the murder trial, which transfixed Italy, Reggiani arrived each day wearing head-to-toe Gucci clothes and accessories.

The court heard how she had ordered the murder of her husband after he offered her $650,000 in a divorce settlement.

Chic: While little is known about Ghenea’s role in director Ridley Scott’s new film, the Romanian actress added a touch of glamour to proceedings

Make way: With extras playing the role of waiting paparazzi photographers, the actress appeared to playing the role of a high profile public figure

Farewell: Ghenea was filmed blowing kisses to the crowd as she forced her way into her car

Success: Ghenea is a star in her native Romania having started a career in modelling when she was 15 years old before branching into acting

Don’t mind me: But the actress was hard to miss as she chatted to the crew after filming her scene

Stunning: Ghenea exuded elegance as she waited for her next scene in a vintage styled faux-fur coat, black dress and slingback heels

She was initially sentenced to 29 years in 1998, which was reduced to 26 on appeal. She served 18 – with her pet ferret Bambi as a companion for some of the time – before being released in October 2014.

Well-known for her luxury lifestyle, Reggiani once said: ‘I’d rather cry in a Rolls than be happy on a bicycle’ and turned down the offer of day release while in prison because it would have meant doing ‘menial’ work.

In 2017 a court ruled Reggiani was entitled to receive £900,000 a year from her ex-husband’s fortune.

Hard to miss: Gaga looked stunning as cameras prepared to roll on the set of Ridley Scott’s latest film

Let’s talk: The singer and actress was later joined by Pacino as they mingled with the crew between takes on Monday

Are we ready yet? Gaga was clearly prepped for her latest scene in the forthcoming drama, which is set in the 1980s and ’90s

Main man: Gucci shops Chairman Aldo Gucci, played by Pacino in the new film, passed away aged 84 in 1990 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer

Legendary: Pacino was surrounded by crew-members after wrapping his latest scene in Italy

Let’s talk: Romanian star Ghenea was pictured talking on her phone between takes on the exterior Italian set

Maurizio Gucci was the grandson of Guccio Gucci, founder of the fashion company made famous with its double G logo.

In the early 1990s it was hit by problems and he sold the label for $120 million, just two years before his death.

The new film is scheduled to go on general release from November 24th 2021.

Coming soon: House Of Gucci  is scheduled to go on general release from November 24th 2021

She’s off: Gaga prepared to leave after another day’s work as Patrizia Reggiani on Monday