Aidan Turner is getting ''fed up'' with the attention he is receiving after going shirtless on Poldark.
The 33-year-old Dubliner raised his heartthrob status when he flaunted his honed physique in several episodes of the first series of the BBC show, but his co-star Eleanor Tomlinson admits the star is over being praised for his looks.
The 24-year-old actress told The Sunday Telegraph that she hopes things will ''calm down a bit'' and stressed Turner should be noticed for his acting abilities.
''Only because I think Aidan, bless him, is getting a bit fed up with it. Poldark is about so much more than that one thing. And although of course it's dream publicity for the show and it certainly grabbed people's attention, they didn't want it to be known just for that.
''I mean, Aidan's a beautiful man - absolutely gorgeous - but I think he would like to be recognised for his performance, and I would like to stop being asked about his chest.''
Tomlinson, who plays feisty Demelza Carne (above) opposite Aidan's Ross Poldark, also admitted they often get the giggles during their steamy sex scenes.
''They always call Poldark a bodice-ripper but I don't think a single bodice has ever been ripped. And there's something so much sexier about what you don't see - about the heavy breathing on necks.
''I'm a complete kid when it comes to sex scenes. It takes me at least two takes to stop laughing. And Aidan's the same - both of us will be laughing our heads off.
''It's because they're so incredibly awkward. Even when they close the set there are still 25 people there, and don't forget you've rehearsed it like, so it's all, 'Right, if you put your hand there and I put mine there...' Just hilarious. My mum can't bear to watch them.''
The new series of Poldark starts on Sunday 4 September at 9pm on BBC One.
