Irish actor Aidan Turner has said that he does not feel “objectified” by the attention heaped on his topless scenes after he stripped off for BBC drama Poldark.
Last season, fans of the show were delighted when the 33-year-old, who plays the lead role on the series based on Winston Graham’s novels, bared his torso for the now famous scything scene. Season two has already seen him remove his shirt while working down the Cornish mines.
Speaking to The Times, Turner said “I don't feel objectified, it's funny”.
Turner, along with his scythe, as Ross Poldark
“It's just a couple of people admiring your body, it's like doing any other scene, it's the same as me galloping on a horse on a beach,” he said.
“I have always felt these semi-naked scenes, or 'Ross with his top off. If he is down the mine, he is hammering away - on Sunday night we saw it - so it wouldn't make sense with a shirt on, it would look odd. In those days as well”.
Turner has said the focus on his topless scenes was “hilarious”, effectively nullifying any speculation that he was fed up with the attention he was receiving.
The actor has also starred as Kili the Dwarf in the Hobbit movies, vampire drama Being Human, and Agatha Christie adaptation And Then There Were None.
Turner alongside Poldark co-star Eleanor Tomlinson
He is also reportedly on the shortlist to be the next James Bond, despite the actor himself saying that his link to the franchise are nothing more than rumours.
Turner also admitted he is getting recognised more and more on the street these days, following the show's success.
“Right now it's dialled right up because my hair is a particular length and the disguises don't work so well”, he said.
