Aidan Turner He caught everyone's attention when he stripped off his clothes Competitors – and now he's explaining why he wanted Declan's body to look authentic on screen.
“He's a father and a journalist, so I think it would be a little weird (making him look so chiseled),” Turner, 41, said exclusively. Us Weekly About his approach Those shirtless scenes. “I've often seen actors in movies or TV shows where their character's job doesn't necessarily require them to be 'so buff.' So you see them naked and you say, 'Wait a minute, I know what it takes.' I know the work hours and the diet and the strenuous physical activity. I know you don't have time for that.
Turner didn't want fans to wonder if it was Declan or not The look was so perfect After seeing it in its fullest form Poldark.
“I didn't want it to be one of those moments where it's just a TV body. I want it to feel real,” he noted. “I tend to keep myself fairly fit. So the pressure was all on me. “And we were really lucky that we had such amazing intimacy coordinators (for the NSFW scenes on the show).”
The competitors put a lot of work into making their crew look completely different on the show. Based on Jilly Cooper's novel of the same name, Disney+ and Hulu's Rivals centers around a feud between two men fighting for control of a television station in 1980s Britain. Starring a cast including David Tennant, (…)
He continued: “Our concern is to get the shot.” But I definitely think that most of my colleagues on this show aren't too ashamed of themselves. We just kind of get on with it. We knew what we were getting into. If you are signing up for Jilly Cooper Show that you know what world you are entering into. Sex is part of it, and if there was more there would be more.
Based on British author Cooper Novel with the same nameAnd Disney+ and Hulu Competitors The film revolves around a dispute between two men fighting for control of a television station in Britain in the 1980s. Rivals stars a cast that includes Turner, David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Bella McLean, Nafessa Williams, Katherine Parkinson, Victoria Smurfit, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer.
“It's always nice (to hear how welcoming the show and Declan are). Any actor who says they don't want to hear nice things like that, I don't believe them. It's always nice to hear those things, especially in the early days of launching a show,” Turner said. we About the positive reception of the show. “I've been aware of how it's been received in this country (in the UK), which is a really positive thing.”
Now that Competitors It has been refurbished For season two, Turner is happy to continue giving fans what they want.
“There's a funny thing that happens when you do a fair amount of work over 20 years. You land on some things and some you miss the airport completely.” “When you land, you start listening to people you haven't heard from in a little while. My friends who I haven't spoken to in months emailed me saying they loved the show. And it was like, “Wow, this must really affect people.”
Turner, who doesn't use social media himself but is hearing about the buzz firsthand, said: Feel very grateful to the outpouring of support, adding: “But not having the social media element, it keeps you out of the loop a lot. But I love hearing that it's being received on a really positive level. … I suppose to some extent it's still always surprising when people respond to a show and like It's true.
He concluded, “Being an actor, there's a lot of disappointment and some shows that you think will travel but don't – and you get confused by that. I gave up years ago on trying to figure out what the business wants and what the markets choose. So it's very nice to hear you say these things (About the support.) It really puts a smile on my face.”
Competitors It is currently streaming on Hulu in the US and Disney+ globally.
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