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Aidan Turner reveals his VERY racy role in Jilly Cooper's 'bonkbuster' Rivals includes a hilarious nod to his saucy shirtless scenes in Poldark


The 41-year-old actor opened up about his role on the upcoming Disney+ series and how it reminds him of his days as a Poldark heartthrob - revealing that one scene is 'so close' the BBC show.

The upcoming adaption of Jilly Cooper's iconic novel features a star-studded cast with David Tennant, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer, Katherine Parkinson, Oliver Chris and Claire Rushbrook joining the fold. Finally, Bella Maclean is pictured sitting on a couch in wooden living room with her pet dog, playing Taggie O'Hara, Declan's tender-hearted yet strong-willed eldest daughter The streaming service continues that it brings a '2020s lens to the 1980s', offering a 'raw exploration of a complicated moment in British history when class, race, sex, wealth, and sexual liberation meant that, for the very privileged few, there were no limits to what they could achieve'.

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