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Rivals' Aidan Turner Wanted Declan's Body to Look 'Real' in Shirtless Scenes


'Rivals' star Aidan Turner exclusively told Us Weekly about putting in the work to make Declan's body look authentic for those shirtless scenes

“He’s a dad and he’s a journalist so I think it’d be a bit weird [to make him look too sculpted],” Turner, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly about his approach to those shirtless scenes. Based on British author 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. Rivals stars an ensemble cast that includes Turner, David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Bella MacLean, Nafessa Williams, Katherine Parkinson, Victoria Smurfit, Emily Atack and Danny Dyer.

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