It doesn’t take much for Aidan Turner to take off his top it seems, and even when starring in a posh, stiff-upper lip BBC drama, it seems that the Clondalkin hunk needs no second invitation to appear “sans shirt”!
Having already gained hoards of female admirers courtesy of the dashing physique he showed off in Poldark, the 32-year-old Irish actor has sent social media into meltdown again, this time appearing on screen with just a towel loosely worn around his waist, casually chatting to co-star Maeve Dermody. Here are some of the choicest comments on Twitter:
Turner was delighted to land the role in the big budget drama, saying of his character, Philip Lombard: “He may be clean-cut and neatly dressed but he’s a mercenary, a gun for hire. He’s done a lot of nasty things for his own benefit, really immoral, only cares about himself, massive ego, but a smart, confident, charming guy.”
And he has a pretty fine chest, Aidan, you forgot to mention …