Poldark in a brand new interview, during which he admitted he had decided to get "in shape" for the role, but also insisted that his muscular physique "wasn't something I focused on".That wasn't the case for Poldark's many female fans, some of whom obsessed over the aesthetic.Aidan acknowledged that he made an extra special effort to get fit when he began the role."Ross Poldark was a very active guy, and the sort of diet he’d be on, it just felt right to get myself into that," he explained."He’s a farmer, he’s working, he’s riding a horse all the time, he’s a soldier, so it made sense to be in shape."As the world enthused over his seemingly flawless physique, it prompted a new debate - whether the actor had been objectified, and whether anything was different for him based on his gender."Was it safer to make a big deal of this photograph because it was a young man?"Would it have been handled the same way in the press if it was a young woman?" Aidan mused during his interview with this week's Radio Times."I don’t know. Possibly not.
