Aidan Turner’s fans got what they came for when they were treated to another Poldark shirtless scene with 5.2 million people watching but many switched off after.
Despite the Dubliner saying before that he would not be taking his top off any time soon, the mining scene was one of the most talked about moments of the episode.
Reports have revealed that once the actor’s chiseled abs faded from view, 200,000 people turned off their TVs.
Shirtless: Viewers were keen to see Aidan topless but turned off their TVs once he was clothed | BBC
According to The Sun, 70,000 viewers tuned back in to the show just in time for the 33-year-olds sex scene with his on-screen wife Eleanor Tomlinson.
“Aidan getting his top off was built up for so many months that thousands tuned in just to see that,” a source told the publication.
“For loads of women the show is about only one thing — his body.”
