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#AskPoldark Q&A

Poldark star Aidan Turner joined BBC One Twitter and answered your questions. His answers ranged from his hair regime (Cornish wind) to skinny dipping. Although he received many a marriage proposal that night, he couldn't possibly entertain any of them as his heart belongs to another, his co-star and horse Seamus.

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Aidan proved his performance was a knock-out!

Aidan describes himself in three words

Aidan's horse was a fellow Irishman

Aidan talks about Ross Poldark's most admirable quality

Aidan filmed a scene with 1970's Ross Poldark (Robin Ellis)

Aidan discusses his favourite scenes

Is Aidan aware that his hair has a following? #PoldarksHair

Does Aidan find it hard to leave a character behind once he's finished filming?

Aidan talks about who inspired him to start acting

Like Seamus the horse, Aidan is also from Ireland

Aidan discusses filming locations

And finally, what attracted Aidan to the role

That's all folks!

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