Matthew Macfayden Wants To Keep His Clothes On

<p>When the BBC decided to do a remake of ‘Poldark’ their hit TV series from the 1970s they made a few changes.</p> <p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4620801215.jpg" width="460" height="277" alt="" title=""/></p> <p>None that has caused quite so much controversy as seeing Irish actor Aidan Turner’s naked ripped torso in the middle of a field of corn.</p><p></p><p>It’s part of a new trend that is disturbing actor Matthew Macfayden who has told the RadioTimes that Hollywood Studios are forcing actors to get buff for period roles. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>The actor revealed how his physique failed to impress Universal Studios when he was cast as Mr. Darcy in director Joe Wright’s 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice. </p><p></p><p>He was handed a diet and fitness regime in order to bulk up for the Jane Austen adaptation. </p><p></p><p>“You do the deal and then the personal trainer gets in touch,”</p> <p></p><p>He added ‘the current obsession with pectoral prowess, as evidenced by the swooning response to Turner’s topless scything scene in Poldark, is wholly unrealistic’,</p><p></p><p>He’s probably right, but is having men now considered the sex objects in movies such a bad thing?</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/RogerWalkerDack">@RogerWalkerDack</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>ALSO READ:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Hot-Gay-or-Bi-Actors-Under-40/9086283">Hot Gay Actors Under 40</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/PHOTOS-8-Child-Stars-Who-Turned-Out-To-Be-Hunks/6893184">PHOTOS: 8 Child Stars Who Turned Out To Be Hunks</a></p><p></p><p> </p>