Woman’s Day New Zealand – August 26, 2019

Did you keep

anything from the

show as a souvenir?

As a gift from the props

department, I was givena s

collection of the handwrittenlette

Demelza has sent or received

throughout the series. Oneof

them was the love poem Hugh

Armitage (Josh Whitehouse)

wrote to Demelza, which

is so beautiful.

What’s it been

like working alongsi

Aidan Turner forthe

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I love Aidan – we havea

relationship. We operatevery

differently, which actually worksreally

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of the reason we have such great

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with each other, staying true to our

characters, and I will really miss

working alongside him. He has

been a huge part of my life

and a great friend.

POLDARK

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series returnsfor

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season this week

and fans aren’t the only

ones who are sad tosay

goodbye. Eleanor Tomlins

has played leading lady

Demelza since the show

started and says it’s been

a bittersweet farewell.

The actress, 27, spills

herƂQDO thoughts to

Woman’s Day.

POLDARK,

TUESDAY,

8.30PM,

PRIME

THE RIGHTEOUS

GEMSTONES,

MONDAY ON NEON,

SKY GO & SKY

ON DEMAND

Q&A

What will you

miss the most

about the show?

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their support has been amazing

and without them we wouldn’t

have this show. It’s very sad that

it’s coming to an end, but we have

taken these characters on the

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What’s in store

for Demelza in this

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The Cornish people are struggling

to survive – there are food shortages,

lack of pay and mine closures. Demelza

is often at the forefront trying to help

people where she can. This time she tries

to set up a school with Morwenna (Ellise

Chappell) at the helm as teacher. We’re

also dealing with the children being

slightly older this series and there’s

more interaction with Valentine

as we realiseheisn’t happy

withGeorgeandhis

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sibling,Adam’s

character

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Holy father!

John plays

Gemstone

patriarch Eli,

who leads the

congregation

with help from

his kids.

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family.

How has this

role changed you?

Playing Demelza has

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strength of character to challenge

myself in many ways. I now look

at scripts and think: Who is this

character? What does she offer

thisproject? Now’s the time for

strong female roles. That’s what

I’m interested in playing – and

makingmymarkasa strong

independentwoman.

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Aidan plays lead

character and Demelza’s

husband, Ross Poldark.