aidan turner 's poldark co-star heida reed has claimed the obsession with his body is sexist , and is unintentionally undermining the bbc1 series .
miss reed , 27 , who stars in the period drama as poldark 's former lover elizabeth , said turner , 31 , was being ` objectified ' in a way that would not be tolerated if he were female .
poldark star heida reed has claimed audiences ' obsession with aidan turner 's being objectified .