Queen Of Cornwall
WOMAN'S WEEKLY|June 27,2017

Eleanor Tomlinson found fame as Demelza in Poldark.She tells us how she got the role and the downsides of being recognised.

Gerry Gilbert
Queen Of Cornwall

Poldark actress Eleanor Tomlinson is wearing a green felt trilby when we meet at a London hotel. The hat is partly a disguise, she admits.

‘I bought it the other day because I liked it,’ she says, whipping it off to reveal the copper-coloured locks hidden beneath. ‘But, to be honest, I normally wear some sort of headgear just because the red hair is quite a statement.’

Her red is not natural.Eleanor dyes it for the role of Demelza, Ross Poldark’s spirited wife in the BBC One costume drama that’s returning this summer for a third series. ‘I think I’m going to keep it because I like it,’ she says, explaining how hard she argued with the producers for Demelza to be a redhead.

‘In the books, she’s described as olive-skinned and very dark – and that’s not really me,’ says Eleanor, who’s pale and fair-haired. ‘I just thought the character would suit red hair – it reflects the fiery streak in her.’

The impressively level-headed 25 year old can be very persuasive it seems. She was originally asked to audition for the role of Elizabeth – Demelza’s haughty, aristocratic love rival, eventually played by Icelandic actress Heida Reed.

‘I read the scripts and thought there’s one female role I really want and that’s Demelza – she’s the heart of it,’ says Eleanor. ‘So I called up the casting director and said, ‘Please, can I audition for this role?’ She didn’t think I was right for it at all but agreed to let me try. I went in with no make-up on, scruffy hair and wearing my brother’s coat and here we are now.’

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