It seems that all (ie, a couple) of the hot guys onscreen at the moment are into reaping. Above is Matthias Schoenaerts in Far from the Madding Crowd, and this is Aidan Turner in the new BBC adaptation of Poldark:
That image is actually from the production, with a makeup artist touching up some dirt or bruises, but I assure you, Cap’n Ross is shirtless through the actual scene. Alas, Schoenaerts remains fully clothed (but still delicious).
Two examples are perhaps only a coincidence. A third will confirm sexy scything as a trend. Perhaps some will pop up in Outlander or Turn? Redcoats really are all the rage at the moment, so the era is right for some more hot agriculture…
(Poldark has just finished up its BBC run and is available on iPlayer. It’s coming to PBS in the U.S. in June.)
And somewhere in Hollywood, The Book of Ruth: The Miniseries just got a green light.
Not to mention that bit in Anna Karenina (the book, I don’t know if it made it into the movie)…
I learned the basics of scything last year (Austrian, not the heavy English scythe shown here) but must confess I haven’t done it bare-chested. It’s great fun, and decent exercise too.
Would it be in poor taste to say that I know of something I’d be happy to let Aidan Turner reap?
Not in my mind would it be in poor taste,I was thinking the
same thing ! Mathias doesn’t look too bad either !
We can share! :)