Aidan Turner discusses character storylines ahead of Rivals Season 2 return

Actor Aidan Turner has spoken about his role as television producer Declan O'Hara in the series Rivals ahead of the release of Season 2. In an interview with UPI, Turner stated that his character is left floored after realizing he is too late in attempting to achieve a work-life balance just as his wife Maud begins an affair. [1]

According to UPI, the character Maud is portrayed by Victoria Smurfit. She enters into an affair with O'Hara's rival, Tony, Lord Baddingham, who is played by David Tennant. UPI noted that the show returns for its second season on Disney on Wednesday. [1]

Radio Times, Deadline, TV Insider, and IMDb also reported on the developments in the second season of the show. Deadline highlighted the fallout from the affair between Maud and Tony, while Radio Times and TV Insider both reported on a bonfire scene involving a fight between Declan and Maud. [2][3][4][5]

Turner is an Irish actor who started his career with appearances in the series The Tudors and The Clinic. He gained wider recognition as the vampire John Mitchell in Being Human and later starred as the dwarf Kíli in Peter Jackson's trilogy The Hobbit, as well as playing the title character Ross Poldark in the BBC series Poldark. [6][9]