ELEANOR TOMLINSON

Our cover star (above) gallops along a stormy Cornish coastline (page 94) ahead of reprising her role as Demelza Poldark on BBC One this winter. In the New Year, the actress appears opposite Keira Knightley in Colette,

the forthcoming film about the French writer.

How do you decorate your Christmas tree? ‘It has every decoration that we’ve owned since we were kids thrown at it, including a very drunk-looking fairy that straddles the top.’

Your hopes for 2019

‘I’d like some exciting acting projects, to really shake things up.’

What’s on your bedside table?

‘A 1920s female mannequin bust called Gladys. A lot of my friends are scared of her, but I think she’s marvellous.’