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"  Theo James was so hot as smoldering Turkish diplomat Mr. Pamuk on Downton Abbey, he literally sexed Lady Mary to death (his own). We were just wondering what ever became of that stone fox when Theo returned to our lives via the new CBS police drama, Golden Boy, playing up-and-coming detective, Walter Clark. Before last night&amp;#039;s premiere, Theo indulged Cosmo in a chat about Pamuk, shedding his shirt, and being a &amp;quot;playa.&amp;quot; Cosmo: Are you tired of being recognized as Mr. Pamuk?  Theo James: Obviously, it&amp;#039;s awesome to be recognized and the show is a great piece of work, but I suppose it is strange because he&amp;#039;s only in about 20 minutes of one episode. So I hear, though, he&amp;#039;s still in the show by name through the end of season one and season two apparently? Cosmo: It was one of the most. crucial. episodes. ever. He&amp;#039;s the stuff of Downton sex legend!  Theo: They should have paid me more! I mean, it&amp;#039;s very, very flattering. But the ratio of work I actually did to all the talk about it... it feels a bit fraudulent. Cosmo: How did you drop your British accent and pick up New Yorkese for Golden Boy? Theo: I think [Homeland&amp;#039;s] Damien Lewis said this, but I just basically had to speak in the (New York) accent from the moment I got in the van to go to the set &amp;#039;til the weekend when I was shitfaced. It would be like (adopts New York accent), &amp;quot;Yo, Pamuk! What&amp;#039;s happenin,&amp;#039; Pamuk, man? You&amp;#039;ve been in Instanbul?&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Cosmo: That was the best moment of our lives to date. Are you prepared to become a major heartthrob in America? Theo: It&amp;#039;ll be interesting to see what happens. I can still blend into the background, but one of my friends was in Times Square and took a picture of a huge billboard and sent it to me, saying, &amp;#039;Who the f*** is that guy?&amp;#039; And it&amp;#039;s me without my shirt on. Cosmo: Do you feel objectified? Theo: It&amp;#039;s always a bit of a wrestle. Naturally, obviously, nudity is a part of life. You don&amp;#039;t mind doing it as long as it furthers the story. But when it doesn&amp;#039;t, that&amp;#039;s when you need to question it. Cosmo: Can we assume your shirtlessness means Walter is in a romantic entanglement? Theo: He&amp;#039;s a bit of a player. There&amp;#039;s the beginnings of something with Bonnie Somerville, but it&amp;#039;s complicated, because there&amp;#039;s an affair going on with her and another character, so there&amp;#039;s a rivalry there. He&amp;#039;s also a bit of a loner and he protects himself emotionally, but he ends up meeting this journalist and he kind of opens up to her and starts maybe showing a bit of his vulnerable side. Cosmo: Are you a player in real life? Theo: You know what? I&amp;#039;ve had a girlfriend for a long time, so I don&amp;#039;t really feel like that much of a player now. There were times I when I&amp;#039;d go out and have some fun, but I wouldn&amp;#039;t say I was a &amp;quot;playa.&amp;quot;  Want more from Michelle? Follow her on Twitter @michelleruiz. Photo: CBS  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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