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Jenna Coleman and Heida Reed go head-to-head in the style stakes at London Fashion Week as Victoria beats Poldark in ratings battle

Victoria won the ratings battle with  5.4m viewers, compared to Poldark's 4.9m and Jenna celebrates in a flowery number

A NEW front emerged in the war of costume dramas Victoria and Poldark at London Fashion Week.

Busty Heida Reed, 28, who plays Elizabeth Poldark in the BBC drama, looked like she meant business by swapping her period corset for a revealing floral three-piece suit.

 Glam ... Jenna at fashion bash
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Glam ... Jenna at fashion bashCredit: Getty Images

But Jenna Coleman, 30, ditched the young Queen Victoria’s historical get-up for a patterned dress also featuring flowers as she represented the ITV show at the bonanza.

While there was no clear winner in the fashion stakes, the latest viewer figures suggest Victoria is edging the battle for the nation’s screens.

The ITV series — about the life of the young monarch as she ascends to the throne — enjoyed a peak audience of 5.4m when its latest episode aired on Sunday night.

 Bit of all white . . . Heida in striking suit
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Bit of all white . . . Heida in striking suitCredit: Rex Features

But the Beeb’s Poldark — about an army officer who returns to Cornwall following the American Revolutionary war — registered 4.9m in the equivalent time slot.

 Victoria had 5.4m viewers on Sunday
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Victoria had 5.4m viewers on SundayCredit: PA:Press Association
 Poldark lagged behind with 4.9m
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Poldark lagged behind with 4.9mCredit: BBC

This was Jenna's first public appearance after it was revealed that the actress is dating co-star Tom Hughes, who plays Prince Albert.

The pair have been reportedly dating for a year, deliberately keeping it off the radar as they are private people.

 Jenna Coleman has been secretly dating her Victoria co-star Tom Hughes ‘for a year’
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Jenna Coleman has been secretly dating her Victoria co-star Tom Hughes ‘for a year’Credit: Getty Images
 The couple kept it out of the press as they are private people
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The couple kept it out of the press as they are private peopleCredit: Getty Images

A source close to Jenna said: "They are completely hooked on one another.

"They wanted to keep it quiet because they didn’t want their professionalism called into question."

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