It’s funny to me that Kim Kardashian tried to #BreakTheInternet with her greased-up booty and Benedict Cumberbatch will actually #BreakTheInternet just by walking a red carpet with his beloved fiancée Sophie Hunter. Go ahead, conspiracy theorists. Explain these photos!
Benedict walked the carpet for the NYC premiere of The Imitation Game last night. He posed solo, he posed with Keira Knightley, he posed with the cast, and he posed A LOT with his fiancée. The previous night, Sunday, he went solo for The Penguins of Madagascar and I really don’t know if Sophie has been in NYC for days or if she just flew in on Monday to walk the carpet with Bendy. He was in LA over the weekend, then he flew to New York. Your guess is as good as mine.
I’m including lots of photos of Sophie and Bendy together so everyone can analyze the body language. Sophie wore this Erdem gown which had pockets, and she kept one hand in her pocket throughout the red carpet. I’ve been trying to figure out who she reminds me of and I’ve just placed it! I previously said that, looks-wise, she reminds me of Charlotte Gainsbourg and while that still holds, there’s also a “young Catherine Keener” vibe, right? Like if Catherine Keener and Charlotte Gainsbourg had an English daughter, that would be Sophie. Also: I want to believe that a woman who would wear this lovely Erdem dress would probably be capable of burning all of Benedict’s fug denim shirts. Please do it, girl.
Oh, and she doesn’t look pregnant to me? So maybe he didn’t just propose to her when she got knocked up. Maybe he proposed to her because he adores her.
Anyway, #BreakTheInternet.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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*day officially starts*
ROLF
😀
You win, Lindy. Now that is a man worthy of losing your marbles over.
I don’t even understand it. People are nuts over this lizard looking fool.
Thank you folks!!! I am so perplexed by the fascination. I think its a cross between real fan fare, reading this site that’s Cumberbatch crazy and jumping on the band wagon because for the life of me I don’t get it.
i don’t get it either. this site has seriously become a den of insanity since this dude got engaged.
I don’t usually click on post with this dude but I decided to check what all the fuss is about after I noticed the amount of comments he’s been getting about his engagement. And like yourself, I do not get not why people are crazy about him because, side-eye, THIS MAN IS NOT HOT! Please don’t hurt me Cumbercrazies! Let me run to the engagement post to see what the hoopla was all about…
I felt the same way until I heard him talk. Then I found out he’s the voice behind some of the luxury car commercials, so deep and soothing with the British accent… Plus his overall personality makes it seem as though he’d be a good bedmate… Beauty is more than skin deep here… I would haha
LMAO!
I echo all of your sentiments but I have to admit-I am LOVING the implosion of the Cumberstans over this engagement. In fact, I’m positively gleeful over it.
I adore, ADORE the insanity.
Seriously, it makes me laugh now whenever there’s a new BC post.
I really like him and am betting he and Sophie are really in love. I also think they look alike and believe she could very well be pregnant (which just moved their marriage timeline up a little faster).
beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course. i don’t find this guy attractive, but that’s my own preference. what i TRULY don’t understand is the rabid reactions to his engagement – people seem to be losing their $hit over it. it’s a bit frightening.
People really aren’t ‘rabid’ over this engagement. Yeah there’s a lot of discussion about it but the only rabid is coming from the fans who are disproportionately happy for a stranger.
Jesus Christ OK???!?! like call ya’lls tits down he looks l9izardy but cross eyed too but then the neck situation I mean NO
I don’t get it either, but hey I’ll apply the whole “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” thing here. To each their own. His wife looks lovely.
I would not be able to understand it even if he were actually interesting.
I don’t care about them and the insanity annoys me…very Amalooneyesk one way or the other (their way or the ultra-fans/haters way).
Can we have the hot guy Friday back?
I’m with you – why???
QQ – totally off topic. where did you get that apple shirt you were talking about a while back? i’ve been obsessed with it ever since and can’t seem to find it. 🙂
Oh ag I don’t know where this finds you but a Thrift store!! I bought a GANG of really cute shirts and they were Old Navy!!!! check their clearance part cause i’d think they are out of the season but its too cute not to own
You ever have one of those moments when you’re on the fence about whether or not you find someone attractive? I had that with BC.
I had noticed the program on Netflix, but had taken a while to give in and watch it. Not that I had heard of it before. I discovered it by the second season.
I found his voice delicious from the start. I couldn’t deny that at all. Most certainly had my attention, along with the great writing and his acting.
Then the moment happened. The episode was A Scandal in Belgravia.
Seeing him yank that scarf from his neck and I was like, “Hello!”
The expression on his face once he touched the wall where Mrs. Hudson gouged the wall paper with a fingernail in her struggle. That serious, deathly expression. I felt a butterfly twinge in my stomach.
But the way he checked over Mrs. Hudson and soothed her. The look he gave glancing back over his shoulder at the American CIA agent… That’s when my ovaries lurched and I fell over the edge. After that, I found him damned attractive.
I, personally, have never found Brad Pitt to be all that handsome. Nor have I found Tom Cruise or Ben Affleck to my taste.
Everyone has their favorite flavor of ice cream. BC happens to be one of mine.
I don’t get it either, to me he looks like a bot like Chris Martin.
I don’t see what the big deal is with Cumber…
Kitten
It’s a terribly entertaining sight to see. So many fans have gone nuts over this. The conspiracy theories are amazing. I never thought a Cumby engagement would bring on such a backlash and revolt from fans.
QQ – thanks! i have been searching old navy online, i’ll go there physically this weekend to look for it (i had it in my head that you said old navy, but wasn’t sure). i live in urban MD, but surprisingly old navy stores are difficult to come by. fingers crossed. 🙂
@mourning,
Your comment left me #breathlessforbendy
And shout out to the CB writers and their over 600 comments! You go girls
Dude, seriously. How are there 900 comments on this guy?! What is there to talk about that much?!!!
LOL
hahahahahhaha Love it Lindy
No kidding right? Bring the popcorn I’m ready for the show!
http://media.giphy.com/media/tFK8urY6XHj2w/giphy.gif
LMFAO! Yes!
That GIF is HILARIOUS! Is that Jason Momoa?
Yep, some show called The Game.
I tried that once with one of those chairs, nearly killed myself.
Haha, thanks for the warning about the chair… I was planning to give it a go!
In other news, mmmmm, Jason Momoa…
+1 perfect gif
You’d probably have to have Momoa Arms to pull it off. 😉
Love that GIF!
She doesn’t look pregnant.
Because she isn’t. Keira is, get on that internet!
But she didn’t put it in the Times so no one is directly asking her.
BOOM, yes people, I went there.
Lindy79: Where did Keira announced her engagement though? People? Maybe she’ll announce her pregnancy in Vogue this time, with the cover story.
She didn’t as far as I know, her rep confirmed it when it got out but gave no more details.
Same as wedding, low key, no announcement, she was papped but not of her own doing and no pictures have ever been released.
Just as an FYI, she also had no problem talking about her engagement with some humour and and beaming smile while maintaining her privacy…Note the difference between this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIObKrgbuhk
and the Cumberbatch Clusterf*ck with added #jawseyes from yesterday
@lindy
*fist bump*
It’s may not be technically an announcement but it was still directed to People. They were just dating then, no speculation about being even that serious for an engagement. So the confimation sealed it. Then they went on doing post-engagement excursions in pap hotspots together so we got a glimpse of the ring and the rest is history.
Their wedding, none at all, yes.
With BC and SH’s announcement, it’s not just family tradition but posh people’s “normal” way of doing things. Don’t think they do wedding announcements though. And judging by the two of them, it’ll be simple and intimate anyway.
Her rep confirmed it (not sure it was directly to People as the DM, Huff Post and a few others had it up on the same day) as a result of them being contacted for comment. Confirming is a completely different thing to ringing them to make an announcement.
And again, his announcement was fine, but just he should have had a bit more intelligence to know that doing it that way 2 days before a press tour, was going to get attention. So he needs to stop being pissy when people ask him about it. Handle it like Keira did in the clip above.
My basic point is that I’d rather be like Keira than Cumby in this scenario.
Come now Lindy
Some people don’t like talking about their private life for publicity. They might like it even less if they feel a certain Harvey we all know as married to a wannabe ice-capade designer is pushing Cumby to use his happy news as publicity for the movie.
Keira has used many topics as tools of publicty that Cumby might blush at.
1 simply cannot be compared to the other.
Those hideous flower things could cover up some beginning bump-could there be any other reason she wore the same dress she did to the last premiere?
Maybe she likes the dress and didn’t want to throw it away or let it rot in a wardrobe after the first time?
I don’t know, but I always found the “wear a dress only once” rule pretty silly. If I like a piece of clothing very much I practically live in it. It would be difficult with such an elegant dress, but I would love to wear it more often than once if I’m into it.
Colin has stocked the sideboard with a full assortment of beverages and snack foods and will replenish throughout the day to support you while you analyze BC’s latest whatever.
A mimosa, please.
long island iced tea. this ride is gonna be long and yes in takeaway glasses. its gonna be bumpy too
Can I just start an I.V of coffee please? I’ll start Irishing it up this afternoon…
I’ll start with a tea…it’s going to be a long night so I better pace myself
Oh Dearest •Lilacflowers• that’s ever so kind. Can you ask Colin for a Earl Grey with a nice splash of pick-me-up??? Please also chide him for his awful Sountern accent in ‘Devil’s Knot’. Although, he did look yummy….
As for me…. I’ve been coping by hiding — my garden is seriously dealing with some unusually cold temps and I’m a delicate orchid you know. So couple that with all the theories I’ve sought refuge in the Garden Shed and Internet reception is poor inside (although Tulip Garden left her stash of booze in here! Bonus!!).
Ahhhh here comes Colin now.
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@Ladyslippers,
You gorgeous bloom, I finally decide to check out a CrazyCumber post after a long break. And what do you think I find? Why you scamp with my left behind liquor!!!! Well, pass it this way of I must read the craziness I’ll need my, well now our libation:)
•TULIP!•
Well, if you hadn’t up and abandoned me — I mighta have not be tempted (yes! I’m blaming you! Lol).
*passes Tulip a bottle of 100 proof ‘fertiliser’*
Stronger or weaker? Should one bottle be enough? Or shall I uncover more???
-You know, Ladyslipperrs -ererssss…..that’s funny! Anyway this here shed is getting pretty warm…think it’s its um. …the “ferti ferti um fertilizer”. Give me more…..:
Plush I didn’t leave you….we were on a break…hehehehhe
•Tulip•
*wobbles slightly*
We were SOOOOooooo not on a break! You leftus me for your *waves leaf* job. 😢 Just….admit that I’m not the mostus import-tant…..*weaves*…flower in your life. *sobs*
Here! *sloshes fertiliser on shed floor*
*opens window a crack* (anything for Dearest Tulip)
-waves leafs unsteadily-
“W…..wh….waxy swillers…..heheheh….I mean wdays sippers …you are the mostest, bestest bloom in tha world and this is the best shed and the ferti…booze…is exceptional!”
-leaves get greener, blooms get more red, sways-
“Thanksh for openin’ window. Shhhh..lishen..I’ll give you some seeds from the plant…you know, the Mary jane one if you’ll forgive me”
-burps loudly-
“Think imma be sick”
-grins with crossed-eyes
The bar is self-serve today, so do help yourselves. Please use the time machine to travel wherever you need to go so driving won’t be a problem.
Alrighty. I’m just stealing the bailey’s from the bar outright. Do hope that’s ok.
So kind of you dear…I do love a wee cognac with my morning coffee!
I’m going to be posh and request a Pimm’s Cup. Because you just can’t have enough posh.
*giggles*
My aunt and uncle used to drink that.
I love it, my fave summer drink. And winter when I have some…. I even froze borage blossoms in ice cubes once! POSH!
Oh good. Reading the crazy, we are going to need it. 🙂
Now if Only Tommy would announce that he is secretly married (to me, or well, us) and has five kids, we really could break the internet. Well, at least Tumblr.
Oh god please make it stop…if only there was a search facility on these posts so that I could type in hiddleston and read any matches and then bugg@er off. They look a cute enough couple if you like that sort of thing but I feel more saturated than Benny after his multifaceted ice bucket challenge.
One 4 years old, and one on the way, seriously. Please leave him alone. I haven’t the heart for another miscarriage. 2.5 years of this is enough.
#tumblrtears
Anne Tommy, CTRL + F?
whiskey and nuts for me, Nice bright mumsey dress.
You…you….you…..Floral!!!!
Hiddlesfizzle for me please. And some milk chocolate Hob Nobs if you got ’em.
Do I need to get glasses, or does anyone else think they look a little similar?
Not in a creepy ‘do-we-share-a-cousin’ way, but they’re a little bit like a mirror image in some pictures. Cute 🙂
Absolutely. First thing I thought .. the face shape, colouring etc . somewhere this is a programme that could calculate how many steps it would take to morph one into the other – I would guess no more than 4 steps but cute either way.
In the second to last photo (the one where they both have their heads tilted) I got that exact same vibe. Maybe it’s because they were sort of mirror-imaging one another but yeah, it struck me that they look a bit similar.
I see it too but apparently we’re the only ones!
I think they look like siblings. The mirroring is interesting in these pics. Heads turned the same way, hands in pockets, same facial expressions. But no looking at each other, not that I saw.
Re: that awful dress. I don’t get it. I have seen the designer Erdem’s Fall 2014 collection, and this is one of the frumpiest, dumpiest, most unflattering dresses of the lot. There were many other things in his line that were lovely. So maybe she has terrible taste. If neither one of them can pick out clothes,, they’re a good match!
Yes! My first thought was, why do they look like siblings?
Yup. I think that every time I see a pic of the two of them together.
Definitely look alike. Remember in one of my biology classes, read that people tend to be attracted to people that look like them because of ‘mating’ selection reasons. Haha so un-romantic but many couples do look alike.
Honestly she looks a bit like Elsa Pataky.
She seems like a lovely lady and I refuse to believe that a man asks a woman to marry him only because she’s knocked up.
Love, marriage, baby carriage.
I kinda like them together, just visually they match.
Yes she’s beautiful! Although something about them gives me a sibling vibe 🙂
I don’t think she’s beautiful at all, but that’s all completely subjective anyway. I definitely don’t get the looking alike thing at all though. They just don’t.
She’s beautiful in an understated and elegant way. No wacky hairdo moulded with a pound of gel, an entire can of spray and an army of bobby pins. No mountain of makeup, false eyelashes and glitter, no cleavage pouring out. Just simple English Rose kind of beauty. Oh, and no open J-Lo mouth or frozen grin.
I wouldn’t call her beautiful, if you’ve seen her smiling you’d agree, and with her octopus, really so not pretty. I think she’s very plain, didn’t seem to make much of an effort last night to tart it up for the man she loves either.
@jaded, agree she has a very elegant look about her, she is classy pretty.
They look a perfect match to me. She seems very poised.
I read the comments a couple of time with his fangirls saying that if she was no with him then that would be evidence of him not really happy.
well there she is.
I don’t understand why his fans are not happy that he has found love.
congrats to the happy couple
Where are the fans that aren’t happy that he’s ‘found love’? I think there’s some very justified questions being asked about the whole thing and that’s totally reasonable. I really get a bit weary of the suggestion that anyone who isn’t creepily tearing their hair out with joy, is jealous and just not happy for him.
Also, I don’t know where the fangirls declaring that if she was not with him then he’s happy comes from. Those people certainly don’t speak for me.
A totally predictable red carpet pose doesn’t change my opinion of anything that’s gone on.
Yeah, let’s play this game!
Where are the fans that aren’t happy that he’s ‘found love’?
Gossip sites, Tumblr and pretty much any other social media that allows the crazy to pour out anonymously?
I think there’s some very justified questions being asked about the whole thing and that’s totally reasonable.
You don’t know this man. This man is not a child, he can make decisions for himself and nothing suggest that this is a man who cannot make sound decisions without the input of strangers. There is nothing reasonable about fangirls making up stuff and projecting that on him on such a disturbingly massive scale. That’s the opposite of reasonable.
I really get a bit weary of the suggestion that anyone who isn’t creepily tearing their hair out with joy, is jealous and just not happy for him.
But they are creepily making fantasy scenarios about him. It’s not that girls and women should be delirious with joy, it’s the fact that they are so damn UNhappy. That’s the creepy part. I can understand teenagers, but there are grown-ass women analysing every little bit of this dumb engagement.
Why are people so surprised he got engaged to a sane woman who doesn’t live on the internet to get close to her crush? Who doesn’t make up stories about him involving her? They know each other in REAL LIFE which is where most of his ‘fans’ do not live at all. Lol, he made the most sane choice possible!
oh, please…so having doubts, questioning the timing of the engagement, the contradictory statements, the dumb ass remarks made by Ben for the past month means what, according to you, that one is jealous or unhappy? Are you serious with this?
That’s the most puerile excuse I have ever read, it’s preposterous and incorrect.
Yes, there are people who don’t like SH, which is within their rights, there are people who don’t give half a crap about the engagement in itself but are here to discuss gossip. Stop writing taking cues from dumbass journalists.
Cheers to Artemis and seriously people get a grip. You don’t know this man and will never meet him. It’s none of your business about his personal life. I love the Batch too but dang people are crazy.
Wtf. Tumblr/twitter is bursting with screeching OTT happiness, ‘omgz I’m sooooo happy’ and similar weirdness.
And you don’t need to ‘know’ him to see that it’s all been hugely shady. Mr private announcing his engagement 2 days before oscar bait movie promo for starters?
Give me a break.
What are you doing on a gossip site, then? Since when discussing what someone does in public is disccusing personal life? I agree that there’s some overreaction (more elsewhere than here, IMO), but discussing quotes from interviews and public appearences is kind of what gossip is about. I’m vehemently against throwing hasty judgements against SH, since we don’t know her, but discussing a public appearence on a GOSSIP site is fair game. Unclench and ignore if it bothers you too much.
Why do the IMDB people keep coming to this neighborhood?
I wish this site had a “like” button just for Artemis’s comment. Yes, I know this is a gossip site, duh, but the stuff being slung about this woman is just insane. As is the idea that Cumberbatch owes anyone here a full accounting of his decision to marry her.
“Cheers to Artemis and seriously people get a grip. You don’t know this man and will never meet him. It’s none of your business about his personal life. I love the Batch too but dang people are crazy.”
And here you are, on a GOSSIP site. This ain’t Ladies Home Journal, mon amie. And what about CeleBITCHY don’t you get?
Either get off the bus or sit your a$$ down!
I just have 2 words to put here: Clooney threads.
@green eyes
Pretty sure bitchy doesn’t equal BATSHIT CRAZY 😀 which is what we were pointing out.
@Sooth
Wtf. Tumblr/twitter is bursting with screeching OTT happiness, ‘omgz I’m sooooo happy’ and similar weirdness.
A. Man gets engaged. Man says he’s happy. Normal fans believe him and are happy for him. Acceptance.
B. Man gets engaged. Man says he’s happy. Stans go insane and make up theories to dismiss their relationship as they had a different image of him. Denial.
Methinks A is not so weird at all.
He already explained his reasons why he announced it the way he did. Interesting how everything he ever said pre-SH was accepted as the truth (which is why they feel betrayed I suppose now that it doesn’t match their expectations) but post-SH, everything needs to be questioned.
How is he not private?
I don’t know that much about him, I haven’t seen him a lot in the media besides the usual. Should he have let the media guessing when he showed up with an engagement ring? The reaction would have been worse than now. MORE betrayal and lies lol.
Well oscar moments pass, if his engagement doesn’t and he gets married, then what you claim It will be the next fantasy story after another because stans simply do not like him getting married. That’s the problem.
Yeah, I’ll give you a break because you need it 🙂
Well, the nutters want to run the asylum a little longer. They want to claim this site as their ‘neighborhood’ in the real estate system of Crazy. You guys carry on then. You’re pretty entertaining, train wreck-like.
@Artemis: a man publicily announces his engagement, literally putting an ad on a national newspaper, two days before kickstarting a HUGE promotional campaign for his movie tipped for the Oscars.
Said man contradicts himself, on more than one occasion, claims he wants privacy, all the while, he gives interviews and soundbites to People and In Style; news of his engagement, questions about it are the hot topic, the first question he gets asked wherever he goes.
Fans (and it’s not just here, it’s not just fans) who speculate it might be for publicity purposes are, of course, batshit crazy? Orly?
Thank you Artemis for making sense!!! Difficult to find in these threads nowadays. The point here is not about gossiping, it’s about the line between gossiping and going totally nuts. The two extremes are crazy…the ones over joyed with happy and the ones worried that “the poor guy will never find true love”. Really, what are you smoking? I need to know to stay far away from it!
And what is this thing that the newbies keep on saying about the IMDB? Funny that most of the sane comments come from the long time commenters like Artemis. I have serious doubts that the new 500 comment threads (only for Cumberbatch) come from the long time readers…
@green eyes because you’re all crazy. The man is engaged full stop. Yes maybe they waited to announce it purposely near Oscars (I out nothing past Weinstein) but I don’t think he did a fake relationship because of it or less you or anyone else any justification for being engaged. He’s not your friend, brother, lover, or bf. People are just as Looney about him as they used to be about freaking Robert Pattison. Its not healthy
Thanks, Artemis!
As you said, we hardly know anything about Ben as a person, only as an actor. So who knows what’s up? Maybe he’s madly in love, maybe it’s an intricate Oscar ruse. Because I think getting engaged for an Oscar campaign is pretty extreme (really? playing happy couple, maybe, but getting engaged?) I stand with “in dubio pro reo” and assume he just met someone he’s really into and wants to marry. It happens all the time to people, why not BC? This explanation is far less outlandish than a lot of other theories I’ve read here. If they break up a month after the Oscar’s, well.. then we can maybe speculate again. The only thing I agree on is that the whole engagement thing isn’t handled perfectly, PR-wise. It started out fine (I have no problem with the Times announcement, it’s a traditional posh thing to do and a lot of people do it, like Eddie Redmayne for example), but he seems very adamant to not making his relationship public property and I think he is not (yet) very relaxed about it and therefore makes strange decisions (like the whole seperate arriving business, uptight comments). He probably also takes the whole fan reaction stuff a little bit too serious and has a pretty skewed perception of it. Maybe he only reads Celebitchy, then I can totally understand his reaction.
Because it’s pretty sad that nearly EVERY comment that expresses … concern about what is written in the endless Cumberbatch threads these days is made out to be a condenscending, gossip-hating, uber-nanny who wants only rays of happy sunshine for BC and his engagement. Come on, if you actually read what’s written in those threads, that’s sometimes far from lighthearted gossip, a bit of snark or a general discussion. I don’t want to quote now, but you would think he is severly depressed, under immense pressure from his family, wasting away in sorrow because he got the “wrong” girl, will never find true love, should break up next week etc. And the stuff people write about Sophie is even worse. Maybe she is insufferable, I don’t know, but neither does anyone else, right? Nobody knew Sophie Hunter before she was seen with BC. And now people call her a cold bitch, a golddigger, a fame whore, snaring BC for Harvey Weinstein, is just a brood mare for him, they say she has a low IQ, probably never finished her studies (in an accusatory way). People even went as far and wrote that they pity her children because she will be a horrible, cold mother! Wow… what an awful and crazy thing to say.
LOL
“Where are the fans not happy that he found love….
Pull up a seat and read….
@sooth
I don’t have a dog in this fight. I don’t follow him. I don’t find him attractive in that way. I think he is a good actor. but being on the outside I did read that last thread and what I saw was a lot of comments claiming he was faking this relationship..and that if they were so much a couple she would be at the premiere.. thus my comment about the premier.
I don’t comment on his thread often and now will do so even less.
I find it interesting but not that much.
Well if that’s as easily convinced people are, then that’s their problem.
Of course she was going to turn up at this premiere. She could’ve been there just to support him and stayed out off the red carpet but nope, the photo opp was chosen despite the apparent need for privacy and the desire to eschew the spotlight. All I’m saying is, I’m not surprised at all.
If she wouldn’t have been on the red carpet people would have said it’s strange that she isn’t with him there as she is his fiancée, that he tries to hide her, that he is uneasy in her presence and therefore prefers to do red carpets alone, etc.
Whatever he does at this point, people will say it’s all wrong.
Prolly because by all practical appearances he hasn’t found love. He has more chemistry hugging his male friends and Keira than he showed with his “WILWIPT”. For someone as affectionate and huggy as he is, that’s weird.
one hand in pocket all night? one hand holding pepper spray just in case some Cumber-Truthers have a go at her?
Nice dress.
“Cumber-Truthers” LOL
@lower-case deb
You could turn that into a t-shirt. Cumber-Truthers. Hahaha!
I’d totally buy that t-shirt. 🙂
but it’s floral
*snort* #FloralsForever!
I noticed that too, very funny! 😉 I really think she loves them, she also wore a kind-of-floral thing at that tennis match and if you just google her name, you find this: http://dafjones.photoshelter.com/image/I0000DBA3DHWkyOM
And this: http://dafjones.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2006/G0000pjqoQy5FX9M/I0000qzwOBBi4Is8
#QueenoftheFlorals #FloralsForever
floral Cumbertruther shirts anyone?
with extra otter patterns and glitter.
Here we go…
I love how simple she is. Natural beauty. And nope, not pregnant at all. You guys know who’s pregnant? Keira Knightley!
By the way, engagement ring
http://instagram.com/p/viIf6fPAFS/
Better view, it’s lovely
http://instagram.com/p/viupRyvAPL/
sure.
LOL
Do you work for Tiffany? (
5,67 and counting posts with links to pictures of it)Lol @lindy. Just what I was wondering.
I think that fan who shall not be named found this site…
@lindy I was just about to say so LOL
@aly, not only her, but someone’s PR is workin’ overtime! How many interns do they have on the Benedict Project, anyway?
Ooooh, the ring IS pretty!
Oh, I finally get it!!
Pretty! Thank you! I was wondering when we’d get a ring shot!
She looks pretty.
Lovely dress, he doesn’t look too shabby either.
Is he marrying his sister?
Most twinsie couple since Keira & Rupert or Valerie & Eddie back in the day,
I’lol play Kaiser. Sure, it is real relationship. Although video highlights lack of chemistry, they make nice pics. That Erdem dress-same one she wore to London Film Festival. Could be she is following Kate Middleton’s lead, recycling dresses. But I think not. I think this was due to last night’s appearance being reactionary. Yes, they will get married. Will it last? Who knows. But the fact the first picture out the gate was from a certain production company speaks volumes. Have more to say about Oscar campaigns but won’t.
TWC and TIG’s tweeters were live-tweeting the event. They even posted a photo of the director and his wife. Same thing at the London Film Festival, they posted a photo of Allen Leech and his GF. Nothing out of the ordinary there.
There were no pics from the London premiere from the weinstein lot. Although, aside from that, I detest that firm for other reasons which I’m sure are apparent to everyone else too.
Sure, it is possible. Totally possible. But I am not buying what is being sold. Totally different topic: interesting to see new names on Celebitchy thread. Wonder why? Interested fans, or are PR companies kicking in trying to control tone of comment boards? Think it is a 50/50 Mindy, don’t you? Gotta go. But lots of eyes watching the boards.
Yeah I noticed that too.
yeah. I noticed that and made a cmnt which never reached to u guys. New posters. Names are generic too(unlike me)
Just a heads up, I read on EB that we’ve been linked to gawker (and made fun of) ::::hai idiots::::
I will back you up. He looks bored in the photos. If you compare photos with previous girlfriends, male friends or even KK it is not the same. Finally, the original was tweeted by the Weinstein group which is a little predictable. It just adds to the train.
she reminds me a lot of Sophia Coppola actually
OMG YES! She really does.
oh, man…poor SH, that’s an unfortunate comparison, as far as physical traits.
Hmmmm. All new names and suddenly tons of flattering comparisons. Sophia Coppola? If you say so. Surrrrreeeee, she’s also more beautiful than Sophie Marceau, France’s poor man’s own version of a Sophie, don’t you think? Like Christy Turlington’s beauty pales compares to her. Yeppppppp. *Coughs*
Just a bit more subtle Sophie fanclub, A for effort though…
We have at least three Sophie Marceau comparisons from new names this morning. Must be a popular thing going ’round.. 0_o
It’s all in a name MissMarry, it’s all in a name. They really do her no justice though. Personally I think there are no words to describe her ethereal, yet fragile and otherworldly beauty. Some bad fans really, makes me sad. 😉
I think the Sophie Marceau comparisons started with the first photo of her and Benedict. So not exactly surprising. They really do look alike!
One ring to rule them all…
Bahaha!
And the oscar for best comment goes to…..!!! lol
Even if you think it’s a lovely dress (which I do not)…wearing it to two premieres for the same movie…It’s a nope from Lindy.
No, medon’think it’s beautiful dress. Methinks *we* can do better than that. But what do I know? LOL
Fashion lobster with her future hubby, I tell you.
I think that’s a plus point for Sophie the Evil Harridan! Also the “normal” make up.
It’s like Plastic Hollywood Starlet Get-up vs British Barbara Woodhouse’s Daughter Look!
I’m disappointed she forgot to wear her Hunter wellies, though.
I think she’s a tiny bit underdone, and could have been thrown back into the oven for another 15 minutes. I’m all for not slapping on the make up but…she looks like she ran out of time.
She’s actually got quite a lot of make up on.
all that after pounds of make up actually. Wonder how’d she look w/o some. 😉
nah I dnt wonder. I wanna live my life quietly and happily
I always thought the “don’t wear the same dress to two events” rule was pretty stupid, so ignoring said rule actually makes me like someone more.
I’ve always been the type of person who prefered wearing a few favorite things until they are worn out over having a huge wardrobe of things worn once or twice.
I would be the same and I’m all for recycling (I have stuff I wear for years) however, at photographed events it’s unusual to wear something so close together and not even change it up with accessories etc. especially something as unique as her dress. It really looks like she couldn’t be arsed, which she very well might not have been.
I really like the dress but I think she would’ve had an easier time of it if she hadn’t repeated a dress that was SO distinctive with the appliqué/embroidery (my contacts are out so I can’t quite tell what the flowers are on it). If a dress is more generic, it’s far easier to make a different look if you do drastically different hair/makeup and have diff accessories.
Thats what I was trying to say and doing a terrible job, Kali! 🙂
I think their wardrobe budget ran out after Ben bought all his new suits. Seriously though – the one that was Teddy Boy mixed with Lounge Lizard? You know the one!
@Lindy79 – I think we posted at the exact same time with that one!
You forgot the grainy photo of the ring! Sacre bleu! I was so excited by that I almost fell off the sofa into the pile of paper representing Sixlet Major’s (many) failed attempts at writing a poem for last night’s homework.
Lol! You’re the best, sixer.
I’m not lying!
One of them begins, “Oh, the delight/Of the river at night…”
Then he realised he had nothing further whatsoever to say about rivers at night!
Really? But that’s the best time to drop the body. Maybe he just hasn’t been to the right rivers.
How about an inlet – do inlets inspire him any more? But inlets are really more interesting mid-morning… wow – this is a head-scratcher.
I think he had some Wind in the Willows scenario in mind, to be honest. Quickly dropped in favour of the I Hate This Homework So I’ll Do A Haiku As There Aren’t Many Words To Think Of option. Likely the option taken by half the class!
She looks lovely and I’m glad he gets to spend some time with his fiancee. They do look really good together.
She has a french moviestar vibe to her, looks a bit like Sophie Marceau. They look rather cute together.
No pictures of the ring? Sad.
There you go
http://instagram.com/p/viIf6fPAFS/
Better view, it’s lovely
http://instagram.com/p/viupRyvAPL/
JFC….how many times are you going to post this link? Spam much?
She kind looks like Vera Farmiga from The Departed.
Yes! It’s something about the eyes!
Pretty girl. They look good together.
blithering chemistry!!! keep up the good work kaiser.
my day starts now yawnn
So, this is the bearer of Otter Pups? He does seem rather protective of her – but my take – very little chemistry.
Have you ever seen otter pups?
ADORABLE!
Otter Pups!! I loughed out loud at work and had to cover up as to why! hahahaha
That was a good one!
Oh never mind. Tried to link a pic of otter pup.
Thank you for your Otter Pup efforts, Green Eyes. Mimosa?
@ PunkyMomma: And it was a grouchy Otter Pup, too! It would have fit in with the whole grouchy BC motif and all…
Thanks for the offer of the Mimosa. Can I have a pitcher? And, and, can I borrow Colin, too?
@Green Eyes – since we have an open bar today, have at it.
Unfortunately, Colin is not mine to share . . .
She’s ok. Don’t like the dress on her….maybe she needed some earrings or more makeup to make it work better, just sayin’.
Maybe the hand-in-pocket is a defensive gesture…she knows what internet-breaking she’s just started, lol
Ahhh. So the dress and makeup Isn’t all that bad in full light and in photos. At least Benny seems happier today.
Body language is okay. Not overly sweet or what I’d expect from a newly engaged couple, but passable. Nothing screaming “We’re in love, world!” but that’s fine. I guess he wants to keep things private. And they do look alike.
I struggle with the whole ‘he wants to keep things private’ thing now though. Public announcement of an engagement so close to this press tour and now her posing with him on the red carpet (which if she truly didn’t want any attention, she didn’t have to do. She could’ve just attended without the posing), doesn’t really scream total privacy to me.
whatever we discuss here PR tries to cover it up next day.
I felt that she was bound to make an appearance after Benedict went on about the support thing. It would have gotten twisted into how he *needs* support had she not shown up. “But the only support I really need, to be honest, is the woman I love, who I proposed to.”
That said, I hope she’s one of those wives we rarely see on the red carpet.
Well if she keeps wearing that dress at least she’ll be easy to spot
Forget the denim shirts, start with the hats.
Thank you.
Start with the sunglasses, work your way to the hats and denim shirts and maroon trousers.
I agree. That’s the only part of his habitual wardrobe I want gone (along with, in the same area, the too-small glasses). I actually kind of love that he wears his clothes into the ground. Seeing what items he loves to wear, you get more a sense of him as a real person with quirks. But he always picks hats and glasses that are too small, and it looks a little foolish. As a person with a head and face on the large side myself, I know this lesson very well, and I have to be careful what I choose, otherwise I look like I’m wearing someone else’s clothes. Otter King should think about the same.
He needs to ditch the sunglasses, hats (every damn one of them) and the white sneakers. The rest I’m ok with. Like Lu, I do enjoy the fact that he (and Hiddles) like to wear their favorite pieces over and over.
I think Sophie wore the LFF dress again on purpose, to make a statement. She’s got plenty of fancy dresses in her wardrobe so no, it wasn’t a last-minute decision. This appearance (debut) was planned for all along, imo.
I think she was afraid if she didn’t wear the same dress no one would know who she was….
Nope.. It’s just a nope from Me.
The dress is just plain weird.. Looks like someone took my grandmothers curtains and made them into a dress.
And wearing it twice? Nope.. She could have just gotten a vintage dress if she didn’t want to spend another few thousand pounds on it.
Or look into her closet.. I bet she has another one as Well.
As a make up artist I also have to say.. The make up is okay but.. Not really extraordinary. It feels like she tries too hard to come across as the delicate English rose… Who’s so natural..
And the hair.. Don’t get me started on that because it’s just.. She could have done something to it at least.
Besides all of that… I still think they look like siblings.. Or cousins at least..
Someone in the former thread mentioned it looking like an awkward christmas card picture.. Yup..
And one final point before I refill my Cosmo glass for this conversation…
The ring thing is plain weird.. Where did it suddenly come from? She wasn’t wearing it when she arrived.. And why not sit next to him in the car?
Besides the fact that she looks really strained and unhappy.. (And now I feel weird for almost emphasising with her…)
Really, there was no ring when she arrived? Or is it just that no one got photos of it?
definitely no ring when she arrived
https://twitter.com/ellievhall/status/534502740295446529
LOL! You can barely see it! Come on now! This is getting ridiculous!
http://instagram.com/p/viupRyvAPL/
Hmm, yeah you’d need to zoom in, it looks like there is something on her finger there in the top shot.
Mindy, enough. Jesus. Spam much?
Not seeing it lindy. And it’s quite a big ring so I would think you would notice it, even on that fuzzy picture.
Could try it on the phone that you’d be able to zoom in better.
I was thinking maybe the ring isn’t very big, a slim one that it’s hard to tell in that pic, but now that there’s the very clear pic of the ring, nope, I don’t think there’s anything when she arrived.
omg you people are freaking PSYCHO! Posting a blurry picture as proof of something?
Erm. No. Calm down and unclench, dear. Nobody is ‘psycho’. It was a picture posted from the premiere last night that’s being discussed. Perfectly reasonable behaviour on a gossip blog.
Personally, I like her natural look here. All the theories and Cumberbatch’s unpleasant behaviour/body language/dubious recent choices (New York mag photos, anyone?) aside, I think they look lovely together.
She really isn’t that natural though. Her hairs clearly been styled and she is actually wearing a fair bit of make up.
@Sooth: Intro said that she LOOKS natural, not that she is totally natural. It’s a red carpet, of course people wear make up and have styled hair.
@Intro: I honestly begin to think that Cumberbatch is quite nervous and uptight about the whole engagement thing because he fears some (real or imagined) fan backlash or privacy intrusion. Funnily enough he probably makes it worse now. He might also have a hard time figuring out how to transition from tumblr favourite to “serious” Oscar-campaigning actor, it’s been a bumpy road so far.
I saw the short version of this Erdem dress and it’s better. I think these type of dresses need some sort of statement to go with it – be it good hair, good makeup or accessories. It did look almost last minute (I think the shoes are a repeat too) but she looks fine.
@Cee: agreed. Her face/hair and the style of her dress are, how can I phrase it.. in disharmony?
hair looks mousy but he is not actually a looks winner himself
I do think she would look better a bit more glammed up, but she does look very nice here, considering the lack of styling and ott makeup.
The one thing I really object to though, is the red nails that do not go with anything. Ewww, they need to go!
This. I thought she looked fine. Extremely “meh” but fine. Not horrible, not wonderful, just “meh”. But that red Polish was a weird choice. Though, she probably didn’t know she was going to be coming, and it’s hard to switch out your nails that quick, unless they’re fake.
Noticed that too! The red nail polish has to go. She should have chosen something to match her lipstick (which looks good with her eye colour and everything).
She also had red nails in the pictures of her showing up to that restaurant. I think it’s her signature color.
They make a beautiful couple. Congrats!
When she was entering NO RING. On the read carpet BOOM sudden appearance of ring. I wonder who lent her that? or karon bought it and safe-kept it for future use 😉
BTW they look just like FO pics tired n bored(when ll this end expression)
They sure are a pretty couple!
She gives me a little Jennifer Love Hewitt vibes in the looks dept. she very pretty though.
Well, don’t they look friendly. *cough*
I really don’t get the “delicate, noble beauty” thing with her, nor the Charlotte Gainsbourg or Sophie Marceau (WHY do people want that to happen) vibe… I get a young Mimi Rogers but I think I’m the only one lol.
Sophie Marceau??! WTH? SH is pretty, but Sophie Marceau has always been gorgeous
http://instagram.com/p/viIf6fPAFS/
senyorita is still working and ll work till her death I presume.
I noticed it was senyorita. I’m kinda side eyeing because that zoom isn’t grainy enough but I’m not a photographer.
I also see it in no other shot
…does she have a death grip on his suit coat or is it just a funky angle?
there is a clear shot.in the same IG account. Princess cut(PERSONAL eww)
the one’s u find in 10$ all roadside shops 😉
Is senyorita on the payroll? A relative? She’s been pushing this for months.
It’s interesting that she seems to have access to the pics so quickly, and clear ones at that. And that she really got active around the time HW would’ve started a campaign in motion for TIG.
I find it baffling to be quite honest. I don’t think she’s remarkably pretty at all, but as I said earlier, that’s all totally subjective, but the whole ‘she looks french’ hth do you ‘look french’ and trying to compare her to Charlotte Gainsbourg? Erm. Nope.
Btw, did someone actually utter the words ‘delicate noble beauty’? Because if they did, I may just have to kill everyone in the room I’m currently in.
I’ve seen “shy beauty” and “delicate beauty” floating around today. Oh, can’t forget “perf” and “heart eyes.” Looks like PR has people hopping early.
whats heart eyes?
EDUCATE me please
Don’t forget “timeless beauty”.
@Lucifer: Some people on twitter and IG insist the couple have “heart eyes” from being so in love and finally being in public together. #jawseyes
I might see pink eye but nothing else. He isn’t looking at her. I find it fascinating the things that we say without actually speaking. They didn’t think of that.
I had to Google who Mimi Rogers was, but I can see the resemblance. She does have that vaguely French look to her though. It might be the “I don’t care” hair.
Oh God no…SH is ten times better than Mimi Rogers *shudders*
@MissMary – No! Not friendly, *in love*. You are forgetting this is the grand 5-month whirlwind romance. And it’s all there in the pictures. Just beaming with happiness, both of them. #jawseyes
Oh! I’m so sorry! I failed to notice the heart eyes and the total perf! #jawseyes
Beaming with happiness?
@moodgirl: yeah. *That* I really can’t see it.
@moodgirl – #sarcasm
To me, she looks just like another Sophie: Sophie Marceau!
I really don’t see that People keep saying that but I so don’t see it. Other than having dark hair.
Don’t see it either. To me (just personal taste), she looks prettier than some of Ben’s former girlfriends…but Sophie Marceau she ain’t…
It’s funny, the number of people saying this. Is Sophie Marceau a household name in the US and I just wasn’t aware of it, or did someone put this idea out there and everyone’s repeating it now? The other one that gets me is Charlotte Gainsbourg. Yes, SH is brunette and has a long chin, but has anyone repeating this ever seen Gainsbourg in a motion picture? They are nothing alike. Unless someone (cough) is under the impression that putting it about that she looks like a French movie star is a way to give SH some polish.
The sheer number of people who insist SH looks like Marceau or Gainsbourg makes me wonder if its some tumblr thing or something. Neither is well known here Stateside.
Well, she was a Bond Girl so I’d hardly call her un-known. And in my opinions the two Sophies do look alike.
This will be the first and last time I ever comment on a post about Benedict’s engagement.
I think SH and Sophie Marceau look quite alike (and no, no idea if it’s a tumblr thing, just my observation). I get that people “see” a person differently (I have been compared to the strangest people by friends), but to me the resemblance big enough that I wonder how people don’t see it at all. 😉
Comparison in pictures:
SH – http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article9840642.ece/alternates/w620/Sophie-Hunter.jpg
Sophie Marceau – http://medias.unifrance.org/medias/210/251/64466/format_page/sophie-marceau.jpg
The good thing is that these photos are taken from the same angle and are approximately the same size so you can do a nice comparison. Of course SH has another eye colour and her nose is slightly thinner, but I think the shape is similar, also the bone structure, the lips and the shape of her eyebrows too.
Let it go, internet…They are absolutely lovely together, and their body language, affection level and all that hoo-doo is perfectly appropriate for a couple in their late 30s. I approve.
Eta: The dress is beautiful. I couldn’t really see it in the pics from the LFF, but in these the detail is clearer. Very elegant. And all the naysayers about the repeat wearing…keep reaching.
I don’t agree with it being automatically because they’re in their late 30’s but yes it could just be the type of couple they are.
I don’t think anyone here wants to see them dry humping on the carpet but at least a bit of smiling directly at each other and laughing, even at the absurdity of the whole thing.
new poster. BEWARE *cough*
The thing is, he is awkwardly randomly awkward. TH may not be his BFF, but they’re at least buds, and Ben was awkward as all hell in those War Horse press interviews they did together. With Keira, not so much. I won’t try and dissect that, I think there’s been enough of that sort of thing. My two cents, he’s a moody bugger. Oh, and this is based on nothing more than gut feeling, if you will, but I’ve always gotten an insecure vibe from him. It’s why I replaced him with TH in my affections a few years ago. Tommy seems self aware and self sufficient, whereas Ben seems… self conscious and riddled with insecurities, most of them stemming from his looks. And no, I’m not trying to start/stir anything, this is simply my personal opinion, and I don’t wish to convert anyone to it.
@Lucifer: skipping from now on:)
Let what go? People are allowed their opinions you know and yours may be that they’re ‘lovely together’, but others don’t share it.
And wth is appropriate body language for a couple in their late 30s supposed to be? I mean..whut?
And I couldn’t give a sh)£ what she’s wearing or how often she wears it, but if people have an opinion on that, I really don’t think that qualifies them as ‘reachers’.
”And wth is appropriate body language for a couple in their late 30s supposed to be? I mean..whut?”
Yeah, I too was wondering what age had to do with anything. Compare them to Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig, who are in their forties, not thirties. They’re not all over each other or anything tacky like that, but it’s blindingly obvious from their demeanour that they’re madly in love. A pair of random shop window mannequins have more chemistry than these two.
She kind of reminds me of a more stuffy Rashida Jones. I think it is the hair.
Lovely engagement ring!
http://instagram.com/p/viupRyvAPL/
True…
classy, not too flashy, I like it.
I’m convinced it’s a loaner.
@GeeMoney Agreed.
@V.L.719
Do you think they’ll make it down the aisle? Or will one of them wise up and end it before they both make a mistake?
Honestly, I’m surprised by how “mainstream” it is. Not unique in an avant garde kind of way. Not traditional in a solitaire/heirloom/vintage kind of way. Interesting. I’m surprised that he would pick it out and that she would be into it. It’s nice, but looks like Tacori or something you could order on Blue Nile.
@GeeMoney I don’t want to say anything definite NOT BECAUSE I don’t want to, but I think it’s better to let things take their course. The more we keep talking about it, the slower anything will come to pass. If you let the thought of their breakup “go” and not let it even sit on your mind, it WILL happen. I know it’s hard to do if you not only think of it, but come to this website to comment, even just once per post, but I think we all need to stop giving this any energy. If it stops gaining momentum, it will die off and Benedict’s freedom can return so he can have a clear path to the woman I’ve spoken about.
What I can say it that it seems he’s going through the same motions as the writer. It was clear that she had a difficult time and was going through it in a public way with her personal life. In this case at school since she is still a student. My understanding is that since she’s on a different step in her karmic journey; Ben is behind her. Being both water signs, they are dealing with the same things in different ways. Except BC’s manifestations are different and aren’t what he expected. (I don’t think any celebrity who advertises their engagement to have a negative reaction from the public) Time will tell if he’s learned anything from his spiritual challenge. I hope that he doesn’t become jaded by this experience and becomes one of those men who’s married to their career and nothing else. They are a joy-less lot.
@V.L.719
Well said. I’ll agree to that.
But I do think that the naysayers here just want to point out to him, and all celebrities for that matter, that the public isn’t blind. A lot of times, we all see through the smoke and mirrors in Hollywood, even though they think we don’t.
I just wish that more people would live their truth and fight to make themselves truly happy in life. That’s all. Life is too short to be miserable.
PS – And b/c I think most of us are already “sick” of this relationship… the hype and the comments will probably die off after Thanksgiving. I think everyone is slowly winding down.
@V.L.719
And I have a feeling this writer of his? She’s an Earth sign (probably a Virgo). He needs a logical woman to balance out all of that crazy emotional energy of his.
And she’s probably highly intuitive… just like he is.
Until next year… I’m on a break from all of this. I’ve got a lot of writing to do.
🙂
Heeeeeeeeeeeeey, I’m a Virgo…and I write…
Oh, wait… my SO wouldn’t be thrilled, poly or not, lol, and I doubt my kid would, either…
Well, drat. 😉
@GeeMoney No she’s a Cancer like him. She has Virgo/Gemini placements in her chart (that’s usually good for writers). For a water sign, she is very logical, highly intuitive, but she is the type of woman who one would consider “ethereal”, especially to older men since that’s all she’s engaged with romantically. She is meant for a foreigner. Here’s her Venus info:
Venus in IX
Finds love abroad or marries a foreigner. Refined mind, she likes the Arts, is carried away by beautiful things. She is very happy abroad.
Also: House V is the area of creative self-expression, romance, entertainment, children, and gambling.
House V in Pisces
She is full of tenderness and nostalgia (she’s got a 70s vibe to her that makes her somewhat of a throwback). Things do not always go her way until adulthood. She has had meeting with both men and women who are either not free, too young or from a different family and/or social background meaning that living together is going to be done in the real “cloak and dagger” secrecy while waiting for the chance to legalize the some part of the situation quietly without any problems from family or the media. (Benedict will probably get together his will during this time when he starts having children) The state of this love affair will make her and Ben, at first, filled with melancholy since they will have to deal with whatever happens in the post-SH years. But do be assured that a lovely family will result from this relationship.
I’m a water sign technically since I fall into that “new zodiac” sign 😛 Regardless I could not handle the attitude of BC anyway.
@V.L.719
Alright. I’ll come out with it. I’m a bit psychic. And I can tell you, I’ve looked at my astrology chart on cafeastrology.com, and a lot of those things that were “predicted” in my future did not happen. That site is meant to give you some possible personality aspects/possible outcomes into what can happen in your life, but it’s not all completely accurate.
That site said I would be married young and divorced. And I can tell you, I’m still single and never been married. And it said I was very amorous and basically frisky with the opposite sex. And I can assure you, I’m a one man type of girl.
Astrology is not an exact science. More often than not, a lot of things in your sun sign can apply to who you are, but depending on your rising sign, some things may be slightly different. Since I’m pretty intuitive, and my intuition is never wrong, here I go with who I think this woman that you are talking about is:
Virgo. Not from England. Exotic. A writer. Highly educated. Intuitive. Raised with structure, but not exactly like the other kids she grew up with. And she’s a very strong woman with a strong personality.
Don’t forget free will. The future changes from day to day. Benedict may marry Sophie… he’s on that path. But things could change. He may decide to wake up and move on from her. None of us will know until it happens.
That “exotic” woman is in his future… but only time will tell when she shows up. I think she’s trying to come through now, though.
And that Isis76 person? She may be right about the possible “twin flame” thing… but I doubt seriously she knows who that girl really is. Besides, what kind of psychic gets on a blog and publicly claims to know someone like that? That’s nuts.
Ben’s future? Long career in Hollywood. Happily married with children eventually. Knighted by the royal family (yes he will be). He just needs to focus on what’s important and stop trying to be someone he’s not. And if and/or when he does that… this woman will appear.
I’m just hoping she appears before he attempts to walk down the aisle with the wrong woman. But you never know.
All I’m saying is this profile fits me to a tee. Happy to be introduced………
@V.L.719
And I forgot to say… water signs are not logical. They are emotional. Highly emotional. They feel first and think second. This is why Ben gets into so much trouble with his impulses. He goes with what he feels more often than not. You’d think by 38 he’d know to switch that off a bit… but alas, he’s probably got a little more karmic stuff to work out.
You are describing an Earth sign. And the “ethereal” thing may come from the fact that she’s possibly his soul mate/twin flame. And she’s probably more like the person he described that he wanted to marry… funny, intelligent, down-to-earth. Wants children. Looks sexy in a T-shirt. And probably has a really fun personality. I think your assessment is pretty accurate on who she is as a person. It’s just missing a few details. Perhaps we’ll all find them out if and when she actually appears. Who knows when that will be, though.
Yeah, I’m a fan of his. If you didn’t already know. And when I’m right… I’m right.
@GeeMoney
I don’t know if you will see this but cafeastrology is not a good site. I would recommend astro.com. You WILL need your exact birth time. Trust me, you will not be disappointed.
@Laetitia
Thanks for the tip!
@autumn
And good luck to you and Ben! 🙂
@GeeMoney
Even though I should be doing my homework I wanted to take another moment to respond. Yes, astrology isn’t a science BUT it is a way for me and others like me to keep up with the “Time”: When things are supposed to happen and when not to do something. Like retrograde periods when things start going backwards. In this case, what you’ve been picking up on psychically was due to Neptune being in retrograde. Which, coincidentally, is when this BC/SH relationship started. If you research the dates (between June and Nov) you’ll see and understand why you felt that this relationship seemed “off” to you.
And while normally I’d agree that yes, water signs aren’t the most logical, the young woman I’ve been talking about has a moon in Taurus and she has a lot of Gemini/Virgo placements in her chart. So most of her energy is Mercury based, which makes her an excellent writer. (Gemini and Virgo is ruled by the planet Mercury) So while her ascending and sun signs are water signs, emotionally, she’s solid enough for him and can be “one of the guys”. (side note: I think that’s why he likes Keira so much, subconsciously since his Moon is in Aries and her sun is Aries, it makes more logical sense why he’s more himself with her. As far as communication and body language in photos). Like I said, since she’s on her spiritual journey she’s shown more calm vibrations which would normally be in a person much older. But she is an old soul; that’s why I said despite an age difference she fits into his world because her current and previous experiences with older men, the world, and interacting with a variety of people she has been preparing for this next phase. She’s a good listener and has that calming effect that balances Benedict’s “talkative” nature a lot. She’s on the West coast from what my friend said before in our conversation. But she is American and in a few years time, and I do mean a few, she’ll be more than ready and he’ll be ready for her.
@Laetitia Astro.com is good for those with a little knowledge of astrology.
Thanks geemoney 😉
Not to take this all too seriously but everything said in the last post still matches up with me re: my location and all that other stuff
@autumn Does this info match with yours exactly? Because my friend had something different. Where she was born and where is now are two different locations.
From astro.com and my notes (which I could do it the traditional way, but I’m pressed for time tonight)
The Exotic Writer`s chart (female)
born on 28 June 1989 local time: 3:31 pm
in Voorhees (Camden County), NJ (US)
Ethnicity: Indian, American Indian, White and African-American (ancestors were from Sub-Saharan region. White ancestors were from England and France)
Planetary positions
planet sign degree motion
Sun Cancer 7°03’33 in house 9 direct
Moon Taurus 9°23’40 in house 7 direct
Mercury Gemini 17°23’45 in house 8 direct
Venus Cancer 29°24’00 in house 9 direct
Mars Leo 7°36’23 in house 9 direct
Jupiter Gemini 22°59’16 in house 8 direct
Saturn Capricorn 10°53’47 in house 3 retrograde
Uranus Capricorn 3°11’05 in house 2 retrograde
Neptune Capricorn 11°06’48 in house 3 retrograde
Pluto Scorpio 12°31’41 in house 1 retrograde
True Node Aquarius 27°03’42 in house 4 retrograde
@V.L.719
His and Keira’s sun and moon may be close, but he gets along with her because 1) she’s a strong woman and 2) b/c she’s a tomboy. One of the guys, like you said. His feminine energy complements her more masculine energy. They’ve also known each other for a long time… so that helps too.
If she has that many Mercury aspects in her chart, she’s more than likely a Virgo (maybe with one or two Gemini/fiery things running around in her chart). Virgos are good with details, and they make excellent writers and editors.
I’m pretty sure she’s on the East Coast. Definitely American. Located near water. She could meet him somewhere out in California… but Benedict is more about hanging out in NYC, London or Paris. More than likely, she’ll probably meet him in one of those places.
I’m not trying to argue here… not my goal. Just trying to dialogue with you, really.
Or what’s happening is that we are picking up on two different people that are possibly well matched for him. Could be possible.
And I also think… instead of really going off of her “chart”… you should go off of more of your psychic ability. I think you may find more insight that way. Just a suggestion.
@GeeMoney
It’s cool. I think it’s great we’re that in tune and I’d like to compare more details. It’s nice to talk to someone else about these things. I’m more into the astrology end of things. I usually leave the bigger things like Tarot and “special workings” to my friends. I should practice my psychic abilities more as I have been right about little things, like tests and what’s “off” about some guy my friends pick up when we’re out on Saturday nights. But since I’m not done college yet, school is taking up my time.
Kind of a random question: What’s your email? I’d love to chat sometime outside of gossip comment threads.
@V.L.719
25 is way too young. Look at the ages of all of his past girlfriends. Coincidentally, they were all born in 1978 (Olivia, Sophie, Anna James).
And wow… we are picking up on two different people. How is that possible?
@V.L. 719 Your comment hit home. I won’t or can’t say much more, as this is quite personal. And while I’m open to things like this, I’ve been burned and what I’ve just read is both absurd yet right. Can’t really wrap my head around it at the moment. For whatever reason you described me. Eerie really. I’d be fine with this being a strange synchronical coincidence because I feel so out of touch with him right now. That used to be different. But then again, I did let go somewhat earlier this year already. This is a sincere comment, cross my heart. I’m shaken. I thoughts our paths had already done their crossing in real life and I can’t really believe otherwise, esp. with what’s happening now. I don’t know what else to say, it’s too public a forum for things like this and I don’t want to bother or annoy people.
Thank you though. Food for thought, soul food too.
VIL719: not identical but close. Very close. Eerily close.
Throw a 3rd one in. You two aren’t talking about yourselves btw? Def. seems so with V.L. 179. I’m all these things described above. Born 1978-ish.. Our paths crossed already. Spiritual fireworks and the like. Probably not going to marry him. I think. Don’t know if I’d want to either. Not a fan of a traditional marriage here. For now it seems like Sophie got there first.
Throwing in the towel here. I’m usually never wrong… but I don’t know. This is odd.
BTW… you said that their age difference in another thread wasn’t inappropriate or side eye worthy. And this girl you are talking about is supposed to be 25? And he’s 38? That’s definitely side-eye worthy.
Something’s off here. He’s about to marry a 36 year old woman. If he wanted to go young, he would have done so by now.
Unless you are picking up on that “side piece” he supposedly has… and side pieces don’t normally equate to “the one”.
@GeeMoney
Anything is possible in the physical realm. That’s what I’ve learned in my few short years of life. And she’s 25 now but they are going to meet within the next few years when she’s a little order and he comes out the other end looking much better after he works out his karma. I understand him falling for those women since they’re within the same age group, BUT remember, this is a man who wants kids and by sticking with women from that year…it’s interesting from the perspective of coincidence. I’m big on chinese astrology and those born in ’78 aren’t likely to get along with people born in ’76. (’76 is the year of the dragon) But everyone is different. Since she has had affairs so far with men much older, she’s not as young as you would think. Most of them have had large age differences with her. First one was 17 years older, the last 20 years. The first older man died last year and the second, while giving her the imitation of love, did not love her back. I did pick up that after that heartbreak she traveled to Europe. First vision was of Istanbul and it was snowing. The second was of London in the summer time. With images of Paris and Rome I can conclude that she’s indeed well traveled and will continue to have her own adventures until she’s 30. By the time she’s done college and meets BC, her transformation will be complete. She’s growing into being emotionally self sufficient, which is good because by being solid herself, she can give Benedict the emotional support he needs from a partner and mother of his children. With her writing career, she’s going to be the next great American writer. Think of her as a 21st century Mark Twain but better. I know that’s a grandiose thing to say, but she has a leg up over others and has the gift to write great stories. And being a woman of color who comes from a military family (dad was a Marine, mother was a cellist back in the 70s) she is going to have MORE than enough material to write that “great american novel”. But her education that has helped her writing cannot be attributed to her university. She has a flair for it that comes from her self-education. And don’t get me started on the books….the girl almost puts most personal bookshelves to shame. Even mine.
won’t someone of fire sign ll be more suited to him . shut down his BS and put some sense into his funny little brain. his mom is a fire sign too and she seems to do pretty well with him. what do u think @vl79
@MM I’m sorry to say that, at the risk of exposing the person in question, that it’s this young lady. My friend found this link to her work and it rings correct with the astrology. Plus when my friend was doing her thing, something about this girl made tools go nuts which could only mean it has to be her. (I know that sounds unbelievable but it does happen when working with legit people)
http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/author/amira-hood/
One friend of mine who I grew up with goes to the same college as her and used to read her work when she was writing. When we looked at the links, overall she’s pretty good. Wish she was on her path again and writing.
@GeeMoney: I know, I know, but she really is mature for her age. She’s the youngest of six and comes from a large family. She shares the same father but has a different mother from her siblings. I think once you see photos of them together and how Benedict interacts with her you’ll think different and won’t give a side eye. Well, not so much anyway. Besides, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are 12 years apart and not enough side eyes were thrown their way for that to rub people the wrong way.
@miranda No I’m not her. I’m 26 yr old 1/2 white 1/2 Hispanic Capricorn living in Albuquerque going to UNM . I’m fairly new to all of this so rest assure I am only repeating what I’ve looked into and have been told by people I trust. But, believe what you will. We’re all entitled to it.
@lucifer She would have to have her ascending sign be a fire sign. Not just as a Sun sign. That’s fine too, I mean, people do have a way of balancing each other. At any rate, consider what I’ve already said about the young lady my friend believes is the real deal. She possesses a great wit, good sense of humor, and with the way she organizes her writing, she’s going to be good at shutting down his BS as she was raised upper middle class but went to public school and mixed with all kinds of kids from different backgrounds. She doesn’t have that pretentious way about her and people admire her for not “kissing anyone’s ass”.
@V.L.719
Don’t think your friend is right. And you are still describing an Earth sign. Probably with a fire ascendant. I think Lucifer is on to something.
I guess we’ll see what happens.
So to be clear V.L.719 you’re saying that not only do you know that BC will prob not marry SH, and that you know the person he does marry will be a writer, but you know exactly who this person is? And you have a link to some of her work? Is that right? I’m a little esl so want to be sure I’m not misunderstanding. When you say it’s this young lady and linked to the travel stuff, you mean to say you know that is the woman BC. Is going to marry?
I am going to throw two things in here:
1) another theory in here for the future wife:
sun: Libra
moon: Cancer
ascending: Sagittarius
2) A suggestion to all who say they know the particular future wife. Seriously, that is just ridiculous. Life bring us too many different opportunities, challenges etc to know what is going to happen not only in a few years time but also in a few days time. So chill.
Reply to Kaiser’s last sentence: Or, maybe he proposed after his mother told him he was getting married.
I mean I totally get that some couples are more reserved and I’m sure that there are a lot of people on here who don’t hold the car door open or don’t even sit next to each other in a car. But that’s none of my business 😛
Well, it’s their first red carpet together, I’m sure they’ll improve with time:)
He had no problem doing it with other partners, even Lydia Hearst, but who knows how these two roll. Maybe she hates riding in back and he hates fake relationships. I mean riding in front.
MissMary: to be fair to Benedict and SH, I don’t think they have ever faced this kind of pressure and scrutiny regarding their private lives. I think Ben is fully aware that his first red carpet appearence with the woman he proposed to who he loves would be judged.
They did okay, I think. A bit lukewarm, perhaps, but it’s better than pulling a Will Smith and Jada Pinkett on the red carpet.
IDK, I’m starting to feel sorry for both of them \needs more coffee
Well firstly she didn’t have to do a ‘red carpet appearance’ She could’ve been there without posing with him for photographers.
And of course she hasn’t ever had anyone care about her personal life but he certainly has. Although the comments from people who seem to think she’s a bewildered newbie who’s been taken from an office job and thrown into the dazzling showbiz world..nope.
There are literally tons of pics at her at press events, complete with the hand on hip pose that some female celebrities irritatingly do. She’s ok with it.
And I certainly see no need to ‘feel sorry’ for anyone.
Thing is.. he’s done red carpets before with partners. And he’s always been at least outwardly courteous with them. Even with Lydia Hearst, whom was an openly acknowledged FWB situation, he held the door for her, helped her *and* her friend into the car, got in the back seat. I don’t for one second think he’s “Protecting” her or that she is suddenly horribly shy and afraid of cameras. I think, no matter what the status of their relationship is In Real Life (Which, let’s face it, none of us really know–not the “Omg tru luv 5evah” people and not those of us on the Doubt Express direct to Conspiracyville), it was an odd thing to do from someone who is usually, at least outwardly, a gentleman to his dates. I don’t mean he needed to throw down his coat over a puddle and carry her bodily to the car, tuck her in, buckle her up, and bow and scrape while shouting “THIS IS THE WOMAN I LOVE” but it made me, a person who is *not* into PDA in the least with my own partner, and who always opens my own dang car door, go “Uh, weird.”
Any pictures of this front/back car riding? I missed that somehow.
@Alice: There’s a video where you can see it clearly. I can’t get links to work here but it’s on the sophiehuntergossipblog tumblr, among other places.
She is really beautiful, and that’s all I have to say about it.
Guess what? We now have a grainy IG photo of the engagement ring (posted by Senyorita!), and I have a theory:
http://sophiehuntergossipblog.tumblr.com/post/102955483555/a-grainy-instagram-photo-of-the-engagement-ring
BC really did post that engagement announcement in the Times (as in, it was his idea), because he did not want his distant friends and family to be completely shocked by this sham engagement. After all, they don’t need to know that it is fake, right? But they would expect to see the Times announcement. That is what people do. So Benedict the Traditionalist, Benedict the Romantic was trying to stay just a little bit true to himself by posting that notice in the paper. Hell, I will adjust my tinfoil hat when I say that he left off one of his initials as a way of saying “This is not really ME.”
Senyorita is on the Weinstein payroll and has been leaking social media stuff to the media all summer. BC knew this “grainy IG photo” was coming as part of that strategy.
Hell, I will go out on a limb here and say that the cloak and dagger stuff? Was Benedict’s way of saying “Sure, Harvey, I will go out with this woman but we will go in separate cars and stand six feet apart and do everything we can to look uninterested in each other.” OK I am a little shakier on that last bit but I am telling you the rest is making sense now,
Well the only other option is that senyorita is demented, so I think that works out as more flattering for her.
Tin foil hat in place, conspiracy train tickets in hand, I like that theory about her. esp since she popped out of nowhere, hit the “Right” feeds for her “leaked info” and seemed to heavily troll a few fanboards to get theories out there. Then all but vanished in time for the announcement.
*To comment or not to comment, that’s the question*
Oh, what the hell, let’s go…
I truly think the truth lies somewhere there in the middle of “true romance” and PR. I think they were casually dating (hence the cloak and dagger act) , but after TIFF/LFF his image was getting out of control. HW realized that he can’t sell a serious Oscar movie with a leading man who is half fangirl wetdream, half self-generating meme. So they embarked on a “let’s get serious!” campaign and engagement happened (timed perfectly and put in the Times by PR as his name was wrong).
And after the enGAGment became public and official, BC started to realize that he had made a massive mistake and SH is not right woman for him and/or he rushed into this. That would explain #jawseyes and lack of emotion when he’s talking about her.
Now he’s tired and overworked with promo (Harvey, Hobbit, POM) and filming RIII. And very publicly engaged to a wrong woman. And he knows he cannot get out of this situation anytime soon and it will be fiasco whatever happens. Or as he put it at GovAwards in The Guardian: “You can’t walk away from any of this weirdness unscathed.”
BTW, I watched BC’s Top Gear interview. Dear God, what a change a year can bring. Jesus. I almost hope KE would reemerge. At least at the time he seemed happy-ish (regardless what was going on with those two at the time).
Ingrid, yeah, what you said. But I’m just bored with it now. I still say they have zero chemistry. Nothing. Guess that’s what he decided he wanted though.
I’m on board with this theory.
And when this relationship finally ends… I can’t wait for everyone who actually believed it was real to EAT SOME DAMN CROW.
Oh, it’ll be “Omg they couldn’t handle the fan craziness” as they write another open letter and make sad gifs and send scrapbooks.
Those BNFs will lash out against those who were against it from the beginning saying it was their fault.
@Felice & MissMary
+100
I think he is going to marry her. The point we’re trying to make is some “fans” are not so stupid that we will believe everything they throw out the door. I like this site because the posters are smart, mature and insightful. We don’t always agree even with each other but there is no stupid fawning and gawking like stupid teenage girls.
@moodgirl
He may marry her. That’s possible.
But I’m hoping he comes to his senses or the people close to him talk some sense into him before he makes that mistake. B/c marrying her surely will be one.
Even if he does marry her… that relationship will eventually end. He’s not meant to be with her. And I think we all know it.
Yeah to @Ingrid. Makes sense. I just don’t know anymore. SH doesn’t seem like a steely fameho in any of these pictures: in fact, I am starting to feel sorry for her.
I am starting to think that the relationship is real on some level. Maybe none of the hipster musician boyfriends SH was seeing in NY would commit. Here she is, on the threshold of being middle-aged and not married. It can really hit a woman hard at that age – especially being a part of a social set where marriage is everything.
And here’s an old friend who happens to be creative, intelligent, attractive and successful, and who also comes from the same social set where marriage is key – especially if you want kids. And voila, an engagement is born.
@Green Eyes, I’m with you on this. Back when they got engaged, I said that I thought that she looked good with him on paper and next to him (yes, like siblings!). She’s at an age where women are thinking about babies before middle age is upon them. She doesn’t have a red hot career, so not much to lose in focusing on family.
Then, there’s the fact that Ben dates rich chicks of his social set. SH fits the bill and as a bonus, has the acting thing in common. Who cares if she hasn’t been hugely successful at it — most actors aren’t. That’s not what makes for a good relationship, anyway.
Maybe now that she’s OUT, he’ll get his shit together and stop being so moody and simultaneously baiting and dissing his fans. Just run a normal Oscar campaign like every other ambitious actor who’s thirsty for that statue. I hope too that he doesn’t continue to mirror her reservedness while out in public together, since that’s not the tactile, expressive Ben that we’ve seen with past lovers. I’m hoping that stiffness and lack of sparkle in his eyes is due to other things and not SH’s influence on him. Time will tell.
I could believe this angle if she had more than one facial expression. She should be turning cartwheels down 5th avenue.
@moodgirl, hasn’t that always been her photoface? Why would her snaps with Ben be any different?
I don’t know why people think she’s so lucky and should be beaming with joy. I would expect more of a deer-in-the-headlights look than turning cartwheels. Being his +1 would be no walk in the park both due to his personality flaws and his fame.
@moodgirl: She can’t smile…did you see that lone pic of her smiling with BC at the FO? Don’t get me wrong, but smiling does nothing for her noble beauty. #CarpeDiemForTheWin!
Welcome new visitors. We alllllll love Sophie here. She’s Benedict’s perfect queen. They’re perfect. She’s like Aphrodite reincarnated. Allllll of the Cumberbabies. I believe in love again. I’ve been smiling for 2 weeks. Even in my sleep. (My face. It hurts.)
*Twitches nervously*
LMAO
A+++++ Cate:)
*sporfle*
*wide, dead, #jawseyes* they’re perf. They redefine love. I am leaving my SO and searching the world for a love like theirs as I know now that what I have, it’s all a lie.
@MissMary – LOL
MissMary, I demand to know what a sporfle is! I won’t be able to sleep tonight if you don’t fill me in. I’m also glad you saw the light there. Travel the world, that kind of love is out there for everyone, I swear by St. Sophie.
Literally howling with laughter, tears down my face. Hubby asking why, had to tell him he needs to stop calling me by name and refer to me as TWILTWIPT or I am out the door, 12 years and children notwithstanding, because when you truly have a perfect love, damn it, that is how you talk. Hubby shakes head at the internet cray cray and leaves room, hopefully to polish speeches.
Other than that, hopefully now she is out and about with him, both will start acting normal. Like the dress, makeup is fine, hair is meh but at least she is not trying to go insane glam or unseemly short. Hate women who try so hard you can tell the shoes or Spanx or fake eyelashes or ton of hair gel hurt. She looks pretty and not Botoxed. But still not buying the heart eyes or whatever…. Hope they are both happy with their respective choice.
Cate, thanks for the laugh! 😄
She looks like a younger hybrid of Sofia Coppola and David Cameron’s wife, Samantha Cameron. I’m sure the definition of “gorgeous” can be stretched very wide, but “gorgeous” to me is Angelina Jolie, Keira Knightley. This one? Rather like Plain Jane, sorry.
To me Sophie looks like Fay Masterson. Not a very well known actress ,but she’s been in a lot of stuff. Obviously Masterson is a redhead ,but they do look very similar.
I also immediately thought of Samantha Cameron when I first saw her. Same posh London girl look. Samantha looks a bit more animated and less snooty though. And as for ‘gorgeous’? I’d say she’s at best slightly above average, though she does have lovely skin.
Slightly OT but, when you mentioned Samantha Cameron I had to go look, and then this thought occurred to me.
I was in two minds about is this sham engagement or not, but you know? David and Samantha after God knows how many years of marriage, still look very much in love, and some pics like they’re sneaking off to have a quickie. …..I get none of that from this.
Also Samantha’s prettier but just that’s just me.
This has already exhausted me and we’re halfway through November; the Oscars seem so far away right now. I won’t pretend to know anything about PR except for what I learned first-hand by working in the music industry and having to deal with artists and musicians and their crazy lifestyles/needs/delusions.
I don’t know what Academy members take into consideration when voting for a winner (not for nominees) but will TIG perform well in the US? Everyone is comparing this movie and BC’s performance with TTOE and Eddie Redmayne’s. Perhaps TTOF will perform better because Stephen Hawking is better known than Alan Turing and people will see that film. Which is why I don’t understand why they’ve allowed BC’s private life to shit all over TIG. What people are taking away from this is that a relatively-known, posh, Brit actor got engaged to a secret gf, whom he considers to be the most amazing woman ever (this is not surprising, at all), are people even interested in his engagement outside from the fandom? Are people listening about Turing’s life, work and sacrifices? Do people care about this movie? Because if they don’t, I don’t see how this campaign will come full circle.
Everyone is so focused on BC and ER they haven’t been paying attention to MK. I haven’t seen any of these films (consequences of living on the other side of the world), but I can almost see MK winning out of nowhere, reducing this “campaign” into the most pointless campaing in the history of campaigning.
Copy that!!
And it all started with the engagement announcement which should have been kept private but they obviously thought it would bring interest to the cause. It did, but just the wrong type of interest. And BC didn’t know how to spin it because, looking at these photos, this was a calculated, rush move to boost his chances.
@moodgirl:
It definitely was a miscalculated move. I’m not saying his engagement should have been kept a secret, but maybe announce it later on, closer to the Oscars and AFTER introducing the world to Sophie, PROPERLY, at an event/premiere, creating more momentum. If he had shown up with her at TIG NYC Premiere without announcing the engagement, people would know it was a serious relationship. Add in some comments such as “I love having her with me, supporting my work, because I admire and respect her and her support means the world to me”, “I am at a very happy place right now, both professionally but especially at a personal level. I am so fortunate” people would have embraced this. But the white-washing her CV was such a BS move. Compeletely amateur.
@Moodgirl: Or at least held off until the Oscars are over! I mean come on. They did not need to rush an engagement for any reason: the girl isn’t pregnant (at least she wasn’t at the time of the announcement – and even then, they could have waited) and they would only had to wait for how long? Four or five months? They could have lived together, been seen together and then when there was a lull, make the announcement and then get married.
The more I try to rationalize things, the more crazy this whole thing appears.
@GreenEyes – now THIS makes perfect sense.
Get engaged, be together a little bit longer, announce engagement after the awards are done, with everyone having seen SH by his side during campaign season.
I agree with each of you, they should have followed the natural order of things and they would have been fine. Unfortunately, I believe they felt that the engagement was a necessary event.
Word. I love BC’s acting and am still looking forward to TIG and while Im not a fan of Redmayne, I hear his performance is amazing, but I think Michael Keaton may walk away with this one. Long timer in H’wood, this seems to also be a “comeback” role for him and it’s getting all sorts of rave reviews–not to mention advertisements. I’ve seen exactly two t.v. spots for TIG and none in the theatres (I’m sure they’re out there, somewhere), more for TTOE, but the ones for Birdman are all over the place.
I hope to be able to see all these films before the Awards, but I haven’t even seen trailers at the movies yet (this might be because of where I live) but I suspect TIG will come in last. Not because it’s not a good movie, but because Turing is little known of. At this moment, I think the movie’s best seeling point is KK and getting articles on Turing out there in mainstraeam America.
Yes! I’ve wondered about that too. As much as people keep saying that TIG is Oscar material, I haven’t seen tv ads for it. I was wondering what’s going on. Maybe I’m somehow missing them all, but I find that unlikely. Also I find the clip they use (that “let me try and we will know for sure”) is just stiff and boring. I’ve seen better clips elsewhere so why don’t they use those? You’re trying to bring people in, not put them off.
I agree Keaton has more buzz around him. People love a comeback kid.
I could see the old fogies of the AMPAS giving it to Keaton not just for his incredible performance in Birdman, but recognizing his body of work for the past 30+ years. People do love a comeback kid, so if Keaton manages not to piss off the wrong people, I think he’s got a better chance than BC or AR at winning.
MK is the favorite, with Redmayne second. Ben is gaining steam and the actor who plays Marthin Luther King in Selma is getting raves.
That said, it’s still a long race, Weinstein *public* campaign is a bit disjointed, but I think his people are working their asses off behind the scenes.
I think Keaton will win, but I’m not discounting a surprise win from Ben just yet (that’s not the fan talking…)
What about Spall? Surely he’s in the running. His reviews are white hot.
@aly:
I’m not discounting it, either. When I saw BC in Atonement the only thing I thought was “now THAT’S a good actor, who is he?” so I’ve been a fan for a long time and he is very talented. But is talent enough to win an Oscar? I find this so subjective.
He hasn’t been nominated yet, but I believe it will be a very tough category to be in!
@Sooth: I haven’t a clue. Reviews are very good, but this year, from what I’m reading, it’s a very though competition. I would love for Spall to be nominated (I think he’ll win BAFTA tho)
@Cee: I’ve been following the race, the critics predictions since Telluride. At this point, unless something drastic happens in the next 4 weeks, I’d be shocked if he wasn’t nominated. Winning is another matter altogether, right now I’m like, “70% Keaton, 20% Ben, 10% Redmayne” (The placement is totally subjective….I’m a fan after all! The possibility of Ben’s win is not outside the realms of possibilities, though)
@aly – I def. think MK has better chances but once the nominations come in, this campaign will come out in full force I’m afraid I will get whiplash lol and might need to step away before I get saturated.
@Cee: yep…and it looks like the campaign will be brutal…
Mr Turner doesn’t open in the US until Dec 19th, so the momentum here hasn’t started. I’m looking forward to seeing that more than any other movie with Oscar buzz and I think it’s quite possible that Spall will snag an Oscar nom from either BC or AR. He won at Cannes and is up for 5 awards at the BIFAs, so it’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.
Absolutely Cee!
I would be so relieved and happy for MK too! It would be genuinely deserved! 🙂
I myself do not plan on going to see TIG in the theater. The campaigning for it even before the personal trials that have occurred has been a bit…condescending and forced.
I’m getting a bit tired of “No one knows of Alan Turning…this amazing man needs to be known more…especially in the US”. Erm..nope. Plenty of people knew of him in the US before this media hype. He is an amazing man. The push for the movie also seems to neglect to be honest that it is a glamorized version of the man. Understandable, and there are reviews out there that point this out. They are acting like they are giving a history lesson to the world and see nothing wrong with their passive aggressive crap.
I think they really believe that if any subject has not been covered by a Hollywood movie in some way that the public doesn’t know about a subject. What a load of….
Frankly, they just want the $$$ from the box office. Hence, the Cumberbatch fiasco that has now ensued.
@eheheh – I will def. see it, IF it’s distributed in my country. By the looks of it, this won’t happen until way past early 2015 LOL.
I’m not sure everyone in the US knows about Turing… but I’m not american so I wouldn’t know. However, everyone definitely knows about Hawking, and I could see that making a difference, especially since nobody is giving a d*mn about TIG thanks to BC’s anticts.
And I LOVE Keaton, I am desperately looking forward to Birdman and everyone loves a comback!
@Heheheh My feelomgs exactl. I was quite happy watching Breaking the Code on You Tube.nThe same story without all the over dramatization
@icerose – I was planning on watching Breaking the Code before seeing TIG. What always worries me about this type of films is that the oversimplify a lot of things (like they sort of did with The King’s Speech).
She looks nice! They do look a lot alike, though.
Cute couple.
Can I get a comparison on his body language on photos with Keira vs his body language with SH? 🙂 Some shots with Keira look more lovey, IMO.
Everytime I show my bf pictures of them she says that she would find a relationship between Bc and KK 10 times more than between him and SH.
Too bad she’s married^^ would have loved to see that happen.
They would be such an awesome couple, at least on paper. Also a woman he’s known for years, both ambitious and talented, and both with a similar, snarky sense of humor. But she’s in love and married for real lol so they’ll just have to be friends and keep confusing people who don’t know she’s married when they pose on the red carpet together
They really don’t have much chemistry for a newly-engaged couple. Whatever. Maybe they’ll work on that. Real or fake, I’m bored. The ring appeared because she wasn’t wearing it when she arrived. I guess BC dug it out of his duffel bag and gave it to her. Sort of goes with the rushed engagement. Again, it looks like a manufactured thing. I think BC just wanted to get married and she fit the bill. Not exactly a grand romance but it doesn’t need to be.
Yeah, I can’t judge their body language because this was a fairly high-pressure public appearance for them. I can imagine them schooling themselves not to show anything too personal, and I can imagine BC in particular wanting to withhold any kind of visible swooning or nuzzling for the sake of the camera. I get that. I’m not a PDA person, either. But I also feel like, if I were in love and just got engaged and had to spend a week away from my guy, once reunited with him, I wouldn’t be able to help smiling or squeezing his hand no matter who was watching. I don’t know her, and it strikes me that she could actually be private (maybe), but speaking as a private person, I still don’t get the lack of chemistry.
”Yeah, I can’t judge their body language because this was a fairly high-pressure public appearance for them.”
Why? He is well used to the red carpet, and she also has put herself in the public eye through her ‘work’, albeit with much less success. She doesn’t seem like the shy and retiring type. They’re hardly the first engaged couple to make their red carpet debut together. And if they’re both so nervous, shouldn’t they be supporting one another, instead of looking anywhere but at each other?
Not a scintilla of chemistry or even affection. Brings back memories of Clooney and his escorts.
Why would they school themselves so they won’t show anything personal? They are engaged so it’s personal. Why hide it.
“Why hide it?” I meant because they might want to be private. He has this thing now about not parading his private life before the public. Having–apparently grudgingly–trotted her out for a personal appearance, I can easily imagine him, or them, thinking, “I am not going to put my private emotions on display in a dog-and-pony show just to satisfy the paparazzi or the public, so let’s just be circumspect and get this over with.”
@Lu – This is the problem I have with people who make statements that haven’t been well thought out but get upset with people who use a little brain power.
When he made the decision to put his engagement announcement in the Times he gave up all expectations of privacy. He can’t be private one day and not the next. It is very easy to see that there were more than likely varying motivations as to why this action was taken.
Teeny boppers will see love and kisses. I solve financial crimes so I have bee trained to look past the obvious
Oh, for crying out loud, moodgirl, why are you being hostile and superior with me? I have been here for days on the skeptic train. All I’m saying is that you can’t order up someone’s behavior to your specifications, and I’m giving a plausible explanation for why he might look the way he did on the red carpet with her.
Yeah, I’m on the “Not a grand romance” team. BC probably thought “it’s time for marriage and kids, who do I have on hand? Mmmm, yeah she’ll do.” Marriage of convenience. Not my kind of thing but, meh, some people do these things. Whether its enough to last? He seems like he’d be high maintenance emotionally. I don’t believe convenience will be enough in that case. Time will tell.
Whenever I see these pictures I think of the interview BC did with Elle where he talked about what he, oops, excuse me, what Sherlock, would do in bed and I just don’t see any of that happening between them.
Wow, is it me or is it very suspicious that there are so many newbies here today, of all days, trying to make this red carpet act look real.
We have someone who keeps linking to the ring (hello fan who must not be named), we have the Sophie Marceau comparison people, we even have the ‘you must be jealous or unhappy blah blah blah’ people…all showing up the day after the act.
Lets go over this, no ring on arrival, ring on red carpet. Same dress as LFF. No observable chemistry. No, that is not a happy couple. Body language reads all wrong. They don’t look at each other once, either on the red carpet or those backstage pics on the other blog. Yeah, I am sooo buying this love story!
And I find this post interesting.
http://sophiehuntergossipblog.tumblr.com/post/102956151160/from-anon
LOL I just saw that pic, Curiouser, and I lol’d. Seriously, literally laughed aloud. I remember the pics of OP when they were breaking up for the last time and yep, same body language. Interesting choice for their first red carpet walk (officially, without her moseying on her own) to pose like they did.
Not a fan of their body language, but to be fair I’ve seen much worse:)
@aly: You’ve seen worse body language where? NCIS?
moodgirl: can I pledge the fifth about this one? 😉
Look at him with Anna, where his hand is placed on her hip. With SH he just looks……polite. Like their not really familiar with each other. Like someone is going to kick his butt if he puts his hand in the wrong place. Just awkward.
I was going to say something similar but I thought it may have been reaching. Even in another pic that I have seen of him and Anna, he has his hand on her thigh.
I just find this whole thing odd. They look like 2 people who aren’t comfortable at all with each other. Will that change? *shrugs*
Yup. Like I said, if I didn’t know better, I’d guess she was some random fan or strudio exec’s wife who asked to have a photograph taken with him.
He can’t even LOOK at her! Not once. They don’t have to be ripping each other’s clothes off or anything, but this is not normal for a newly engaged couple. Something is wrong.
@curioser It’s not just here, they’re everywhere! I lurk on reddit, and it’s usually a relatively calm and balanced place, but it just blew up today! Please, fans. Stop trying to convince us we’re crazy, and we’ll do the same. Let’s agree to disagree. :p
LOL I’m guessing if SH gets trotted out again tomorrow we’re going to see more PDA.
@curiouser Got a link to those backstage pics? I’m at work and can only peek during breaks. thanks.
sorry alice, wont let me post links. they were on a tumblr that posted to sophiehuntergossipblog.
I’ve been following this for a while on here and suddenly today there are tons of Sophie lovers and isn’t she gorgeous and it’s True Love. I may be wrong, but I read the comments on here and guess what. The things that are constantly mentioned suddenly happen. Last night reminded me of when Clooney was dating Elisabetta and they went to the Oscars. They obviously had been fighting, she was a mess ( hair not done, etc ), and their body language was awful. But don’t mind me because I’m obviously riding the crazy train.
Haha long time lurker, only posted a bit. YEP! Suddenly all these Sophie lovers and benophie fans all over here? Hmmm.. How much do you make as a professional commenter ( I know, I know, we re all bitter old hags w dried up ovaries who wish we had the noble beauty and grace of Sophie hunter and we are all seething it’s her and not us!) I mean, they need to settle down and keep their chemistry at a fam friendly level here! I get they are in love and want to chew each other’s clothes off, but bring it down you two!
Now, I know we shouldn’t read too much into body language, but this just screams ‘awkward’.
Is there a single picture where they’re even looking at one another? I know people don’t have to be all over each other in public – and it’s rather cringeworthy when they do – but c’mon, this is a newly engaged couple, and there’s not even a spark of chemistry or affection. Their body language suggests a random fan who asked to take a photograph with him, not a couple in the first flush of love.
I watched the video from red carpet. BC is talking and being cheery with everyone else (Keira, Allen, Matthew) while posing, but with SH, he just stands and poses and the two don’t communicate at all.
Maybe they run out of things to talk about. After all, they have seen each other *so much* these past few weeks. LOL
Yeah, I have been reluctant to buy into alternative theories about this engagement, but the photos don’t lie. Something is definitely up. No doubt.
next time they’ll (fake talk)
we r discussing it here folks. and loads of make up n accesories
@Lucifer: Fake talk, a smile, and hand holding for at least 30 seconds.
ditto @missmary
Body language tells a story like no other. I work for a govt agency and there are analysts who have a background in reading body language. I stay away from them because I don’t have a poker face. Everything I think shows on my face.
I do think body language doesn’t lie. There are tells, IMO. Good actors can school their body language, but there are always little things that escape. *cough*feet*cough*
yes, *feet* (and distance and body orientation)
I agree. I don’t understand how people are putting more emphasis on his words when they should be paying attention to the body language and *how* he says things. Everyone knows: words <<<< body language
Google images from Amalooney's first red carpet. There were awkwardness there, yes, but they clearly like each other and he was very attentive towards her.
These two however look like wax dolls who Harvey placed next to each other.
They look very awkward with one another. They don’t give off any vibe of two people in love. They actually seem uncomfortable with one another. I don’t mean to over-analyze or suggest they should’ve engaged in overt PDA, but they *never* look at one another. It’s odd. He never looks at her even to see if she’s okay with it all. This isn’t a man who adores and missed this woman. My 2 cents
We’re gonna need a bigger comment section
Hiya Benedict!
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view2/4063138/jaws-o.gif
@Lindy79 – I thought about your jaws comment while in a meeting yesterday. I had to laugh all over again.
*Jaws theme*
Lindy, you’re too funny!
Umm sorry but that dress is fugly. Not going anything for her. It’s so shapeless and matronly.
Absolutely, positively no ring on the finger in this image. You would not be able to miss it, if it were there. I zoomed in as far as my iPad would let me, and there us nothing that resembles a ring. So WTF?
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2rvZ3AIgAAdR5f.jpg
You can’t see anything from that pic.
Holy moly this is a nutso theory if this is only thing it’s based on.
pretty logical. HAve a look
Firstly – his image should not be your priority right now. Something is seriously wrong with the lad, FIX IT! At the very least, if the cause can’t be resolved get him some real help to deal with it. OK?
Secondly, just so you know:
We’ve all noticed something is wrong. You can’t undo that.
Masking his inability to be cheery in person by running cheery “print” articles isn’t working, we’re not buying it.
Backtracking and putting up videos and animated gifs of fun stuff he did at SDCC and TIFF won’t work either, we can track his timeline based on his hair FFS – we KNOW when things happened and we know that stuff is old. We’re not buying it.
Running articles that talk up his fan interactions as if he “wuvs us big time” doesn’t change the fact that in person he’s dead staring us all. We’re not buying it.
Enough of the “jetlagged” excuse – it’s a 5 hour flight to the East Coast and 11 hours overnight to the West Coast of the US. I’ve travelled for 30 hours from Australia to the UK/US and not looked anywhere near as haggard. Not, repeat NOT buying it.
He’s worked non-stop/back-to-back even while sick before and he still managed to look “adorkable”. Blaming it on workload doesn’t work either.
If he really is in love and about to get married, wanting privacy or not he still should be beaming. We still should have seen some chemistry between the two of them. He’s a damn fine actor and he’s still not pulling that off. NOT buying it.
We hope it’s not, but we’re suspecting the whole thing is a sham/PR stunt. We KNOW her CV is being white-washed. We’re back-tracking his and her movements this year and we KNOW they weren’t together until almost June. The whole cloak-n-dagger stunts of hiding didn’t work, we still saw them and they still only looked like old friends. Seriously, even if he parades her out on the red carpet now and kisses every inch of her and beams at her as if the sun shines out of her ass. WE’RE NOT GOING TO BUY IT!
Word.
Lucky for them, you don’t have to. Your opinion on their marriage doesn’t affect them at all. I am pretty sure that they are not sitting in their hotel room fretting over whether or not the fangirls on the internet approve. He obviously didn’t consult Tumblr before proposing.
What are you going to do, stop watching his movies and shows because of it? If so, happy hunting for a new obsession. I don’t think they will miss you.
@abby
Why do you feel the need to say that? Do you honestly think that people believe their opinions are noted and matter? Of course they don’t. People are still allowed to have them though. It’s a gossip site, not an open letter FFS.
I’m sure the same weirdos crying and peeing themselves over how happy they are and making scrapbooks don’t get the same speech from you, though?
@Sooth
Yes. I’m pretty sure I am entitled to my opinion as well. Thanks. You have the right to say what you feel, and I have the right to disagree. As long as we are respectful, that is the way sites like this work.
Sorry, but I haven’t seen a single person doing what you’ve described. Not doubting them, or thinking that they make a nice couple does NOT equate to crying and peeing themselves with happiness. That said, I’m pretty sure that they don’t care about those people (where ever they may be) either.
I don’t know what’s worse… the fact that this site has been invaded with posters trying to “sell” and be happy for a BS relationship that all of the fandom KNOWS is not true love or the fact that she showed up at the premiere 1) without a wedding ring on and 2) in a HIDEOUS dress.
I can’t with this relationship anymore, and it’s only November. And we have three more months of this nonsense? UGH. Kill me already.
I legit think that, if this is a sham (if), he’d get less shit if he ended it now (he/they/she) than if they dragged the cold, dead, corpse of the sham across the finish line this spring.
Oh, their relationship is real… but he’s not on board with the engagement. And that’s obvious. I wish they would just end it already so we can all see Benedict smile again. That’s all I want.
@MissMary – They are so close to the finish they can see it. It’s showing on their faces.
@GeeMoney – How can even the relationship be real if they look so done with each other?
moodgirl: you know…I’m all on board with the pr engagement angle, but I can’t wrap my head around the idea that Ben would feign a whole relationship. What for? I’d understand (not really, but forgive me for simplifying) if he needed to beard, but he doesn’t. So I question and LOL at the very convenient timing of the announcement.
I haven’t the first clue about his feelings, I was not impressed by their pictures together, but I can come up with reasons for their lack of chemistry — and before anyone starts: Ben does have chemistry with friends, fans, costars, it’s dazzling sometimes. — they seem…like old friends?
Anyway, only time will tell…
@moodgirl
Well… you can still be in a relationship even though you both know it’s about to end or it’s close to being over. Breaking up with someone isn’t easy. Someone told me once that most divorces occur a few years prior to the actual one. Like, the couple pretty much agrees to separate long before they actually file the paperwork.
It’s hard to leave something when you are emotionally attached to it. Even if the relationship isn’t 100% love. I’m sure both of them feel something for each other. So that’s why this is probably being drawn out.
@geemoney how cn a real relationship miss any kind of spark at all
@Lucifer
It’s real… but I do think it was like, casual or something. I don’t know. I don’t think he would have proposed to her if he didn’t feel something for her.
I think we are all questioning it b/c those two can’t sell it. He’s struggling with being “fake/kind of sort of not really in love/settling” and she to me is just like “whatever/my bills will be paid/I’ll just run around with someone else when he’s not around”.
I don’t know how this is going to end. I just hope neither one of them moves forward with this “relationship” and makes a mistake. Even though I’m not on board the Sophie train, she deserves to be happy with someone else. They both do. I just get really upset when I see two people get married “just because it’s time”. I really don’t want that for either one of them.
I just wish that they would both hold out for true love. And call it a day and find happiness. Elsewhere.
@@GeeMoney – That makes sense. My father psychologically divorced my mother decades before he filed the papers. I learned something new, I never realized until now.
I can’t get past the dress either.
I don’t think all of the fandom knows about it. Think just a minority. A minority that some are taking great pains to show and discredit. Why though? Just a few posters on a dumb gossip site shouldn’t matter all that much, not when you got the rest of the world buying what you are selling. We aren’t even the most vocal.
As to the rest of it, totally bored. This outing confirmed my suspicions, not disproved them and now I don’t care to comment as much.
I think I am on team anybody but Ben to win, they are at least running a more honest campaign.
@Madly – I have seen other sites that question this. Last night I read a chat where 99% of the participants believe the relationship is made up crap. I think many people are questioning because HW wouldn’t be working so hard if they weren’t. The photos of BC and SH were first tweeted by his organization I believe. It is what it is. If they are a happy couple then we will see it. A lot of thinking people aren’t seeing it.
Some previously ‘BC can do no wrong” type fans on tumblr and twitter are now posting “um, yeah, about that….” type things so people in his fandom are definitely noticing and feeling a bit skeeved by someone they admired having such a personality change for their public persona. And most of them are linking it to TIG being bought by HW and co and the weirdness really hitting then and just snowballing, including the “whirlwind grand romance”.
Really, it is not just us? Because I feel like this board gets targeted far more than most and from high profile places with shady connections ( L. G.).
And the influx of random posters is hilarious and desperate.
One thing I have learned from other fandoms’ experiences is that most of fans are not stupid. What’s said in public is vastly different than what’s said in private. The vocal minority who doesn’t give a crap about being “a good fan” is called crazy and delusional — but, and I know this for certain, having been on both side of the fence, some of the people who go out of their way to call delusional share, in secret, the same thoughts.
At the end of the day, as long as it stays in fandom and helpful people (L.g.) throws shade at us, Ben will be fine. No one will care.
very interesting gossip re why he looks pissy/angry and isn’t into SH in the pics over on the octoblog…. Is it true? Who knows. Interesting to see if it gets legs and hits the mainstream twitter fest though.
Who know if it is true or not, I tend to think that people working in the industry would be far more discreet than that.
IDK. I have a relative who was fired from a job as a runner on a t.v. show b/c he couldn’t keep his mouth shut about stupid things like sandwich orders or how people took their coffee, so not everyone in the industry is discreet. But I’m taking it with a gigantic serving of salt.
whats the gossip?
She can’t smile can she?
Come on Sophie! hold his hand and look happy, for Got’s sake. Give Benny to me, you don’t know how to handle this guy. You’re not comfortable, you’re not telling him to smile and be nice, you’re on tentative hooks. Is he Shrek?
this is what happens when you agree to marry someone and you haven’t even lived together yet! you don’t know each others moods or have the confidence to tell each other to shape up, when needed.
most miserable couple on the planet since Charles and Di.
You gathered all this from a few photos?
pity that u did not. time to see an ophthalmologist
mirror is calling her THE STAR *BARF*
Posting again…
Has anyone else seen this and know whether it is legit or not?
“I’ve found my own Cumber-bitch and I’m going to marry her!” quote from BC from Time Mag
: o
I would sincerely hope not. If it is, I think someone needs to worry about Cumbers. And TIME magazine?! Surely not..
Grr wont let me post the link, but I read it on sophiehuntergossipblog on tumblr.
edit: not time, but still a dick move
http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/11/18/alan-turing-movie-the-imitation-game-gets-the-cover-of-time-magazine
Oh….
What I got from that article ‘Oh, Matthew Goode is going to be on Downton Abbey?’.
Tbh, I’m starting to think he’s trying *too* hard to convince journalists that this is real. Off camera he sounds thrilled, happy blah blah blah (PR spin I know) so why doesn’t it translate to on screen? He gets more excited talking about Turing and TIG, or his father. Shouldn’t he show at least the same kind of excitement/happiness for SH? The more he says that he’s happy, the less I believe him.
I’m sorry, but if he did say that, then that’s really quite shocking. I mean..c’mon.
Right, @Sooth? Because isn’t he the same man who urged fans to change the Cumberbitch tag? And referring to one’s fiancee as a cumber-bitch, well, that’s just wrong on so many freaking levels.
Without a video I’m not going to believe it, sorry.
@aly – Hope you’re right. Otherwise, oh jeez, time for an intervention. Wanda!! Get over here, now!!
Really odd if he said that even if he was joking. He’s always physically winced when its said to him, banged on about it being disrespectful, and in most cases refused altogether, but hey he’s done stranger stuff recently.
Yes, the man has been all over the place recently. No consistency whatsoever.
F*cking rude thing to say, if he really said that. But again, I don’t judge if I don’t know the context. Written quotes are always iffy.
WTH . he never says this onscreen ever in life. Now his future wife is his BITCH *sideeyes*
Lucifer, man… you crack me up.
And I’d smack him hard if he referred to me as his “b*tch” if I were his fiancee. Infact, I smacked my ex-boyfriend when he made a joke about me being his b*tch back in high school. I don’t play that s#$%.
Every time Ben opens his mouth about this relationship… the cracks in it just keep getting wider.
That comment is the most abrupt faced one he has given this entire campaign. He has spent years openly hating that name and now he uses it to promote the wiltwipt? That says a lot right there.
@Madly -LOL, basically he’s saying “My fans are not bitches, my fiancee is” LOL.
Get your sh*t together, Ben!
@ingrid LMFAO
If they are real, I hope she put him in the Dog House for that.
*lol* This is pretty bad. It sounds so much like dad-speak… you know, when you are a teenager and your dad tries to incorporate “hip” and “edgy” words into what he says without comprehending the full meaning and sounding like trying way too much to appear young.
she looks nice, in a plain boring sort of way.
If they’re happy, then congrats and stuff. They look a bit awkward though.
My say something nice is that her dress is interesting
I agree completely. She is pretty in a very plain Jane sort of way. She actually reminds me of a bird with her sharp beaky nose.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but I do find it strange that there isn’t one photo of her with a genuine smile on her face. I’m sorry, but if I had just announced my engagement to one of the most sought-after actors of 2014, I’d be smiling so hard it hurt.
I’m also a bit flummoxed by his expressions. He looks so “over it.” Not over *her*, but over all the attention. Which is weird, because this is the first time he’s had to pose with her, and stand in front of flashing lights and screaming fans and photographers with her. Yeesh, Benny, if you’re already annoyed, what will you be like at the Oscars?
From the very few photos I’ve seen of her, she hardly smiles. Might not be a reflection of how she feels.
I would disagree with you and say that’s EXACTLY how she feels. No one who’s truly in love with someone walks around with a half assed smile on their face like that.
I know what the look of love looks like… and what’s going on btw the two of them…. not love.
@GeeMoney – all I meant is that some people are not expressive. I have friends who resemble ice walls. That doesn’t mean they’re not happy. However, they’re not in the public eye trying to sell a relationship.
My friend’s husband is British and has the most EPIC poker face known to man, so I do know of people who aren’t expressive with their feelings. He rarely smiles, laughs or makes any expressions. EVER.
But on my friend’s wedding day? I’ve never ever seen a man smile so much. He smiled so much that he even smiled with his body. He radiated happiness.
Don’t see that here. I don’t give a crap how un-expressive she is. If she was truly happy, we would see it in some way, shape or form. Period.
@GeeMoney – I agree. I have the same poker face but when I’m extremely happy/excited/angered, it comes through in buckets.
Honestly, I don’t want to judge her because she doesn’t smile. Maybe she’s shallow and doesn’t like her teeth? IDK.
@Cee
Shallow and doesn’t like her teeth… LMAO!
I have no ill will against her… I don’t know her. All I know is that they aren’t fooling anyone with that “relationship” who has any sort of sense.
Oh well. I guess we’ll just all have to see how this plays out. 3 more months of “ugh”…
I am known amongst my friends and family for being ice queen but when I got engaged I could not wipe that s*&^ eating grin off my face.
@GeeMoney – 3 months. I don’t think I’ll make it, to be completely honest. The more I see, the less I like this image/message he’s trying to put out there.
And as for the teeth comment, I’ve met a lot of people who never smile to avoid showing their teeth haha
In the new issue of Vogue there’s an article on BC. Now, there’s got to be some lead time for monthly magazines, so I assume the interview was conducted at least 4-6 weeks ago. Near the end the reporter mentions BC’s relationship with SH and BC says how happy he is. This was when all the cloak and dagger sightings were still going on that he talked about it. Knowing that this issue of Vogue would be released just before the movie came out and that the reporter wouldn’t spill the beans beforehand, were they priming the pump? Making it seem like, “Sure, we were together for months. See, I told a reporter about it two months ago.” Any ideas?
@Alice: Oftentimes, if something “big” happens between interview and print time, the outlet will contact the interviewee for an update on info or to confirm, or they’ll straight up lift a quote from those already out there, so that may also be the case.
@Cee
I’m hoping that we won’t have to wait that long. This relationship is going to implode sooner or later. Hopefully sooner, rather than later.
It would be quite disasterous for it to happen during his Oscar campaign… but it just might be how it all plays out. We’ll see.
Eh, I wouldn’t read too much into her expression. Maybe she’s nervous?
@cee – About what? She has been in the public eye before, both for her job and the fact that she has dated people who were well known. Why be shy now? Frankly, I see a woman who acts like she doesn’t want to be bothered. She doesn’t make an effort to even touch him. She’s just sort of …there. Because she has to be.
@moodgirl – I def. get aloof vibes from her. But even if she was in the public eye or dated high profile people, none were even remotely close to dating/marrying BC.
Does it bother me that she doesn’t smile? Not in the least. Do I find it strange? 100% yes. Do I wish she would smile while being photographed beside her fiancé? Yes, at least for PR purposes.
Edit: Man, so many threads already and I started answering in the wrong place!
Cumbertruthers … activate! (Thanks to the fab person who coined that term. )
Benedict The Movie © so Benedict was holding Sophie’s octopus over the bridge after a dramatic car race with Sean Bean rattlerling around in the boot, Benedict demands that Sophie has to attend his movie premier as it would increase his power over the media word. He knew that the kids movie Q&A left people squirming so he needed a new idea and that involved hostage Sophie. Sophie reluctantly agrees to attend with him in order to save her octopus.
Sophie isn’t happy on the red carpet. Benedict isn’t happy because Sophie is wearing her floral dress which she knew that Benedict was scared of floral wear. Seething Benedict attempts to prade the hostage Sophie around but nobody is fooled. Sophie who is now scared for her and the octopus future attempt to escape but is stopped in her tracks by Sean Bean…. How did he escape from the boot? Why is Mark Strong with him? Who sent them? Will Hostage Sophie ever be free? And is Benedict finally losing his power over the media world?
@Ellen Meanwhile Harvey played by a padded up Robert Duvall smiles to himself knowing that not only is Cumberbatch who forever will be indebted to him as offered up his first born as a future Oscar winner when he finally leaves the limelight and achieves that much desired privacy.
I think the bashing of her dress, hair etc is ridiculous, she is a pretty woman, not drop dead gorgeous, but pretty. However, my issue is he has looked far more ecstatic with previous girlfriends and for whatever reason, he is not now. That’s just sad. I have seen a lot of marriages end due to this blase attitude (they simply did not loove the person and just did it for whatever reason and later on found out they didn’t even like the person)and I hope for his sake it isn’t the case.
@Andrea – I agree. I am addicted to Net-a-Porter and I like her dress, she just needed it tailored. My issue is their appearance together seemed like a calculated move like everything else they have done for the past six months.
We bash actual celebrities for their hair/dress/makeup etc., she’s not an exception if her dress is ugly (it is), if her hair is lifeless (it is) and if she looks like she’d rather be anywhere else (she does).
@Dani – I will agree with you, too.
I wanted to stop by just to say that she looks really classic and simple yet pretty. I get the feeling that Sophie Hunter and Keira Knightley would get along well. They both seem like the same type of woman that Cumberbatch is fond of. Elegant, classy, a bit plain yet pretty, probably somewhat intelligent and opinionated, small chested, and thin. I haven’t been following all of this madness because I’m not a Cumberbitch, but I get the feeling that she is a good choice for him. She doesn’t seem high maintenance or lacking substance. Without knowing much about Cumberbatch, his fiance, or this entire situation, I think she is a fine choice as a wife.
Um, what’s with the keira knightley comparison? Keira is absolutely beautiful for a start, on no world could she considered plain. And what’s with the he likes that kind of woman thing? (Chest size etc..) umm..
For a start, his past gfs have been nothing like that and contrary to what some people seem to be convincing themselves of, Keira’s just a mate.
As for her not lacking substance, I’m sorry, but have you seen some of her work? It’s perfectly fair game to judge it, because that’s what’s is for. And it’s not good. So I don’t know what kind of substance you’re referring to. And as you say, you don’t know about him, her the situation, so I don’t know where you’re basing the assumption that ‘she’d make a fine wife’.
Again! See what I mean? People want to bash us for questioning this relationship when anyone with fairly good vision could see the handwriting on the wall. Yet they come over here with their silly assumptions, sounding like tweenagers, and we are the bad guys.
chest size?? really? boooooo
I am two seconds away from 1) vomiting profusely and 2) calling you an idiot. That chest comment was completely unnecessary.
“Also: I want to believe that a woman who would wear this lovely Erdem dress would probably be capable of burning all of Benedict’s fug denim shirts. Please do it, girl. ”
Oh, she would be doing the Lord’s work if she did. She should also get rid of the jorts, the maroon pants and the Martin Freeman hat.
Did I hear right that the dress cost £4,000?
Sorry, but that disgusts me.
May I ask why? Erdem isn’t a cheap line. She’s also appearing at a red carpet event for her fiance’s Oscar-campaigning film. It’s a high-profile event, so it’s not like she should show up in jeans and a sweater.
You really need to ask why? That money could run my local children’s hospice for a whole day.
It’s obscene. No, she doesn’t have to wear jeans and a jumper, but there is a middle ground and wasting that much money on a dress is not it.
My dresses from the local vintage shop, charity shop, topshop are great and I think I look good. This kind of wastage and indulgence just infuriates me.
I understand where you’re coming from, but designers like Erdem aren’t cheap. She likely wanted to make a nice first impression on the red carpet, and it’s hardly out there compared with what celebrities wear at similar events. I think the Oscars especially get VERY expensive.
@Sooth: I love what Colin Firth’s wife does–she does the “upcycled” fashion and focuses on reusing old dresses and creating new ones out of previously worn outfits, as well as supporting niche/newer/smaller designers who don’t have “red carpet cachet”.
all we want is a pretty dress. This looks like sh-t and costs more thn any othr designers. even emma watson wears new designers dresses. and we all know how fab emma w is. spending money and wasting money are two completely diff things
I wonder if she paid for the dress or borrowed it for the night?
I know SH isn’t a celeb herself, but she’s appearing at a premiere as the date of the film’s star. She might have been loaned the dress by the designer in return for free advertisement.
It’s the same one she wore to LFF so chances are, she bought it or it was purchased for her to wear. Usually designers won’t “Loan out” a gown to be seen more than once like that. They want whomever is wearing their stuff to look stylish and like they can afford the line, so while they may lend out dress A for an event, they’d lend dress B for a different one.
Thanks for mentioning this! What kind of fiancee is she? She has not ONCE helped him change/upgrade his wardrobe!
I swear if I was his gf/future wife… I would throw that red jacket and those maroon pants out of the WINDOW the second I was able to get into his closet. And shine him up like a new penny and make him look like a million dollars.
Oh, how could I forget that red jacket!
That red jacket makes me think of Mister Rogers.
LOL. Him and Ron Burgundy!
First time I’m seeing her – she looks classy and sophisticated. Also… I think she’s got him around her finger. She has that look a woman gets when her man is completely into her 😉
BARF
Amen, Gee
Huh? ^ Not sure what you mean, but to me, she has that colicky look she always has.
And he certainly doesn’t have the air of someone who’s been wrapped around anyone’s finger…well, certainly not hers anyway.
She definitely does – he chose a classy woman, he announced their engagement in a classy way and he’s obviously into her! She looks like a choice of a man who values an independent and intelligent woman. From what I remember he dated a modelesque type before but see, he is marrying a very different type of woman.
Um ..what Gee Money said.
He dated a very independent, well-educated, actually talented woman for 12 years but she broke it off with him because, according to gossip anyway, he loved his work more. Then he dated another educated, talented, classy woman for a year or so and it fell apart because, yes, he valued work more. The “model” was actually a FWB so… oop.
I think his naivete and his self imposed deadline to have children have convinced him that he’s in love and she’s Miss Right Now. Marry in haste, repent at leisure. And I do think she’s pregnant hence the hurried ad out of nowhere.
See what I mean? Just ugh to the heavens.
LMAO
new poster
Not really but if I was – it wouldn’t matter. Get it? LOL
I’m actually quite relieved that he proposed. Because I was worrying that Benedict or Tom Hiddleston might be gays for some time. I don’t know why. They kinda seemed like they could be.
To me posh English schoolboys always give a vibe that they can go either way to me, perhaps it’s the manners…we don’ t have those kind of gentlemen here in the US. Or at least where I live.
I have found some of the macho men in the US particularly in rural areas actually have more gay tendencies than feminine men, like they have to overcompensate by acting very machismo because they are secretly gay/bi.
Being single for a long time doesn’t equate to being gay. Some of you posters are unreal with your comments.
It’s not because they were single. They just seemed like they could be. I don’t care about gays. But it’s just – you don’t want your celebrity to be one. Because that means you may stop dreaming about dating them. We all know it will never happen anyway. But still. And it just kills dream when celebrity comes out as gay,
No one cares when some Rupert Everett comes out. No one fantasized about dating him. But when it someone like Benedict or some favorite boybander – it just kills fantasy.
I guess you’ve never met any Neil Patrick Harris fangirls. Or Andrew Scott’s fans.
It was obvious that Rupert Everett was gay, though. A person would have had to have blinders on to not see that.
There have been no rumors or gossip anywhere alluding to Tom or Ben being gay. Everything I’ve read about the two of them has been consistent with them being heterosexual. Now, if I had heard otherwise, I’d be with you on your post.
But since I haven’t…. NOT GAY. I don’t understand why people keep trying to push this.
PS – I don’t want Will Smith to be gay, I reeeeaaally don’t… but the rumors and things I have heard from people are damning. I don’t know how to process it. I’m still holding out hope that they are wrong. But I don’t know.
Wow.
Now I wonder what kind of woman will Tom choose to marry! I mean Benedict was dating women very different from Sophie. This was kind of a surprise! But a nice one. I’m glad he ended up getting engaged to someone wholesome and classy.
Oh for god’s sake, she really is neither……
Someone hasn’t seen the octopus video, the fake pregnancy belly thing, or…well, anything she’s done. Or read interviews with her. Maybe they have her mixed up with Sophie Turner again, lol.
@MissMary Maybe she’s mixing her up with Sophie Tucker.
Don’t understand this mindset at all. Fantasies have zero to do with reality. How is that a line in the sand when the entire crush is based on imagination to begin with? It’s not likely stars will hookup with civilians even when sexuality is a match. A one in a gazillion chance it will align in a fan’s favor.
The only thing that matters is their ability to be convincing on screen with women when it’s called for. I’m not familiar with Tom’s work, but Benedict has always done a good job in this regard.
The reason Benedict seems gay to me is because he references homosexuality a lot. Saying he has romances with all his male costars. In an interview, being seen dancing his butt off to gay 80’s anthem music and having a floral decorated bedroom. His huge crush on matt damon. And the list goes on and on. Every other interview and soundbite has something gay in it. Even publicly out actors don’t speak about man loving to the press so much.
To be clear, I have no investment in him being gay. Doesn’t matter to me either way. He will still be my silly little man crush. It’s mind boggling that sexuality still matters in this day and age. On a personal level from actor to fan, it’s completely irrelevant.
Lol
@claire
Sorry, but your list of gay things has made me spit out my tea. In that case, every man I’ve ever known would be gay (they’re most definitely not btw)
This red carpet debut made to the FRONT page of The Hollywood Reporter.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/
THR is an *industry* magazine, not a gossip blog. WTF? I mean… C’mon! PR much?
F*cking Harvey doing what he does best.
(I was almost ready to give these two lovebirds a benefit of the doubt, but no. Back on the conspiracy train)
::::hands cookies:::::
I do think they’re together, how long they’ll last with all this pressure is anyone’s guess.
What pressure? He’s choosing to parade around giving weird quotes about having favourites and incredible women, posing for red carpets and handing over an engagement announcement before walking into all this. Any pressure is self imposed.
I’m thinking more about outside things like work commitments: we think it’s bad now? If he gets nominated he’ll be everywhere for a month and half. Even if he doesn’t win, he’ll have press to do after, then there’s his actual day job: acting; most of it will be in London for the foreseeable future, but God knows Ben is a workaholic, this will never change.
Should he win the Oscar, it would be total madness. There’s a reason why people talk about the Oscar curse.
Not saying it’ll happen, but considering they haven’t been together for long and that he’s all over the place right now, things could go south.
Re: The Hollywood Reporter.
This is just beyond embarrassing now.
Nah, wait until you see the instyle spread 🙂 j/k (sort of)
Glow? That is pathetic…….
This is by design. Remember when I said to close your eyes and imagine what it would be like if he hadn’t put the engagement in the paper. An artice here or an early morning interview there. Just like the rest of the front runners. They, HW and BC, have created a PR bonanza and they have been planning it for months.
Why are you at all surprised? This engagement is getting them legs. I guess they didn’t think the film was strong enough on its own, so viola. That was the entire point of it, no matter what you think of their relationship in real life. The true love of his life is his career. He sacrificed a 12 year relationship for it. Getting engaged for a chance at an Oscar nomination is nothing.
I still maintained that he campaigned to be Harvey’s golden child this season, so this is the result. He is just not used to gaming this hard. It will get better as he practices.
But this campaign is disjointed and a mess, but as long as they can make good copy, they will run with it.
ITA; I’m sure that if Keira had been single they’d be selling a showmance between them.
So much for the story of Turing being the most important thing. This sucks. All of it. Sell out isn’t the word.
Interesting to hear what the people think who have the excuse of her doing her five minute chauffeur ride ahead of him at the premiere as ‘it would detract from Turing’ . Now they’ve turned it into some cringe making pony show for a woman who flaps around with an octopus.
@Madly. ITA…it took me awhile but it’s all clear now. I think they were dating and got engaged for the sake of his career. It’s not a fake relationship, just escalated for the sake of his career so he could get some mileage out of it. They’re trying to pull it off and I guess a lot of people are buying what he’s selling. I will definitely be rooting for someone else come Oscar time.
You make me feel like a bad person because I don’t care about PR stunts and I want him to succeed. 🙁
I mean, as far as Hollywood and HW go this is pretty harmless, it could be way worse.
Why would you think people are making you feel like a bad person? Nobody is doing that. You’re entitled to your opinion.
Personally I just have a different definition of ‘success’. I think if winning an oscar has hinged on this circus, then the oscar isn’t worth having.
@Sooth: Sorry, I kind of had a knee jerk reaction. For a moment I actually felt bad about rooting for Ben to get all the accolades he deserves.
For me Ben is an amazing actor. Without waxing poetry on the whys (we have all seen him act); he’s not taking a shortcut, he’s not an overnight succees, he works hard at his craft; some pr that gives him more visibility is not remotely as bad as a casting couch or bad mouthing his fellow peers, or throwing mud on the other movies.
He’s not comfortable (yet) with this, which to me means he’s still a decent person. He’s playing the game, but believe me I have seen much worse. I think we all have, one way or another.
I have also seen, though, artists, in my country, who refused to play the game — and the result wasn’t pretty.
Regardless of the stupid PR, Ben is a very good actor. To me that is the most important thing. It’s insane how Oscar have become huge popularity contests…it used to be different, damn HW…he ruined it all.
And I wish, I really wish, he talked just about his career and his craft, I adore those interviews, he’s in love with his work, that’s when he’s actually beaming.
@renee – It is really easy to see.
Wait, they have “that engagement glow”? Uh, okay, real talk: I’ve been treated for pernicious anemia and I had more of a glow than that when the illness was at it’s worst. 0_o
Oh god. How is the whole world not seeing through this overdone BS?
@MissMary – I think it’s the same glow (sweat) I had when I read that and threw up.
@Sooth – I don’t know. I told my medium-BC fan friend the PR theory and her answer was “He would NEVER do that! He’s Benedict!” So, they are swallowing all of this easily.
Admittedly, I am NOT the first person that you would come to for fashion advice, but I think the dress is adorable. Maybe it could fit a little better, but I like it. I also couldn’t care less if she has worn the dress before, or if she wears it 10 million more times. In this same comment section she has been derided for spending too much money on the dress, and derided for wearing it more than once. It is a no-win situation. Kate Middleton gets the same thing.
They totally do look alike, but I’m not sure that is unusual at all. I think they will provide us all with perfectly adorable little posh Cumberbabies to ohh and ahhh over.
I just want to know, after they are married, will she become Sophie Cumberbatch? That is a really hard last name to take on. 🙂
They don’t look alike. Eyes, face structure, lips, nose all totally different.
Oh and now we have a Kate Middleton comparison to add to the list ..
So where are we now: Amal Clooney, Princess Diana, Duchess of Cambridge .. What next..
Mother Theresa? Joan of Arc?
Seriously, the world has lost its mind.
Actually, I didn’t compare his fiance to Kate Middleton. I compared the comments on the cost and re-wearing of her dress to what happens to Kate Middleton. I’m pretty sure that was easy enough to understand.
Yes, a very small portion of the world has lost its mind. It is kind of funny to read about, though. Great entertainment for my late afternoon coffee break.
It’s a comparison to Kate Middleton’s situation, as if SH is under as much scrutiny and attention as KM. Completely different situations. This woman wears something twice? Who cares apart from a few shallow bored fans of his.
Middleton has become a trend setter and is the future Queen of England. Everything she wears sells out in minutes.
@Abby – fashion is really personal. I liked the short version of that dress better, though. But she looked nice. No denying that.
Ohh! There is a short version? Nice!
Is Cumberbatch really such a hard name? There are so many names out there that are harder to spell, imho. (Like.. Chiwetel Ejiofor for example) Of course “Hunter” is easier and she is already known by that name (as an actress and director), so it would seem logical to keep her maiden name, but maybe she is of the traditional kind. At least she wouldn’t have the same initals as Sherlock Holmes anymore. I always did a double take when I read “SH” at first. 😉
And I have to admit I didn’t care much about Cumberbatch before all this hoopla happened. I like Sherlock, I think he’s a good actor, but I can’t tell you the names of all his ex-girlfriends. And of course I have no opinion on Sophie as we hardly know anything about her, except that she probably isn’t prone to huge grins on red carpets. But now I kind of hope they marry soon, stay together for 50+ years and have 10 kids together. Just to see what the people who are now SO convinced that this is not a real relationship (for whatever reason) will write then. Oooops. I just outed myself as a contrary person, didn’t I?
Well, not that the name is hard (it is actually easy to spell), but it is kind of an odd name. I suppose I shouldn’t talk. I went from a very odd last name to a very common last name when I married my husband. 🙂
Do you know if it is common to change your last name if you are a woman who gets married in the UK?
Benedict Cumberbatch isn’t the top of my fanboy list (that space is reserved for my dragonfly master) and I couldn’t name a past girlfriend either, but I find the uproar over his upcoming marriage to be insane and somewhat entertaining. At least, I did at first. Now it appears to be getting old. I am also hoping they get married, have a whole bunch of Cumberbabies and live happily ever after. 🙂 Then again, as much as I love the dragonfly king, I will wish the same when he announces that he has been secretly married to “she-who-must-not-be-named” and that they are expecting triplets.
I don’t know if married women in the UK often change their name… in my country it’s still the usual thing, I guess, but I’m no expert on marriage customs, to be honest.
Ooooh, that would be something when the dragonfly king and you-know-who have a secret wedding and tripets!! 😀 Can you imagine the reactions? Wohoo… It would be even worse than BC & SH. A catastrophe of epic proportions! And yes, of course all the happiness to them. 🙂
Oh look at that.. A message to his wonderful fans from his majesty personally…
What a timing..
wait what? Where?
nvm…read it. 🙂
I’m missing it and all google turns up for me is the rehash of “omg red carpet cuddling!” (really, E?) and links to the NY Mag article…
@MissMary: Look at the twitter of Ben’s agency ..CvGG … they posted it there 🙂
“‘I’m so lucky to have such supportive and generous fans. Nothing would make me happier though than for their love, time, effort and money to be channelled towards people who are really in need at Christmas. Homeless charities, humanitarian organisations and human rights charities all deserve our support. If that seems too impersonal for you or you don’t have any money to give please just do someone a favour who needs it or who you love as that’s the best Christmas present I could ever think of having. Goodwill to all! Thank you again to all those that did this for my birthday I was soo moved by the money raised and all your ‘Batch Of Kindness’ stories… As I think it was called… Silly names aside the deeds were marvellous, imaginative and so generous. Thank you Bx'”
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sihm3u
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On one hand, awesome for encouraging charitable acts and kindness. I cannot fault a person for that in the least. On the other, wonder what brought this on, other than “quick, post something in his name that will make him seem less like a dick”
IDK I’m so catty of late.
Yes to both thoughts, missmary. My first thought when I read this? Cumberdouche. And that makes me sad that that’s what immediately comes into my head.
And you know what made me think that? The silly names thing. I know I’m reading way too much into it. Normally I don’t, but I really can’t stand backhanded compliments. That’s what this felt like.
“And you know what made me think that? The silly names thing. I know I’m reading way too much into it. Normally I don’t, but I really can’t stand backhanded compliments. That’s what this felt like.”
Yep.
imo we ve moved into reaching and overreacting now
@ J
Why? I think people are entitled to give it a sideye. The timing of the message when he’s shaded fans unfairly of late is convenient. You don’t have to agree but I don’t think people are overreacting.
OMG. These people do THIS and claim that others are crazy.
not everything is a secret insult. thats giving fans an importance level i don’t get. this didn’t come out of nowhere, the agency has been getting gift questions, the name was silly, that’s not an insult nor is it the most important thing about it is what hes saying.
and going by the new Creative Conversation interview, he’s starting to get the fame thing.
im just over some of this tbh. i have seen actors get super nasty for real with fans out of frustration so this is a bit overblown to me. but obviously you re entitled to side-eye it
honestly maybe i am just jaded because i had no idea until all this how some of his fans were. id be screaming in faces at this point lol as long as his acting is good and he isnt hitting ppl im good
I’m not saying it’s a secret insult or he’s being ‘nasty’, but I just think there’s a LOT of inconsistency of late. Unnecessary digs here, then the next moment ‘oh I’m getting love bounced back at me’. I don’t expect him to be perfect, none of us are and if I were famous, I’d probably’ve killed someone by now, but he can be dickish. Yes fans are often a pain but most of them are just well meaning and enthusiastic. They don’t deserve the perma eyeroll.
look i think its failry obvious at this point Hw’s oscar image is serious actor dude, no crazy fanbase. its business, not personal. weinstein don’t drop millions to let a brit actor and his teeny by compare pr firm control anything.
ive followed actors go through campaign image changes before and its always weird but at least hes uncomfortable enough to not be able to pull it off neatly. its more jarring to see them become another person with no qualms. hes mainly not robotic when he gets to be himself, like fallon, imo.
at the same time, i think hes dumb for fighting it but that’s another debate i guess
“ive followed actors go through campaign image changes before and its always weird but at least hes uncomfortable enough to not be able to pull it off neatly. its more jarring to see them become another person with no qualms.”
This I agree with. At least he’s not comfortable with not being himself.
“at the same time, i think hes dumb for fighting it but that’s another debate i guess”
Does he really have no choice at all? Does HW literally own him until Feb?
J-I actually agree with you for the most part. But if it’s just business, then don’t make fun of the fans. Don’t call them florals, don’t call them silly. It’s (as missmary would say) reductive. If they’re so horrible and you don’t want them associated with you, just ignore them. They will get the message eventually.
But if you actually want to keep your fans, just say thank you. You can point them in the right direction without making fun of them or their methods. You can laugh off the funny things without getting that horrible ice dagger/#jawseyes/bitchface.
Because you know what? I would say 98% of his fans aren’t crazy. The girl that wanted to get hit by 12 buses doesn’t really want to get hit by 12 buses. She was making a funny. That interview really bugged me. It was the attitude that came oozing out of him. That felt personal.
And let’s not forget it was only April he was getting these fans to shell out a great deal of cash to meet him for a few minutes.
It is both, ” oh I love my fans” and ” stop doing crazy sh**, just go away**
More like “use your powers for something useful, I don’t need anything from you”.
Exactly, sighs. I’m not one for standing up for crazy fans tbh but I’m so done with him now. A few months back, I would’ve fluttered at those words, but now? Just another well timed piece of press. And, pretty patronising too. I think they raised quite a lot for charity in the past, so they don’t need directing to it again.
I thought he only needed one person’s support anyway? Please…
Crazy s**t indeed!!! lol
(Reason for Benedict’s message)
“Operation Thank you -The Christmas Edition… This morning @frenchnavygirl, @clarenewman and I (Londonphile) had the idea of thanking Karon and the Conway team for everything that they do (prompted by this interview–Benedict Cumberbatch: “I have people who are on the verge of a nervous breakdown all the time, managing my day” )
As Benedict prefers donations, Claire asked via email what would be the preferred charity and got this lovely answer: (Benedict’s message)”
I took it as to mean: don’t waste money on me, if you want do some charity work. I mean, basically all actors say the same…
I genuinely will never understand buying gifts to actors or making scrapbooks…that’s something I truly don’t get.
Woah, woah… Fans are now sending presents to his entourage for doing the job they’re paid to do? Seriously?
Aly – I know what he thinks he’s saying and the last time he did it, I thought it was lovely. But other actors perhaps don’t insult their fans for two weeks before, so their messages are slightly more meaningful for me. Like I say, I have very little time for the crazy fans but his inconsistency is pissing me right off.
@Sooth: There’s a “type” of fans that thank his parents for having him whenever they meet them so sending presents to his management and PR is only a shade less skeevy.
Why on earth are people emailing him saying they want to do something for his publicity team? See, this makes me a little….Urgh……These are the crazy ones! I could almost guarantee that no one on this site would send him a tie or try to send his publicity team cumber cupcakes. We have this one little site where we like to speculate on stuff he does in the public sector. That’s it.
The work you’re doing to try to get rid of the true crazies will not work, Ben. They will follow you and your cumber babies to the ends of the earth. Just learn to smile and nod and ignore them.
Don’t tick off the middle of the road, intelligent ones by doing awful pr stunts.
@Sooth
All of that..
@Sooth: uhm…the NYM spread was…not okay, on many levels, but for the rest…I think (and I said it in the other thread) that some of the things he said weren’t meant to be hurtful to us. They came out all wrong and cringey…but that’s Ben…
At the risk of being shouted down, I’ll say that I think that some fans take offence too easily lately.
Maybe it’s the cumulative effect of crap he has said. I mean, it’s gotten to the point where I actually dread his interviews…I imagine Karon going all: “wtf, mate…did you really say that?” but…really, things get taken out of context (I’ve seen it happen twice this week) and even innocuous things are kind of made it look bad.
Of course if this pattern should continue I’ll eat crow…and admit he’s being a total a$$hole on purpose.
Yup, sighs. To all of that.
The nutters will worship him no matter what. The people he’ll lose are the fans such as us who have relationships, careers etc, not to mention eyes and a functioning bullshit radar, who didn’t get into his work or become charmed by him from batshittery like this past couple of weeks. We’ll grow tired of the crap and no perhaps it won’t notice seeing as we’re not seeing Hamlet 39 times, but we’re intelligent adults who appreciate his work as opposed to blindly making him cakes, squealing in his presence and buying him pants.
@aly
I’m not offended for myself. I don’t class myself as one of his ‘fans’ as such. I think that he’s unnecessarily put the boot in to people who have been relatively harmless and then backtracked or done a total 360 by completely changing his tune.
I wasn’t “offended” per se. I was grossed out by the photos but his comments I was just like “You really can’t say that to people who are buying your tickets. It’s been two weeks in a row of this. You can bicker every now and then because everyone forgets once you pet a puppy.”
Aly- for me, at least, it is the cumulative effect. It’s all these little digs and backhanded compliments that just keep coming. And I’m not even the type of fan that I think he’s trying to get rid of. I almost can’t read his interviews anymore. I just sort of skim because I’m afraid my opinion of him will really go in the gutter. It’s almost there already. At this point I’m just watching a train wreck in slo-mo and it’s sheer entertainment. I shouldn’t be this engrossed but I am simply because it’s shocking. I’m just so surprised that (I think) he’s gone so pr. His ambition is showing, and it’s not a good look on him.
@Sooth: no, I get it, I know you’re not that kind of fan, and you’re not offended for yourself. I found the NYM upsetting, not for *me* (never sought an autograph in my life, never been in a crowd of fans waiting for the “artist”), but for the way PR is belittling Ben’s fanbase for its purposes. It frankly desgusted me, and yeah…*that* pissed me off big time. The other comments? Not so much, Ben puts his foot in his mouth all the damn time…I think he needs to be more careful, because scorned fans are dangerous.
@sighs: I totally get the cumulative effect. I fear that one of these days some bnf will go all: f*ck you Cumberdouche! …then it’ll be bad. It’ll be really bad.
@aly
I could see that happening if he actually outed one.
I wonder if he actually believed that photoshoot would be a good idea? I know he does regret things like that openly. I remember after that cigar shoot he signed a fan pic of it with something like “oh no, I look like a cigar chomping arsehole. Seemed like a good idea at the time”
Now… THAT’S the Batch that tickles my pickle. Where’d he go? *weeps at sky*
I’m offended by it, or maybe hurt is the word, as I was by the “florals” thing earlier. Plus, did you read that incident at the bar in that article? Someone in the bar sends him champagne and the message delivered by the waiter is they love his work. He gets tense and rolls his eyes before he realizes it’s a joke played by his costars sitting at the bar, and then he’s all smiles. Nice, Benedict. What a pain in the a$$ it is when people bother you by saying they like you and sending you bubbly when you’re just trying to relax, how dare they, etc. I get it, but what a brat. And I’m hurt because I loved the guy–yes, I know, I don’t know him, but I loved him in the sense that he was “lovable” and did really good work. I’m not a super-fan, never participated in any shows of “fan support,” and I decided long ago that I wouldn’t bother him if I ever ran into him (actually, I decided that about all celebrities; it’s not my style and I don’t see the point of getting an autograph or photo). I enjoyed him a lot. I’m not enjoying him anymore.
If he will make The Lost City of Z together with Robert Pattinson,I will love him right now I don’t care too much but I think he really wants that Oscar.
whew the bitterness is strong in this post
By bitterness, I take it you mean ‘not crying and squeaking over OMG how perf and in love they are and I’m going to make a cake for them’?
Seems a shame that using your brain and not swallowing everything you’re fed is chalked up to bitterness by some people.
girl….
Don’t try and be cool, it really doesn’t suit you. Honestly.
Ok. This is the last time I comment on a Cumberbatch post. I can’t believe some of the craziness here. Some of y’all need to seriously come to terms with the fact that he is marrying this woman whether you like it or not. And if for some reason he doesn’t, he will never marry YOU. Folks can’t even compliment this woman without getting some Cumberbitch going postal. Just chill out.
Yeah, do the same, hun…
Edit: Aah, you’re the one who made the weird tits comment. Explains a lot.
Buh bye.
Goodbye… and please don’t come back with your nauseating and sexist comments.
I’m so with you! These people forgot that they would never even have a chance of meeting him! What is all this madness about?!
What are you talking about? What has meeting him have to do with anything?
Seriously, I refuse to believe people are this stupid.
WUT? You don’t seriously believe what you have just written. Seriously.
*backs away slowly*
*raises hand* I’ve met him. Now that’s out of the way, I can clearly say that there is something wrong here with this engagement.
“These people forgot that they would never even have a chance of meeting him!” Excuse me? I think you meant “I have finally come to terms with the fact that I will never meet him *sob*”. Most of the people here already understood that and can comment objectively on something that is plainly a train wreck about to happen.
@may23 – I think that a large percentage of the posters on this site are married or involved. Most have jobs. None are stupid or immature. Unless you count the visitors.
Oh may23, what are you telling me now? I’m about to cry real Cumbertears of sorrow. It’s impossible to meet him? Well, guess I’ve mastered the impossible. Or maybe it was his wax statue? Oh wait, he didn’t have one yet back then. So that’s that, by your logic I’m now the expert here, I met him, it’s impossible for you, so I’m automatically right about everything. Oops. *Cheshire cat grin*
http://weheartit.com/entry/116186539/via/victoria_pink99
Have met him. Not interested in dating him or anything else. Still on fence about this whole deal but the negativity and zig zagging attitude about the fans is eye brow raising. A bit tired at people dropping by to drop insults. What does it matter to you that you need to comment on other people’s opinions?
same, and I’m not even a Cumberbatch fan. The levels of Neo-from-The-Matrix-bullet-time bending and twisting for these conspiracy theories are both horrific and amusing. He was never gonna meet y’all, he was never gonna marry any of y’all.
He’s not going to meet you either. Yet you are commenting on here a lot… do you like him too? Or are you just saying you don’t…
Ladies, ignore the trolls:)
@Kibbles, preach girl. It’s insane here.
Preach? Your friend ‘kibbles’ and her tit observation is chalked up as one of the weirdest comments of the fortnight, but on you go anyway..
How are things insane here anyway? People are just using these as chat threads. Seriously, take the attitude somewhere else. The dive bomb ‘omg be crazy here’ posts are piss poor and wearing a bit thin.
Lol at all these random posters. The try hard is strong.
the People Magazine set might be buying it but PR knows the majority of the fanbase is raising brows. Sounds like they’re sending out the minions, lol.
How does one get a job as a minion? Sounds lucrative.
Well, you have to be really comfortable being blind to the obvious weirdness, no matter what the real nature of the relationship is (something most of the minions seem to miss in these posts–none of us give two flips if he marries her, Tom Hiddleston, or the entire Royal Navy, just don’t be skeevy in your behavior and stop being so reductive to fans and acting pissy when you’re called on it… “you” being a certain celeb, lol), and be totally fine posting spam links and things like “delicate beauty,” “so perf,” “heart eyes” and basically trying to sprinkle any doubting with banal “fangirling” of no actual substance. And most important: Pretend you don’t understand that people can be fans of someone’s work but not fans of their real life behavior.
Yeah, they are pretty much trying to brand us as crazy.
I would say I am going to laugh and hard when this is all over, but with how unlikable he is becoming, I don’t think I will care by then.
OhHey: I’m wondering the same…I’m unemployed atm, I could use some money…
I just saw a comment on tumblr that said that he didn’t open the door for her because he wanted the attention on him to protect her……..okay then…….
Basically there will always be people who will try to stand up for the weirdness. There are theories on both sides on why they are being weird.
“I just saw a comment on tumblr that said that he didn’t open the door for her because he wanted the attention on him to protect her……..okay then…….”
Hahaha. That’s not a theory, that’s a lobotomy.
0_o Did an actual 13 year old write that comment, I wonder? I can see being protective of a loved one–we all are, IRL, right? But that’d be more like “Let me help you in the car/get between you and paps/help you off the curb” and not “Well, see ya on the inside! Deuce!” I wish the narrative of SH as a shy, delicate, hothouse orchid would stop. She’s not.
@MissMary: and they say we spin things….LOL never change fandoms, never change:)
Benedict was papped in Soho last night after the TIG Premiere…alone… (He even changed his suit.)
He was papped again today in NYC with Karon.. No Sophie..
@Linz: Uh oh, you’ve done it now–you mentioned him being alone (and he was also papped leaving the hotel with Karon in tow). Now we’ll get some pap pics of SH with him in a carefully posed shopping situation. A bookstore or the Apple store, I bet.
@MissMary – They are watching us… I think we need to star using coded messages. Does anyone have a working Enigma machine?
*whispers* I also wondered about those solo photos…hmm…
lol @MissMary, PR set up in 3…2…1
What shall it be? A bookstore, possibly. Maybe walking past a bridal store? No, too far? Hmm…
Damn PR, better get on that quick! Don’t want last nights goodwill to vanish so quickly!
(and yes, I’m more cynical and conspiracy-theorist before my morning coffee!)
Nvm!
okay here is a thought. lets give the man some rest and let him do whatever he wants. Because whatever we say here , he is MADE to do it the next day on gunpoint. Lets just stop. no matter how much kaiser baits us. we shall be the graceful ladies and stop speculating. Lets see what happens. Today he was shopping alone. tmrw he ll be told he cnt do that too. has to take sodious with him. Wheres they clearly cnt bother to be with each other.people are alrdy gushing “how he took out her dress blahblah” they did not c that she was in the front seat and BC n Karon were in backseat. i mean WTF. point is we won’t state the obvious and put the man in pressure. alrdy he is eye deep. lets do some chatroom sh-t with passwords . what say? 😉
@Curiouser: Oh it won’t be a bridal store! It’ll be a book store, to cement her CV polishing as super intelligent, or maybe the Apple store since he seems to love that place. Or, more likely, a “quaint” (read: hideously overpriced) restaurant… with Karon just out of frame in the shot. If it’s a bridal store, that’ll make the scrap book makers froth and foam and buy up all the tulle, so PR will want to avoid that.
Fan report from TIG Premiere:
“They did hug each other and he pecked her on the cheek BC was super nice but did have to decline a pic with me because he was heading to see Sophie who was behind me. She was with him for most of the night.”
A hug and a peck on the cheek? Doesn’t BC do that with all of his friends? The girl didn’t get a selfie with BC. But she took a selfie from a distance. And you can see Sophie staring daggers at her in the background. So classy! Sophie always knows where the camera is. I mean she is so “shy.” HaHa!
But was it the kind of hug and peck he gave Quinto? Because that ish was kinda hot. And looked affectionate (I know, he’s not gay, but that embrace launched so many ships lol).
Miss Mary, I dunno if I’d qualify. I think my powers of observation might override the fingers in my ears and the tune of “LALALALLALALA” being sung really loudly. I’m guessing minions get fired if they exhibit any signs of common sense and a grasp on reality. Crap. I really needed that job.
I don’t like the dress but she does make it work. You know like that Alexa Chang girl, who wears strange stuff but it works on her? This one is obviously looks great in this dress.
@May23 – Her name is Alexa CHUNG, not CHANG.
Whatever might be the case, BC needs to take care of the INCREDIBLE woman. Buy her some clothes and jewelry. its not like she is working or somethin!!
LOL
No,he ‘d buy her a matching hat and a matching denim shirt… 😛
🙂
Kaiser, I do agree with you – he seems smart and normal enough to propose to someone he actually adores, not for any other reasons. I feel bad for all his fans hearts but ce la vie.
And the spamming starts…
Dear me.
Ignore…:)
@Aly, it’s so hard. I’ll try not to point out that it’s c’est la vie to may23 though, not ce la vie. I won’t correct it. I’ll be good. Oh wait…
@Cate: we’re getting linked and talked about on other sites, these threads have lots of comments, of course trolls will come. They’re funny in a “omg, get a new repertoire” way…;)
@Aly, ah well, it’s quite amusing. So is this what’s it like being internet famous? Oh em gee, so this is what it feels like being Benedict? Wooooow, I feel lightheaded. 😉
They look well suited for each other. They’ll make cute babies. She seems tall and is owning that dress. I love that it has POCKETS! And sleeves. More of that please.
Man… the crazies are coming out in full force today… I can’t take 3 more months of this. *dies*
I think someone hired a bunch of new interns.
Oh, sell it! Sell it! FFS no…….
More light weight nonsense.
*Shivers and mumbles something incoherently about pod people*
Deareje tumblr has full length pic of the ring.
I’m not on the pr relationship train but i think this was a clear “get the picture of the ring out there”. The dress has pockets and shes not carrying anything in her ring hand.
Oh dear.
They could have posed on the red carpet with her left hand visible is that was the aim, to get it out there. I wonder if one of the minions made a dash to Tiffany’s and slipped it into her pocket halfway through the night.
Considering that several sites have the pics of her *without* the ring when she arrived/went in the side entrance, I wonder if someone said “HERE! Wear this ffs! you have a photo op in ten!”
@MissMary -I only saw one twitter picture of her without(?) a ring but it was very blurry. Was there more? Just interested because I cannot really tell from that one.
@MissMary – The mere fact that we are discussing this lets me know that they are playing the game. I saw the side entrance picture and I couldn’t see a ring. Then a ring appears. Duh. How obvious can you get. Anyone who can’t see the obvious about this situation wants to be dazzled.
Now, to my real question: At what point will BC get sick of SH overshadowing TIG? Since I am the conductor of the conspiracy train, I don’t know if this was part of the plan. I thought her presence was required to make him look more settled and grown up. Then they so obviously created a false persona for her and now could they put the campaign in danger of making him look silly. Hollywood knows exactly what is going here, they know the game. By the way I think this proves the conspiracy theory because if SH were just a gf no one would give a darn. They had to be engaged for their plan to work.
She looks like a darker haired Vera Farmiga too
jinx 🙂
That’s a good comparison. I can definitely see it.
i know i’m waaaaaay down here, but i had to say, i think she looks like Vera Farmiga
I’m the crazy one? Wow, all’s not right in your world, then. Btw, you don’t need to switch names on here. Keep trolling consistently at least.
I don’t know why, but I feel like watching ‘The Invasion of the Bodysnatchers’ tonight. Pod people anyone? (Popcorn for everyone!)
She does sound rather delusional, I have to agree.
@may23 I’m so sorry you never met BC before he got engaged. And now it’s of course impossible. My sympathies are with you. *Hugs*
Why does she have to be delusional if she only has a different point of view? Do you get to decide who on the world wide web is delusional based solely on the fact that she disagrees with you?
More importantly why are you wasting time communicating with a delusional person? You have your ideas and she has hers. If you don’t like it just move on. I doubt BC is paying you to change any minds.
Delusional? Really? That’s the best you can do?
@Sooth – I am defending you, you know.
No, no @moodgirl, that was for the original comment to me. It did that irritating thing that this board does and posted it down at the bottom of the page instead of under her comment!
..thank you for defending me!
Jesus, usually the ‘good’ folks leave after 200 comments, leaving us cynical people to our own devices. Why are they still here post 500 mark today?
New hires.
They are rather amusing though, I’m a tad scared, quite annoyed and bit thrilled. I think I like it… (My spirit animal is the Cheshire Cat today.)
😉
Sneer! Pass the popcorn, dear, I just realised I’ve run out of cookies.
*Passes popcorn* It’s very sticky caramel corn. Hope you don’t mind! I’m afraid I’ve ran out of cookies too, maybe I should whip up a Cumberbatch or so…
*Grins*
Hehehehehe! Be careful. I have a feeling he’s uptight on all fronts!
*Bats lashes innocently* Of course I was only talking about actual cookies, ahem.
Come on, you need new celebrity crushes. Someone who knows how to have fun, someone who adores his lady and shows… *naming no names*
Behind the scenes
After seeing last nights charade know I need to speak out.
Ben has been a nightmare on set ever since we (Hollow Crown) did 2 weeks filming in Derbyshire.
THIS is where he was when he announced his engagement. Up until then, he was happy with his girlfriend (a local actress) who although not working, was staying in his Matlock Bath hotel.
Late afternoon on November 4th we all heard a huge row between the two in his room and the next day the announcement was in the times. Sophie wasn’t even on the premises! So no wonder he wont talk about his proposal
Sorry for saying all this but on HC we all know who he really loves. He has done nothing but talk about the local actress for years! If you doubt any of this ask Tom Hiddleston, Simon Pegg or any of us working on Hollow Crown.
BTW I have never met Sophie so don’t know their relationship or what shes like. She may be nice. I’ve written this because I don’t want to see Ben throw his life away because of an argument! (And he’s now a nightmare to be around). #BenedictCumberbatch #SophieHunte
LOL…this is hilariously bad ff
If truly loved this “secret gf” of his… it would have been her name in the paper, not Sophie’s. So obviously he doesn’t “really love her”.
If this story is actually true… she’s not the one, either.
And any woman that willingly involves herself in a relationship where a man hides her from the public is a damn fool.
@GeeMoney
It ain’t true.
But I appreciate this intermission, nonetheless. Lol
The story sounds pretty ostentatious to be true, lol.
But seriously, folks…. if your “long term” boyfriend won’t tell the world at large that you are an item… FIND SOMEONE ELSE. You aren’t the one.
And you never will be.
@GeeMoney – We don’t know what she is getting out of it.
@moodgirl
It doesn’t matter what she’s getting out of it. Actually, what she’s getting out of it is being lied to and cheated on. Wow. That sounds like she’s getting a world of riches to me!
Not to mention… hasn’t he been mentioning that he’s been “single” from late 2012 up through Nov 2014? WTF. This side piece of his… I feel sorry for her if she actually exists.
And a part of me thinks she actually does… he wouldn’t be the first celebrity to hide a gf… and he won’t be the last.
GM
She doesn’t exist. Trust me. Tho’ you could ask Tom Hiddleston, Simon Pegg or any of the Hollow Crown crew. 😉
That’s some name dropping.
When I saw Matlock I thought of the old detective show on American television.
@Sooth: I totally bet Martin Freeman would know. Fans should email him or his partner Amanda asap. they’d be happy to blab if TH won’t!
That said, not surprised if the man had a side piece or a long term FWB who got blindsided. Wouldn’t be the first or last time that happened to someone.
Let’s say this side relationship actually exists. If karma really wanted to persist here, both Sophie and this other girl would dump Ben and move on to other people. And perhaps teach him a lesson about dating/spending time with women who either aren’t the right person or for settling for something that’s close to what he thinks he “wants” but isn’t actually the real thing.
And perhaps then… while he’s trying to find himself and move back onto his actual life path… he could then meet “the one” (I know, I know… me and my spiritual nature).
True love changes everything. I wish more people would wait for the right person to come into their lives instead of wasting time, spinning their wheels with the right person/people “on paper”. I swear, this world would be a better place if more people did this. Life changes for the better and makes absolute sense when the “right” person comes along.
Whomever this person is for him, be it the “exotic” writer or someone else… I’d like to see her come into the picture sooner or later. Someone needs to save that man from himself.
PS – And I don’t normally read EB (even though the crazy on that site is highly entertaining)… but this “psychic” post got me thinking… http://eggsbenedish.tumblr.com/tagged/psychic
The SGF in Derby fits nicely with the “SH has a lover in NYC” rumor. Maybe they’re one giant Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice shindig.
I can’t stop laughing at the comments….this is making my day.
Geemoney,
Ah, if there wasn’t enough crazy, let’s talk ‘psychics’. Noo. I thought it couldn’t get worse than starsigns..
The words psychic and thinking aren’t usually bedfellows
😉
@geemoney
Too many IMO settle in general (non-celebs).Why I am 33 and not settling. I know so many people divorced in their 30’s and even 20’s due to feeling like they must marry now no matter how bad a match they are for one another. The world would be a better place if people thought more rational. If I had married one of the other two loves of my life, it would have been a train wreck. end of. I have a bf now and people don’t get why I don’t marry him, well he is the on paper guy, I am keeping my options open for someone better suited. I hope if she is unsuited for BC, he ends it prior to marriage, if there is something we don’t see then be happy.
Okay?
Lmao
Here Kitty, kitty! (Three gold stars and a lollipop for best Real Person Fiction of the day! No campaigning necessary either, yay!)
LOL
i cnt even breathe
Damn, someone get the National Enquirer on this stat, they always get the goods. Can’t hide shit like this. If they can out John Edwards, they can out BC’s secret woman. Other people can be paid to talk…..c’mon already!
Is this kitty riley?
“Late afternoon on November 4th we all heard a huge row between the two in his room “…
LOL, this is so bad.
What were you doing, listening at his door?
Clearly you’re trolling. At least come up with a convincing narrative.
Why does she look like they made her in Japan and only switch her on on special occassions?
Nonnie, you’re comment is evil…and awesome:)
Damn these Cumberbatch threads have devolved.
a bit of fan self importance imo
Funny, how the tone on this board changed from the last few days… so many new names. Somehow all of them convinced the non-believers are loonies.
A special thanks to the lady who posted the ring pics a thousand times. Since she seems to be paid for this, do I have to thank her, or is she simply doing her job?
And all this guessing who the lady of the hour looks like….here you go…that’s the type…
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1749917/thumbs/o-QUEEN-ELIZABETH-PATTERNS-2-facebook.jpg
Good one! The Windsors all have their eyes too close together, like la fiancée, but Elizabeth was such a pretty young woman, wasn’t she?
I got told I look like princess Anne once. I was as appalled as you’d expect.
The clarification that they meant a ‘young Anne’, as I’m only 29, was no comfort at all. None.
Oh, dear. I’ve gotten some terrible comparisons, too. People are goofy sometimes.
It’s always a shock to them when they don’t get the ‘HEY, THANKS!’ that they’re hoping for.
Good morning! Well, morning here in my part if the world.
I see there’s new gf gossip going on, lovely.
*sips tea*
Aaaand the newbie posters are still around, and using some interesting arguments…
*switches to coffee*
Any sightings of the ‘happy’ couple? No?
*wishing I could irish the coffee up just a tad*
Welp, I’m off to work, this check-in has been fun!
Keep bangin’ that PR drum Ben. Cant *wait* until awards season us O V E R.
someone in the townbicycle blog posted that they spotted BC in the airport and looked like he was crying. now i went to find it. nothing was thr. donno what to beLIEve
Total BS.
new pics of him n karon in times square. madamee is nowhere to be found
The “looks like he’s been crying!” thing has been floating around for two weeks, since his first trip to LA for the press tour for this. someone posted for that that he looked like he’d been crying when he got off the plane and it just sort of got legs to it.
The most nonsensical shit gets ‘legs’
*points upthread*
okay here is a thought. lets give the man some rest and let him do whatever he wants. Because whatever we say here , he is MADE to do it the next day on gunpoint. Lets just stop. no matter how much kaiser baits us. we shall be the graceful ladies and stop speculating. Lets see what happens. Today he was shopping alone. tmrw he ll be told he cnt do that too. has to take sodious with him. Wheres they clearly cnt bother to be with each other.people are alrdy gushing “how he took out her dress blahblah” they did not c that she was in the front seat and BC n Karon were in backseat. i mean WTF. point is we won’t state the obvious and put the man in pressure. alrdy he is eye deep. lets do some chatroom shit with passwords . what say? 😉
@Lucifer – That sounds like no fun at all.
@lucifer that would be the sweet ladylike thing to back off.
But part of me wants to push it to see how far he’ll take it. You wanted it, Batch, imma give it to you. (I know that’s mean.)
@tasha_net – Actually it doesn’t sound mean.
part of me wants that too. even i just posted two cmnts. cnt help. i hv little to no tolerance for BS and this is a train of BS. whatever u decide ppl. lets tone it down and let the man rest(R.I.P imean 😉 )
meanwhile he cn keep blabbing and go ahead marry her. That would surely generate a sh-tload of PR even if the amount generated now was not enough
Does everyone want to do the chatroom? I’m game.
I’m on a tablet. Chat rooms don’t usually work on these. Boo.
Yes
I’m down for it depending on the time (lol I can only slack off at work so much).
GMT timezone doesn’t help :/
I’ll back off. Read V.L.719’s post upthread (number 36). She actually has a valid point.
Until then… Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to all. Let’s see what the new year brings.
@GeeMoney – Where are you going?
@Geemoney I think I am with you. I am tired of all of this.
more madness @Geemoney dnt leave us in this hard times
Lucifer: the chat idea is not bad
Why the long faces?
I can’t imagine what there children might look like, if they do have children. Criminy.
@Cynical – Lol!
Apparently, I’m late to the party but for Chrissake… what a farce. The whole “See, I have a fiancée!” extravaganza reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from Futurama:
“Zapp Brannigan: Kif, I have made it with a woman. Inform the men. “
🙂
LMAO! Omg, too perfect!
Yes, this ^^ exactly!
The man just wants to be married. Everyone else is, lol. Even most of the people on this thread.
While I think the relationship is real enough and they seem suited as a couple, however the way the engagement was announced right before the TIG premiere and, obvious, Oscar campaigning is too blatant to be swept under the carpet, That combined with her ties to the HW circle of associates/friends. There are too many PR coincidences.
Good luck to them and may they have a long and bountiful life together. I do feel for her as she def seemed out of her comfort zone in those premiere picks – she had a look of ‘WTF is this circus’. I don’t blame her – i would be too if it were me.
She’s well used to celeb parties and events. I’d understand people saying she looked bewildered and nervous if she worked in an office and had no idea about any of it, but she’s comfortable with it, I’m sure.
She always finds the camera.
Can I mention one thing, in the interest of fairness?
Isn’t it possible that while yes, she’d been photographed at parties/events, it wasn’t a wall photographers all aiming at her? I’m just trying to give her the benefit of the doubt and make sense of the ‘deer-in-headlights’ look she had that evening.
In shots meant to be candids, she looks directly at the camera. I mean even in photos 5-10 years ago.
I’ve seen her posing for pics at high profile press nights, hand on hip, the lot. She’s fine with it I reckon. I don’t think she looked like a deer in headlights either really.
Maybe if there had been railroad tracks on that red carpet, she would have felt more relaxed.
where are the peck in the cheek photos. I want them
@Betti – I just want others to recognize that. It is so obvious I can’t see how it can be missed.
@moodgirl. Too many gullible, fan girly people buying what he is selling. I’ve worked in PR and have seen first hand how things are spun to get the most positive message across and how ‘access/scoops’ are given to select people/media organisations in return for their co-operation. Why do you think he’s all over the place at the moment talking to this publication, that TV show. Good press is being bought by the Weinstein machine and he soo wants that nomination.
I guess the same people who are buying this also think Kim Kardashian’s ass is real!!
@Betti -” I guess the same people who are buying this also think Kim Kardashian’s ass is real!!”
LOL, the best comment of the day 😀
@Betti – As i’ve said upthread close your eyes and imagine how different things would be if BC had NOT announced his engagement two days before coming to the states. This hoopla would not exist. I say they knew exactly what would happen and it was a calculated move on both HW and BC parts.
For SH, the supersizing of her CV has to be a professional job and done only to make BC look better. They may have dated but I think this whole thing was premeditated.
@Betti – and her boobs! Those are faker than a $3 bill.
Oh, so you haven’t seen her videos. Chick isn’t shy. Lol.
But thanks for noticing the game, it is so obvious that it is sloppy.
@Madly. Yes, very sloppy work but its also very HW. They don’t care if its obvious as long as you buy it.
@betti, yep, he has never been known to be Subtle. Had a friend who was a former casting director who would talk openly about the oscars and campaigns. She says that anyone who wants to win will pair up with Harvey, because he has the strongest track record.
Said it once, will say it again, I think Benedict campaigned to be Harvey’s golden child this season.
The bulk of the the campaign has been centered around him.
i wonder how this will all end.
@Madly: That’s something I wondered–a lot of us have been going on about HW doing this but what if BC sought out the role of “golden boy”? He couldn’t wait for the nom/award to happen, so he went to the source…
but if ben sought it out, he’s be willing to play. you know, have a smile on his face at least. not bristle and stare down reporters who ask about the engagement. but he seems so reluctant to give an ounce. it’s painful to watch.
i honestly believe HW is threatening him with something. maybe to sabotage his career.
but i can see ben realizing he got more than what he bargained for.
@blended Thanks for pointing that out! I do think HW probably used something like blackmail to get him to do this Oscar season politics and Ben isn’t going for it. He doesn’t WANT to use the American style PR of selling a “in-like” story to the public.
@GeeMoney Happy Holidays to you too! I think V.L.719 is right. This is the last time I’ll post anything on here for a while as well. Maybe when Benedict meets this writer the gossip can start getting good again. This whole thing has turned into some type of ESPN Sport’s Center event and it’s been boring for a few days now.
@Blended: good points!
Just posting a qiuck poll to the old timers, college interns and imdb nutters need not apply.
1. On a scale between 1-10 (10 being genuinely true love Disney syles and 1 being can’t really stand each other), how would you rate their relationship?
2. Do you think he is pimping out his whatever for Oscar?
3. How much of the rude side we are seeing is really him?
4. What are predictions on what will happen after the oscars?
1. 4.5 (I’m being generous because apparently he kissed her cheek)
2. Yes he is.
3. I would say as much of a rude side as anyone has but due to his situation, it’s amplified.
4. I have no clue.
1. 4 (but getting worse)
2. Yes 100%
3. I think he’s between a rock and a hard place and his people tell him what to say, yet he doesn’t want to lie. Hence the weird rudeness, he’s a bit lost.
4. We won’t see them after Oscars and breakup announced before Hamlet
1. On a scale between 1-10 (10 being genuinely true love Disney syles and 1 being can’t really stand each other), how would you rate their relationship? 7
2. Do you think he is pimping out his whatever for Oscar? Yes,, yes, yes. He wants that nomination. Why doesn’t he just own it.
3. How much of the rude side we are seeing is really him? A lot. It’s always been there but hidden behind humour/goofy behaviour but i do think success has gone to his head a bit. He’s not as famous as he thinks he is.
4. What are predictions on what will happen after the oscars? I think we may all be surprised. I see a long engagement, wedding next summer.
1.) 2. I think they’re friends, or were, but I see more chemistry with him and the penguin from the POM premiere than with her.
2.) For sure. Check out some links on the octoblog to articles about HW and the things he’s done/makes “his actors” do to secure a nom.
3.) I’d say…maybe half? I think he’s not in a good place (I’m guessing, no insider info or anything) and it’s a mix of that plus the campaign. If HW *is* pushing it he is not above making “his” actors do things that make them uncomfortable AND he is very fond of the “gentleman british actor” trope, which includes no “crazy fans”.
4.) Hmmm. Conspiracy train and tinfoil hat: IF he gets the nom, he goes to the awards with Sh in tow. No matter if he wins or not, she’s out of the picture by June and it becomes part of his narrative of “serious!Actorman who can’t find true love”. If he doesn’t get the nom? She’s gone by February. “Time apart, work load, want different things.”
1. 2. Do think they’re friends.
2. Yes.
3. Not that much, surprisingly. The rudeness is definitely tied to robotic behavior, I’ve noticed, and scripted-sounding comments.
4. I don’t even know if this thing will last that long.
1. I give them a 6. (They were holding hands! Yay! But awkwardly. Boo.)
2. Yup. Ben loves his job and knows how the game is played, even if he doesn’t like it.
3. I think the snarky rude side is real. No one is perfect. He’s definitely the moody type.
4. I think they will get married. Probably before Hamlet. The man sounds desper… erm, I mean ‘determined’ to be paired off. He’s forcing this relationship to work, even if he doesn’t realize it.
Now that I’ve had my coffee…
1. 5 – giving them the benefit of the doubt because at least they tried.
2. Hell yes.
3. I’d like to say half/half. Actually, yeah I’ll stick with that **
4. I’d like to think he wont take it as far as marriage, but then again, I didn’t think they were even dating so…I’d like to see her out of the picture by Hamlet
** Reserving the right to change my mind if the attitude sticks around after March
Please tell me he didn’t actually say this…
“When asked how he felt about breaking scores of hearts by proposing to theater director and actress Sophie Hunter, he replied, “Fine in the sense that I made one person’s heart, the most important person’s, happy,” he told reporters at the New York City premiere of The Imitation Game Monday night. Cumberbatch also told PEOPLE that he wants to be involved in the wedding planning and confirmed that he has a vision for the nuptials – even if he would not divulge on what he has in mind.”
But didn’t we just hear that he stared down a reporter who asked about planning?
Did that remind anyone else of that scene in Sherlock with the napkin folding? Just me?
He’d best play nice with People and InStyle–those are two of HW”s favorites.
@Felice, yes. sophiehuntergossipblog has posted the reporters tweets (I’d post the link but for some reason the board wont let me).
Stares down the ‘wrong’ reporter, makes all nice with People and people *still* don’t think he’s playing the PR game?
HW’s sold the story to People and the “right” outlets already, soup to nuts. Rather, they have “first dibs” on quotes and soundbites. From the engagement to…however it ends up.
Why can’t he say “I made Sophie’s heart happy.” It is more natural than saying “I made one person’s heart happy.” I have never heard anyone refer to their fiancee as “one person.” Is he afraid to say her name or what?
Maybe she is Lord Voldemort and he is under the Imperius curse!!! Woahh…
1. I give them a 2.
2. Pimping? Have you seen the red Hugh Hefner jacket? 😉
3. I think it’s a combination of things that’s bringing it to the surface. It’s like he’s starting to crack.
4. A month after Oscars….over “We grew apart and the schedule was too much.”
@Sooth – and again with not mentioning her name. ‘The most important person’ instead of Sophie.
And yes, again with a douchey comment. WHAT is up with him?
It’s ridiculous. It feels unnatural and a bit childish when he says these stupid ‘well, my favourite is happy and that’s all that matters’, I mean…since when has he ever said that kind of stuff? And what happened to not talking about his personal life?
@Sooth: but above all why the comparison between fans and his fiancee? Fans= people Ben doesn’t know SH = someone he actually knows. Am I the only one thinking it’s weird?
@aly. It’s very odd. It’s like he sees his fans as some group collective that he has to “divorce” now. It’s possible Sophie doesn’t feel too much love for the fans and maybe he’s responding to that? (Can’t say I blame her for not liking the crazy nannies, but that’s pure speculation on my part).
Seriously, all these “my favorite gurl <3 <3 don't forget I have a gurl now! I only care about her!" comments strike me as immature. He is behaving weirdly, isn't he? And his constant association of fans and Sophie (in order to distinguish one from the others publicly) as aly mentions, tells me that at the moment, at least, he is preoccupied with his fans and his image in nearly equal measure to his fiancée.
eta: oh, I just saw Renee’s response about the “divorce.” I think you’re onto something there.
@Lu. Very immature comments from a 38-year-old man. I do think he feels the need to separate and divorce from his fans, as if they wer once this huge part of his life, he fell out of love with the “collective” and no longer feels he needs them. I know it sounds like psychobabble. I’ll stop now…lol
@Renee: I’ve been a fan of many actors in my life, some with intense, cultish or huge fanbases…but that’s a first even for me. In a way it shows he cares? I got nothing otherwise…
And poor SH…seriously.
No, I think you make a lot of sense, @Renee. I think he has a tremendous need for love and attention (going by what people in his life have said, from family to teachers), and that, for a time, it was satisfied in part by the love from his fans. Now that he has his super-special, 5-evah, one-and-only Cumberb*tch (his word), it’s his new toy and he’s so very excited to be able to put all that other stuff behind him. And he wants everyone to know that he’s so above it now. I think he wavers between break-up styles, too, from “I feel nothing for you, go away” to “it’s not you, it’s me, believe me, you will get through this and find love again please don’t be sad.” LOL. I find the latter quite patronizing.
“it’s not you, it’s me, believe me
Oh, yeah, Ben…we do. It’s totally you. 🙂
\shouldn’t post while drunk
@Renee – He needs to get rid of the crazier aspect of his fans because they make him look silly and less of the serious actor that he wants to be recognized as. So, he gets engaged to get the ball rolling and gets in a dig whenever he can to drive home the point that he wants them to go away. Oscar voters don’t like teen idols.
@aly
No, I think you totally should continue.
Personally I’ve always thought he’s a bit childish – remember, that’s the guy with the napkin under his glasses and the straws in his eyes. So the “mah fave gurrl” comments don’t surprise me that much. But yes, I think the “divorce” thing is right and he is trying to form a new image or save his image from (what he perceives) fan backlash or something. To me it sounds like strange comments coming from a less than perfect PR strategy.
(And I don’t think any of these comments say something about his real relationship. It’s an interview, not a chat among friends.)
No, it’s unnatural. Yeah, he (used to) have a silly personality but these ‘my fave’ comments are just totally out of character for him. No way would he say that kind of ridiculous thing all the time.
1. I’ll give them a 3 but I’m being generous. I don’t see much between them. And I’m already sick of them.
2. 100%. And his constant talking about WILWIPT? From someone who said his private life was for himself, he doesn’t seem to shut up about it. Disingenuous.
3. I think he can be rude. I think he’s got a problem with the fans…loved your support when I needed it, now get away from me.
4. I honestly have no idea. I think he might marry her because he sounds desperate to get married. I think they were dating and he/they went the engagement route for PR. I will say that I think his career is his ultimate love.
Can I add that I am rapidly becoming sick of his public persona? What he did took away from this film, IMO. I don’t like his douche-y attitude. I don’t care that he got engaged. If he had waited, I would’ve thought it less of a sham than I think it is right now.
I’m just tagging onto Renee’s because I feel exactly the same, word for word, and I’m too lazy to type it all out.
I liked it when he was less famous and you could discover things about him on your own, like reading interviews and catching onto his sense of humor, and finding older work from before he was famous, like “Fortysomething” (which I originally watched because of Hugh Laurie). Now I feel like I’m being fed a Benedict Cumberbatch Product and I don’t like it. I have a low tolerance for the manipulations involved in publicity anyway, which is why I never watch talk shows, and all this is really irking me.
At this point, I honestly don’t need to hear another word about Alan Turing, whom I’ve admired for many years, and without the benefit of BC’s overselling of him—come on, he did NOT essentially invent the computer (though I recognize his enormous foundational contributions), and there were a ton of other people doing important work at Bletchley Park, etc. It’s not even as though TIG is the first major work about Turing. I wonder if Derek Jacobi went this publicity-crazy over Turing when he did “Breaking the Code” 30 freakin’ years ago.
1. 7. Holding hands, “peck on cheek”, and acknowledging her on the carpet by looking at her makes me think they may be affectionate just in private.
2. Do you think he is pimping out his whatever for Oscar? Maybe, maybe not.
3. How much of the rude side we are seeing is really him? It’s him. I always got the sense that he could be a diva.
4. What are predictions on what will happen after the oscars? Married before Hamlet.
Laetitia,
Does acknowledging her presence on the red carpet really count as indicating affection though?
Laetitia
They woud have been better off leaving the peck on the cheek off the menu. It just highlighted their awkwardness. How many Hollywood couples kiss each other on the cheek. Most just skip it.
I’m trying to give them something. I will count any attempts to make things appear normal as normal. Trying to approach this from the view of someone outside the fandom.
Madly…I had kind of missed those polls *good times from other places*
5 – the relationship is real, he has more chemistry with Una Stubbs, but we’re not under their bed, so wth knows what happens behind closed doors.
2. Duh! Yes. Totally.
3. More than usual, but I’m pretty sure he’ll chill and fans will either learn to ignore the dickness or tune out for a while
4. Uhm…not sure.
Hey Sandi I made a post on the last BC article here and was curious what you thought. No obligation to reply but thought I’d let you know 🙂
Also curious on your take on all this no ring then ring and all the other weirdness that went down last night
1) I give them a 2. They can’t get their feet right, no chemistry, half a step above rusting robots. Awkward as f**k.
2) Big Pimpin’. Can you say O.S.C.A.R?
3) He’s lost his damn mind. He’s stressed. He’s worried. He’s afraid. He’s trying to hold it together. He’s not coping. So he lashes out. Hiding things while trying to pretend you’re not hiding things can make you weird. Stuff just leaks out.
4) After Oscar? No clue. I thought I knew. But even though I believe its all fake, its STILL hard for me to admit and accept what I believe. That its all fake. At this point if tomorrow’s post was them with their creepy looking 10 year old triplets I’d be like -of course! (creepy because Hunterbatch are already twins). JMO.
in terms of whether the relationship is real, i honestly don’t think so. i mean their body language indicates they don’t even like each other romantically. honestly, compare and contrast with OP and AJ. even though AJ was shy and reserved on red carpets, her body is completely turned towards his, and they are touching torsos. it’s the complete opposite with SH.
and again i have to add, i have yet to see them looking at each other.
I say this all the time but AJ was just so pretty. Her instagram shows that her life is actually interesting and meaningful too. Maybe that’s why it didn’t work out 😛
@blended next wish granted by HW. Now u might get a snogging picture too
I like the way he is not being flashy about the whole thing – he could’ve put her on People cover or whatever. I think they both match each other in class. This could’ve easily been the next Amalooney.
LOL.
Y’know, I think I starting to like you..
Oh girl, come on. Do you have drapes in your cave?
Um, she is in People. HW’s PR made sure of that. And InStyle. With plenty of gag-inducing comparisons to Princess Di, Duchess Kate, and Amal. It was super tryhard and gagworthy.
And Time, too.
And the front page of Hollywood Reporter
Funny how all these media outlets suddenly loved and were experts on one Miss Sophie Hunter, and all had the same talking points about her. I guess they just have some really crackerjack reporters, huh?
Also interesting how these are all outlets who BC wasn’t taking to on the reg before his engagement, no matter what he was promoting, but now they’re BFFs…
I’m trying to figure out why people are coming to a gossip blog if they are not ok with gossip. I too have met him, at The Hobbit premiere last December and he was the best then. Now he looks like someone stole his sole and is promising to give it back if he does what they want. Maybe it’s the relationship maybe it’s work maybe this is his true personality. We will never know however all the speculating and talking is what brings a bit of fun and joy to my day. So thank all of you for that 🙂
Hey Becks,
Welcome to the fold..
Eh, I like the frock – she wears it well, and it has pockets. I love a pocket. If we want to talk body language – the mirroring and closeness is something that couples do. And the picture (maybe it’s on the previous thread) where they are both looking into the camera is nice. I like the ring – I’m not sure how it’s “not Benedict” – I’ve never seen any other jewellery he’s purchased, unless people are basing their judgement on the fact that it’s not made of chambray. I think they’re properly together but maybe the engagement announcement was pushed up, for Harvey reasons, and I think that’s what BC has a problem with.
What closeness, though?
As for an engagement announcement being ‘pushed up’, well.. HW would’ve needed to have been made aware of the engagement to even try and enforce that.
The photos where they’re standing together, with their arms around each other, as they stand hip to hip, and mirror body language. Well, if Harvey didn’t know about it or suggest using it for TIG promo – doesn’t that blow a lot of the conspiracy theories out the water?
@Sooth – I never thought of that. How would HW know that BC and SH were even dating or what their status was?
How nice that he poses exactly the same with his costars, with bonus point of feet angled toward the costar, sometimes mirroring their position (which is even more telling).
Look, I think they’re together, but their pictures together aren’t (IMHO) a proving factor either way. Don’t get me wrong, I *hate* red carpets shenigans, the second hand embarassment is too strong for me. So, I’m cool with the pictures, they make a nice couple on pictures; that’s all that matters, I guess.
The only pics we’ve ever seen them touching in, including pap shots taken w/o their knowledge during the time they were allegedly dating, and it’s these. Where they are wooden and robotic.
He also made some pretty sh*tty comments about how he didn’t walk with her at LFF since they weren’t engaged…does that mean he’s been engaged to everyone else he’s walked the carpet with?
Yep, grand romance. *swoon*
@Moodgirl: He wouldn’t know. Not unless he pushed it.
moodgirl: are you kidding? Right before launching a campaign? Of course HW knew. I think Ben has to ask permission to breathe right now.
I don’t like her dress or her hair. But they look nice enough together, enough for People readers to buy the story. But I don’t think they really truly love each other. I think a casual relationship was used for PR. Just look at Matt Damon and his wife’s! That’s what you call a loved-up couple who still manage to keep their private life private. They are genuine! Maybe HW should employ better script writers for BC.
I think that BC will go ahead with the marriage. He will get used to SH (3more months of campaigning ahead) and he wants to look reliable and not in the PR business. If they have children they will be happy because of them.
” unless people are basing their judgement on the fact that it’s not made of chambray” LOL
Unfortunately, he was unable to locate and purchase a tiny flat cap for the ring before presenting it to her, but I think we can guess in what form the napkins are going to be folded at the wedding reception.
Benedict on Sophie being at the premier:
“(I thought), we’re going to be doing this for our whole lives, so sometimes, if you want to come with me, this is what it’s going to be like. She was very cool with it and loved it,” said Cumberbatch. “We both went to the London premiere but not together. We weren’t engaged and there was no reason to sort of show off to the world.”
Okay so 2 things: What happened to the sea cottage? And they got engaged this recently?
He can’t even keep the narrative straight anymore. WTAF??
Yes, according to his own statement, he proposed on the Monday before he announced it in the Times. So, … nothing suspicious about his rush to get engaged and let the world—oops, I mean his private friends and family—know, nope.
what was she before the engagement…chopped liver?
#runsophierun
#runsophierun best hashtag I’ve seen
#runsophierun and #jawseyes need to make it to twitter.
And before that Monday, she hadn’t signed the contract yet, er, I mean, accepted the proposal…
I think Sophie needs to run fast and far. It’s all sad really. And Ben just needs to stop talking about this….Now. The whole thing is just…ugh…This is going to end badly, I fear.
she consented to this fakery too. she has to deal with it. i have no doubt she’s getting something out of this, something even more than a polished CV.
Show off for the world?? FFS, is he serious?? I can’t even…
So…. what does that mean about the times he walked the red carpet with Olivia? And Anna James? And Adam Ackland and James Rhodes? *gasp* is he a serial fiance?
LMAO, Oh, Ben…bless your candid answers:)
LMAO. Omg, this guy is priceless…
“…show off for the world…” Yes, heaven forbid you would be seen ‘showing off’ your relationship. Not like now. Nope. Not at all.
And all those other people who brings their SO’s, spouses and partners?
‘SHOW-OFFs’.
@MissMary – Oops, you noticed that, too. I guess OP and Aj were just stand ins.
Just Here: IKR?
We should compile a list of all the quotes of this
fuckerytwuv wuv 6eva whirlwind romance, for posterity. Maybe make a scrapbook or something…*facepalms*
What happened to his demand for privacy? Now he wants to show his relationship off to the world? But then gets pissy when people ask him questions? I am so confused.
@aly: At this rate, that’s not a bad idea!
He didn’t want to walk with her because he had to save the whole ‘I’m-in-a-serious-relationship/off-the-market/engaged’ angle for later.
I’m glad it’s Sophie in this relationship and not me. He sounds paranoid.
Show off?
Is that what he was doing with Lydia Hearst then?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2301223/Sherlock-Holmes-mystery-hes-shy-illustrious-looks.html
Yes, the WORLD, Renee. As they say on Datalounge,
“We’re so happy for you, Benedict. We’re glad you felt all the love that we sent back after you dropped your crazy old love bomb.”
signed,
Darfur orphans”
I see more chemistry between him and Lydia Hurst than with Sodious, but then she must have just been a “tryst”….
Sorry, I am one of the “sitting on the fence” posters. I am giving major side-eye to that quote. Why? Because he seems to be answering questions that BC (non-nanny) posters have been making for the past 2 weeks. Either he’s very intuitive or I am convinced that someone in contact with BC is reading through posts.
All of this is crazy, so crazy, I have to believe it’s real. In no way would any reputable PR company orchestrate this mess. I mean on Monday, he can say “I hate you” and then on Tuesday “your the best thing since sliced bread”. .
Laetitia
That’s not his PR company, that’s him.
I think you are right about the PR company. 😉 At first I was a bit suspicious because of the timing (short relationship, Oscar buzz), but everybody is commenting about their reserved demeanor. If it would be a PR stunt, wouldn’t they be all over each other? And some rehearsed interview bits (and not “I found my Cumberbitch” *rofl*)?
Before SH happened, everybody agreed on what a great actor he is. Any great actor would be able to make a PR relationship look like totally smitten over-the-moon love of the century stuff. A lot of not so great actors did a decent job with their PR relationships too. So either he is a horrible actor (with a totally incompetent PR team) or his reserved manner and somewhat strange comments have another reason. As I’ve written above, personally I think he doesn’t know how to handle this engagement publicity now, plus he is trying to change his image from internet heartthrob to serious actor (because of the Oscars).
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The man hasn’t said a *single* normal thing about the enGAGment. It all just badly learned and delivered PR lines.
Just saw a photo of him with People reporter. Dear god, it will be so bad.
Could you just stop talking, Ben? Just stop this. Be human.
Seriously though…
It’s like someone took him and replaced him with someone else…
Where did “I want my privacy” go? Everybody who is complaining about us “invading” it and oh my “he has said privacy is so important to him”… Then act like it.
The two of them were on the front page of the evening standard.. So basically.. The whole of london saw the pictures now.
And now tell me that there was no way to avoid this.
If they would have behaved normally form the beginning this would have never blown up the way it is. I mean, I seriously can’t remember a celebrity engagement that was so much in the press.. Except for will and waity Katie of course…
And his comments aren’t helping.
Stop talking ben. Seriously. Why talk yourself into this mess? It’s like… With everyday he needs to add something more… What about “we are happy. Thank you.” ?
He was never completely silent about his private life but this Is getting ridiculous.
For gods sake “we are going to do this for the rest of our life’s…” Really? Stop with that dropping… It’s like someone *cough cough* picks up all the fan theories .. Like them not lasting long.. And adds something contrary to his speech.
And I am not even gonna talk about the showing off thing because that’s just ridiculous.
Seriously though.. Who writes his press scripts? Because it’s not believable anymore.
and he said he wanted to run away from it all to a sea cottage with her!!!!! What is going on, man??
Tomorrow as soon as I have time I’ll write down the list of quotes, starting with the one about not wanting to be known for his private life and tabloid stuff (paraphrasing)
At least he’s finally admitted she came to the LFF. Had to come up with a response for all of those questioning it.
Oh, and we finally got a “we” and “she” and “our”.
Thanks for reading, everyone!!
is it a written interview or a video one?
If they weren’t together at the LFF then why did she walk the red carpet in such a conspicuous way? Did she just decide to walk the carpet on her own? It’s like shooting fish in a barrel with him. He should just shut up or take notes when Karon is telling him what to say.
@moodgirl: She just couldn’t walk the red carpet at LFF, silly! They weren’t engaged yet!
WTF…
Def. #runsophierun!
note the ‘sometimes if you want to come with me’. meaning, no one should question that she will be absent most of the time because she’s soooo private. AS IF!
LOL.. how disrespectful eww
Wow, that’s a quote? Ben, try to stop midway every time before it turns into a soundbite, or something downright inappropriate. Trust me, it will do you a lot of good.
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here’s my theory about LFF: they were trying to get noticed (she exited the front door of the hotel), but it didn’t get any buzz, except among the fandom. the rain also made her walk faster, so no one really noticed her. so HW decided to up the ante, and BOOM, engaged! now everyone is talking and noticing, including the coveted People magazine demo.
Also, no one noticed her because she’s not exactly well known outside of his influence.
the amount of french references he makes now a days is simply ludicrous. “look my woman is teaching me french la la la”
Where has he been using french references?
I am now laughing my ass off at his explanation of the LFF and why they weren’t “together”. WTF is that man smoking? Has he lost his marbles? You can’t date someone and be seen in public without being a showoff? What’s worse is now he’s actually talking about it when he has been so weird all week in his canned answers and refusal to answer questions. I think my boy is cracking up, or he needs to just STFU about the whole thing, because he’s digging himself a bigger hole with each comment. Jesus Mary and Joseph, Mr. Vaccinated with a Phonograph Needle is his own worst enemy.
OhHey: Well, he didn’t want to seem odious…
i shall get breathing problems if i keep reading these. what a massive Clusterfuck..
and still, no pics of them actually LOOKING at each other. although now that i’ve said this on an open forum, cue the magical photos in People of them gazing into each others eyes. then ben goes to vomit off camera.
You had to say that;)
Looks like he went to the CNN Heroes Event…Solo…No pictures of Benedict and Sophie together on the red carpet..
So it looks like she showed up once, in the same dress she was last photographed in and said ‘HI! Remember me?’ and then buggered off into the night never to be seen again?
Orly?
Maybe she didn’t have another dress??
She’s got plenty of dresses as her photos indicate, and she’s had a couple of weeks to find something if she didn’t anyway. She wanted to be recognized…
I always thought Hiddles was a people pleasing geek, but in a good way. Benedict just made me like him more than his humorless, self absorbed campaigning self.
I’ve temporarily (maybe not) transferred my attentions to Hiddles , he is at last happy and joyful about life. Ben has gone off the deep end and is headed for a crash….
@OhHey, where are you on Hiddles’ thread? Come on over!
I love the batch as much as the next person and I don’t get all the craziness around his engagement but is it just me or do they kind of look alike?
Zzzzzzzzzz….
i’m laughing at all the comments by the mysterious newbies (many who seem to have generic names by the way).
i think sophie is attractive, but let’s not get carried away. she is no great beauty. in fact she’s pretty generic looking. that’s why people can’t put a finger on who she resembles because she resembles many women. i realized that this weekend when i saw at least five different women who looked like her.
Check out the pictures of her with her mouth open. That’s why she never shows teeth when she smiles…..
OMG LMAO. Live from E! was discussing the Sexiest Man Alive list (People Mag, I believe) Anyway, They said they were gonna list some names and see what the live audience reaction was. So they start with Pratt, Helmsworth, Matthew Mcconaughey, the usual suspects. They all got cheers. They get to that guy from Fifty Shades?…Nothing (seriously, you could hear crickets chirping).
But it gets better. They ask what about Benedict Cumberbatch? It was met with an immediate and very loud “Naw” LOL. It wasn’t even an emotional outburst. Just a bored “Meh” kind of noise. I think that pretty much sums it up. He wanted to ditch the fan girls. He’s been routinely rude and patronizing about them. Well, he’s got his wish. People are just bored with him now. His popularity is tanking. Nice work, mate. Good luck with the career.
I feel so bad for laughing at that. He’s been such a train wreck lately
Is that why he doesn’t ride on trains anymore?
LOL saw that. giggly me. Nawwwwww
he never got that kinda response ever in his career m pretty sure
Wow, lots of new names. Lots of repetitive posts. How many are nannies, imdb posters and paid commenters on here today? Not that hard to pick them out if you know what to look for. Rooting for the old timers on the posts. Would also point out a fact that cannot be hidden by positive comments: no matter what your opinion of SH is, LOTS of polishing on her CV. That doesn’t happen when you want to protect someone you love, or keep the relationship private. Sloppy polishing at that. So easy to fact check if someone wins an award or graduates from Oxford. You can philosophize on BC’s odd behavior, and I suppose someone can always turn it around and call you bitter. But they can’t cover up the obvious PR media assault associated with SH. And that has nothing to do with true love. So if the CV is being, shall we say, inflated-what else is being exaggerated?
How about everything? Listen to the formerly private BC speak about his engagement. It’s all so fake and over-exaggerated. It almost sounds like someone is writing extremely bad dialogue and he’s actually saying the words. Out loud.
At least it provides the fun:)
Renee I don’t disagree with you. But clearly there are people out there who are trying to tone down the discussion on this board and elsewhere. I think some are the delusional nanny fans (clearly not referring to @sooth) and others are paid to do so. Even within the last week, lots of inconsistency with his behavior and statements. I suppose it would be possible to color the inconsistency with claims of fatigue, discriminatory perspective due to engagement, etc. If I were being paid to make chatter die down that is what I would do. I was pointing out the CV exaggeration not to attack her personally. Truly. But the CV was very exaggerated. And that is something that is provable and cannot be explained away. Oh, I have seen people try. They have stated “everyone exaggerates on their CV to get a job.” True in many cases, but surely we are not suggesting being the fiancé of Benedict Cumberbatch is a job that had to be applied for, non?
I return to this because it is the most solid proof that at least part of what we have witnessed for the past week and a half is PR driven. So to assault people on message boards who question many things associated with the engagement seems one-sided and-if I may use a word popular to many posters today-delusional.
Is the entire relationship PR driven? I hope not. Time will tell on that question. But to call this a grand romance-well, pardon me if I chuckle. Have found this a very entertaining and instructive spectacle.
Cheers and to those of you using your little grey cells-bon chance!
It’s terrible dialogue, inlaid within his snarky demeanor, which just comes off terribly. Like someone told him, you need to use these phrases, and he can’t pull it off and sound natural.
So sorry, Dolly was in charge of the C.V rewrite.
“Lovely Oxford-educated theater director (and actress and singer) known for her avant-garde productions” says Vogue. Perhaps is what BC team told them, perhaps it was BC himself. I don’t doubt she’s lovely and surely it is the reason because he loves her. The rest may be true, but: 1) what does it mean “Oxford educated”? I have colleagues that have done a three months English course there. Others that have done their entire medical school. Is it the same? Saying you were in Oxford (or in Harvard or in L’Universitá di Bologna) means nothing if you don’t say what did you do there and for how many time or the degree you got. Until any of the sort is said about SH, her Oxford education sounds like a cliché. 2) “Actress and singer”. She acts and she sings, yes. But her achievements don’t appear to be relevant. And I’m not talking about “success”, I’m saying she is not a good singer and her acting doesn’t seem to be better. And her history as a director sounds like she has collaborated in some projects, (logical because she’s young).
The preposterous way her CV is shown is embarrasing. For her too. Specially for her, if she is intelligent as she surely is. And the reason because some people don’t like her much. She shouldn’t allow her fiancé or the media to make her look that bad.
She could be presented as: “a lovely woman that is initiating her career as a theatre director/opera regisseur” and it would be accurate and true.
Besides that, nothing to say. He loves her, she’s the class of woman he prefers and they’ll get married.
Sorry about my English and the rant.
good points. still barf
Awww, I think she looks nice. Kind of like Prince Charles in a wig wearing an ermahgerd dress.
Tim Burton could organise the wedding. Borat will be officiating the ceremony. Only those who swear allegiance to a fruitarian diet will be invited. Yes, it will be in a Chocolate Factory. Yes, Captain Jack Sparrow will catch the boquet.
There will be a spare seat for Thor’s hammer.
Has anybody read the Vogue article yet? Here’s a link to the scan:
http://superdarkrose.tumblr.com/post/102994975670/cumberbuddy-benedict-cumberbatch-for-vogue
He ‘fesses up to seeing SH at the end. The interview was supposedly done a few weeks ago (pre-announcemnt) on an off day from Richard III. The fact that Vogue is where he reveals it is pretty interesting. AW in on the game, too??
I’m still on the PR train.
I do think it’s sweet the way he described how happy he is. But I still think he’s using this relationship for PR, he’s still rushed into it, and once the butterflies wear off, he’s gonna be in trouble. The man loves being in love.
Its awfully convenient that he admits seeing her in a Vogue article that is released while he is doing PR for TIG.
But maybe I’ve just been reading too many conspiracy theories.
I just find his whole demeanour very off these last couple of weeks. His actions, IMO, do not match his words. If he is very happy, then why are we not seeing it?
I don’t know. I think maybe I am suffering from Cumberbatch fatigue.
*sigh* Ah Tom, please come back into public life, I do miss your fun!
edited to add: There is still a very strong whiff of PR around the announcement and who he talks to and who he doesn’t.
Anna Wintour, tight with HW …
Just out of curiosity…is Ben done with promotion in the US?
cnt wait for this to end..
Yeah, it’s getting intense:)
@aly, yep, that was my first thought – Vogue = AW = HW. Just another PR piece. After reading the article, I’m still scratching my head. Why tell Vogue that you are dating someone that you hadn’t mentioned to anyone previously? And to have the issue released not long after the engagement?
I said it before, still a very strong whiff of PR surrounding all of this.
As to whether he is still in the US, not sure.
Don’t you guys remember? BC, AW and SH were spotted on a “double date” back in the late summer. This was in fact to go over this hair-brained showmance for the Vogue article.
@curiosity: I don’t know….to show that he didn’t pull her out of…thin air? Nevermind that he’s contradicting himself, but yeah…the press said it, therefore it must be true.
He has one last talk show appearance…and then nothing until the 28th (he has taped other 575756464656 appearences meanwhile.)
So…next public outing with his number one fan/cumberbitch/girl/woman he proposed to is, I guess, at the Hobbit premiere in London on December 1st…
@Just here – He admitted that he had only been seeing her for “a few months.”
THAT..man can only lie this much. “how happy”
*gag*
Oh god. “A lovely oxford educated theater director (and actress and singer) known for her avant garde productions.. ”
*shakes head*
And no, he wasn’t pictured walking around the botanic gardens. Someone just mentioned they saw him there and what’s with ‘the press printed pictures of them at the French open’?!
Of course they effing did!! They were sitting front row at one of the most high profile sporting events in the world!
Maaan.
So this Vogue interview was done early October, since they referenced the Edi sighting. So he admits to Vogue, in early October that he was dating SH and yet couldn’t be seen in public with her? And then…ok, I am just so confused! Why admit to a magazine that you’re in a relationship, when that issue doesn’t get released for a few weeks, if you don’t have some kind of plan to be public by the time the issue is released?
Is it just me, or does that *not* have the tiniest whiff of pre-planning to it?
edited: tinfoil firmly in place – and this is how HW finds out BC is in a relationship and starts to use it for his own devices…*removes tinfoil*
*this will probably double-post on me**
Why tell a magazine in early October (going by the Edi reference) that you are in a relationship, for an issue that doesn’t get released for a number of weeks, if you don’t already have plans in place to be public, by the time said issue has been released?
*tinfoil in place* Is this how HW finds out about SH – Vogue=Anna Wintour=HW *removes tinfoil*
I call shenanigans. There weren’t any pap pics of them at the Botanical gardens. At least, nothing that was linked here, and I know someone would have. So either, they simply got it wrong rushing to press with those new couple of paragraphs about the relationship, OR there were *supposed* to be pap pics of them there (they anticipated as much) but they never actually materialized.
And the ” he smiles so shyly I believe him absolutely” * rolls eyes into the stratosphere*.. That’s AW leading the fans around by the nose. Lest you think this is pr, she believes him absolutely! Or course you do, anna.
This is getting funnier and funnier…
I completely agree with the poster who said, Catherine Keener! 👏 I couldn’t put my finger on it, upon seeing these pics but you definitely hit the nail on the head!
Kinda cute that her initials are the same as Sherlock Holmes hehe so If Benedict decides to get something monogrammed with her initials on it maybe some fans can draw up some rather entertaining theories hehe
Also, I can’t help but feel sad for Olivia Poulet. They were together for more than a decade. 🙁
That’s the way of life, my friend. Men are merriest when it’s all about them. It takes a truly strong and emotionally mature man to appreciate the type of girl he always said he’d pick. Clearly that’s not what he wanted. He just paid lip service.
Look at the bright side, at least Olivia doesn’t need to be ‘shown off’ any more. And she seems like a level-headed girl. I’d think I dodged a bullet if I was her.
I think Sophie Hunter has some of the characteristics he said he wanted.
She is independent, she has lived in different countries, she has done very different things (acting, directing, singing).
She doesn’t use much make up. She dresses very simple.
She has culture.
I don’t know that SH is that independent tbh. I think she lives off family money and has admitted to having money from her parents in past interviews.
As for ‘doing different things’, well IMO the singing isn’t very good and acting definitely isn’t.
Also, people keep mentioning that she doesn’t use much make up, but in all the press pics I’ve seen, she has got a fair bit on, including this one.
It’s not a dig, I’m just pointing it out.
@ Sooth, I think what they meant was, she doesn’t *look like* she uses a lot of make up. You can pile on tons without looking like you’ve piled on tons if applied carefully.
@ Mathilda, I don’t care who he marries either way so I take back what I said earlier. Good for her if she ticks all the boxes.
But shouldn’t marriage be more than simply ticking all the boxes? IMO, a marriage that simply ticks all the boxes sounds very blah.
And seriously, SH has culture? Why? Because she’s lived in a few different countries and done different things? Pfft.
More than anything, though I feel that she has the luxury of being ‘an avant garde director’ and if it is ‘a spectacular failure, it doesn’t matter because that’s better than polite theatre’ ugh. (Her own words)
That’s spoken like a person who doesn’t have the fear of paying the rent from one month to the next or choosing between food and heating, as many struggling artists I know do. She can play at life and attach herself to all these professions, very few of which she’s had much success in, because she doesn’t need to earn a living doing these things. That really annoys me. So ‘accomplished’ is really starting to grind my gears.
Also, another belter from The People..
https://twitter.com/katepeople/status/534783020440354817
Seriously, can they not tone it down..I mean.. Flamin’ heck
Jon Stewart is being amazing. He did joke about the engagement but it was in good taste and BC didn’t tense up too badly at it.
I actually loved the interview…it was refreshingly nice
842 posts. Is this the longest thread of all time?
Wanna bet if it’d get to 1000?
850+ posts!!!!!! CB think you just found your holy grail of page views lol. Who knew cumberbatch would be the golden calf of posts lol 🙂 btw……newbies please use the reply button below the posts you want to reply to makes it easier to read your comments.
@isabelle,
They are using the reply buttons, but this site goes haywire sometimes and just plonks all the posts at the bottom of the page for some reason.
Wow! This post really took off today. I suppose all of the new people were just waiting for TIG premiere to suddenly chime in with their thoughts on this perfect, not at all odious, relationship?
(I think it’s genuine, by the way. Just lacking passion and something else…)
I just wanted to say that today I was talking to my co-worker about the engagement. I said my crush got engaged out of the blue and she asked who it was so I said “benedict cumberbatch” and she turned to me, replied “who? WHO?” and burst out laughing (no doubt about his name) so I showed her this post this morning and she immediately commented on their eyes then how eerily similar they looked. I mentioned “some people think they don’t have chemistry” to which she replied “they really don’t”. I just wanted to get someone else’s perspective since she had no idea who he was and thought it was funny.
Also, just throwing it out there but I’m a water sign, a writer (published and all), slightly exotic due to my Portuguese roots (also french, dutch, Ukrainian, irish), and have been known to be cool and patient under pressure as well as thoughtful and intuitive. And if my molecular biologist lover (who was older, like all the rest) was right in saying I was a smart cookie then dagnabit I’ll just go ahead and add intelligent too. I have to say the description Geemoney and V.L719 were giving was very fun to read! But my birthday is the day after Benedict’s (july 20) and I actually hate when people just assume you’re all cry, whine, ultra sensitive baby when really, I think there are other reasons for behavior like that.
One last thing! Since they seem to be reacting and granting wishes to everything people are saying on here…. I just can’t believe they’re a real couple until I see a cheque in my mailbox for one million dollars.
The balls’ in your court now, Harvey. 😛
lol. gimme some from that.would ya? 😀
Hi all!
First time commenter, one year lurker.
I love reading the multiple perspectives as they are a delight for the brain lol!
I love Benedict and wish him the best with WILWIPT lol! Sophie seens charming and along for the ride.
My first thought upon seeing them together a few weeks ago was that they looked like siblings. This is probably the only thing freaking me out about their engagement. I question why people date their twin or people who look like their family members. Seems a bit odd to me.
Hope this situation goes the best way possible for all parties involved.
Take care & thanks for the laughs!
That’s a bit off-topic but there is acutally some scientific explanation why people like to date other people who look a bit like themselves (or near relatives – you probably know that saying that guys date girls looking like their mother). It’s not very Freudian, the studies just said something about thinking that a person who looks familiar also looks more “trustworthy” or you feel a certain amount of “connection” or something like that. I also think that when you are a child and learn to associate certain facial features with something positive (like: your favourite aunt always brings the best cookies – therefore she is a great person) and you meet a person later in life that has somewhat similar facial features, then your subconscious is prone to think that said person looks nice. And when you happen to look a bit like your aunt yourself, boom, you have the Milhouse’s parents situation. *g*
lets not waste any of our positive energy in this BS else he would end up doing what he dreads the most *cough*marry*cough*
Pure devils advocate here, even if they were not “engaged” at LFF, they were less than 3 weeks later so it was presumably a serious enough thing at that stage. What he doesn’t explain is why then despite saying they didn’t want to show off their relationship (seriouisly who talks like that??), she was paraded outside the hotel and marched up the red carpet alone and not with his family and friends? They didn’t feel she should be by his side, ok I can buy that, but he wanted her there, again I can buy that, but why not have her with them and why was she so visible?
If the Vogue thing had been released in September this whole mess would have played out a lot more naturally…at least they confirmed it’s only been a few months.
I’m going to say it again, the whole bigging up of her CV makes me angry, implying she isn’t good enough to be with him or something. I’d be mortified and offended if that was happening to me. Whatever you think of her work B.C. (Before Cumberbatch), they are her accomplishments and his or HW’s people openly lying about what she’s done and hiding other stuff is offensive. I’m not sure if he has the power to stop it, but I’d be pissed at him for allowing it. It also smacks a bit of ego, like he’s some special snowflake who can’t possibly have anything less than this Pride & Prejudice, super accomplished woman who can speak 12 languages, play the harpsichord and do expert needlework, by his side, anything else just isn’t cricket.
#jawseyes
Although reading Vogue again, it has the bit about Edinburgh which implies it was written/updated only 2 weeks before the engagement…again could be PR knowing the announcement was coming, could not. He did a lot of interviews around the same time with zero mention of her specifically and he’s so arsey anytime anyone mentions her/it. I find it odd he’d have been so free to mention her name in Vogue yet wouldn’t walk LFF carpet with her (they must have been around the same time) not wanting to “show off”…bit contradictory if you ask Lindy.
Who knows at this point, it’s quite funny to watch his #jawseyes trying to deal with the CumberClusterf*ck that is going on around him but also remaining totally dead. He is the very definition of internal screaming.
Timing is everything…
maybe anna wintour gets “classified” info from HW
The Botanical Garden reference is problematic. As I said above, I think this was either a poorly vetted couple of paragraphs shoved in right before press, or there were *anticipated* photos at the BG (ie pap photo op) that never materialized.
Because AW believes him
To me it looks like there’s a co-ordinated attempt to pick the relationship apart. Maybe orchestrated from The Imitation Games competitors. Some of the newly set up accounts on Tumblr whose prime focus is to gossip about Benedict and slag off his relationship seem too polished to me with too much information that’s hard to get hold of. I smell a big fat rat. Wouldnt be surprised if theyve taken that strategy over to here as well and are posting cr*p under each entry on Benedict.
Haha. Betsy, you’re joking, I presume?
Seriously? Man, I wish…I’m broke and I need the money!:)
Eta: never piss off fans, cause they’re sleuthy as hell,methinks, is closer to the truth
I hope you are joking betsy because seriously, why would they attack a relationship of all things, to discredit an Oscar hopeful? Sorry, I honestly think that’s stretching it just a bit too much. Nobody pays attention to tumblrs for gods sake. Especially Academy members.
You’re right, it’s Eddie Redmayne, Michael Keaton and Steve Carrell all logging on to Tumblr
I would love Carrell on this site. Please come here, Steve!
+1
http://www.vulture.com/2014/01/miramax-oscar-campaigns-harvey-weinstein-timeline.html
So tell me again how HW would *never* orchestrate a possibly fake engagement for PR:)
Jesus Christ, he’s the Koch Brothers of the film world. I’m disgusted now – is everything in this world rigged by the uber rich?
900 comments!! :O
i have an unmistakable talent for spotting jewellery( a bit of enthusiast i m)
guess what?
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buy one get one free anyone?
or she let her borrow(lol..naaah)
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Oh, Jesus….
Have you already heard about this http://chuckynono.tumblr.com/post/102951019910/that-hand-holding-you-cannot-tell-me-that-wasnt-for, bitches?
I haven’t read all of the comments yet so sorry if I repeat someone’s. I was on Team Conspiracy til I took a look at the red carpet pics – ALL OF THEM. Sorry guys-this is a real and life long relationship. The quiet glow is there. Im not happy it wasn’t me, but too bad. They have been friends for years and reconnected earlier this year. Im sure he’s vetted her closely , but so has she. There’s no room for error in this high stakes game of celebrity, relationship, and children (still the conspiracy theotist-belly ever so rounder-hence the expandable dress).
About his statement via CvGG:
It really reminds me of Bill Murray final speech in „Scrooged“. My, first the „David & Wallis“-stuff, then „Scrooged“. What comes next? „It’s a wonderful life“? „Merry Christmas, good old Building&Loans“? By the way: I love this movie.
Seriously, at the moment I am more than happy that Sherlock season 4 will not be aired before 2016. This will give me the opportunity and time to – hopefully – erase all of this nonsense out of my systems and start to be exited to watch once again a wonderful crew of actors – and their leading man – bringing a brilliant script to the small screen….
There’s really nothing about her on youtube. Except for a song? So random. I thought she was an actress or a director though? Would’ve expected to see some work…