Finally! It really has felt like a week without any sightings of the usual dudes I have on rotation. But this morning, we finally have some new photos of Benedict Cumberbatch! Last night, Cumby attended the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards in London. Yeah, I have no idea what that is. But Cumby was there, he was wearing a lovely suit, and he was embracing Una Stubbs (who plays Mrs. Hudson on Sherlock) and Lara Pulver (who played “The Woman” or Irene Adler in Sherlock’s ‘A Scandal In Belgravia’). If that was all Greek to you, get thee to Amazon and order up season 1 and 2 of Sherlock, for the love of God. It’s one of the best shows on TV right now, right up there with Mad Men, in my opinion.
I have some good news for Cumby fans and some bad news for gossip fans – and it’s the same news: Cumby hasn’t said anything ridiculously bitchy lately. I know, it’s unfortunate. I look forward to hearing Cumby’s bitchy rumblings soon… surely he’ll have a project to promote shortly? As for this awards show – Cumby won! And Sherlock won! They took home a bunch of awards, which you can read about here.
So… Benedict Cumberbatch: would you hit it? I ask this question all the time, but in my defense, I think I’m slowly convincing more and more of you to The Cumby Side. At the very least, I’m convincing more of you to watch Sherlock. Where you will then fall in love with Cumby, surely. Yes, he looks like the love child of an alien and a cat. But I would still hit it. SO HARD.
PS… I’m also including a photo of Rupert Penry-Jones, who I recently saw in a 2008 remake of The 39 Steps. Rupert is, no joke, extraordinarily beautiful. He is seriously a good-looking dude, and he’s even better in motion.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Totally. plus the post action pillow talk would be amazing.
OH my goodness, my legs just did a little jig at the thought of Cumby pillow talk!
If anyone’s interested, the Specsavers Crime thriller awards are … kind of budget. They’re run by ITV3 which is a back-of-beyond channel, but all the same I’m glad he did well. I think Sherlock swept the board last year as well.
Oh, RPJ … I miss Spooks.
I’d hit it yesterday, today and tomorrow
This man is SO ugly– what is wrong with everyone?!
Not as ugly as you! LOL!
Srsly. im totes just jelly n a h8r!1!!
…Shit; I’m late for homeroom. We’ll pick this back up later.
He looks way better in action as Sherlock in my opinion.
On photos he doesn’t do much.
Zelda, I concur! He looks so waxy.
Zelda, you have to see Sherlock and then re-decide how you feel about him. Before I saw the show, every time somebody raved about sexy he was, I though, “Eh? What’s wrong with these people.?” But somewhere midway through Series 1 of Sherlock, I suddenly felt the Pull Of the Cumberbitch. He must have some kind of weird charisma going on.
Watch the show and see :).
Voice great. Wit good. Facially: looks like some kind of syndrome. Photos of siblings? Parents? or is he the only one?
Well, his still photos are uneven. But when he takes good pics, they are gorgeous. The cheekbones; the eyes that change color.
He has quite good-looking parents. Google Wanda Ventham in her younger acting roles—she is beautiful…& symmetrical! I haven’t seen any young pictures of his Dad, but Timothy Carlton (his Dad’s professional name) is a striking older man.
It seems to me Cumby is getting more handsome with age—perhaps “growing into his face” as they say.
Seriously, he reminds of a ferret!
god his face is so strange.
regardless, i would hit it. all i need is that voice.
Well, now that he won an awards, yes. lol I kid. I would if he promised to act like SH the whole time. I don’t find him anything special and then I watch the show and wast his little babies!!!
HA! It would be tricky to hit it with him acting like Sherlock. Might need that riding crop Irene Adler smacked him with!
Sherlock is even more deliciously bitchy than Cumby though!
No I’d never want to touch this ahole and his big mouth and lizard face. Sherlock isn’t that great either.
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HA! Enjoying the hell out of this!
Am your backup… go get her.
BC – would not hit.
RPJ – would hit x 1000
Someone in England bothered to present my fanmade award to Benjamin Cumberbatch and created a festival for it too.
First time I’ve ever seen a picture of him. The front of his hair looks like slugs all lined up in a row.
If he and Swifty had babies, those would be some squinty kids.
Somewhere in a CO$ facility, slave labor is now diligently lining up slugs for Travolta’s latest hair piece.
You know, a lot of people are pissed that he hasn’t won a Bafta and an Emmy for Sherlock and they have the right to. But I think the fame, big film projects, respect from colleagues and just the overall attention of Hollywood are more of his price for his phenomenal work in Sherlock. And personally, I would rather have that than a golden statuette.
He has been taking some fantastic pictures lately. The photoshoot from the Ghent Film Festival? Good lawd. I really do love good Benedict picture porn.
I’d hit it………with a brown paper bag.
Totally hit it. He does have a strange face but I am ALL for unconventional looks! He also seems like a really nice and cool dude 🙂
HE DOESN’T LOOK 36 AT ALL! GEEZ. Seriously, what makes him intriguing and consequently attractive is that he’s full of contradictions. He’s gorgeous, he’s alien-y. He’s a gentleman, he’s a jerk. He’s uptight, he’s a dork. You just want to follow him around and know what he’s truly like. Yeah, that may explain everybody’s obsession with him as well.
Ruperty Penry Jones! I MELT! Thank you for reminding me to look at him first thing in the morning on a Friday, haha.
Cumberbatch is fine, too, I suppose-though he really only does anything for me in-character as Sherlock (I know, I’m a cliche). He’s quite a good actor though. Am surprised he showed up for this award, unless it’s just a bigger deal than I realize. Isn’t Specsavers our equivelant of LensCrafters? I don’t know, maybe it’s like getting a Blockbuster Award (if they still give those?)
Would I hit it?
Computer says no.
Ha!!! God, that was such a funny show.
And I’d hit it… with a baseball bat.
Haha, you win.
Kaiser, have you seen the version of Persuasion with RPJ in it? You need to see that!
BD- Hmmm, probably…
RPJ- All day everyday!
Oh my god! That version of Persuasion is so lovely! And he is so so hot. I would definitely hit it.
Ahhh I came to ask which Jane austen interpretation he was in…thank you! It’s a rare blonde guy that perks my interest 🙂
With that voice of his.. can you just imagine him growling and moaning? Holy heavens!!!
I’m getting hot and bothered
There’s this picture of him in Tumblr from this same event that’s the very definition of eye-f*ck. And that’s all you need really. That’s all. And maybe his Jag commercial in the background…
NO, so quit asking 🙂
No…no I wouldn’t. Even if he’s a good actor…just…no.
I’d hold him down for Eve though, then go get Tom for myself. Does that count?
Lol Jenna I actually came here to see if Eve was on this thread yet. I saw this and figured she’d be all over it. Clearly she doesn’t love him as much as I do so I’m officially taking him off her hands.
I’ve got my hands full though, I’m in the middle of fighting for Keanu in another thread.
Ooh, I can’t wait to see how that one goes! Specially since she’s no longer crazy for Loki and has given me full rights over Captain Sexy!!! Lol. 😀
“Clearly she doesn’t love him as much as I do so I’m officially taking him off her hands.”
¬¬
*sharpens slutshank*
Girls, just to clarify: I think Jenna is talking about Tom HARDY, not Hiddleston.
And yes, I AM talking about my hard-on for Tom Hardy. Yum! 😀
I came looking for Eve as well. My response to the hit it question is:
“Not if I am within Eve’s arm-reach.”
And now, dear Jenna, I must battle you for Tom? Sigh… OK, I am feeling generous today and shall look the other way. Sine this is a Sherlock thread and I just re-watched season two of Wallander, I shall select Rupert Graves for my hittee today. But I will want Tom back by Sunday.
Lol. No.
I’ve had Tom since I’ve given up Thor but taken over full rights over Captain Sexy, but Tom’s my main man again. So…sorry. I’ll loan you him when I feel generous though…
I’m here, you traitors*! UN-F*CKING-BELIEVABLE. I leave for one day and they’re already all over my Celebitchy-husband!
*Except you, Jenna. And J. Eyre, that’s a very wise decision.
I tried holding them off your flavor of the month, Eve!!! lol Go get them!
And you and I are no longer at odds, Ms. Jenna. My Tom is of the Hiddleston variety. I wish you and Mr. Hardy many years.
Thanks you for clearing this up, Eve. I was working out my stare for a right proper scowling. Things were about to get ugly.
LOL All the best wishes to you Miss J-Eyre. Let’s go on a double with our Toms. Eve, bring your Cumbybitch. 😀
This is a no brainer.. He looks great in these photos. There are some from this event on twitter and he looks even BETTER! Finally a great set of photos. The man is unbelievably hot. Cumbercrush hasn’t disappeared yet.
I’m in! Two of my favorite men!
Hmmmmm, don’t think I could hit that.
With the quality of work in theatre,film, television and even radio isn’t it inevitable that he’s going to be knighted years from now? SIR BENEDICT TIMOTHY CARLTON CUMBERBATCH…
Sherlock—the dialogue, the music, the acting—the cast is *so* great–not a false note in the lot. I would love this show even without my Cumby-devotion.
And look at Una Stubbs! (on Cumby’s right reptilian side) She could not be any cuter. Mrs. Hudson is fabulous.
Nope… Would not hit it. Not my type.
I love me some Rupert Penry-Jones and I hope they do another season of Whitechapel soon.
As for the Batch-I have a love hate thing for him now. I LOVED him when Sherlock first came out and thought he was so hot. In the recent bout of whining over white boy problems/being “misqouted” about saying thoughtless things, he became very ugly to me. It sounded like he had fully bought into his own press and he was coming off as a pretentious jerk. Lately he’s been more quiet and the interview at Cheltenham sounded more gracious and sweet, so I’m starting to go back to liking him. A little.
Oh don’t hold that against him… He’s wonderfully uninhibited when he’s being interviewed. Has no ability to self-regulate his stream of consciousness. It’s actually very endearing. Needs a good woman to help him stay on track. Any takers?
would I hit it? yes, in the forehead with a fly swatter. more for everyone else though right?
Rupert is pretty, and I would totally hit that..
I do not find him at all attractive, but to be fair I haven’t seen his show yet.
His face gives me the creeps – I think he is absolutely ugly.
I’m a huge fan of Sherlock, and I adore Cumberbatch … but the more time passes, the more I like Martin Freeman (Watson). He’s not fabulously gorgeous — neither is Cumberbatch — or delightfully bitchy. But he has a quiet charisma that just lingers in your mind (and in my loins, come to that). Post some Freeman pics!
Finally, some Freeman love! As much as I adore the ‘batch, I do have a soft spot for Martin Freeman.
Loved his role as the sweet guy stand in for a porn actor in Love Actually.
Yes! It’s ALL about Martin Freeman for me. He just is amazing! I’m sure Benedict is great and all…but no. All of the Cumberb!tches can keep him, seriously.
Good lord yes I’d do him…only if Eve allows it…
EVE?? 😀
To dooliloo & Eve—I see some Cumberladies are checking with Eve to see if they can elbow in on Cumby (& I quote Leonard Cohen here) “if it be your will.” Since several of us are already drawing up graphs & pie charts to see who gets to spend how much time with Cumby….I’m wondering. The Circle is widening; the Cumberlover lines are forming. How are we going to share just one little Cumby? Can a Harem lifestyle be far behind?
If it comes to that….well, please have him polished & brought to my tent.
@ Dooliloo:
Nope. You already have Parker Hiddleston, you greedy bitch! All right…you can have half an hour with him and that’s it!
@ EscapedConvent:
You know, I prefer when the bitches here harp on him. It gives us a sense of exclusiveness, doesn’t it?
By the way, I’ve always thought he looked like a cross between a reptile and a cat.
@Eve, hello! Why yes, it does! the most I’ve laughed on this thread was at the comment from marie who wants to swat him with a flyswatter! Let the anti-Cumbites come for our darling Ben with fly swatters, brooms, torches & pitchforks! You are clearly a force to be reckoned with, & I….will call 911….
And I’m sorry I missed this earlier when you posted! I wandered off. Need to install some kind of Cumby-Alert alarm buzzer on this computer so I don’t miss anything. An alarm buzzer that sounds like Cumby reading Ode to A Nightingale……(drifts off in cumber-dream).
@ EscapedConvent oh well I wouldn’t mind you guys having him and get the leftovers… I got mah man Hiddleston he’s la crème de la crème (*MINUS* his crazy fandom) so…
BAHAHAHAAAA Eve! Same goes to you, 30min with Parker Hiddleston, no more no less! Fair trade eh?
Guess what…? Right at this moment I’m attending the London Film Festival.. As per usual actually (I’m a film editor) we were at a Mayfair party with Gemma Arterton and I got to chat with Terence Stamp and his niece.. The man is even more terrifying in person look wise I swear when he doesn’t smile it’s creepy 😀
No sign of my Parker T.T (not yet not yet..)
So this was an insight of my life, my share of the day… Gotta go for now at a screening, chat later!
@dooliloo, you’re at The London Film Festival! And I’m jell-y! Hilarious about Terence Stamp. In his youth, Terence Stamp was *so* pretty.
I would love to hear Festival juiciness whenever you have it!
Yes!! And I’m typing from my phone in the cab right now, attended the awards and I saw them all : Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee..and most importantly MY MAN : Tom Hiddleston!!! I swear Never got the chance to approach him and he wasn’t even that far from my table.. The man is tall, really tall and his natural thinness makes him look like a scarecrow O_O (can’t believe I’m making such an analogy *facepalm*)
Highlight of my night was to say hi to Christopher Lee in the press room… I was shaking 😀 oh and the guy from French film Rust and Bones (highly recommended!!!) named Matthias Schnoenaerts is very yummy, he’s on my new crush alert list!
Juicy? Oh I got plenty.. At least it’s true hahaha!
I’m still reeling.. For the 1st time in 4years I finally got to attend the awards (only did press screening and press conferences so far) and I got more than what I bargained for… Meet some of my favourite since I was a child and teen! Life is good… Except my feet, damn them heels!
@ Eve I thought about you even if I didn’t get the chance to meet him (not yet!) got some pics of Parker!
Oh Dooloo – it sounds amazing. Congratulations. I can’t wait to hear your stories trickle out in these threads. Glad you had such a good time.
Thanks j.eyre I had a really good time overall. At times it was a bit blah but seeing Tim Burton not so far was just surreal! And the table next to us was just as funny, the guys were pestering during the whole awards ceremony it was cere|bitchy 😀
Tomorrow is the last day, must go to do a bit of work then sleep.. If I can!
Oh yes got some juice, from Bradley Cooper to Viggo Mortensen… Saw them all 😀
I’ve looked at those pics for quite a few minutes and cannot see the appeal….those eyes are too far apart and weird looking for my liking
I just find him so unpleasant looking. So no, I would not ‘do’ him.
Uhm no…but hello Rupert Penry-Jones.
RPJ has been a favorite of mine since MI-5. If you haven’t watched it, do it. Now. Such an amazing show!
Would I hit it? Time and time and time again.
Yes, with a broom to get him away from me.
Yes, just for his voice.
Captain Wentworth! RPJ is quite handsome, not drop-dead gorgeous, but definitely easy on the eyes.
Cumberbatch, on the other hand, is very polarizing.Some part of me wants to “GAH, kill it with fire!”, while another wants to hate-f**k him (intelligent, arrogant snobbish bastard). So I guess I’m conflicted. But if I could put a bag on his face and have him recite Shakespeare, I would hit it, repeatedly.
Have you ever shagged a guy that was not attractive but you did cause you were lonely or feeling randy and even though his face wasn’t that great looking, the body was really nice, so you closed your eyes in the bedroom(or avoided looking at the face) when you did it and from then on you did not care about the face because he had other great qualities and as time went on he became your boyfriend? I actually did that and that’s what I’d do with BC.
No. Sorry, not hot = not going anywhere near my fruity flies. My lady business just doesn’t do charity.
Oh hell yeah !! Both of them !
But I prefer Cumby with his darker Sherlock hair.
I think he’s one of those people who you have to see in action…pictures don’t cut it. I did NOT get the appeal based just on pictures…however, after recently going on a Sherlock watching spree I would hit it like the fist of an angry god.
No, I’m sorry. I haven’t seen Sherlock, though, so I reserve the right to change my mind.
Amy….I betcha your mind will change so fast you’ll get whiplash. Please check Sherlock & come back to report your findings!
Hi’s face scares me.
I’d tap that to Tuesday, he’s just gorgeous.
I’m such a Cumberbatch fan that I read Sherlock/Molly Hooper fan fic.
Love both of them… Crumby is so ugly he’s handsome and Rupert is divine. Sending them love and kisses and promises to buy movie tickets. It’s the best I can do…
N-O.
Okay,
So I finally capitulated and watched Sherlock on Netflix a couple of weeks ago, and apparently the sky is beginning to fall BS hell is developing ice caps. I’m finding myself developing this tacit attraction/repulsion “thing” with him.
He plays Sherlock with such vivre and magnetism, that he bypasses your eyes and conventional good taste and goes straight to your loins.
While I’m still far from jumping his bones, I can say at least that wouldn’t put a brown paper bag over his head.
Baby steps.
ViktoryGin, I applaud your baby steps. You might just find yourself Cumberbatched!
Almost forgot.
Rupert Penry Jones. Nice…
Haven’t seen him in while. He’s a rather underrated actor. I suppose while all of his contemporaries are crossing the pond to pursue work, he’s electing to stay at home.
I first saw him years ago in this indie romantic comedy called Virtual Sexuality where he plays to virtual concoction of teenage girl whose trying to put together her perfect boyfriend. God, I thought he was the hottest thing. And I’m not typically attracted to blonds.
does anybody think that ben and olivia are gonna get back together or are secretly back together?? i read on tumblr that they were both at the same charity gala thing yesterday. well i read that he was there but saw pictures of her too and that he was there for about 5 seconds or something and suddenly disappeared!! do you guys think he left with her or just didn’t expect for her to be there and couldn’t be in the same room as her.
and compared to the pictures at the awards he didn’t look happy at all at the gala.
I hope they get back together.
I read somewhere that they had an argument or something, according to someone she was a bit bitchy.
according to few stans. I dont believe she’s bitchy. she’s a lot better in term of brain and personality compare to other woman who’s been rumored dating ben.
am not saying she’s an angel, but I dont think that she’s the one who made ben left in the first place. most likely he left because of his creepy stans.
I’m a great Martin Freeman fan and was delighted to find him playing Watson when I first watched “Sherlock”. It really is a good show and I highly recommend it–I only wish we could clone Steven Moffat so that all the projects I want him involved in can proceed in a more timely manner to keep up with my impatience at being delayed from watching one of his projects because another has his time and attention.
I agree. It’s waaaay too long between Sherlocks. And while we’re cloning, let’s clone some Cumbies & distribute them on this site.
OF COURSE I would hit it, award or no award.
People keep asking me if I would hit The Cumberbatch. My answer is NEVER gonna change ladies…YES. And HELL YES. All day, every day until neither of us can walk properly. That voice, oh my GOD.
Also,
“He looks like the love child of a cat and an alien”
That shit had me spitting out coffee!! LMFAO Yes he does, and yes I would still take that alien catman to bed 😉
I would marry Benedict and adopt babies with him.
Are you implying that you wouldn’t dare biologically procreate with him?
lol. *tsk tsk*
Of course not, y’all can have him.
Oh please, if this guy isn’t gay gay gay I’ll eat my bra. The only thing a woman could hit with him is the mall for a big shopping spree.
Yeah, that’s why he had a girlfriend for 12 years. smh
Oh, I don’t know – I find Benedict Cumberbatch positively breathtaking. I know I’m not alone because when I went to see the film of the stage version of Frankenstein, the audience was filled with young women.
I can’t tell you what it is – I do find him handsome — his voice is amazing — and there is something indefinably sexy about him.
Great actors should sell out the Cheltenham Festival in a short time, and guess what, it helps if they’re gorgeous.
I don’t remember what I thought of his looks when I first saw him in Sherlock – I just know I loved the show.
As for Olivia, I don’t think they’ll get back together, no.
He has that special something.
I’ve been in love with Una Stubbs ever since seeing her in the Cliff Richard movie ‘Wonderful Life’.
She was then on tv for years in ‘Til Death Do Us Part.
And now she’s Mrs Hudson. It’s nice to see her in the role but I wish someone would give her a starring part in something. She’s such a great talent.
I wouldn’t hit Ben as I’m not dude inclined but I’m happy to go on record in saying that I’d turn for Rupert if he’d have me. Spooks, Cambridge Spies, Whitehall and Silk were all made highly watchable due to his soulful lost puppy looks.