Full disclosure: Not only am I totally OVER the speculation about Benedict Cumberbatch’s not-so-secret girlfriend Sophie Hunter, I have this weird mental block where I keep writing her name as “Sophie Turner,” as in Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones. Maybe I would care about this more if Benedict was dating Sophie Turner/Sansa. That would be very interesting. Turner’s pretty young though – too young for Benedict. As for Benedict’s actual relationship with Sophie Hunter, I think they’re really dating and I think they’re really trying to keep it mostly undercover. Probably because a small percentage of Benedict’s Cumberbitches have gone a little bit crazy/unhinged and it’s not pretty. So, to all of those unhinged Cumberbitches, all I have to say is: please sit down and take a deep breath. There’s a new rumor about Benedict and Sophie and you’re not going to like it.
Get ready for some bad news, ladies – Benedict Cumberbatch could soon be off the singles market. The handsome Sherlock star flew to Edinburgh last week to see the mother of his girlfriend Sophie Hunter, prompting speculation he is preparing to ask for her daughter’s hand in marriage.
Benedict and Sophie have gone to great lengths to avoid being seen together in public since they first met in 2009, but broke cover recently to appear arm-in-arm at the wedding of the actor’s old school pal, James Rhodes.
Sophie is said to be close to her mother Anna after her parents divorced when she was a child. While the couple were in Edinburgh, I hear they toured the Royal Botanic Garden.
Do I believe that Benedict is about to settle down with Sophie? Eh. And that’s not my Cumberlunacy speaking. I’m judging him from his own interviews and what he says about his own priorities these days, priorities that seem more career-oriented than wife-oriented. Plus, he and Sophie might have known each other for years but their relationship is relatively new. They’ve maybe been dating, what? Six months?
Last thing – The Wrap published a Doctor Strange casting-rumor article which I’ve now mentioned in like four different posts. That’s because The Wrap threw every name ever into the mix, including Benedict Cumberbatch. According to The Wrap’s sources, Benedict is “still in the mix” when it comes to casting Doctor Strange:
Multiple agency sources have told TheWrap that Cumberbatch remains high on the studio’s list and they were surprised when the actor’s name was omitted from this week’s round of media reports. Marvel has long wanted to be in business with Cumberbatch, who is as hot as ever thanks to the awards buzz surrounding his performance in “The Imitation Game.” However, Cumberbatch’s schedule may prove too tricky to overcome, as he has to film the new season of “Sherlock” and plans to do a play next year. His agent did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.
Sources say that the “four frontrunners” are now Benedict, Joaquin Phoenix (he doesn’t want it, his publicist says), Colin Farrell and Keanu Reeves. While I think Benedict would be a great “company man” for Marvel and Benedict can play anything, I think the scheduling conflicts will mean Benedict can’t sign up. He’s booked solid for the next year, isn’t he? Still… otters are crafty. Maybe it will happen.
Photos courtesy of Getty, Pacific Coast News, WENN.
I can’t believe for a teensy tinsy second that anyone’s asking anyone’s parents for anyone’s hand in anything. Therefore, I say this story is nonsense, whether or not they a) are in lurve at all and/or b) decide to get married.
What a boring comment. Sorry!
A bit medieval, isn’t it? She’s an adult and free to put her hands where she wants so long as she doesn’t assault somebody. Parental consent is unnecessary.
A lot of these rumors are being lifted wholesale from twitter and tumblr and seem to be written either by young teenagers in the throes of “this is what romance must be like” or by people who read way too many “The Millionaire’s secret wife” type romance novels in the late 70 ‘s an early 80’s.
That makes sense, And underlines why I keep well away from the Mills & Boon section of the internet!
” “The Millionaire’s secret wife” type romance novels in the late 70 ‘s an early 80′s. ” *lol* That’s spot on! I once won a bunch of cheesy 70s romance dime novels in a tombola and of course I had to read them – so funny!
But as Abby_J said below, it can be a nice, romantic and traditional gesture when the couple has already made their minds up. It’s just that I see absolutely no indication that the Cumberbatch and Miss Hunter are going to tie the knot. *lol*
It may be unnecessary, like getting down on one knee to propose, but it’s still romantic and respectful and formal, and many couples and parents still like it. Kind of like when a man holds a door open for me. Obviously, I can get the door myself, but it’s a nice gesture and I enjoy it.
I think it is kind of sweet. Obviously I don’t think the Mother’s response will have any effect on the actual proposal or marriage, but it is traditional and cute. Not that I am suggesting that is what is going on here anyway. Who knows? I hope they get married and pop out a ton of little Cumberbabies for us all to go gaga over.
My husband was on a ship in the middle of the ocean when he wrote to my parents asking permission to propose to me when he returned. My father even wrote him a letter back agreeing. I have both letters, and they are very special to me. I also have letters that my grandfather wrote to my grandmother’s parents while at sea asking for her hand, as well as their response. That is actually why my husband did it. He knew how much I adored the letters my grandparents had. He knew my father would have no objections, and even if he did, I would have said yes.
Since this was lifted almost verbatim from a tumblr rumor mill, I highly doubt that’s what happened. But your story is really sweet! (I’m not being sarcastic!) My SO proposed online, lol, because we lived across the country from one another, and it was more of a “hey, let’s move in together since we can’t legally marry” but I saved the emails we exchanged, esp the sappy ones, and printed them out and they’re in a binder in my closet, just for kicks (and saved in like five places on my hard drive and an external HD).
That is really sweet! Maybe we are just sappier than the rest? 🙂 Hopefully, by this point, you are in an area where you could get married, even if you choose not to.
Yeah, I have no idea what is going on with Cumby, but he is certainly well into the “find someone and settle down” age, so nothing would surprise me. It is kind of funny if people are so desperate for things to write about, that they are taking their news from tumblr.
•Sixer•
Wait?!? I cannot ask your father for permission to marry you after I convince you to leave your husband and children?!????
*droops in sorrow*
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O_o, ouch!!!! Too much passion about those two!!!!
It burns my eyes!!!!
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Best comment of the day.
No kidding. He has more passion with Martin Freeman.
I’m genuinely worried that my laptop might overheat due to all this molten hot chemistry sizzling on my screen.
😀 😀
Seriously? People are upset about this? Did they think he’d stay single forever or did they think he was waiting for them?
Upset about what? Christ, surely people can see this is total bollocks. It’s truly scary that people will believe everything they read.
I finally move to London, set up shop in the same neighborhood as Benedict, and NOW he’s dating someone and on the gossip verge of a proposal. What a waste of student loans.
Tommy Hiddles lives in the same area. He’s a good investment too.
Or do some IMDB research for the next Brit import. Chat him up, lock him down, wait for him to be cast in a mega blockbuster, bask in his fandom’s hatred of you, and sing “Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate.”
That is a lot of work.
Yeah. I’d rather just wander around the neighborhood and try and bump into him. At least that way I’m getting exercise too.
Admittedly, I took my friend to The Stag pub on Saturday night because that’s where the Flaunt Magazine shoot was done. I watched the vid again this morning and squealed when I realized I sat on the bench our otter sat on. Small Monday morning pleasures.
Do people actually realise that the DM reporter got this nonsense from Tumblr and Twitter?
I don’t know what the relationship between them is and I don’t really care. If they are dating, great. If they live happily ever after, great. If they break up tomorrow, great. If they are not an item, great. If they… You get the picture.
But this isn’t even gossip.
It’s fan fantasy and speculation being fed to rags by lunatic fans.
As has been mentioned on the last bC thread, this rumor was lifted wholesale from a tumblr page which is now trying to say sh is pregnant and Amanda Abbington and Simon Pegg were sending coded messages to each other about it.
if I rolled my eyes any harder, they’d pop out of my head.
And besides, for ill or good, Helen Rushbrook has pretty flatly discounted this rumor via twitter, bashing the “article”. She is a friend of BC’s IRL and not one to jump in on the gossip train as a matter of course (at least not on twitter…who knows what she does off line).
That’s a great look for Halloween.
LOL well, ’tis the season!
I thought it was the fans posting to the tumblr page?
I love BC as an actor, but I’m not overly interested in his private life. One thing I have observed with the whole SGF business is that him and Sophie are most likely dating, just by the number of times they’ve been spotted together. As for avoiding being photographed together, maybe that’s her?
It’s one or more very invested fans posting the same line of rumor over and over to the tumblr page. It was apparently lifted almost word for word from that page and put in the Fail.
If it’s her not wanting to be photographed, why is she going to red carpets and a pap hot spot restaurant? Pretty poor choices to avoid having a pic taken.
@MissMary I agree about the restaurant, but hey what the hell do I know, I was just making an observation.
Wait stuff on tumblr is just rumour, speculation and not usually true……lol
These two just had a date night on Saturday at some swanky, artsy restaurant! Haha! How predictable!
Really? A thread on this piece of clickbait bullshit which has been lifted from crazy speculating weirdo fans? I really do despair.
Why don’t you stay away from gossip pages? This one is not much better than the DM.
If they are really together, this has got to be one of the saddest relationships on planet Earth.
I don’t think she’s his gf, but they clearly have some type of “arraingement” going on.
This is where I’m putting my money. I have a feeling it’s more FWB than an actual relationship. I would actually be surprised if he wanted to seriously date someone and get married right now. Dude crosses the Atlantic for work like the rest of us go grocery-shopping, so when does he have time to really be with someone?
•GeeMoney• •Green Girl•
I do think they are dating as ‘arrangements or FWB’ usually don’t attend weddings. But beyond that, I don’t care. Both are adults and can do as they please.
If they are dating, it’s not serious. I mean, he’s allowed to date… he is a human being, lol. I just don’t think everyone should get so up in arms about it.
I’m not sure if he’s truly happy with whatever is going on… but I hope he does find happiness with someone one day. Not sure if it’s going to be Sophie, but someone.
•GeeMoney•
I don’t think we can tell seriousness by a few random, odd pics though. They both could be very different without cameras and since they were at the very least, acquainted before dating, they might have been able to get a bit more serious faster (I’m strictly speculating). Or they are having fun, neither wanting to be that serious. Again, who knows?
As for not getting up in arms, totally agree. He’s dating/not dating? Who cares? He’s a adult man and Sophie is an adult woman — getting tied into knots about anyone’s relationship is a waste of time. My opinion of course.
Now, I’m torn about his shorter hair… It has so few curls in it *sob*. That’s something worth getting into knots about! 😉
How have you been? We haven’t chatted in ages. 😯 (I took a CB vacation)
I took a CB vacation, too, lol. I think I just needed a break. But everything has been going well!
He doesn’t strike me as the type to hide a gf. Take a look at his past behavior… he’s always been openly affectionate with everyone he’s been with (hell, he was openly affectionate with Keira Knightley at the TIG premiere, and they are just friends!). Even if he never confirmed anything. Every pic that’s taken of the two of them, they aren’t holding hands or anything. They are always just walking side by side looking like friends. Or even when they are in the same place… they aren’t even travelling in the same car! That doesn’t sound like a “serious” relationship to me. This whole thing seems like a PR attempt for both of their careers (eh, it’s what celebrities do… I’m not a fan of it, but then again, I’m not out there in Hollywood… so whatever).
None of us know what’s going on with him… he’s not confirming/denying anything and he’s got a scowl on his face a lot of the time in pictures or when he and SH are near each other (not sure what that means). Hopefully he’s not too tired or overworked.
IMO, he’s a hopeless romantic who I think really is looking for the “right” person. His current behavior just goes against everything he’s said and been about since he’s been famous. Hard for me to think that they are serious. He is entitled to his privacy, however (nobody should be hounding him about who he’s dating)… even so, the behavior change isn’t quite him.
PS – I know everyone LOVES his hair… it’s just probably short so he could stuff it under that wig he’s filming in. It’ll grow back.
PPS – He has a lot of feminine energy around him… guys I know like that tend to have a lot of female friends… honestly, she could just be a friend that he enjoys spending time with. Maybe that’s why he hasn’t said anything… nothing to tell!
•GeeMoney•
I think people are forgetting that the press attention is very different from when he was dating either Olivia and Anna. He’s been stung many times since then and probably is more caged in his reactions since then. Also, he’s also seen and heard of some of the nastier fan elements and probably wants to shield anyone he dates. Can you blame him???
Do I think his behaviour is different? Perhaps (I’m not following him as much either). But he might have very good reasons for the change too and I can’t ignore that.
His hair does grow, doesn’t it? He’ll need to grow it for Sherlock soon…thanks for reminder. I needed that! 😉
@LadySlippers
At this point in time, any woman who dates him should already know what they are signing up for. He’s too damn famous for them not to. And… I don’t see how he could protect them? He can’t stop the comments… and if she’s a strong woman (like he says he wants), she should just let the comments roll off of her back. All of the scrutiny would die down in about a month’s time anyway.
Other people have noticed his behavior change more than I did… but the hiding and secrecy is strange. He’s a 38 year old man… I’d like to think he wouldn’t care about hiding a relationship at this point in time in his life… he’s too old for that.
But I guess we’ll see how this crazy “saga” plays out… someone on another thread said the same thing about Sparkles (aka R-Patz)… they said with K-Stew their relationship was secretive (honestly b/c I think it was straight up fake), and now look at him with FKA Twigz… those two are all over the place looking very happy! Why? B/c she’s the real thing.
That’s the way aliens show happiness.
I feel bad for laughing at this… but it was funny. Ha ha ha.
I like Benedict but he being alien would explain so many things!
I just don’t get the appeal of this guy…..
Man, this Doctor Strange thing is getting very tedious. Just pick someone, Marvel! I don’t think it’ll be BC b/c, really, when does he have the time? I’ve heard they will start filming in May of 2015, and yes, I suppose it’s possible for him to squeeze it in after Lost City of Z and before Hamlet, but that’s just asking too much. He needs to rest up before the long stage show.
My choice is Oded Fehr. Mmhmm.
And the marriage thing? Lol, I don’t think so. Dating? yes. Engaged? No.
Aside-I like her dress in the photos above.
omg the Doctor Strange movie better live up to all the hype and drama surrounding the choosing of the actor for the role.
For those interested, pics are up online of BC filming this morning, UK time, in Wells.
De Ja vous… Didn’t we go through this same speculation with Tom after “Tahiti-gate”??
I will believe it when I see the ring.
Yep. I might even wait until the white dress and flowers pictures start to appear. Still, I kind of hope it is true. 🙂
Think Tommy will bring Jane and their three secret children to the wedding?
They’re up to five and a small pony now!
We need pictures of that pony to prove it. All the other ponies are going to be so upset!
Well, it’s a secret pony, you see. Pics will come out soon from when they were in Shetland and all will be revealed!
A secret pony? Damn, I thought Hiddles was Cumby’s secret girlfriend and Cumby was Hiddles’ SG u.u
@Camil I know… it’s a dark day in all fandoms.
Secret pony! 😀 Haha, I love it. Do you think Tommy will be moved to tears at the wedding?
@Isadora: He’ll recite Shakespeare!
•Squirrel•
Oh my dearest Fluffy-Tailed friend, how ARE you?!???? We haven’t chatted, in like, forever!
(As for BC and SH — I do think they are dating but honestly don’t care much about the relationship).
SQUIRRELLLLLL!!! I don’t think I’ve seen around in a while! And THANK YOU!! This is exactly what happened after the BB pic was seen. I think a few people didn’t like it when i pointed it out quite a few posts back and i was criticized for comparing the two! Lol. Some people need to chill and stop drawing conclusions about how they lack “passion” after seeing a few odd pictures here and there while the other camp needs to stop picking out names for their babies.
But, dare I say, TH and his team seemed to handle the whole thing much better. He’d got even more private about his private life and that was it.
@Intro Outro I am more interested in who will be invited to the wedding and will they wear matching waistcoats. I hope we l get the pictures in Hello magazine or Country life, I am so excited I might lend them my Bugatti Veyron so they can hide in the boot on the way to the wedding.
JA disappeared completely after Tahiti, it could be numerous reasons but if they were together I don’t think they’d carry on hiding after that picture came because it would be a waste of time and energy. Who knows what happened?
With Benny and Sophie I do sense some sort of chemistry even if they’re not a PDA couple. This is something I never got with Hiddles and JA.
Imo it doesn’t matter what happened with JA and TH’s relationship in reality, @Ellen. The important thing is that the way it was handled simply shut off any new amount of oil being poured on the flame, and it all died down pretty quickly and people were back to discussing Hiddleston’s new projects in no time. With BC and SH, it seems to be escalating.
What happened to the Gwen Christie rumors? More speculation?
He and GC were an item (seems like FWB and happily so) back before he got into the movies big time.
@MissMary: I am behind in the times. As always lol For some reason I thought that was recent. I think I misunderstood something from a previous thread.
DKDC
Oh look, the same tired photos of Ben and Sophie. Because they show up at pap hot spots and refuse to be photographed together. *eyeroll*. He’ll have a fun life if he has to keep doing that with her. BTW, is that a floral print she’s wearing?? 😉
Hahahaha!! Oh my God!! He’s dating a “floral”?!
•EsCon•
I was super excited to see you! And then I realised you started insulting flowers *eyes narrow slightly*. You got issues with us ‘florals’ now????? Are we not GOOD enough for reformed, recalcitrant convent students?
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Sincerely,
A Delicate Flower
Florals unite!
Hello, LadySlippers! No, no issues with flowers—i love them, especially Snapdragons. I was referring to Cumby’s dread of the two “florals” whom he feared might approach him during his interview. I will probably make snarky floral comments every time Sophie wears a flower print.
And who said I was reformed? What have you heard? Hmm?
Fun fact: They apparently didn’t even arrive together (according to how the pics look and the Fail’s article today).
They can’t arrive anywhere together. Then they’ll be photographed and the world might end all because Ben’s crazy fans might see them actually dating. *sigh*.
I’m beginning to wonder if this is their actual thought process. How sad…
So they claim she wants to remain anon?
So how was sitting beside him at the french open anon? Or walking red carpet/leaving front door of his hotel to waiting paps. Doesnt add up at all.
Christ on a pushbike, if youre dating the secrets out love. Just live your life, give folks the V, and stop acting like tits.
Yes but Rhodes is a bloke and Loo is a friend with a long term boyfriend. He wasnt romantically linked with either…even if the stories are pure fiction theyre being picked up.
Someone, I forget who, mentioned that it really just looks like they’re friends, hanging out like he does with a *LOT* of friends (and he seems to go through serial one on one friend outings–for ages, it was him and Rhodes all over the place, then him and Loo, etc) and he’s not going to make an announcement every time he’s just out with friends. IDK… it’s just weird to see.
MissMary.. This also is being debated on the dark side.
Uncertainty about them arriving together was raised a few time.Basically because they look ‘separate’.But someone went to great lengths to tell us it was a certain make and model,what the interior is And it was obvious it was the same car that they both got out of.
Then another anon posted that they worked for Getty and because it was so respected and checked,and something to do with the wording on the pics, this verified SH was with BC.
Still no idea what half of what they were on about meant!!They just seem false
Her arrival on the red carpet could not have been more incongruous had she parachuted in. I’m SO done with people claiming they’re trying to stay on the DL and keep things low key. Are people actually stupid enough to think if she pictured five mins behind him, that equates to not being with him? Avoiding being pictured with him means walking up the red carpet with your own umbrella and not been chauffeur driven and dropped off in front of fans. Seriously, NOBODY would have noticed her if she arrived like the rest of the guests did.
And so effing what if they’re pictured walking next to each other into a restaurant? He’s been pictured with tons of female friends going out and nobody would give a shit.
I side-eye anything from EB mainly because anyone, and I mean anyone, can post there and say they’re an insider, they work for whomever, they do xyz job, and people will be on it like stink on shit and swear that it must be true because someone anonymously posted they were such and such or so and so. The pics were sold as “x and y together” so that’s how they’re packaged and sold. I checked out Getty’s website for their contributor info and saw nothing on there about how pics are labeled regarding “if two people are mentioned, they MUST be together in the picture/arriving or leaving together” etc. There’s lots of tech specs for the camera, info on licensing, etc, and a how-to about making your test submission, but maybe I’m missing the nitty-gritty since I’m not trying to set up submissions to them, so I’m not getting the whole legalese?
That’s really lame if they arrived in the same car and he jumped out and walked into the restaurant and left her sitting there with the door open. Geez, man!
I think that if they were just friends he’d have no problem waiting for her to get out of the car and would walk in with her. That’s what any friend would do, right? No reason to leave her hanging like that, with cameras in the open car door taking pictures.
Perhaps he just doesn’t want to be photographed together with her b/c he doesn’t want the paps to sell the pics to the papers and make money off of him. He seems to hate the idea of the paps, so he’s making it difficult for them to get a ‘couple shot’. That’s really the only reason I can think of as to why they do things separately. Like Nic said, they’re not fooling anyone with the arriving 5 minutes earlier/later deal or not walking together, so there really is no reason anymore not to simply show up together.
It could be *her* not wanting to be photographed with him, of course, but that really isn’t going to make the relationship easy. If she’s that afraid of fans, or paps, or publicity, then idk if BC is the right bf for her at the moment. Haha.
MissMary, that’s right. I’ve seen a lot of pictures from these photo agencies. They don’t speculate when putting a caption together, so they’ll just say “Celeb1 arrives with Celeb2 at XYZ event on DATE” or “Celeb1 and Celeb2 pose for pictures at XYZ event.”
It’s a generic and dull way to write captions, but you also don’t want to start stirring the pot and say “Oooooh, look who’s together!” The photo agencies want someone to buy a new photo ASAP and don’t want to spend time writing what’s basically fan fiction at this point.
@Tara – good points. I would also add (and I have this before in other threads, so do forgive me for repeating myself) that he probably doesn’t want every single woman he’s with to be photographed. If he has a new woman on his arms at some event in a few months, and someone else completely different after that, then people start writing about his dating life and not his work.
I’m as fed up with the carry on of BOTH them (if you want to be private then BE private. Don’t go everywhere together but separately. No-ones life will implode if you date like normal grown ups) and the nutty fans (engagement and pregnancy…really?!) as i am with the doctor strange stuff.
He looked like a non sexy math teacher in those dinner pap shots.
You mean there is such a thing as a sexy maths teacher!
Well I’m thinking more of a sexy professor fantasy some folks have. He’s not even ticking that box with his buttoned up to the top shirt and wooly jumper and bumfluff hair.
It’s not that cold in London!
I agree.
Plus, Cumberbatch isn’t THAT big a star. Sure, he’s got a fanatic internet following, but he’s hardly top box office bait. The world will continue to turn whether or not he appears in public with a woman.
I know, Clooney is fecked by that logic…
As I posted on the other thread….whatever “it” is between them,it’s bloody strange!!
The pic’s from Saturday are even weirder!P****d off with how bloody ridiculous the whole “relationship” hiding is!!
She looks smug and BC’s face reminds me if a bulldog chewing a wasp!!
I can’t imagine how tired he is–he hosted that party last night and this morning he was filming in Wells!
He never struck me as the type to alter his life that much for his fans, hes friendly and accommodating but if a lines crossed he’ll say it, so maybe its coming from her but still…I’m side eyeing them both.
If theyre dating the jig is up, if not then shes getting scrutinised for nothing so say it and get the DM off her back.
I know its a crap tabloid but it gets phenomenal hits and other agencies will pick up on it
He can’t just ‘say it’ if they’re not dating tbh. That’s how you feed fan entitlement, by making announcements about benign rumors/gossip.
I’m not sure what’s up but I suppose in general he could want to say something but his PR/whoever is telling him he can’t.
To be kind of the Devil’s Advocate, @An, Benedict’s had no problem openly admitting he’s had a girlfriend or of he was single. His team shut down that Russian model, and that per chick a bit ago when his star was starting rise.
The red headed lady from Dracula, if I remember correctly, was shut down being his gf as well.
Caesar–I don’t believe he has issued a statement or directly commented about anyone in a couple of years. He’s kind of at that point where the gossip is going to fly and addressing it will get monotonous fast, so you don’t unless it’s bad or involves someone else with public visibility. He could say he’s single, but of course that’s only if he’s allowing personal questions.
@AN i wasn’t referring to his personal life when i said if a line is crossed he’ll say it. Hes addressed press attention and to an extent over zealous fans a few times. I think the opening of the Out interview reflects that a bit.
His PR are bound to ignore twitter and tumblr rumblings and rightly so but this is getting wings and being reported worldwide (People, Hello, DM to name a few). They may be tabloids but they’re very popular and widely read ones.
I LOL’ed at your “a bulldog chewing a wasp!!”
There is no way in Hell that either one of them is in love. I mean, that’s a feeling/emotion which is very hard to hide – at least to the degree of what we have seen all the pics to date. Some sort of mutual warmth would be decipherable by now, no?
So, with that in mind, there must be some sort of agreement going on. He was told to have a woman by his side at this time (I can’t help but remember someone saying on DL months ago, “he will have a girlfriend during TIG promotion, mark my words”). So he gets an old friend, who frankly needs the work that a new-found name recognition would bring, and brings her on board. BUT, because he hates playing the game (lying) so much, he will only go so far in this charade. Hence, he’s seen with a woman, but not really seen with her.
It’s only a crazy theory of course, but nothing about this relationship is even the remotest bit sane, imo.
I’m pretty much on board with that theory. I mean, maybe we’re wrong and they’re head over heels ridiculously Princess Bride in love, but I doubt it.
This is making all the sense
I would hate it if he has a ‘pretend gf’ just b/c his people decided that he needs to have one for award season. Hate it b/c I’ve always thought of him as an honest guy, and that deceit just doesn’t seem like him. But, I have no idea about the pressures of Hollywood and all that and he might go along with it if the right people said so. And SH would be a very good choice for that.
However, I still think they’re in a true relationship, just acting weird about it. If he was told to get a gf, I truly feel that he would treat her like a real one, especially to help ‘sell it’, not like what we’re seeing. He’d bring her to events, pose with her, even act like the other person exists, lol.
What they’re really doing is going out of their way not to be photographed together. There would be no reason for that in a fake/PR relationship. They’re handling this whole thing oddly, and I can’t help but think that that makes it authentic.
The handling it oddly is what makes it ring false for me… In the past, when he’s wanted privacy, he just didn’t engage paps. His SO either didn’t go to the red carpet or did what all the others did and stayed back as he gave interviews, etc. If he was papped, it was always walking with the gf or date and just not even looking at the photographer, just moving on past. But he never went out of his way to do cloak and dagger stuff. She’s not a blushing, delicate flower afraid of attention (look at any of her work available online and you’ll see she’s not the shy and retiring type) and he knows the score with paps–either don’t go to places where they are heavy, or don’t engage, like he’s done in the past. Even with Anna James, who he dated for a year before they broke up, they were fairly private but still out on dates and hell, even the Venice film festival together, and he did a damn fine job of going about his life and not acknowledging paps.
I see your point MissMary. Weird any way you slice it 🙂
I think he’s trying not to engage (hence the separate stuff, he won’t give them a ‘couple’ photo) but still have her involved with his life (LFF premiere, restaurant Saturday). I’m not saying it’s working, or makes sense, or isn’t silly, just that maybe he doesn’t want to be photographed with her yet. But he’s not hiding her, and would be really dumb to think he could if he goes places with her where there will be paps. I think they’re not so serious in their relationship yet where he wants to basically come out as a couple. When/If they are, we will know. Haha.
Whether this a real or fake relationship, the behavior is weird. If he had to engage in some fake relationship for PR, that’s pathetic and something I thought he’d never do. If he’s in a real relationship with her, it doesn’t seem very authentic or loving. To leave your gf in a car is pretty ungentlemanly, I think.
There’s not wanting to be photographed with her and there is getting out of a car you’ve shared and walking on in to the restaurant without even looking back to check if they’re with you, especially with paps about. It’s actually quite rude even if they have an agreement, I’d be miffed if I was left sitting in a car looking at my phone while flash bulbs were going off in my face.
I wouldn’t do that to a friend let alone Mr Lindy.
(He must lie across the ground for me to step on as I exit a vehicle in case I ruin my shoes.)
Definitely agree, Lindy. I’m actually surprised he would do that. It seems way out of character for a guy who is as polite as he is and who has such great manners.
@Tara.
If they are trying to hide something by never being photographed together, that is just going to fuel the paps to try to get a shot. The harder a shot is to get, the more it’s worth. So basically, if they are trying to hide something by trying not to get papped, all they are doing is making the paps try harder.
Lol Linz. Well, it would be very counterproductive of them to try and hide it, then, wouldn’t it? They’re going to end up getting stalked by the paps trying to catch a shot of the elusive BC and SH together in the same frame! Actually interacting and smiling and everything. Haha.
Yep, it doesn’t make much sense. That’s why I’m thinking we’re missing something.
(Also, I wouldn’t assume anything about the pictures because they’re packaged in a way to sell, not necessarily to reflect the actual events or even the proper shot order.)
@An: I mentioned earlier that I checked out Getty’s site after some people on another site *cough* said Getty wouldn’t allow images to be labeled like that unless they’ indeed arrive together. I saw no such prohibition on their page for people wishing to submit images (But admit I may be missing some legalese) and I think I remember seeing images labeled in such ways before when it was even more clear the people didn’t arrive together but were just at the same event. Is that what’s going on here? Who knows. But it remains that Getty isn’t some arbiter of perfection when it comes to buying and licensing pap pics. Stuff’s been known to be mislabeled, people misidentified, etc.
Sooo, to recap Saturday: Either they arrived in the same car and he bolted into the restaurant so they wouldn’t be photographed together, leaving her texting in the backseat with the door open and paps taking pics *Or* they arrived separately, for whatever reason.
Lol, I hope the first isn’t true, b/c that’s just a crappy thing to do (even if she agreed to it). I assumed they arrived together based on how the Getty pics were labeled, and they appeared to be taken at the same time, but you’re right MissMary and An, they can probably label them however they want if taken on the same night/same place.
Everything they are doing is calculated to get more attention not less. I think friends with an arrangement. That would explain the lack of chemistry and weirdness.
All British actors keeping secret girlfriends should at once ask for said girls hand in marriage, there by creating an internet apocalypse of Biblical proportions.
I personally think this whole thing is to get her name out there. I think she is in between projects and he is helping to get people in high places to take notice of her. I think that is why she didn’t talk to the press at the premiere, she doesn’t have anything to promote and weird if she said she was benedict’s gf without him. It would also explain why she wasn’t with Benedict’s family and friends and not at the after party. it is also getting people to notice benedict more as well and get people to see the imitation game.
We don’t know for sure if she was in Edinburgh, paris or the secret cinema. Again, this is only my opinion, because I honestly don’t think benedict would treat his girfriend like he is being portrayed to be right now.
I’m on the same page as you. Plus, he has been affectionate with all the girls he dated. He’s been more affectionate with Keira than SH. I remember a while back, he took that redhead out from Dracula, the show that got cancelled, I loved that show.
And here I thought the lass would have to ask Wanda for Benny’s hand…
Oh, how I would love to hear Wanda’s take on this….oh, boy!
She’d probably just say, “Give me grandchildren!” Lol.
She already has a grandchild – Emily! Maybe she needs to start hassling her for great-grandchildren LOL
Haha gg, my mom has grandchildren from my brother, but she still hassles me about giving her some more. “Now I want one from you.”
I’m sure Wanda wants a few from her Benny! 🙂
I commented on the other thread with my feelings, but I’ll say again that there is something very off with him. He looks miserable. I’ve noticed it’s been since TIFF. Maybe he was told then that he was to have a woman on his arm and couldn’t serial date as he had before. The sightings with sophie exclusively have been since TIFF, right?
Now I’m waiting for post-awards season to see if she sticks around. I just can’t see any chemistry between them. How can this be a relationship?
He’s probably just exhausted. Work, interviews, photo shoots, travel, social life. Idk how that man does it. I need a nap after grocery shopping. Lol.
I’m also curious if she’ll be around after the Oscars…
I thought this too.
I have to put my head on my desk everyday for about 10 minutes in the late afternoon. Not exactly a nap, but gosh just to close my eyes from all the stuff surrounding the job. I can’t imagine keeping his schedule. I’d be cranky as hell and it would be hard to hide on my face…
The Hollywood grind…oh boy.
I’d buy that exhaustion could be making him cranky if this were new to him, but he’s been through this pace before, and should know what to expect. He is working at home at the moment so he should be less tired, in theory. If he were that exhausted, he shouldn’t be planning trips on his days off (altho maybe they were necessary, I don’t know), and going out seemingly every night. He likes the busy pace. He’s upset about something behind the scenes I’m almost certain.
-blended: “He’s upset about something behind the scenes I’m almost certain.”
Yes. I’m personally unwilling to attribute it to Sophie though. I think it started before TIFF and is simply getting worse/more apparent [and obviously I don’t really know about his private life lol.]
Maybe he’s just reeeaallly getting into the Richard III part and it’s put him in a bad mood/unhappy place 🙂
When does that stop filming?
I feel like a right jerk because I try to avoid speculating too much into personal lives, so take all with a massive, massive grain of salt, but I’d say it started late 2013 and is something we’re not even in the position to think of.
He’s got a full schedule with good projects and his first lead movie that’s proving to be a decent-sized critical and fan hit. Whatever’s clouding that isn’t likely to be minor, especially given how well he handled TFE’s failure. Hopefully it sorts itself out, but I’m not going to lie: I’ve had a odd bad feeling about it, and I’m not one to usually subscribe to that sort of thing.
@AN
What started late 2013?
Sorry lost track somewhere.
An- I’m not the only one! I’ve been saying this. He looks like the spark went out for the past year or so. I thought I was just nuts. And I may very well be. Actually I’m quite sure of it, but still…
When did you notice him acting differently?
People started really posting the observation around the Krakow film fest when he was looking irritated and annoyed in the footage the film fest took while he was on the tour of the waterways, and some folks remarked after how he seemed really “tired” more and more often… My opinion, and your mileage may vary, he’s jamming his schedule as full as he can and chasing as many good roles as he can, and helping build Sunny March, because he knows an actor’s shelf life is finite (something he’s said himself). I think he’ll have a longer one than many actors but it seems to me like he’s overextending himself.. But IDK him so I may be wrong and he’s perfectly happy with his schedule lol.
I get the feeling he’s got an issue with saying no. For example, there’s no way he should’ve gone to that party Sunday night when had filming in Somerset first thing next morn. That’s why I didn’t buy it for a second when he said he wouldn’t perform to sleazy Harvey’s demands with the campaigning. Between now and feb he’ll be run RAGGED.
@Nic: I’m cynical enough to wonder how much of all the “being seen” lately (SH aside though I have my own conspiracy theories about that lol) is to do with a “low key” campaign. Keeping his face and name out there, getting it more known (because even though he has a fanbase, it’s not, say George Clooney big or another name where you would know who he is without having seen all of his films or Sherlock), doing these parties and events between now and Oscar voting time to make sure no one forgets.
Exactly!! He looked so damn happy at SDCC then ever since TIFF something has been off. It’s like they are trying to walk some weird middle ground here – be seen “sort of” together, but not being seen romantic because they don’t think they could even convincingly pull that off? If they wanted to have dinner and avoid paps I am sure there are plenty of quieter restaurants in London where they could have gone. The happiest they have looked together was at the FO and even then it was just friendly.
gg- I lol’d at the ‘happiest they looked was the the FO’ b/c that’s true! And they didn’t even look particularly happy then, just friends.
(They could have attended that restaurant for a private party or special event, though. Maybe he didn’t choose the venue.)
Apparently it was a big reopening so…unlikely there was other things going on there and highly likely there would be paps
Maybe the reopening was the party. Invitation only kind of thing.
@Tara.
The reopening was on the 17th. They went on the 18th.
Lol, party weekend at the restaurant? Idk.
Were any other famous people seen there those days?
The place was a known pap hot spot before the closing and re-opening so it wouldn’t have been a surprise to someone photographed as often as BC that there were paps present, even when it wasn’t a big event. Lots of celebs of various fields have been papped there since it became a favorite tony restaurant, even on “regular” nights. Like flies on manure, paps can be. Show them a place where the moneymaking pics can be taken, they’ll hang out there till somewhere else becomes popular.
@Tara: there’s some pics in Getty archives from the same night of some london celeb types, and on some other “see and be seen” type gossip columns. Not like a huge crush but definitely some famous face getting papped.
Hell…I get exhausted trying to keep up with all the news about the man. Why can’t he just work and go home, read a while and go to bed. Stay home and give me a damn break!
Agreed… the news is ubersaturated with TIG promotion as is. For someone as busy as him with filming and promotions, I find it puzzling why he’s adding restaurant openings and party hosting to his already packed schedule. Seeing new pics out and about virtually every day makes ME tired.
Perhaps he feels it’s necessary to fulfill his PR needs, but I’d think he could put on his big boy pants and just say no to set a healthier boundary for himself at this point. He could use a solid vacation over the holidays. Perhaps a warm, rustic cabin in the wilderness somewhere with a roaring fireplace, drink on the table, several good books and his favorite lady.
And I agree with the posters above, he has looked tired/sad/unhappy since TIFF and having a harder time tolerating the privacy intrusions from fans/paps now. Can’t say I blame him, but it’s not ending anytime soon so he’ll have to find a way to keep sane and deal with it.
@Encumbered: Hear, hear!!
Like some have mentioned already, there doesn’t seem to be that ‘in love’ vibe around Ben. Like one gets in these first months. He looks rather strained lately. Of course could be for any reason, but yeah. However, I did see an Instagram pic of him and a very pretty guest at the Flaunt party and he does have a spark in the eye there. Like ‘I’m having my pic taken with a very pretty gal and I know it’, hahaha. So not all hope’s lost yet for the Cumberbatch spark, folks. Or something like that. 😉
“All I have to say is: please sit down and take a deep breath.”
This needs to be shouted to all of Tumblr and here.
I get it, this is a gossip site so we’re all here for gossip. But some people here and on Tumblr(especially certain BC Tumblr blogs) need to get some goddamn chill. The way people have gone on you think they were his wife and are trying to suss out if their husband is cheating on them or not.
I absolutely do not believe this, not for one second, but as long as Tom Hiddleston remains single I could let Benedict go.
Ehehe, looks like I’ve underestimated the amount of popcorn that would be needed for this.
We’re well into needing vats full by this point.
This is no longer a feature-length movie, it has turned into a Lifetime channel television series!
I’ll bring the buckets of butter!
Absolutely! *munching some* But it’s rather entertaining, I have to admit.
I don’t believe this is a PR thing. He’s soaring, doesn’t need her. Not even as some version of a beard because TIG is all about combating homophobia. It would be hypocritical to even look concerned with everyone caring about the leading man’s sexuality. In today’s society, the fact that a straight actor was chosen to play Turing instead of a gay one carries more potential for drama.
I don’t believe this is for Sophie’s career. He can introduce her to the right people etc., without some weird, fake relationship.
I don’t believe this is FWB. Grown folks don’t really introduce their FWB to friends, family and colleagues. They don’t bring them to the office Christmas party. FWB is easy to hide. You only hang out in groups or at home. Especially if you’re in the public eye.
I don’t think they’re engaged. I think they’re dating. I think Sophie was probably okay with discretion in the beginning. Maybe now she doesn’t care, but she knows he’s a paranoid mess and doesn’t want him to think she’s using him. So she keeps her mouth shut.
He needs to chill out. Like take a legit 1 month staycation. Sleep. Read. Eat. Drink! See friends. Go to the park. Go to the hole in the wall curry shop, instead of Chiltern. (Did he forget about normal restos?) Go catch a film at the local cinema. Just stay in his neighbourhood.
Cuz if all of this charade is to spite paps and keep them from getting good photos? I would dump any man who told me that was more important to him than holding my hand.
Is he insecure? Probably. Workaholic? Definitely. But I wouldn’t call him a paranoid mess. Most celebrities are either straight a-holes or straight up crazy… but I don’t get the straight up crazy vibe from him. More insecurity than anything else (but then again… aren’t we all to a certain extent???).
If this is not PR to help his Oscar campaign, more than likely, they are friends (Cumby = feminine energy = lots of female friends). Everyone is focusing in on her being at the parties and what not b/c some stupid tabloid said she was his secret gf, when 9 times out of 10 when they’ve been somewhere, his family and other friends have been there too!
Ugh, this crap has gotten out of hand. I can’t believe I’m even chiming in on this anymore. I honestly get the friend vibe from them… and she’s just happy to be getting some phone calls for work off of this… rrrrr… just my feeling.
All I know is that if she was the one, he wouldn’t be hiding it, regardless of the media scrutiny. You can quote me on that (for some reason, I can read that man like a book).
+1000000
From what I saw at him at James Rhode’s album launch, he is very “in and out” when he goes to public events. As soon as JR took his bow, he was out. But when he was sitting he was very open with his friends and the children from the school. He definitely wants to keep a low profile but he’s still open with the people he cares about. I’m sure he cares about SH but if that goes towards romantically as well, idk.
He’s been through a lot the last few years. Lady Hanger-on’s. The fans getting more and more interested. Creepier fans. His address getting out and more people caring to know it. Think about it. It’s only been 4 years and he’s gone from jobbing actor to giant international heartthrob. Actually, his profile really only skyrocketed after STID. So, 2 years maybe? Max?
I think he’s a bit overwhelmed. He treats Sophie so differently from his other friends (in public at least). It’s hard to imagine she’s just a buddy. I mean, if she were, he’d probably be just as open, warm and touchy with her – the way he is with people like Loo & Keira.
Honestly, I’m not her fan. Wish he could have found an Amal. But I just don’t see platonic here.
Or they really are just friends and people are reading way too much into things.
I have a guy friend I go on friend dates with, we don’t show affection, we just hang out. My relationship with my guy friend reminds me of these two, just without the fame.
Oh, and I’ll chime in… all of my friends were guys growing up as a child, a teen, and well into my late 20’s (I was and am still a tomboy, and have lots of male energy around me… go figure). EVERYONE thought that something was going on btw me and them, but I can honestly tell you, I just liked playing sports and video games. I still do. And I just liked talking to guys b/c I felt like I related to them more. I still feel that way.
Just b/c you hang out with the opposite sex, doesn’t mean something is going on. Yeah, most guys want to sleep with their female friends (they are guys… they like women… it’s in their DNA to look at a woman and want to sleep with her regardless… and yes, Billy Crystal did make this point in When Harry Met Sally…), but it doesn’t mean that if a man and a woman hang out a lot that they have some type of sexual relationship going.
Think about it.
Sounds like me, lol. Most of my friends are male (just how things fell, I didn’t go seeking that out specifically) and we go on “friend dates” or outings. Some of them are partnered, as am I, and our SOs are either not interested in what we’re doing (like one friend, for example, is into trying new restaurants, his partner isn’t, neither is mine, so we go together), but it all ends up just platonic, hanging out and having fun. We’ve been plus ones for weddings and work events, movie “buddies,” etc, and that’s all there is to it. No sex, no googly eyes, nothing more than two people hanging out.
I’m leaning towards friends.Because neither of them looks like they have a ‘spark’ for the other.
Still no picture’s of them together,not that I’ve seen anyway.Everything hints,but nothing confirms either way.
And although BC is more wary,if it was serious wouldn’t he be happy?He seems so miserable
yup me too
Me- Totally agree. With everything, haha.
I can see keeping a relationship discreet until you are sure it’s got legs, even if neither of the folks involved have a high profile. If one party is “famous” why endure the resulting kerfuffle only to realize you can’t stand the sight of each other after only a few short weeks? Makes perfect sense to me, and if I were the “civilian” in the relationship I would insist on it!
Do I think they are dating – no clue. Do I think they are a good match – couldn’t even begin to speculate. Do I care – not really, except for the fact that the “high popcorn factor” in all of this has been extremely entertaining. Can one be a fan of an actor’s fandom without actually being a fan of the actor? If so, then I’m a Cumberb*tch-b*tch. Florals Forever!
Ha. Florals Forever.love it.
Hey, did you noticed, that Ben and Sophie arrived at same time, when it is a private event and arrived at different time, when it is an official event only for Ben? What does this mean? It means in my opinion, that they got a relationship but I wouldn’t go so far to say, that it is love. Once I got a friend, a really good friend. We got a relationship. We were together a long time, visited families, visited friends, visited together weddings, funerals, theater, cinema. We made nearly everything together. We just were in bed together, but there was no love between us. Not so much love, that we said we got a love affair and will get married and have children. We just were incredible good friends and we appraised each other. So I never thought about telling everyone that I’m in love with him or he is my love. Maybe this is the reason, why we havn’t seen a foto from them on witch they are truly in love, kissing and carassing each other or held hands or look each other deep in the eyes or something lovers will do. Maybe it’s the reason why Ben havn’t gave a statement yet to the press. Maybe they know, that they will stay together for a certain time but not more for the moment. And that engagement rumours … hm, think he’s not able to afford this and after 6 month he had to say, that they had split. This would be ambarrasing for him. In his situation he had to think twice what he said to the press. And so … as long as he don’t give an official statement, as long it can’t be true love. That is my opinion. (and please excuse my bad english :D)
I could see this… interesting point of view. And yeah, I agree with you… he’s not in love.
Trust me, he’s got some money. Cancers (astrological sign) hoard money like crazy people b/c they think the next rainy day is around the corner (that’s why he works all of the time). When he finally meets the right woman, you’ll see a nice ring on her finger.
PS – Virgos are the true workaholics of the zodiac, though… we work b/c we enjoy working (and we are perfectionists, too)! Cancers have nothing on Virgos when it comes to work (just had to throw that in… Virgos rock).
Yeah, he’s not hurting for money, and he’s rumored to be very, ah, frugal (though I kind of doubt that ‘frugal’ for him means he same as it does for most of us here, lol–I doubt the man is clipping coupons or shopping sales racks). I think a big bit of the kerfuffle is the loud voices that want this to be “omg truluv 5evah” and forget people can just date…and it doesn’t always end in white picket fences and 3.5 sprogs and a dog named Jinks. I still don’t think these two are dating-dating but I think, for some reason, she’s been his plus-one and it is smelling like a weird pap game or PR game, but I am basing my opinion on the public persona he’s demonstrated in the past when it comes to being with a woman, whether it’s serious like with Olivia or Anna, or just for kicks, like Lydia.
@MissMary
I can see him being frugal (rich people type frugal, lol). A man who wears $100 shirts and shops in NYC and Paris whenever he feels like it isn’t cheap… I think he just chooses carefully what and where he spends his money on. I mean, he’s self-employed. Better to save your money than blow it. Just ask everyone in Hollywood who’s blown their money and ended up in an Old Navy commercial or on a reality show to pay the bills!
I think he enjoys her company. Nothing wrong with that. She’s smart, plays the piano, speaks French and has other similar interests as him. Why wouldn’t he like to hang out with someone like that? The crazy fans/Daily effing Mail/uncredited crappy online tabloids just need to chill already.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaall this, yes, lol.
I love your posts, I just don’t know why you buy into the zodiac nonsense!
GeeMoney- tell me something about Leos, please 😀
@Claire Me or GeeMoney? I’m not big on zodiac myself b/c its never been my experience it “matched up” to real life but I suppose individual mileage may vary.
Astrology isn’t an exact science… but if you read your profile (not the general day to day ones, those are BS) about your sign overall, it hits on some things that are pretty telling.
And Leos… so dogmatic. They think they know everything! And they think they are always right. About everything. But I’ve known a few good ones, lol.
My son is a Leo. He knows everything. About everything. According to him. He’s also very sweet and generous. With very high self esteem.
🙂
I am an Aries, but I don’t think the profile matches me. I seem way too laid back for it.
Cancers are hit or miss with my sign. It depends on how many qualities of the sign they have. I read that although he’s Cancer, his dominant sign is Leo which explains why he is kinda a “know everything” about issues that he really has no position to talk about.
GeeMoney- That’s so funny you mentioned that! Just yesterday my mom and I had a minor disagreement and she said, “You always have to be right, don’t you? I can never be right about anything with you!” Lol. Guess there is something to it…
@Madly
Arieses… free spirited and very laid back… sounds like your sign is describing you to me…
@Felice
I’m very much a Virgo… but I have a few attributes that are not characteristic of my sign. No one is exactly one thing. Rising signs play a lot into it too.
Most Virgos are introverts… I’m extroverted. Most Virgos save/hoard their money… I am a spendthrift. Most Virgos are very quiet and shy… and I am very outgoing. So not everything matches up.
But some of the big stuff does. I am anal, very picky, slightly OCD (not in a bad way) insanely neat and highly critical of others. Very Virgoan.
@everyone
And I do have a bit of Leo in my chart somewhere, as well… b/c I keep trying to tell people that I. KNOW. EVERYTHING! And I hate being wrong, lol.
There are more intricacies with signs, too. Has a lot to do with where planets are in your charts. It’s pretty interesting to read about it… if anyone is curious.
Everything about Cumby SCREAMS Cancer to me. I’m sure he’s got some other little things going on. But I’m pretty sure I’m on the money with some of the things I’ve said about him.
PS – And… even if you don’t have a position to talk about something… I still believe you have a right to your opinion. Whether you have had certain experiences or not.
MissMary, I meant GeeMoney. Sorry for not being clear!
I reckon that in private they are probably having a bloody good time and shagging each others brains out….who knows…hope so.
Why do you hope so? Bit weird..
lol I’d personally rather hope that for myself than some stranger but hey, whatever rocks your boat. 😉
Because having a bloody good time and shagging one’s brain out is usually quite enjoyable. And when I’m a fan of someone I hope he has an enjoyable time. But that’s just my way of thinking, might be different for other people…
I haven’t really followed the Benny-Sophie-Saga, so I’m not sure, but aren’t there only those tennis photos and some blurred stuff with people drawing red circles on some background people and saying “that’s Sophie” (because they recognized her dress). And some blurred wedding photos or something? Because it’s funny that these are the basis for the “they don’t look in love” or “they have zero chemistry” comments. Correct me if I’m wrong and there are more photos of them together, at parties with friends or something. Because I guess I don’t have much chemistry with anyone when I’m just walking down a street or sitting in the sun/heat at a sports event.
@Isadora – don’t you know that any “girlfriend” worth that name is constantly clamoring for attention from her beau and does everything she can to distract him from a once-in-a-lifetime sporting event to take cute selfies and then pouts when ignored for more than 5 minutes? See Exhibit A http://www.celebitchy.com/161213/sienna_miller_is_a_desperate_immature_high-maintenance_girlfriend/
After all, if you didn’t do those things how would the rest of the world know that you are “together”? They really are being inconsiderate by acting as discreet, mature adults – the nerve!
@Dara: Hehehe, right, I forgot that this is what you’re supposed to do! 😀
Oh, and I forgot to mention gifting a stuffed teddy bear clutching a heart is de rigueur (a sock monkey is also an acceptable substitute), as is calling or texting le boyfriend every 60-90 minutes and declaring how much you miss them and WUV them – bonus points awarded for using baby talk and nicknames that include either ‘snuggle’ or ‘bunny’.
I just think it’s weird to have an investment in someone shagging one person in particular. Course he has a healthy sex life,I’m sure, but I’m not going to be gunning for him to be sleeping with one person I know nothing about. Who he chooses is nothing to do with me as I know nothing about SH or anyone else he spends time with.
You know what’s funny? I think he sleeps around far less than people think.
Not saying he hasn’t run through a handful of chicks, but this is a man who wants to be settled. He’s looking for a wife at this point in time… it’s hard to find one when you’re just blowing through women left and right (not to mention when you are working all of the time, either).
Plus… no one ever catches him with anyone either! Nobody is that slick and discreet.
Unless he’s doing something that we all don’t know about… hope not.
No he’s never struck me as a serial shagger either. He’s no monk, I’m sure, but if he was a Fassbender or Leo with the women, the press would’ve got wind of it.
I’m guessing he’s a more ltr kind of guy.
Re the looking for a wife thing…he’s said, in recent interviews, that he’s not in a rush anymore, or words to that effect, and he’s focused on the work (ha, shades of Sherlock) and wishes people would quit throwing that back and wondering “what’s wrong with him”. I think he’s focusing on his career, if his packed schedule and his comments about being “unemployed” after only one day off a shoot back last winter are anything to go by.
@MissMary
He’s lying. Nobody who has waxed poetic about love, marriage and children their whole life all of a sudden doesn’t want it anymore. I can attest to that, b/c I’m the same way. I’m 36, single and have always wanted to be married and have a family. But you just get to a certain age, and you realize that it may not happen. Sad, but true.
He just said that so the press and the fans would leave him alone. Trust me… he’s looking. But unfortunately with being as famous as he is, he’s attracting a lot of crazy women and gold diggers. None of those types are wife material. So it’s harder for him to find the right one. It’s probably the other reason why he works so much… his career is going really well, and he’s single… so why not work a lot?
He’ll find someone eventually. He’s too good of a catch not to. I just hope he doesn’t settle.
PS – All Cancer men want families. Even the messed up ones who hate their mothers. It’s just the nature of their sign (and yes… I’m an astrology hound).
IDK… he didn’t say he flat didn’t want it anymore, just that he’s not trying to make it a timeline thing like he talked about in his old interviews (“be a dad by x age” etc). I can see him being hyper focused on his career until he either gets where he wants to be and feels comfortable taking a break or plateauing by his own choice (as much as one can choose) before he “settles down”, whether he has kids with a partner or he adopts/has a surrogate/whathaveyou.
Trust me… he is LYING. He is emotional as hell. And honest as hell, too. He meant it when he said he wanted a family. He’s just being realistic at this point in time in his life, that’s all. The older you get, the harder it is not only to find someone, but to find the right one, b/c most people are taken. Life blows sometimes.
He will never get comfortable in his career. He will never stop working. He’s a workaholic… that’s what they do. Work themselves to death. He doesn’t really take breaks (unless he has to). Sure he likes to travel, but it’s always waaay more fun to do it with a SO or friends. He probably travels when his friends are free to go with him (unless it’s work related… different story there).
For some reason, I can read him. Don’t know why, but I can. He won’t adopt. He wants biological children. The only thing to worry about with him is when he turns 40 and he’s still single. He may be tempted to settle. We’ll see.
But until then, he’s looking. And he’s probably disappointed b/c it’s taking forever to find the “right” person. But she’s out there.
I just can’t help but think that BC is trolling his fans. How many times we’ve seen pics of these 2 almost kinda maybe possibly together in the past few months. If there is a photo of BC with a female friend, it almost always never be able to make out the face of that female. If you can see SH’s face, they are not in the same frame with BC, they just were at the same event or the same location. Every sighting is mysterious enough to spark more fire to the rumor, and get his fans more work up. I don’t think BC needs to announce his relationship. I hope he doesn’t because it is no one’s business that if he is in a relationship or not, he shouldn’t feel pressured into making his relationship everyone’s business.
I hope so. Both the trolling and the no-announcement.
i’m snoozing zzzzzzzz wake me up, again, when the guys do something remotely interesting!
Maybe time to talk about the Oscar “Race”? It looks like Michael Keaton is going to be some hella-strong competition for anyone in the race, based on what I’m reading about Bird Man. I wonder how it’s going to stack up to TIG in terms of box office.
talking to some journos at TIFF, the consensus was that ben and redmayne will split the vote, as many in the academy won’t be able to tell their performances apart. i will say that redmayne’s performance blew me away!
my personal prediction at this early stage is either carrell or keaton will win.
IDK about Redmayne but that is just my own personal thing about him lol. He looks like a kid I went to school with and I just can’t get into his performances, but I know he’s a good actor so it’s just my “deal” with him. I heard that too, that they’ll split the vote…hmmm. Well, if BC *is* nominated, this may not be “his year” in terms of a win.
seriously? that isn’t going to wake me up, except come April when it actually happens.
oh someone get a sock monkey picture ! Benny is on location with short hair now, wig gone, surely he must have loads of crazy fans hanging around the cathedral crying because they’ve travelled 1000 miles and can’t get a selfie?
I am really looking forward to The Theory of Everything. I haven’t been that moved by a trailer in a long time.
BC will be nominated for Best Actor, but I’d be really surprised if he won (however I didn’t think he’d win the Emmy either, so idk haha). Yes to him and Eddie splitting the vote. I want Keaton to win, absolutely. I have a feeling BC will be nominated again in the future, so he doesn’t have to win this one 🙂
TIG seems like a very strong competitor for best picture. What do you think is the competition there? Boyhood? Foxcatcher? I thought Inherent Vice might have a chance, but I’ve heard it’s a bit of a mess.
My best actor list: Keaton, Redmayne, BC, Carrell, Spall (he probably won’t get a nom, but I can hope)
Penny- Oscars are in February, so don’t sleep until April, you’ll miss it. Lol
@’P’enny–there’s video online of filming today, taken with permission of cast and crew since Wells Cathedral was open to the public. they just had to film their fan stuff between takes. I always knew BC and Colin Morgan looked similar but omg in the video he could be CM’s older brother.
@’p’enny, please don’t sleep until April. The Oscars are February 22. You’ll sleep through them.
How about Dr. Strange? Can he still be in the race when his schedule is all tied up? Actually not sure what his schedule is for next year. Can someone be an angel and list them for me? I know Sherlock and Hamlet, but what else is there? when is he filming LCoZ, Blood Mountain, Yellow Birds and Flying Horse?
I think his name just keeps being thrown in there because of his looks (the sharp cheekbones, etc) and because he’s hot property right now in some regards. I don’t think he’s going to sign on for a franchise or the possibility of a long term franchise, but I could be wrong.
I’m far more annoyed by the Dr. Strange rumor than the gf rumor, because I really don’t care who’s his gf. Just really want to know who’s going to be Dr. Strange. What is BC scheduled to film next feb-jun. I know Sherlock is Jan, Hamlet rehearsing in Jul. I still think he can fit into Dr. Strange’s schedule.
I think that if he didn’t have Hamlet to do, he definitely would have done Doctor Strange. He could have gotten a sweeeet deal with Marvel.
Josa- Jan-Sherlock Christmas Special. Feb-probably tied up in LA for award shows and all that. (TIG will be a contender). Mar-Jun- maybe Lost City of Z. last I heard from producer or someone it was happening early next year. July-Oct- Hamlet. End of year- Sherlock season 4
Will Poulter (co-star)was asked about Yellow Birds not too long ago and he said he had no idea when it would be filming. So that’s probably in 2016.
Thank you Tara.
The whole irony of CB lifting half-baked info from DM and Tumblr and Twitter is the crowd here is more level headed and logical than what you get on any of those sites.
Hello Kaz Mary Geemoney…your posts are great as always
Awww… thanks for the compliment! I always try to stay objective. With all celebrities. They are people, too.
Honestly, I just wish him happiness. He seems like a nice enough guy to deserve it.
LOL Glad to be of service 😉 I’m honestly kind of afraid to check out tumblr and twitter anymore because the level of wharrrgarrrble and rumormongering has gotten insane. I mean, makes the Daily Fail look like a bastion of excellence levels of wtf…
MissMary come to the dark side!!
It’s fabulous!
LOL noooooooooooooo I’d rather not. I’ve checked it out once or twice and I just want to rage-smash my keyboard at the wtfery I see on there.
EB is fabulous?
There is nothing fabulous about that blog.
Claire…glad someone likes what we say.
You’re the one liking my posts on another site, the least I can do 😛
And yeah there is tons of WTFery on Tumblr, but there are also a few people who have insightful things to say. I stick around for them. It’s better than Twitter where they all act like they don’t care about his love life while they create shill accounts so they can do nothing but obsess over it.
Yeah the sockpuppets on twitter are really wtf. I think twitter gives this false sense of entitlement and access, and that leads to a demand for instant gratification and/or superiority for some people so sockpuppet accts are made to buoy their theories or to “defend” statements, etc and create a sense of support.
We don’t know whether he is happy or not at this point in time… but at least we all know this made him happy… http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/525092/Benedict-Cumberbatch-waxwork
Check out the smile on his face!
Oh my god, I legitimately thought that top picture was the wax sculpture! Lol. I was very impressed.
I’m kind of stunned at how hateful some people are being toward Sophie on other sites. It is almost like a mental illness at this point. It is OK to not like someone, but what they have been saying is abhorrent.
I am not 16. I want him to have people in his life who are nice to him and take care of him. If someone claims to be a fan, but rips a woman to shreds just because she has the audacity to stand next to him, I would make the argument he doesn’t need that fan. They are not a real fan.
Yes, he does not look happy lately. I hope he is OK. I also hope he never looks at tumblr.
Where are people hateful to Sophie? I have to say, I’ve noticed a great deal of nosiness and speculation but not much outright nastiness except for what you’d expect for the Internet.
Had to happen…meant to be…His Majesty, the King:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08NR8q2J80k
Why isn’t he wearing the wig? Did Richard III wear a wig and really have short hair?
What in God’s name have they done to Ben Daniels? I swear, I will never understand the BBC tendency to ‘ugly up’ their serious actors in classical dramatic roles. I thought the same thing when I first saw Ben in that wacky armor earlier. Being hot and good at Shakespeare are NOT mutually exclusive. And before someone chides me about historical accuracy… phooey. If they were going for historical accuracy everyone would have rotted teeth and pox scars.
Been reading all the comments and I’ve come to conclusion that all this Cloak and Dagger is gaining them more attention than if they just went out together and screw what people think. I don’t think this was their intention fuss would be over within a week but now it’s dragging so much it’s over eclipsing Benny’s work a bit. This is what happened with Hiddles all over again and he’s managed to drag it on for a year- don’t tell me that neither of them knew that this would happen, yes everyone is entitled to a private life but there comes a point where you have to get it out and be done with it. The interest would then go down.
I’ve noticed you’ve posted a couple of times and mentioned hiddleston. I don’t know why he has to be dragged into everything bc does. Besides these situations aren’t remotely comparable.
actually I disagree, he gets dragged in because there are a lot of fans who like them both and like talking about them together. No actor is an island, if there is similarity in PR and shared-messes going on why not chat together? Hence, Celebitchy mentioning the Flaunt shoot as something they have both done and made a funny show off.
And, the SGF rubbish is comparable especially in regard to stupid-@~s fan behaviour, endless boring tinernet-chatter and over the top character assignations based on photo sightings and mumblings about two women who no-one has a clue about.
Whether it is a PR stunt to play the SGF /slash benefits, rather than it a privacy issue for them both, I don’t know? the jurys out for that with me. And to be honest, I don’t care. But, it’s a strange coincidence it is all happening when Benny has a film out to promote.
Noooo, ‘P’enny, it’s impossible that some Cumberbatch fans happen to be Hiddleston fans, too, and simply like to discuss them both! It never ever happens on other threads here on CB! If it’s an Alamooney thread – no-one ever mentions Brangelina, for instance! Or Kate Middleton. And any feminism-related thread always focuses ONLY on the celebrity whose insightful/stupid remarks are being discussed and never draws any parallels with other celebrities. And surely you’ll never catch mentions of any other British actors when we get a Hardy thread.
Sarcasm aside, I used to find the indignation with and denial of the fact that people might at once be fans of Cumberbatch and Hiddleston and dare discuss them both on the same threads amusing. Now I find it off-putting.
There really are no similarities or ‘messes’. They’re a similar age and they are British actors. Just because some people like both, that doesn’t mean there should be endless dull comparisons drawn. Mentioning him is one thing, but threads about bc often get derailed and I find myself scrawling through dozens of irrelevant posts, wondering what on earth people are talking about and realising they’re talking entirely about TH instead. It’s really annoying.
oh Nic…
I get annoyed about working for a living, but I still have to get up at 6.30 am and get in.
Tut. It just isn’t a Cumby thread until someone drop a HiddleBomb and vice versa. It’s all on the Bingo card, and I suspect all the players know it. They had better hustle and do a film together soon, or they might pass the HiddleBatch “use by” date.
@Nic well I can’t help it if Benny and Hiddles have the same sort of personality, same acting genre and similar love life scenarios. It’s okay to like both and I was making comparisons
@’p’enny I’m having Hiddles thread withdrawals symptoms. At least everyone on there is welcoming and don’t bite your head off if you disagree with them. I’m getting a bit fed up with it now on Benny threads
@Ellen, patience. He is working. Very, very busy. You’ll have at least three movies next year and lots of PR and the return of the undisputed God of Hall H and probably another Jaguar commercial or two. And maybe, just maybe, a new hat. Patience. 360 days to CP. The countdown has begun. Patience
@Nic: Afaik the other BC threads recently had nearly no mention of TH. And yes, they are different actors with different projects and there is no need to always compare them. But this whole SGF rumor stuff is similar, there’s no denying that. They are basically two actors who rarely ever speak about their private lives, have been seen with their girlfriends on the red carpet in the past, and are/were recently linked to women with whom they’ve hung out at some point. And that’s practically all we know. The fun in this is however how their internet fandoms (which are comparable due their presence on social media and… let’s say intensity) react to these facts, which is huuuge speculations, analyzing of blurred pictures and videos, essays on body language in relationships, essays on how a relationship itself should work (because, you know, there is only one legitimate form of relationship, signed and approved by fangirls), vast discussions if having sex with a person and not being in a relationship is morally acceptable and if the actor in question would do that, etc.
I like BC as an actor, he seems like a nice fellow and is entertaining in interviews, I like Sherlock, but I don’t follow him, except reading some of his threads here. So what I know of the Ben-Sophie-Saga is rather fragmentary, but from the outside it does indeed look a bit like Hiddles’ Tahiti-gate, yes.
I wouldn’t call this current wave of tabloid/fan nonsense a ‘saga’ and I have absolutely no idea what the hell ‘Hiddles Tahiti gate’ is but I’m willing to bet it actually bears very little relation to anything Cumberbatch has ever done at all.
If you pay attention to what I wrote, then you would see that I used the word “saga” in a very ironic way. And if you have absolutely no idea what the Hiddles Tahiti gate was, then I’m also very sure that you can truthfully claim it bears not resemblance “to anything Cumberbatch has ever done at all”. God beware the Cumberking would EVER be in a situation similar than the ignoble TH (or any other actor).
Sidenote, they did a fantastic job on Benedict’s wax sculpture.
Yeah they finally got one right!
After all of these weeks of are they,aren’t they.One thing has become clear….
The Jude Law fandom has it the easiest! Because chances are if he’s seen with a woman then he either has,is or will bonk her!
If only it was that easy with BC!!
I really don’t see the appeal in Jude law, except he has pretty eyes. And that if I ever wanted a child, he is pretty fertile.
At this point, I think it’s safe to say if Jude Law is seen with a woman, he’s having another kid within two years.
@MissMary
Problem solved!Jude and SH need to work together. Within a week they’ll be bonking!!
It’s very quiet on here guys.Hope everyone is well.
Tomorrow is GN recording.And heard he’s attending a cocktail party tonight.
Anyone any updates on this please?
Not a thing. GN is no doubt to promote TIG though, despite the “OMG revealing something!” rumors I saw on twitter.
I, for one, am all talked out about this stuff for the time being, lol. But, do let us know about the cocktail party if you hear. Seems like a thing to bring a date to 😉
Who will he be on GN with, do you know?
Lol, yeah, like he’d reveal a gf or something on the show. Going to be about TIG, which is good.
MissMary.. Same rumours on the dark side too!!
That and SH will be there to support him!!I swear if he announces anything to do with SH I’ll become a TH fan!!
He could be revealing whatever the new BBC project is that he’s involved in to.That was hinted at last week.
If it’s an industry cocktail party or a project-specific one, it might not be a “date” scene (or, you know, because they’ve never arrived together anywhere, might not be a date scene *cough*). Whoever is saying he’s going on GN to make a personal announcement has rocks between their ears. That’s something you only see in Hugh Grant movies . I’m kind of loling at the “omg Doctor Who Sherlock crossover!” rumors re the project. That’s straight out of fan fiction. Maybe it’s true but I doubt it.
He’s at Bally Sore launch tonight. FB page just posted a picture if him with Lupita.
Comes via a Twitter account but not sure which one.
Also Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards are presented on Friday.Sherlock is up for 5 awards.BC could possibly attend.
The man must not sleep. He’s been to the Bally Swiss launches in the past, iirc, so maybe he’s a product shill for them? Or he just really likes their stuff. And ooooh, now him and Lupita–that’s a couple I’d love to see!
Surely he wants to give these parties a miss when he’s filming so hard? He must be exhausted.
This is nothing nothing new, but geez he keeps busy! Ooh, Lupita. I like her. What is Bally Sore?
Maybe the reveal is the Patrick Melrose project thing? I forget what those books are called, but was there an official announcement for that yet?
I cannot see him doing a Sherlock Doctor Who crossover. At all. That’s about as believable as him revealing his girlfriend on national tv. Lol.
@Tara: Typo–Bally store. Bally Swiss is posting pics on their official feed. A nice solo one of BC and one of him and Lupita together so far. And ooooh, I’d almost forgotten the Patrick Melrose project! I really think the GN thing being touted as a “surprise” by some people comes down to a scheduling change for BC at the last minute (suddenly being available maybe?) and it’s going to be about TIG.
Any sign of the Ice Queen on any of the pics?
Nah, just him and guests/him with Lupita in that one pic, him solo. IDK how people can do these promo cocktail parties without it feeling like a sales meeting lol.
Oh, so he went to a store opening. Must be getting some nice, expensive free stuff for his time 🙂
So the surprise is just that he’s a guest on the show? Or is there supposed to be a surprise announcement? I’m confused, lol. It would make perfect sense if he’s just there to promote TIG
Yeah, he’s gone to Bally store openings/line launches before so he’s either a big fan or getting some nice swag or both, lol. And yeah some outlets were saying he’s a “surprise guest” on the show but if it’s announced a week out, how surprising is he? It really just sounds like there was some uncertainty about scheduling until the last minute or something.
Absolutely sure he will reveal nothing personal on GN but Elle is trolling the hell out of fans re: their upcoming cover story. This morning’s Tweet: “Count down to Cumberbcover: 8 days. Don’t miss Benedict talking sex, Sherlock and babies!”
https://twitter.com/ELLEUK/status/524944058104696832
Things I am willing to bet on: sex in regards to Sherlock (that topic’s come up often in the past few months, moreso than other times when not filming, and it’s always the same–Sherlock would be a horrible lover/boyfriend, fans want to have sex with Sherlock, etc), babies will be about his godchildren or how he’s fine waiting (quotes he’s given before), and then some baity/fangirly questions about projects, gushing over his hair (I am so sick of hearing about his hair and want to always say “YOU KNOW THE MUAH FOR THE SHOW HAS TO USE A CURLING IRON ON HIM RIGHT?”), and some modeling type pics of him in white t-shirts, looking pensive, doing something boyfriendy like holding a glass of wine or sprawled on a rug or bed or sofa… boom, Elle article done.
Ah, thanks MissMary. Yeah, not much of a surprise if everyone knows about it, haha. I was expecting him to do the GN show sometime before the release of the movie, so I guess he’s got time tomorrow.
Bally Store photo-I like his pinstripe jacket, but not sure about it with the dark shirt underneath. And him and Lupita as a couple would be glorious! Alas, they’d probably never see each other due to crazy schedules.
I’m surprised there weren’t more rumors about them around Oscar time last year, tbh. THey hung out often, he went to some parties with her (and her brother) and the brother even posted a selfie or two of him with BC. They seem like they’re good friends, or at least good acquaintances (him and Lupita, I mean).
I think there weren’t rumors of Lupita and BC last year because she was already rumored to be with Jared Leto at the time! I guess that rumor would have been less believable if they threw another guy in the mix. Lol
NGL I was really wanting the ones about her and Leto to be true, lol!
Haha. They are both so, so beautiful.
I want to see BC put in the red chair on GN….
OH MY GODS I WOULD DIE LAUGHING. Can we make that a petition or something?
I want to see what Miranda Hart will be like with him!!..She’s absolutely hysterical!!
And read the fail online story about Quaglinos in Saturday. They said BC and SH each arrived solo.
@Kazlock: Londonphile on tumblr has some nice pics up of the event!
Wow, those Flaunt party photos on that Londonphile site—could he look any less interested or enthused in being there? Lol.
At least in the Bally ones he’s smiling a bit. Probably helps that a friend is there 🙂
Might be time to retire those jeans, though- there’s a hole in the knee. Haha.
lol I didn’t even notice the hole the first time! Oh, Benny, don’t do the middle age dude thing of wearing holey jeans and tight t-shirts as you try to reclaim your youth!
MissMary.. Thanks.
GG please Lord don’t let him announce SH is pregnant in Elle!!
The interview was done over a month ago and that pregnancy rumor is pure EB fiction. And the only people to announce pregnancy in magazines are people like the Kartrashians…
Yes. That’s the most likely scenario I can ever imagine.
lol Kazlock. No. Way. This is one thing you don’t have to worry about.
And Elle wishes they could get a scoop like that. Not a chance he’d reveal it in a magazine interview that took place over a month ago. And to Elle? Nah, he’d go straight to Time Magazine (as he’s one of their most influential people and all) 😉
Remember when everyone (*cough* tumblr *cough*) was SURE TH was announcing his marriage to Jane Arthy in his Elle spread? And it was a page or two of gushing and weird questions? Yeah, that’s this.
When my Elle arrives I shall get my magnifying glass out and look for any sign of SH….she may well be disguised as a badly dressed mannequin…. Nothing new there then?
I love it when people think they know someone they’ve never met.
Anyway, he was in his most serious relationship for like 12 years and he didn’t propose. I’m not sure why this story seems plausible to people.
B/c he’s getting older. And she’s getting older. And they need to have all their babies soon, before it’s too late!! (I’m absolutely just kidding. I’d be surprised if he’s married before 40)
Because some people on tumblr read way too many bad romance novels and the Fail gets their “news” from fan sites that have the most salacious gossip.
MissMary…you speak the truth lol
“I’m not sure why this story seems plausible to people”
Because people are idiots.
@Nic
^^This!
Things like that always make me embarrassed to be on tumblr but I keep far away from that stuff so, at least there’s that. Without delving too much into speculation city I agree that it would probably happen later in life. He’s spoken about changing his goals for the future now that he’s getting traction in Hollywood.
If 12 years is anything to go by he probably wants to make sure he’s found someone that meshes well into his life. Basically what we all look for. He’s mentioned how that’s harder now that he’s more well known, since you never know what people are really after when you meet them. I imagine it will be a while. Either way, if he’s happy then I’m happy. I like it when good things happen to good people (as far as I can tell).
As for gossip I think I have a decent idea of who’s responsible for that on tumblr. One of the major people anyway.
I am just going to say I genuinely like you guys. You’re funny, intelligent, and not batcrap crazy. honestly, I wish lupita and benedict were an item. She has beauty, brains, and knows about the biz. And they can smile at each other…..
were those the same pants he was wearing at the infamous “date night?” Guess he retired his purplish colored pants.
That’s why I’m here! I like gossip to a point but I was looking for a level headed community for a long time.
we should start a tumblr or something so we don’t have to wait for a dubious CB article to pop up