Benedict Cumberbatch has a new interview with CBS. It aired on yesterday’s morning show, but judging from his outfit, I’m pretty sure this thing was conducted more than a month ago. But there are some new quotes, so let’s just go ahead and get to it.
Here’s the main part of the interview – Bendy talks about being a “sex bomb” (am I hearing that correctly?!?) and “It’s great being a sex bomb. It makes me giggle.” That’s his new talking point whenever he’s asked about his sexiness, he says it makes him “giggle.” Gurl, just say it makes you LAUGH. Bendy Cumberbritches should not giggle.
He also says, “Lots of stuff, in my life, is happening, which is truly phenomenal. I’m 38 and finally settled down and my private life cannot be in a more spectacularly wonderful place.” When asked about his engagement announcement, he says: “Which seems an utterly hypocritical thing to do for someone who doesn’t like to talk about their private life.”
Here’s an extra clip – this is where Bendy bitches about how Americans don’t know how to poach an egg or make a proper cup of tea. He’s also asked point-blank if he’s moving to LA and he hedges and says “Well, if I am, I’m bringing the whole tea set from London…” And then it cuts off as he’s saying “No…” Huh.
I don’t know what you want me to say here? I never faulted Bendy for announcing his engagement in such a public way (I did side-eye him, but hey, he’s got crazy fans and they want to know), nor do I fault him for acknowledging that it’s hypocritical to announce it while simultaneously calling himself “private.” The problem isn’t that he announced his engagement and the baby, it’s that he still considers himself private in any way, shape or form. Not when Harvey Weinstein is driving the bus!
Meanwhile, Benedict was photographed yesterday in England in his full old-school Sherlock regalia. Go here to see the photos.
Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News, WENN.
I bet he giggles just like a little girl.
Talk about not sexy.
I’ve actually seen video of him giggling like a little girl. I’m convinced there are at least 2 people living in that body and they’re fighting for control. Dorky Batch who said in an interview in 2012 that he couldn’t wait until he returned to his old, private life. Then there’s Mr. Hollywood star who’s everywhere, part of a Marvel franchise! part of the Weinstein machine! Add in an oops pregnant fiancee who appears to be playing her own game, an absolutely hellacious schedule, – it’s a wonder that his head hasn’t exploded.
I agree with that entirely.
Praying for Dorky Batch’s return but I am not hopeful
*nodding in agreement*
Maybe it is like a Being John Malkovich situation. BC’s body is a vessel for immortality and a failed puppeteer has taken over his body.
OMG. And the Comet is the Creative Director of a theatre company that uses puppets. That is it. A dude named Craig is living inside BC, secretly in love with the Comet. Or fame. I could take this analogy to new levels, but will try to be productive. As I am supposed to be snowed in this weekend, I will just add Being John Malkovich to the movie DVD list along with OLLA
Has anyone considered that he no longer wants to be viewed as dorkybatch? He wants to be considered as a serious actor by his own choice? He may want a change in public persona as his career grows, is that wrong?
Considered it, and then watched the skit he did for Kimmel. So, nah.
Who didn’t think he was a serious actor before all this? It’s not like he’s done a bunch of silly stupid movies. As for his image, I think he and his PR are justing trying to protect it. All that Tietjens stuff and harping on desire for family has come back to bite him in the ass.
@tsmiv
I agree. He’s always been a serious actor. He doesn’t need to be ‘a dork’, he just needs to look happy, natural and more like himself.
+ a million. Honestly, what straight guy past the age of 12 GIGGLES?
My brother, my Dad, my Uncle. Giggles from a grown man are the best!
Whatever floats your boat. 🙂
Oh thank God! A Benedict Cumberbatch post! We’ve been so long without one! Comet Sophies for eveyone!
it’s amazing how long 24 hours is, perhaps we should have two a day to keep us going?
welp if ppl keep clicking, they’ll keep coming. it’s not like he’s the only person hustling lbr
how many are here for the comments only? *raises hand*
Raises hand with Comet Sophie glass in salute to Maria. And I’m not here for the comments analyzing the relationship. I’m here for the ones about otters and octopi and the snark and snacks
Here, here! Comet Sophies all around.
I can always rely on these threads to amuse me.
Me! Me! Me!
I am here for the education, I have learnt so much about invertebrates in the arts, the etiquette of shotgun weddings, the art of finger romance and the best drinks to enjoy whilst watching the puppet master pull the strings of his Oscar hopefuls and now the comparative merits of tea rituals between Britain and the USA.
With a bit luck he will educate us on the proper tea set for an ever so private otter.
icerose, you’ve been “outed” as a non-fan on the last post. Better do some PR damage control, lest you lose any more fans. Some C’bitches don’t tolerate such extreme snark towards their sainted celebs.
*snigger*
@MtnRunner have a missed something on the last page -I have been outed as a non fan since I arrived at Celebitch but I just dive into the water and hold my breath till the moment passes.
I quite enjoy the snark, Icerose. Keep it coming.
@MtnRunner life is to short so to repeat my self so I will settle for love some of his work but the man is like cheap whisky that needs tarting up with a bit of ginger bite to make it more palatable.
*giggle* *snort*
icerose, I’m sure you were included in that post due to “hanging out” with me. I usually don’t engage since her comments are pretty childish, but felt a little feisty today.
I’m tired of him.
Me, too, GoodNames. I never thought I’d tire of him, but this constant campaign has worn me out.
who’s not NOT sick of him? If Celebitchy really are fans, they should stop posting about him. There are no news here. Same old same old and people are getting sick of him. But hey, clicks are everything, right?
In reality, if you follow someone very closely during a campaign, you’re going to get sick of and annoyed w/them no matter who they are because they get weird and are everywhere. It’s like the same freaking thing every year. I just avoid ’em if they’re really bugging me.
This is not his campaign. It is just CB looking for clicks. Stop commenting and they’ll stop posting.
You are preaching to the choir..yes T I R E D of him.
I must admit that my Cumberfever has dropped a couple of degrees. When I first saw him in Sherlock, I felt I’d “discovered” a rare, utterly unique and brilliant life form. Then when I saw the range of his work I became more entranced. At the time there wasn’t so much information about Bendy himself, and part of my excitement was imagining who the man behind all of these diverse characters was. I had to know more about this elusive creature! Everything I’ve said about him is still true, but the recent campaign over-saturation curtails my intrigue. I am still in awe of his abilities, don’t get me wrong. This isn’t a case of the Wizard-of-Oz-itis. But my Cumberfever may be downgraded to a mere Cumbercold. *sniffle*
Same. It’s not that I hate him or anything, it’s just too much exposure.
I thought he said he ain’t no sex bomb before?
He’s confused because, you know, comets and octopi and otters.
He otter make up his mind.
he otter learn that bombs blow up
That was yesterday. Get with the program!
HAHA you three are hilarious!
Me giggles too thinking that it’s only yesterday I read ‘I definitely ain’t (sexy).’
Whiplash! Flip flop!
I thought Khan was sexy, but every other incarnation of this man is so very NOT.
nah, he said he wasn’t sexy in his opinion but it made him giggle that people viewed him as that. this is actually the same answer condensed
Khan was sexy when played by Ricardo Montalban and his bare chest.
Ah, memories of Saturday night Love Boat and Fantasy Island with my parents. Good times.
Lilac, Ricardo was sexy as Mr Roarke on Fantasy Island…
Scarf, I did the double header of Love Boat / Fantasy Island too. I traded the Fonz for Gopher.
Both were outgunned by Tom Selleck and his sexy Ferrari, however.
Magnum PI and Remington Steele in a room together would make my head explode.
I almost mentioned Remington too… sexy in a whole ‘nother way.
so, so sick of him. The more I read of him the less excited for Sherlock I am. Fingerscrossed he disappears when he loes the Oscar.
I am interested to see if he does disappear. Part of me thinks he craves the attention, this has fueled an already growing ego, and his call for privacy is just hypocritical. At one point I blamed Weinstein but not now. Because all of the little things at used to make me eye roll, but write off when a charming skit would appear, come in such frequency. And that makes me think it has always been his MO-when people complain about a specific comment in an interview, just throw out something charming in the next, or do a skit. I really can’t view him in a positive light after the past year.
But we will have to endure Hamlet publicity. Hopefully he will disappear completely while doing Dr. strange. For that promotional tour, I might need to take a sabbatical and immerse myself in a monastic lifestyle.
And to think last year we were already complaining that he should take a long vacation…which he did during the first half of the year, but it didn’t keep him off the media! I can’t help but blame Karon for all this. She’s his publicist after all and the one who’s constantly pushing him to do all this. Of course multiply by 100 with HW backing them up! I wonder if K will stick around after the Oscars?
Oh and does he really need to promote Hamlet when its already sold out?
I’m starting to think Karon is more keen for him to be ‘seen’ than first thought. Seeing her forcibly push him into Allen Leech’s interview at the Globes add me raise my brows.
Also, I agree re: hamlet. I don’t think much in the way of promo will need to be done there.
I hope you are both right about Hamlet. My gut at the moment tells me he WILL find a way to do unnecessary promotion.
Re Karon: I am not so sure I would jump to blame her. Over the last year there has been a definite change. Not related to the Comet-started well before. Didn’t he get new management in last year? And based on Karon’s expressions during red carpet interview for HW GG after party, she is over it. Would not surprise me if she parted ways.
Oscar campaigns usually start a year or so before, so in his case, the plans were probably laid in February of 2014 and in motion soon after.
Karon is his usual publicist, correct? She’s likely very stressed out from having to deal with Weinstein’s people. It’s a tug-o-war, with her plans and their plans contradicting each other in spots. Everyone is a new person to some degree during a campaign, and it’s often due to the blending of two or three different strategies at once.
After the Oscars, they go back to being themselves. It’s quite possible he’ll lay low as much as he can.
Yes, he’s a famewhore through and through. It’s always about him. Ugh. Sophie is the same way. How does she merit a mention in Vogue ? These two are totally PR driven.
Scarf girl, I’m interested to see if Mr Hypocrisy uses his child for more PR once the Oscar nonsense is over.
But Hamlet is 100% sold out and he will have a newborn then. How much promo could he/would he need to do?
RE: Hamlet promotion – It’s clearly not necessary to put butts in the seats, but Hamlet will also be his first opportunity to course correct for any PR damage taken during this Oscar campaign. His team may want to push the narrative of getting back to his stage roots, how dedicated he is to his craft (as opposed to his awards blitz), etc. The real question is whether they’ll bring his new roles as a father and husband(?) into play for said PR: That will be the litmus test of his new media persona, I think.
I think you’re on to something, PrettyBlueFox. Time will tell.
MtnRunner I really really hope he does not use fatherhood as PR. I want to believe he will be selfless.
GG I don’t think it is an issue of out using publicity to promote Hamlet sales, I think he would use Hamlet as an excuse to do interviews to promote himself. Because this Oscar campaign has been all about BC to a large degree and less about TIG and Turing.
I would think he would do some sort of promotion for Hamlet, even though the sales end is all tied up. It’s a weighty role, so it’s a good way to remind people he is a Shakespearean actor and has strong roots in theatre when he starts getting ready for Dr Strange. I don’t see it being extensive – maybe a few interviews here and there, and the occasional appearance. It’s not like the play can be seen by everyone around the world like you would a TV show or film.
Green Girl-that is a valid point. I won’t side-eye that kind of promotion. Personally, I wish he would take more time to do more stage work. Odds of me being able to see it low, but I bet he is at his best on a stage.
@Green Girl: Baz Bamigboye (theatre critic for the Daily Mail but a good guy) posted on his Twitter yesterday that Hamlet will be shown via NT Live in October, so a much wider audience than those lucky enough to have gotten Barbican tix
I didn’t know that, GG – cool! I hope it’s available in the States, too.
If Frankenstein was, I presume Hamlet will be as well.
they wil be looking to break Helen Mirren’s record for audience figures so of course there will be PR and then there is the Oliviers.
I think Ben’s best chance of salvaging his reputation and whatever goodwill is still left from his fanbase is to finish up this Oscar nonsense ASAP, put it behind him and then do his best to cut his ties with Harvey Weinstein et al. He made a major mistake in accepting a douchebag manipulator like Weinstein as his personal svengali and Hollywood groomer.
Instead I think he needs a decent mentor.
Someone who has been there, done that and bought the T-shirt a few times over and has some wisdom about the whole process. I mentioned Jeff Bridges in another post and I think if Ben were to reach out to someone like that or someone very similar, a personality similar to the late Paul Newman, I think it would give him some decent direction, help him figure out his own internal compass and better advice on how to handle himself, his celebrity, how to navigate tinseltown better and his own unique professional abilities and the direction he wants to take his career in the coming years.
Oh please. Not another Brit bitching about the proper cup of tea thing. And he from the land of warm beer and cold toast. Stttaaap!
To some extent, he’s right. I’m a tea drinker and I’ve had ghastly concoctions handed to me in the name of “tea.” But there are people in this country who CAN make a proper cup of tea; they’re just not filling the hot water urn at the craft services table.
I’m a tea drinker and value a good cup, and can hold forth on how to make one– but this has become the cliche of the British tourist, expecting a “proper cup of tea” English style no matter where they are in the world. It’s the complaining that needs to stop.
Saw John Oliver’s show on New Year’s Eve and a good part of it was about Bostonians abusing tea.
But I’m with Lindy. I don’t drink coffee and have had far too many bad experience with microwaved tea, tea made with hot water from a coffee urn (blecch!!) and being served herbal Apple stuff when I want black tea
Yeah I’m TeamBen on the tea thing, sometimes it’s all you want but it’s not impossible to find a good cup….or should it be TeamTea.
Yes I am TeamTea
Meh, sometimes I bitch about not getting a reasonably priced strong good cup of Caw-fee. Standards and what in different regions.
I wish I could get a taste for coffee 🙁 Tried so many times and just can’t, it makes me that dull person who goes into a cafe and asks for a tea or a hot chocolate.
*ducks*
You have to develop the taste in college, I think, in order to stay up and study.
ah I relied on student nights with vodka and red bull for £2.50
Thats where it all went wrong…
I get what he saying about tea. I had my first really good cuppa in London back in ’98 and I enjoy it regularly for a change from the strong coffee I usually drink.
M&Ms kept me awake for night classes in law school.
My only hope of pulling an all-nighter was two cans of Mountain Dew. Can’t stand the stuff now, but it saved my bacon back then.
i lived in London for a year. British tea sucks.
We serve lager cold and proper beer on draft from it’s brewed barrels, as it should be.
Pint of pedigree anyone?
That guy is a total snoozefest.
I don’t know why his fans got mad that he announced his engagement in the papers. I found it very normal. I have friends that announced their engagement the same way.
He has a nice voice and I like Sherlock a bit. I’m not a uber fan..
It really isn’t *that* normal a thing to do. It’s more of a society thing to do which strikes many people as quite pompous and pretentious (no offence to your friends) because why do you need anyone outside of your own family and friends to know what you’re doing?
Also, he’s not ‘normal’, he’s famous..so surely he should’ve made the choice between his privacy and his oh so important newspaper ad.
He’s right – it’s very hypocritical. But he only acknowledged that hypocrisy after everyone else said it.
I think the point most had was that yes it’s normal but when you want privacy and to keep your personal life to yourself it’s not really what you should do, announcing it in an International newspaper. He also got a bit antsy when press brought it up 2 days later, which was stupid of him given what he’d done, they were of course going to bring it up and none crossed a line that I could see.
He’s at least acknowledging now that it was a bit hypocritcal. As Kaiser said above, that privacy ship has sailed, he need to just own it now and once awards season is over hopefully he’ll just go away for a bit
Yes to all this, Lindy. Pissybatch at the HFA two days after the announcement was the first real indication to me that things were not ok in Camelot. Who looks that tense and unhappy when they’ve just popped the question to the “most incredible woman he’d ever met”?
Of course, now we know more of the back story which makes some sense of his bizarre behavior. But reacting to journo questions as though his privacy was being invaded was just ridiculous.
I’m Canadian, and here it’s perfectly normal, and even expected, to put an engagement announcement in the paper. Many people have said it’s the norm in the UK as well. I don’t know why all the fuss was made about it begin unusual. It was the timing of it that was the issue, in my mind.
It’s not the norm in the UK -only amongst a minority of people. But as has been said a few times now, the issue is with, like you say, the timing and the fact he is not ‘normal’ and his fame should’ve dissuaded him from doing it if he didn’t want the spotlight.
The fuss came from the timing, the circumstances and the fact that he was angry about all the attention and invasion of his privacy when he actually brought the problem on himself.
Peridot, I’m Canadian, and I don’t know one single person who announced their engagement in a newspaper! Not saying it doesn’t happen, but I don’t agree that it’s ‘expected’ or common.
He sounds terribly confused. Saying one thing than the opposite the next day. Either he’s trying to re-boot his image and public persona or he’s developing something which needs proper psychiatric and medical attention.
Enough already.
I really don’t believe much of what he says anymore. It’s a shame because he always struck me as a straightforward, very honest kind of guy.
He struck me more as lacking self-awareness, hence words/behavior that appear to be hypocritical. This is the first time he’s realized and admitted to it, that I’ve seen.
Seriously, does ANYONE find this guy sexy? …Anyone? Anyone AT ALL?
It was always more of an intellectual/ artistic crush for me. I mean, he really is talented, unlike so many mainstream actors today. He has a wide range, and that takes a lot of emotional intelligence. But the more he behaves like a regular Hollywood famewhore, the less interested I am.
I think he is talented, but his most recent performances are just variations of BC Playing the Social Outcast for me.
I used to think he was a great character actor but not so sure. Not like Freeman who is amazing in the Eichman story. Amazing.
And I do have doubts about Strange. Not just BC but also due to the character. It was such an odd choice to me. But who knows. GOTG was great and my hopes for Ant-Man are cautiously high after the trailer.
yes to Freeman in the Eichman story and he was great in Fargo as well,i think he suffers from being in BC’s shadow.
Me. I’m still in. I prefer to think of this tomfoolery as a bout of temporary insanity brought on because he’s caught in a trap, can’t walk out even though at first he was wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’ it would all go away. He’s resigned to it for the time being now. I’ll see what happens after the awards die down and the baby’s born. Maybe just concentrate on the work which is what lured me in the first place.
Nope. I don’t find him sexy OR attractive. And he’s the worst Sherlock Holmes ever.
That damn Tom Jones song will be stuck in my head all day now. Thanks Kaiser!
Ive now got The Ballad of Tom Jones in mine
TOM JONES, TOM JOOONNNES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of-ABC-0KM8
Yes, me too dangit.
Judi Dench told me that he drives on roundabouts in the wrong direction, eating Shepherd’s Pie, while yelling “Jolly Good”, out the window. Eventually, he returns home, spinning Comet Sophie in circles, in a cow pasture, wearing orange tights, while bellowing “Then felt I like some watcher of the skies, When a new planet swims into his ken”, to the music of Snap’s ‘Power’.
You can ask Sixer. 🐙
@Kiddo…thanks for a great morning laugh, on a wintry Canadian morning.
This might be the funniest thing ever
*snort*. Thank you, Kiddo.
But Judi Dench is a known liar
Judy Dench has Harvey Weinstein initials tattooed on her ass. I blame her for the downfall of our best actors. I am convinced ever since Graham Norton that she is part of a plan to get Harvey an OBE and Benny a lapful of bouncing otters, You heard it here first -it is triplets.
It all makes sense now! SH is the surrogate for Ben and Judi’s baby.
He did Gurly Giggles better than Anderson Cooper of CNN? NEVER!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&x-yt-ts=1421914688&v=_xmQeWll5oE
Bendy is atleast honest about his “privacy” and “announcement” dilemma, but got to do that because when in America, be like one. Wait what, he a “sex bomb”? You delusional Goncho Cumberbatch.
I really like him in glasses, especially that shape. I read Tom H has new glasses now, apparently been spotted wearing them, smaller than his Top Gear ones which were awful. They are grey frames. [sorry following new tumblr goss site] As some here are in the know 😉
Anyway, I like men in glasses, David Tennant really suits them wish he wore them more often. In fact my glasses are the same as David’s. I like male glasses shapes than women’s. More geeky.
So Benedict yes, wear glasses more often, please, that shape really brings out his eyes.
Colin Firth wears glasses really well too – gives him a classy air, which he has already.
I’m Men in Spectacle campaign now. Just hope Benedict doesn’t ruin it and turn into a sponsorship for Gucci frames or something.
TH has had gray wire frames for a while
Hiddles needs paler frames because his skin is very rosy, I’d like to take him glasses shopping. he has such round blue eyes [in fact very round] that he needs frames that let them breathe. Like the frames Edward Snowdon wears.
Although, I do like those Victorian round black ones he wears for Crimson Peak shoot.
I demand pictures of HiddlesSpecs.
DEMAND!
*slams Comet Sophie down on table*
I’m with Lindy. Pics or it didn’t happen. Or, I just want pics.
I liked his Top Gear ones, they suited his face…and actually fitted his head
*cough* take note Ben *cough*
He can keep the frames if he agrees to get some decent jeans! Priorities people!
NOO not those sunglasses! Ok the non sunnies can stay for now but those hideous sunglasses have got to go! You can see through them when cameras flash so they#’re not even fit for purpose.
(I actually like Sophie’s)
Dragonflies, Lainey’s got some lovely gifs of TH on her smutty shout outs today. The other fellas pictured are also quite delicious.
Oh, thank you MtnRunner. That was better than a warm Krispy Kreme doughnut
Scarf, do I recall that you live in Nashvegas? I lived there in the ’90s.
KK bombed in Boston while I was there in the ’00s. The stranglehold that Dunkin has on the market there is pretty tight.
You recall correctly. I had a job interview in Providence once. The faux pas I made when referencing KK during a conversation involving the superiority of Dunkin Doughnuts was not forgiven.
MtnRunner one last thought: NashVegas has changed drastically since you lived here. I grew up in area and moved away in 90’s. The change is….it is good and a thriving city but so different. One constant: inhabitants still panic at mention of snow.
And I am out. ✌️. May your weekend ladies be filled with 💃🍻🍸🍷
Ah yes, some things never change, scarf. I miss SATCO, The Bluebird, Bobbie’s Dairy Dip and Loveless and Bongo Java. I have great memories from my time there.
MtnRunner I am almost walking distance from Loveless. Almost. It is a challenge.
They are just the wrong size.. they barely go over his ear if you see photos from the side or he needs them adjusted.. I do like the make though and colour/ frame shape
Tom / Luke, you getting this? We want HiddleSpecs when Lord Dragonfly comes out of hiding. Don’t fail us!
Yay! Co-signing this. Please make it happen!
I will co sign it as long as he plays his Hank repertoire during the films PR and has a bromance with Luke Evans when they PR High Rise
icerose, when is the Q&A? Maybe you’ll get to see HiddleSpecks and can report back on that and everything else.
Feb 22nd but not sure if I will be able to go-keeping my fingers crossed
@’p’enny, new tumblr site? As bad as old Tumblr site?
@scarfgirl and mtnrunnet, KK failed in New Enand because it expanded too fast, couldn’t deliver on the coffee front, and we’re not really a heavy donut-eating region.. Over 90% of DD’s sales are coffee.
Back to the otter, rumors of Chiwetel joining Dr Strange. I might have to see this movie now
I know -I was all set to miss but I love me some Chiwetel.He is also back on stage again this year,
better, much better.
Lilac they do have good coffee.
Perhaps the public announcement was his gift to Sophie.
I like him – there is something about a quirky, grumpy Englishman with no eyelashes that sets me all a tingle.
no eyelashes HAAHAHAHAHAHA
yes he is entering the age of grumpy old men and should fit in quite nicely.
I love how Kaiser keeps picking pictures of them never looking at each other and always in different directions.
Haha! Subtle shade you think?
There *are* no photos of them looking at each other, not that I have seen. Anywhere.
Just that video where he says “You’re late.”
Maybe they will have worked up to looking at each other by SAGs. Or if wedding rumors have accuracy by then.
It looked like he said “You alright?” in that clip
I don’t think it was ‘you alright’.
Well it definitely wasn’t “You look nice, honey.”
On SoGo someone hinted that at the awards where she wore the ugly plastic brown dress thingy, he looked her up and down because he was concerned that her pregnant belly was highlighted.
It would be quite odd if they are looking in opposite directions in their wedding photos, even worse if there is video and he can be overhead saying “look left, look right.”
@moodgirl I remember that Bifa event was where he laid the bait ‘receiving the most important news in his life’ – like he was indirectly confirming the showbiz spy rumor a week earlier that SH was 2 months pg. I still don’t understand why he seemed shocked seeing her bump at the PSFF?? Like he wasn’t expecting it after all the baiting he’s done.
True, why act surprised when he had known for months that she is pregnant? He was definitely playing the game but I think he is embarrassed and if he could stuff her in a closet and forget about her he would.
He’s definitely embarrassed, moodgirl. You could tell that by his defensive, angry manner right after the announcement, a total 180 from his behavior at SDCC, TIFF and LFF. As I’ve said before, he plays all these smart guys and gives the impression of being smart irl and here’s a woman he’s barely been seen with and she’s knocked up. If I were in his position I’d want to hide out for nine months. And his friends jnow she’s just a casual fling at best, so they’re side-eying him. But, gotta do the circuit for TIG and you know SH is not going to stay in a closet if there’s a camera clicking away. He’s shafted.
LOL
I did see a selfie they took with another couple (I think during the GG) and they’re smiling, but it’s at the camera.
For a “sex bomb” he doesn’t really give off much heat. I mean did you ever see him do passion in any part he ever played? Even the cute bit he did with Reese Witherspoon had to be done over and over because it came out so awkward; nose, lips, now where do you place everything? WE, the fans with the FANtacies projected all this hot stuff onto him. Take those off and I’m making a guess that he’s hardly been a player and may indeed be quite unsophisticated in things sexual….all boys schools for decades, same gf for another, etc. Thus Sherlock was a perfect role for him, even Alan Turing.
Sex bomb indeed.
Three words: The Last Enemy. Fresh faced, cumberbum aplenty and opened mouth kisses (yes, lord) which are a cumberarity these days. It was more frenzied than explosive but it restores your faith. Honestly, I think sometimes he kisses in character or depends on his chemistry with the actress.
Disagree Toodles45. Saw TLE, and actress has to start BC’S engines and then he clumsily sucks face, keeping his hands above her neck. When his mouth was open, it seemed for the purpose of breathing as he wasn’t sure where to put his nose and eyes were also looking into her nostrils. That is not acting passionate to me. And this seemed to be the best he can do. I have found him sexy when he does those “bedroom eyes” pose. And as others have pointed out, I was turned on by his intellect and the fantasy of what he might be able to deliver under the duvet. It is no coincidence that after playing an asexual Sherlock and then a gay scientist, Harvey was concerned about giving Ben some roles that were clearly heterosexual= masculine such as husband and dad. I’m sure you’ve seen and read interviews an angry BC did in 2010 being pissed off about rumors that he was gay. I really doubt it. But he is no romantic lead IRL or on the screen.
Angry interviews from 2010 you say? Care to link? I must have missed them but as far as I know he never had gay rumours…
I agree with you on TLE, but then again if he was kissing in character, wasn’t he a sort of hypocondriac nerd? Very young and remorseful that he was shagging his late brother’s wife?
The film where he is very sexy is Wreckers, imo, from his looks to his bedroom scenes, maybe the fact that he had a real chemistry with Claire Foy helped.
Also, and this is really strictly my opinion, I find him extremely sexy as Sherlock, maybe right because he’s supposed to be asexual, but for me sexyness rarely goes hand in hand with what one does in bed 😉
Hi Fuji. Interview is now dated 2013 but appeared earlier in Hollywood Reporter. Make sure to go to page 2, paragraph 5 to read him complain about the gay rumors. The entire interview is excellent and shows a much more 3 dimensional BC. Oh, and I did not find him sexy in Wreckers.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/benedict-cumberbatch-confessions-fifth-estate-625408
Thanks Natasha. Ha, yep, I remember that one. He was more angry at the speculation about his private life in general, though, rather than angry about gay rumours.
You’re right that was one excellent interview, which grates now more than ever in the light of his recent behaviour. As you say, so (rightly) pissed about the intrusion in his life, then goes and does a 180.
It really doesn’t make sense, being bitchy about privacy and then baiting and feeding the tabloids on a daily basis. Unless those who say it’s all the Octopus doing are right and he can’t do anything to stop her because his hands are tied and he’d look like a fool.
Wake up, Ben! And get some lawyers!
I would so love to see an interview with Sopherl. To hear what she has to say. If she is really as cold, haughty and arrogant as she looks.
When this crap first came out someone commented on an SH interview, the journalist wrote that Sophie was haughty and in the middle of the chat had gestured for the makeup artist to bring her lip gloss.
LOL, someone posted that interview on Tumblr. It was old though, from 2005. Couldn’t help but chuckle at the visual of her motioning nonchalantly, “throwing her face from one side to the other” and speaking in a “well spoken whisper”.
I remember reading that. I think it was quite some time ago when she was with Shawcross. I had a feeling that the person that interviewed her was not a big fan of her attitude.
I would like to hear her speak in an actual interview about the whole situation right now.
Since he referred to her as cool, tool, asset and the most amazing women he ever met etc. it would be interesting to hear from her in person how she sees him and their relationship.
It was odd that they did not allow any questions on the GG red carpet. Most of the other ladies at least talked about their outfit and jewelry. Nada from La Soph.
Maybe she calls him “The man that proposed to me”
@Hexentanz, she seems to avoid interviewers on the RC. She walked away unprompted from an interviewer speaking with BC at ESA (ex. “Stompgate”) and there’s a clip/gif floating around when E! asks Ben what he’s doing to prepare for fatherhood where he says “Oh the usual things” and Sophie immediately turns her gaze and body away from the reporter and towards Karon, like “NOPE”.
I guess she is the one choosing not to talk. Somehow I get the feeling she does exactly what she wants when she wants to do it.
Very interesting, Toodles! Yeah, believe me I have looked and there really are no print interviews with her except for the two that came out around the time Vanity Fair was released and she was being hyped as the next Sienna Miller.
Something tells me she’s not allowed to speak to interviewers. and seems like the type to drag him away when she’s not getting enough attention.
Sounds like histrionic personality traits to me
Maybe for Sophie it’s just this:
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool (arrogant a**) than to speak out and remove all doubt.” – Abraham Lincoln
I watched SH in this short film called “Strangers” a few weeks ago (SOGO has it in her links). It’s worth a watch as you get to hear Sophie speak and I have a feeling she’s playing herself for the most part (ahem). It humanised her for me somewhat…well, for 10 mins 59 secs, lol. Funny to see her avoiding a party. Maybe she told the director this *would* be a true stretch for her. 😉
http://vimeo.com/11290652
Thank you tie pin, I will check it out.
You guys asked for a Sophie interview….watch SAG Awards this Sunday!! Harvey won’t let you down. lol
@miu
What?
Remember they are reading these post and taking notes to patch up this mess. You guys ask for it and PR will deliver…
After all the media did speak to Amal in the red carpet.
Now that I think about….I wonder if SH will wear gloves??
@Miu, that’s great, I really hope they talk to her “in” the red carpet, just like Amal.
How did Amal even do? I saw her talking on the RC but I was on the phone so I wasn’t listening to what she was saying.
I am not that impressed by Amal. She is held up as the end all be all but that worship started by the media and trickled down to the poor dumb masses is overdone these days. Sophie even tried it.
Sex Bomb? What the what?? Um. Nope.
LMAO!!
(From The Daily Fail)
“Sophie Hunter, FAMOUS for being engaged to Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch.”
Voted sixth best-dressed mum to be, right between Abbey Clancy (who?) and Una Foden (who?). But only Sophie was identified in relation to her partner
Abby Clancy is married to a footballer. Maybe peter crouch? Dunno about the other one.
Was same in some best dressed women of 2014 thing. Only one whose pictures were only of her with her partner was Sophie Hunter. Rest of the women were all solo pictures i.e. there off their own merits.
It’s starting…..the dragging……
Can we stop with all the completely boring Rinkeydink Cumbersnatch news? ALL this is planted by Harvey Weinstein. Plus I’m getting sick of ol’ horseface on my screen. Sexy…NOT.
I have a solution to my dislike/disinterest for Kimye, Leann, JA, basically everyone else mentioned on CB. I ignore them. Problem solved.
Finally saw Birdman. So much better than TIG. Sorry, Ben. Better luck next year. You really needn’t have done all this. Next time actually be private.
Hated Birdman! Narcissistic/psychotic actors’ wet dreams at best. Boring and pretentious! Fine acting, esoteric script lacking any ingredient which makes an audience care about the characters and what will happen to them? All the characters are going in and out of their heads as they drag audiences in and out of our heads! According to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, TIG is actually ahead of Birdman in the Oscar races, with Boyhood being the fave. But the Actor Oscar will probably be Michael’s for sentimental reasons. Running right behind him is Eddie, with Benedict far behind. BAFTA is also said to be Eddie’s. Given the roles BC has chosen for the next few years, I don’t see an Oscar in the immediate future.
Winning Best Picture (if it does) would surely help Benedict even if he doesn’t win Best Actor? It’d show that he was able to carry a Best Picture winner that’s doing very satisfactory box office (especially for an indie), even if he didn’t get the acting gong. That’s got to be worth something.
I saw Boyhood the other night and found it pretty boring, to be honest. Great technical achievement but not that gripping as a story. Theory of Everything is standard Oscar bait, not particularly outstanding. So far my choice for best picture is Ida (too bad it’s not in the race.)
I guess he can have his chance if he gets around to working on the Yellow Birds project. That script was on the blacklist, which is known for churning out Oscar material if I’m not mistaken.
I’m an actor, so I’m looking at it through a different lens. I cared about the characters very much and thought they were achingly honest. And the way it was shot! That is some amazing, innovative work. There were a few things I disliked, but overall it was fantastic.
TIG was fine. just fine. Someone else here said it was paint by numbers. I’d agree with that assessment. The ensemble was good. But directorially it was certainly nothing special. What I didn’t like about Ben’s performance was that I could see the effort. His Sherlock is very fluid, but TIG was like watching someone with a script in his hand trying to instill all these physical characteristics into his character without ever getting to the true heart of it. Yes, he had moments and overall he was good, but not great.
It is the perfect recipe for Oscar bait, though.
@sighs good analysis and review. His Sherlock is fluid but ever since ten his performances have become more of a construct as opposed to something flowing from within him. Now watching Rylance in Wolfe Hall and the way his stillness and depth within his eyes draw you in is amazing.
@Daisy, “Ida” was one of my favorites as well. Very impressed with it.
Agree with Natasha- it’s worth noting a lot of the so-called innovation in Birdman was already done in other small indie films, like Primer, and older docu-style films, like Spinal Tap, first.
Birdman was just an incredibly disappointing film with good acting, although Norton owned Keaton, and the female characters were empty writing-wise.
Good Harvey, very good
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/benedict-cumberbatch-stephen-fry-call-766279
That’s because Sophie will be far happier for the next several years than Benedict will.
At last -I have been on about this ever since the PR for Turing started. For once the OTTER has got the right end of the stick. Good on you Stephen for setting the ball rolling.
Good morning all. You should go to SoGo’ site. There’s a pic of her playing with a marionette. First thing I thought of was Ben as the puppet (sorry-snark level high). Also-there are these weird bulges in her pockets. Maybe storing some tentacles?
Also-check out buzzfeed.com-“Get to Know Sophie Hunter. It’s a virtual collection of the greatest hits of the WTFRY going on with this relationship. Enjoy!
I saw that yesterday! And I had the same thought about the puppetry and wondered about the hip bulges also. Thanks for the buzzfeed tip. They’ve always adored Ben. Are they throwing shade?
I hope virtual collection of the greatest hits of wtfery is part of the buzzfeed article. I hope the really weird photos of her looking like her head’s about to screw off like some villainess out of a kids horror book are included
I just came back from the buzzfeed site. Whoever put it up doesn’t like BC/SH very much. It is nothing but gifs of the two behaving at their ugliest, they even included the dry hump video. More shade thrown there than by every tree in the Amazon forrest. Hilarious!
That is odd, moodgirl, because previously buzzfeed absolutely slobbered and drooled all over BC. I would go there to get a great big smile for the day. But, apparently, SH brings out the beyatch in lots of people. BC’s image has taken a hit since his involvement with her IMO.
It’s not Buzzfeed, but from the community. Anyone could have made it, and it says it doesn’t represent the views of Buzzfeed.
I tried, but couldn’t find it. Maybe it was removed?
Oh dear, no SAG. I wonder why. Probably filming or some excuse.
? Is he not going?
They just confirmed he’s not going. Didn’t say why.
Weird. And Harvey’s been doing promotion seemingly in place of him lately. Wonder what’s going on behind the scenes. He was scheduled to go in advance so I doubt moffat just said, no, you can’t go. And it just gets stranger every day…
Maybe it is the strain of flying back and forth, and perhaps Sherlock is filming tomorrow or Monday? Unless some thing else surfaces, that is what I suspect. At some point, the travel catches up.
They didn’t tell cbw why so it’s just speculation on all sides.
maybe because sh is not feeling well?
Sh couldn’t fit in her dress?!
BC was pissed she was planning a wedding behind his back??
or maybe he’s just had enough? I keep hearing he’s pissed off at setlock.
This will not go down well with HW without consequence.
We’ll probably never find out. I hope the BAFTAs are cool though.
I’m not buying a filming schedule excuse. They’ve known since before they started shooting Sherlock that this would be something they’d have to schedule around. He wasn’t slated to present until a few days ago. They wouldn’t have confirmed that if there was a filming issue. Something is amiss…
Someone found out sherlock shooting is on Feb 8 i.e. maybe NO BAFTA too.. God i m so relieved that i dnt need to see a walking curtain again.
Why is setlock an actual thing? I don’t get it.
I’m thinking filming Sherlock could still be the reason. Just because he wasn’t originally scheduled to film tomorrow, doesn’t mean that hasn’t changed. There could have been a delay due to technical issues, weather, somebody got sick, etc.. The filming on Feb 8 is Gower St, so he can probably film that day and go to the BAFTAs that night.
Bets we will be getting sad news on Monday?
Was he definitely down to go though?
I hope all’s OK with him. He may just be ill – there’s unavoidable clouds of lurgy around right now. Or an unavoidable change in sherlock filming.
Although I’m liking the idea he’s saying piss off to the awards crap. He should go to the Oscars, enjoy his night and just focus on his work. He’s a great talent and he doesn’t need to be jumping through hoops for publicity.
@Sunflower
I don’t know what I’m expecting at this point.
that’s like the 3rd thing he’s pulled out of now
i can’t recall who here just said he was probably balking like whoa when weinstein popped up on GN, but good call that person LOL
Maybe he’s just dead on his feet and trying to save up energy for the big one a month from now.
Do you think he’s trying to bail the awards because he was disgusted by dedicating the awards to his child?? He seemed upset about that.
You think they got married and wanted as much time as possible between that event and the Oscars so the shotgun wouldn’t show? I thought they had to register publicly so many days in advance.
No, the fake belly finally convinced him to say he’s had enough of this clusterfu*k. He ‘s got nomination, that’s all he can get this year, and him being there means his center and love at the passing moment wouldn’t miss it.
He really may just be tired – both physically tired(how many times has he crisscrossed the Atlantic the last three months) and emotionally tired of putting on a good face on the RC, answering the same(sometimes intrusive) questions over and over and doing the airport pap walk. Maybe he delved further into the internet discussions of the past few months and he just wants to withdraw a bit. I guess time will tell.
Oh sure, NOW he learns how to pull out…
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He is not attractive to me at all. I find him weird-looking.
I’m hearing ya, Elaine. I used to like him in a cute dork kinda way. But since he’s had the personality lobotomy all we’re left with is his weird face. He just doesn’t do it for me anymore.
He’s just obnoxious now. Sex bomb? Really? Please. I can see him BOMBING at sex. He’s so neurotic lately. He’s probably one of those people who keeps up a running commentary during sex or who’s constantly asking question. Like “Should I put my hands here, or maybe, no, er… could you pivot slightly to the left?, How’s that? Is that any better?” The man just leaves me cold, like a dead fish.
At what point do we call T.O.D on this fandom? (TOD=Time of Death, btw)
According to the Mirror they’ve already emailed out invitations to their wedding! The Fail got it wrong though: it’s going to be after the Oscars.
Oh dear god. What a ridiculous farce.
If it was such a closed and hurried secret, would the ‘source’ be telling the mirror AND the mail? And the desperate ‘hurry to marry before the baby arrives’ narrative is making him look like a total fool.
@Kat – You don’t believe it? Sophie and her family/friends are providing the leaks. I can believe it’s true.
Oh god knows, I’m just really embarrassed for him. It’s 100% obvious that someone in his immediate circle (him, PR, her) is feeding this to the press. Either that or it’s all lies.
Or her side is feeding it to the press against his will and he can’t deny it without looking like a fool/tool.
they met at wimbldon and staying in LA the article says
Met at Wimbledon, huh? Hell of a research team at that paper.
Wasn’t that Tom Hiddleston?
Would be hilarious if this time next year TH’s red carpet gf is JA…
Wedding is supposed to be before the baby comes in early Summer, which puts engagement right after finding out she was pregnant. Also puts her not as far along as we thought…
I thought the guesstimate was five or six months along, wasn’t it?
If they are indeed expecting a baby in “early summer,” that means she’s only 3 months along…
Somehow I don’t believe that. Right after the Times ad he looked like death warmed over. I thought right then that the engagement was probably prompted by an “oops!”. Probably at least two months then. And for anyone who says she doesn’t look that big, I’m only five feet tall and I didn’t show until the eighth month.
I say going on six months. Met up in June, pregnant in August, now almost February. Embarrassing. BC looks mortified but SH doesn’t appear to have any shame at all. She is set and she is loving it.
@moodgirl
Too bad there will be a human involved :/ Poor kid. BC seems anti-boarding school now (or at least single sex) and she seems like the type that would ship her kid off immediately.
She would ship that kid off so fast the umbilical chord would still be hanging on.
Maybe she’ll pop out an eight pound preemie in April.
I feel like we’re being fed another tug of war between SH vs BC pr teams.
He says they weren’t together at LFF, she says she’s walking the red carpet with or without him.
He says the wedding can wait, she says I’m selling this bump to the media.
He says no more red carpets, she says we’ve already sent out invites.
Ugh…..I’m getting dizzy from all this clusterf**k!!!
LFF shows that she is here to be seen, damn it!
Email wedding invitations??
After the times announcement (and the 100 reasons why they did it that way???)
It does sound cheap and cheesy.
Are email invitations “traditional and normal” now? Or maybe avant garde?
Or this is possibly just more balderdash?
God knows, but the hope he was pulling back from this bizarre publicity sideshow by pulling out of the SAGs was short lived.
Also, the ‘they’ rent a flat in LA? Oh rly? How much of the rent would she be contributing there, then?
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You don’t really believe that LA flat nonsense?
Then why the flip are they both in London all the time? Also, where was he when he could’ve been in LA? That’s right, filming in Boston and galavanting at shoe store openings.
Did I say I believed it was true, Leo?
@ Felice, I don’t know, maybe they are in London all the time because they actually live in London, just like BC has been repeating in every interview for the last few months, and the Mirror is just making things up? Or at best mixing up old info from the time BC rented a Venice flat when he was filming Star Trek.
@ Kat, I was just honestly asking. I’m not looking for a fight.
@leo
Neither am I.
No, I don’t think it’s true, I just find this whole thing tasteless and tacky. Would be nice to see an end to the performance really and perhaps we can go back to a time when he was actually a private person as opposed to the Kardashian apprentice we appear to be seeing right now.
At this point I’m convinced all tabloid stories that turn out to be true are placed there by celeb’s pr. All of it
Doh I meant false but on second thought it fits if true too. I guess what I mean is…I bet tabs only publish after approval from pr.
You really think tabs check with pr before they print junk, I mean trash, I mean news?
I think they have a cozier relationship than you’d think for all the complaining celebs do about them. They both have it in their interests to do Favours for one another.
And by that what I’m saying is I don’t think the mirror story is something they whipped up: it was junk fed to them by pr with maybe a grain of a truth or half truth
Regular UK papers don’t run stuff by PR first (that’s a US thing), let alone the tabs.
nah, claire, it’s only like 30% plant/genuine leaks–i mean, they pay celebs’ staffers and such for stuff. the majority of tab info is basically crap they take from other sources and mash together, and even sometimes is popular theories people on social media are passing along
in the uk though you regular run stuff without approval from pr in real papers even. the whole right of review is a US press thing
From SoGo’s site (I am really spending a lot of time over there and loving it) Martin Freeman has commented on BC’s engagement:
“If Benedict has fallen in love, then I am only happy for him….and they seem like a lovely couple.”
Anyone see something odd is it just me looking for stuff?
Martin is always throwing shade at Ben. I know people think they are friend, they are not. They are friendly. I do not think he likes Ben that much to be honest. He tolerates him. I sense professional jealousy from him. He was more famous than Otter and suddenly people are ask him questions all the time about Ben (rude TBH) like he does not exist. It must be very annoying when you also have stellar career. Huntress definitely is not Martin cup of tea, too posh.
Well, that “If” and that “only happy for him” and that”seem” are a bit cool sounding. Just imagine if he had said, “Benedict has fallen in love, I am happy for him….they are a lovely couple.”
A part of me fears she will be the Yoko Ono of Sherlock.
He probably just doesn’t know much about it. I just want to see her in the same room as Amanda.
Yoko Ono was a pretentious pseudo-art rich girl who quickened the breakup of her husband’s famous gig…what are you trying to say? 😛
@Alice, I agree the “IF” is strange. Like MF is not quite sure about the whole “so in love story”.
This. If he’s fallen in love? They seem like a lovely couple? That’s how you’d talk about someone you barely knew.
Martin rarely minces words. And thank god for it. The fact that you can take him at face value is one of the things I admire about him most.
Claire. Are you saying people in burlap bags and endless hours of bare bottoms are not ART??
Yeah, I was on Team Cynthia for that.
That’s pretty reserved. You only say “if he’s happy” when you know there is something very wrong with the relationship. Well I do anyways
Is it just me or does Ben’s life seem like it’s spiraling out of control? Skipping the SAGS shortly after being announced as a speaker isn’t a good thing. And I don’t buy the idea that he’s too tired. That man has incredible stamina and work ethic. I also don’t buy the filming bit. Mofftiss would have planned the shooting around this, just like all the other awards. I think there’s something big (and not in a good way) going on behind the scenes.
It seems chaotic compared to before. What do you think is going on?
PS. Earlier, I mentioned emotionally tired – tired of all the speculation, tired of putting on a show for the RC, etc.
I hope he’s grown a pair and is working out a co-parenting arrangement. I also hope he told her that Wanda is his Oscar date.
from your mouth to god’s ears
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Pretty please grow a pair but it could be either unexpected schedule changes for Sherlock or the huge storm expected in the Northeast affecting his flight schedule.