And here are those new photos of Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter leaving LA last night. They apparently arrived at LAX via chauffeur-driven car (I’m assuming Harvey Weinstein is paying for that) and they were obviously on the same flight back home to London. Sophie came to LA ahead of Benedict so that she would have enough time to get ready for the Golden Globes, while he took a much later flight and ended up coming into LA at the last minute. I think the plan was for Bendy and Sophie to attend the BAFTA LA event on Saturday night, but since Bendy didn’t come until Sunday, Sophie skipped the BAFTA thing.
Shall we have a word about their clothes and general appearance? I’m assuming Benedict got really drunk Sunday night and I’m assuming Sophie barely had a whiff of alcohol. So… he does look sort of hungover. But he also looks the same as usual for casual settings. The boy has no casual style. Meanwhile, I kind of like Sophie’s travel gear. She dresses for comfort while traveling and those silver kicks are awesome. And maybe it’s just the baggy clothes, but she looks super-preg all of a sudden. Maybe she had too many Fatburgers at the Weinstein Globes party?
I’ve seen some of you mention the sketchy timeline of their relationship and how some sites are claiming that Bendy and Sophie have been together for a lot longer than previously assumed. I don’t have a mountain of evidence to back this up, but my understanding is that they knew each other and were casual acquaintances for a few years and their romantic relationship started in late spring of 2014. All of this, the romance, the pregnancy, the engagement (in that order) did happen VERY suddenly.
Last thing – Bendy will appear on tomorrow’s episode of The Ellen Show. It’s been pre-taped, obviously. He probably did it yesterday morning or afternoon.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
She really loves the cameras, doesn’t she? Also, she has no fashion sense.
I like her silver boots, they seem handy for new planetary explorations.
Lmao Kiddo. Are those cons? I kind of love them.
HAHAHAHAHA
Maybe they have mini jetpacks built into the heel
The coat is actually pretty nice, imo. But everything else just ruins it! Too short neck scarf, astronaut boots, just yuck.
If you buy the shoes at payless you get a free Illudium q36 space modulator.
I like the space booties, too. Very retro sixties.
Ack.
The boots look like Converse knock offs to me with velcro. She definitely looks pretty pregnant here. I like the blue of the coat. Doesn’t it seem like she is more preening for attention than him.
Very Marty McFly. I like them.
Kiddo, I concur. The Comet is sending telepath messages through the vast unknown and declaring World Contact Day.
(If you can do Pig Latin, I’m sure as eggs is eggs I can invocate the Blessed Carpenter).
NO they are not converse Vincent trainers £100 every woman it seems in N London wears them. They come in gold too
Thanks for splaining, AG-UK. Sigh.
*pours out Comet Sophie and paints cons silver*
Pshaw!
@mimif
IF only she can persuade him to purchase a pair of glasses that fit his head..:) from the side those don’t even go all the way over the ear..expensive yes but wrong size
THe tennis shoes are not so bad, I have a pair of dark copper snickers myself…. Though, those (silver, copper and goldish tennis shoes) were fashion a couple year ago…Besides, in this case people are being harsh… When it’s TH or BC doing 12 hour flights , they should wear comfi clothes, when it’s a woman she has to be fashionable??? Ok..
ZERO fashion sense.
@Kiddo-Silver shoes for shooting comets?
I know she’s flying and wants to be comfortable but sweatpants would be better than this outfit. Maybe I just don’t understand British fashion?
Okay, I’m really liking your name change. McKitten? McAwesome. LOL.
Exactly, @extrastrengthMcKitten.
I’m international, guys.
I have a question about stars looking at paparazzi cameras: do the paps call out their names to get them to look? I always turn when I hear my name. (“Mom!” works too.)
Yes they do, they also shout things to antagonise them if it’s someone with a temper. I’d say these two are getting “congratulations…blah blah stuff”
Lindy79, thanks! Totally makes sense.
She’s not really doing much here to suggest that. If she were looking away people would accuse her of pretending not to love the cameras when she secretly does.
I think the more important part is that she looks waaaaaaaaay pregnant.
Layers of bulky clothes will do that. I don’t understand people’s infinitesimally short memories. Just the night before she was wearing a slim dress and didn’t look pregnant until she sat down and the fabric bunched up; her abdomen appeared much smaller than when she was wearing that awkward, blousy Cavalli dress the week before. But she puts on a big sweater and big coat and it’s interpreted as “looking waaay pregnant”? No, she looks like she’s wearing a lot of clothes. Not possible for her size to change overnight.
It’s funny when nathalie dormer say she can’t help looking smug because of her smile everybody goes “i have a resting bitch face too” “you shouldn’t juge people on that” but sophie is a terrible women who milk this pregnancy? What has she done except going to less than 5 redcarpets and getting paped at airport where everyone is getting paped?
I know that people said that they have done all the wrong mooves PR wise but what would have been the right one?
– not announcing any engagement and Just letting her accompagning him on redcarpet? It maybe would have been better at the start but she still would look pregnant now and the critizism would be the same than now.
And don’t forget that people would have said that she’s just a beard because he’s afraid to pass for a gay men.
-not announcing the engagement and not letting sophie goes with him on the RC? I’m sure people who think it’s a sham would have loved that.
Sorry, but why are the people here accountable for people’s remarks about Natalie dormer?
He didn’t need to announce the engagement publicly at all. If he felt he had to, he could’ve not done it two days before he embarked on the biggest press tour he’s done so far in the US. Many big name actors get engaged and married completely quietly and out of the public eye.
She could’ve just joined him as a gf and attended a few red carpets if she had to. She certainly doesn’t *need* to come to every one. Many SOs have no interest in being in the spotlight, so they don’t.
And the pregnancy announcement was handled very tackily. The dress was chosen to announce it, but still under the pretence that it wasn’t intentional with the silly bag gesture.
If she’d worn something different, nobody would any the wiser now. And then the tabloid confirmation. …
And why would ‘sham’ people have loved it if he didn’t announce the engagement?
The associated publicity around it all has proven it to be incredibly manufactured along with a few very obviously staged shots lately. People would have to be blind not to see how bizarrely this has played out.
IMO, there was no one way to completely avoid it if she’s pregnant other than hiding her away totally, which would have come out after the kid was born and been really weird.
The engagement was announced mainly so the kid doesn’t look like an accident, timing was his PR trying to make lemons into lemonade.
But since the engagement obviously came AFTER the pregnancy (no way she would be already showing and engagement was only two months ago) I’m afraid that the kid looks exactly like an accident. So there was no need for going public on November 5th.
Sorry, but why are the people here accountable for people’s remarks about Natalie dormer?
Because it show that if you like someone you can have a smug face without being smug but when you don’t like someone a smug face proves that this person is totally smug. That’s what this differents treads say to me but i admit i haven’t check if the people commenting on the different treads where the same people, so sorry for that, you’r right.
So, no he didn’t need to annouce the engagement at all and the timing was a bad thing but maybe the timing has nothing to do with the oscar and everything toi do with wanting to announce the engagement before people knew about the pregnancy ? Yes getting married because your girlfriend is pregnant is a very traditionnalist way to do it but that’s not a bad thing really.
“If she’d worn something different, nobody would any the wiser now” do you really think that no one would know that’s she’s pregnant now ? did you look at the pics ? there is no way to hide this bump. So as A says “IMO, there was no one way to completely avoid it if she’s pregnant other than hiding her away totally, which would have come out after the kid was born and been really weird”
but “his PR trying to make lemons into lemonade”, well maybe they didn’t get engaged for PR but because it was important for them ?
Do i think the pregnancy was an accident ? Yes, so what ? it happens, a least he sleeps with women in own age and not twenty someting girl
Do i think he didn’t make mistake PR wise ? NO, it’s true it was really badly done, but i don’t think they deserve all the crap they get because they did exactly what a lot of others stars did even if others do it in a more classiest way. For me it’s look at what i did rather than how i did it and in this instance he’s not different than Redmayne who get married in the middle of this oscar race (i don’t care he’s with his lady since three years) and who give intervirew about how he should be in honeymoon.
I look like crap when I travel. I think her fashion sense is ok, but not fantastic.
I think she would look great if she ditched the scarf. I love the shoes.
But Charlie, doesn’t the scarf look familiar? 😉
http://anindoorkitty.tumblr.com/post/81322613348/moriartysskull-an-edit-a-day-benedict
I usually don’t click on the Batch-Sophie Comet links but I wanted to see the “fashion”.
That being said, these two are just not a couple that I enjoy looking at.
–and that’s the nicest possible way that I could say how I feel.
Come on, McKitt, just say it: That is gonna be one fug baby (there I took one for the team).
Uh-oh, bread daby alert.
mimif!!!! How dare you!! That baby will be awesomely cracking open its bottle whilst floating on its back. I’d like to see you try that!! Er…would I? Hmmm. Anyway, BC looks so damn grumpy, you’d think he was the one who was enceinte.
Sorry, I stayed in a Holiday Inn last night and I’m not thinking straight.
Ah the classic Holiday Inn Excuse.
Btw, did you hear Bramhall II in Room #237 crying into his polyfil pillow?
That’s because Kiddo dumped his ass for ♥️ Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 😻
Because she’s a cold-hearted baby-eater.
My cheeks ache from laughing.
OOH, everything in the universe must stop, someone mentioned:
♥️ Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 😻
A moment of introspective silence, lust, and Salvador Dali surreal imaginings.
Okay, carry on, then.
I thíñk I just peed a líttle.
I think the combination of their features – long neck, beady eyes, horsey faces, high check bones … Will produce an inbred looking child of possibly epic proportions.
Omg Hahahaha thank you @mimif for saying what I was thinking ☺️ what I think a lot of us are thinking, really
I usually don’t read Cumberbatch posts either but Sophie’s face was just SO SMUG looking in the header photo that I had to come here and comment. She is milking this relationship and pregnancy for all she can haha.
They really aren’t easy on the eyes.
Well, at least the Batch found a woman with the same fashion sense as he. How many times does that happen?
Yeah, any hope I had the his woman would fix his casual fashion choices is gone, I’m afraid. The jackets are all I can avow here.
McKitten, you are too kind.
+1
ITA, and I’m trying to picture them rolling around in the sack and the image is…not good.
Go back and read his Elle interview, he describes it in excruciating detail. “What Sherlock would do in bed” my arse…
Ok, ewww.
Thank you for that.
Mission Position All Day
Every.
Damn.
Day.
-he is weird looking, but she’s pretty, maybe the kid will look like her.
That’s a great coat. That’s about all I’ve got.
Those hats really require a specific head shape, he doesn’t pull it off, they also look bad on David Beckham.
I know accidents happen, but man. The first 6 years of my marriage before kids was the best time of my life. I’m sorry they won’t have that. It was just so FUN! And we were together for a long time before that, too. All that money will help, I guess.
But Benedict is the one crying about his biological clock or something right? I read it somewhere can’t remember where, so he’s probably happy about the pregnancy.
That was my other thought. Baby AND marriage is a lot all at once. Yikes. Best Wishes for lots and lots of happiness in the future! 🙂
My son was conceived on our honeymoon and it was not an accident.
Man, I wish I would have done it the smart cool and awesome way that you did!!!!! Said no parent, ever. Well at least not this parent, and probably not these 2 celebs either.
Breeders! Just KIDDING, of course!
Still, though, BC and SH hadn’t been dating terribly long when she got pregnant so they probably weren’t even in love then (and some may say even now). I think that’s a big difference. Not to say that they won’t love their child to bits, but it’s going to be a very rough road for two people to remain married who may or may not be smitten with each other to raise a child together. A child, no matter if planned or not, can really cause a lot of stress on a relationship.
“All that money will help, I guess.”
All that time away won’t, though. This isn’t the best time to be entering into parenthood. Think about it, you’re halfway or so to having a baby and you’re having to jet around to red carpets and award shows, your man is working on his TV show, preparing for his big play in the summer and whatever Marvel has him doing for Strange. Not the way I’d want to spend those 9 months, especially at the end when the nesting instinct take over. Not long after the birth, he back to working like a mad dog. I suppose money helps, but I’d rather have my MAN with me and focused on our baby than round-the-clock nannies to help.
Excellent points. It’s never easy, even in the best of circumstances. May be why I wistfully remember those early years. We bonded like nobody’s business and thank god…the challenges that were to come. *shivers*
We’re married 2.5 years, been together nearly 8 and I am not in a hurry despite all my friends having kids…actually that’s probably the reason I’m not in a hurry
@mtnrunner-it’s not just going to be a tough time to be a dad. It’s going to be a tough time to be a newlywed. New jobs, new baby, new locations, lots of stressors. I will be very surprised if it lasts more than 5 years.
I’m hoping he comes to his senses and waits to marry. With as rushed as the engagement was, TIME is what he needs to determine if she’s really the one he wants to spend the next 40 years with.
Do I see orange streaks on his face? Or do I have mimosa poisoning.
He passed through a comet tail the previous evening. It’s radiation poisoning.
*rimshot*
*stagehook*
What is mimosa poisoning and how do I get it?
He was probably up all night crying and it smeared his spray tan? #SophiesFault
I vote face tan streaks. #HarveyLied
#RupertsFault
Hahaha! Awwww, la pauvre. Probably true. #LifesFault
Bile vomit, again?
I could care less.
Wait, I hated that you said that. Could you say it again?
I’ll throw in that look has my mouth biling. (Though I admit when it comes to these two, it doesn’t take much.)
I wonder if his face is that color because he’s too close to the radioactive silver shoes. And she’s protected by her her big blue blanket.
Seriously, who dresses like this to get on a plane? That’s comfort wear? How is that comfortable? Its just plain ugly.
It offends my eyes.
Allen Leech jumped on him after he passed out drunk and spray painted orange stripes on him in payback for hijacking his interview
He was going for the tricolour but got tackled by Karon before he could finish
@Lindy, Allen’s going to go after Caron next.
At least she found time to go shopping for maternity clothes while she was in L.A. I guess that’s why she got htere so much sooner than Benedict did and he got *genuinely* papped when he arrived Sunday because this stuff is staged at sh!t
As opposed to… what, exactly?
A-listers like Angelina Jolie have proven, time and time again, that it’s very possible to avoid being papped when you don’t want to. When a celebrity is papped — especially if it’s in the middle of awards season, or they’re expecting a child — it’s almost always “staged as shit”.
(But to play devil’s advocate… I don’t think a single Oscar contender could fly out of LAX one day after the Golden Globes without getting papped. The most random has-been D-listers still get papped at LAX, because it’s where the paparazzi hang out. And Benedict Cumberbatch with his pregnant fiance? Jackpot. These two didn’t have to stage anything; all they had to do was show up.)
If you honestly don’t think Benedict did *anything* for publicity before this woman/campaign season came along, you’re fooling yourselves.
*cough Day after MET Gala with Dakota cough*
I don’t think these pics were necessarily staged by the last ones at lax/heathrow definitely were.
yeah, not really avoidable at LAX around the globes or big celeb events
says the fool who once went through there the day before the globes. it was like a swarm of locusts
gg–I’m sure she was sent for a few days in advance to ensure she could visit a stylist Uncle Harv provided.
Neither of them are what you’d call “gorgeous” or anything special looks-wise, so I’m assuming they get all this attention and worship because of their acting(??)
hahahahahahaha!!!
I’m going to stan for them, I think they’re really cute. She’s 5 months (?) pregnant she’s allowed to wear whatever she wants, just don’t go to Keira Knightly territory.
Is her bump like those Reebok runners you pumped up that every cool kid had in the 90’s but I had a cheap non brand pair that burst after about 5 minutes when a pebble hit them.
*has Vietnam flashback*
I remember those shoes! At least you got a knock-off version.
I am very curious as to when her due date is, and I wonder if they’ll make any sort of birth announcement.
He’ll have a parade down Regents Street
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq06o7YIUAASyHS.jpg
….while yelling “Respect my privacy!”
It’ll be called the:
“RESPECT MY PRIVACY! HERE’S THE NAME, WEIGHT AND BLOOD TYPE OF BABY OTTER” parade.
(The title may need some work.)
“No you can’t see a picture! What type of monster are you?”
Omg I’ve missed the comments here while I was gone lol.
Her outfit would probably have worked a lot better with boots or even flats. The short scar though is driving me crazy. It looks so misplaced. But I really love that coat (except it’d be like, quarter sleeves on my obnoxiously long arms).
Why are their fingers never laced? Nothing about conspiracies etc. I just never see them do anything but cup hands and drag each other around like toddlers do.
The scarf is giving me an itchy neck, get a pashmina or one of the cool picnic blanket type ones that are out at the moment. I have 4, they’re huge and I love ’em!
Great for flights too.
Yesss I love pashminas! They sell awesome scarfs on the street in NYC for like $5 each or $5 for $15 – I have almost every color. Also Zara had a crazy sale where their blanket scarves were $25. Necessity.
The scarf is his! See? Cuz they’re really in love! Bendy doesn’t want Cumbermummy’s neck to get cold! They’re in love! (See his photo spread in that British Airlines mag)
I’m not a Benedict loon. Frankly he’s a little to weird looking for me to even go there. I respect all y’all lust for the guy, because different strokes. That being said, the fact is he got this woman pregnant. There’s no getting around this. She didn’t put a gun to his head. Now if this was Tom hiddleston my tune would change.
I don’t know if he’s happy about this. But he chose her and it is what it is.
I’ll preface this by saying I do think she’s preg. However…..how do you go from looking 5 months preg to 3 months preg to looking like you ate a beach ball for lunch all in the span of a week? I don’t remember mine doing that. Though, she is comet sophie. Maybe the comet belly changes size as fast as it changes direction in the atmosphere.
It’s because she’d dressing to look more pregnant for whatever reason.
Last week she was wearing her normal coat and Sunday her dress showed that she wasn’t huge. She’s nowhere near big enough to need a huge maternity coat yet.
Its the top/dress under the coat that makes her look more pregnant, it goes out from the boobs down, not fitted at all. The coat is just one of those boyfriend style coats, I have 2 and they are not fitted at all but if you’re wearing something neat underneath it, you dont look like you’re 5 months pregnant…at least I hope you don’t….shit
Such a doting fiancé he is! Carrying the baggage so his pregnant intended doesn’t have to exert herself. Oh wait!
Can’t believe he expected her to walk on her two legs!
A cold wind just blew in from the east…
seriously why the dark sun glasses Sophie? yes, I am sure your eyes are baggy from the flying and the parties.
God, she swelled while flying
Love the color of that coat, she looks “pregnant” pretty.
Lot less cameraho than Amal but she does look at cameras “get my face in there” most of the time too.
I don’t know if everyone’s skepticism has poisoned their judgment or if my fashion sense is just hopelessly skewed (and if so, I don’t really care)… but I think she looks pretty great here. Comfortable and casual with a playful kick (literally). She’s pregnant, and she’s on her way to the UK in January. Of COURSE she’s layering loose sweaters and a scarf over tights. That makes sense. She brightened up the black with gorgeous blue and shiny silver, too. Maybe… shock of all shocks… he likes her in florals and sweaters and sneakers??
Also… in the past year, I’ve seen variations of those same exact shoes on fashionistas in NYC and college students in California… so if they’re not your piece of cake, fine. But don’t pretend she’s stuck in the past. If she were strutting through the airport in couture, you’d call her stuck-up; if she was wearing something figure-hugging and trendy, you’d tell her to dress her age or stop showing off. She can’t win.
(To be clear: I don’t care about her one way or the other. I saw some of that horrid music video, and the way she brushed off his publicist… but I have no vested interest in following a trail of clues to prove she’s a horrible person. Why does it matter? Harvey Weinstein is a horrible person. Sean Penn is a horrible person. These people use their power and status to manipulate and abuse women, and they’ve been doing it for years. Benedict’s not a victim; he’s just not who you thought he was. And I DON’T GET THE HATE. All celebrities play the publicity game; his game just changed from a subtle, pretend-humble, accessible personality to a more traditional celeb strategy. Why aren’t all these outraged conspiracy theorists just accepting that they got played, and moving on?)
Oh, and Kaiser: you mentioned Eddie’s favorite shade of blue in that BAFTA party post… his suit wasn’t, but THIS is. Now I want a coat in Yves Klein blue.
Pre gag, she had pretty good fashion sense, and I stand by liking her GG look, but in some photos she looks like a wealthy hobo and i hate it
Wealthy hobos wear clothes out of their wealthy hobos wardrobe, dontchaknow? 😉
But what I really wanna say is: Good morning!
Hello darling! Is it too early for Jamesons? I woke up convinced it was Wednesday only to find out its Tuesday *sobs*
No! Never too early for Jamesons! In fact, I need one myself. But it’s 4:30 in the afternoon already and I have evening class to go to after work. *sigh* Now who is gonna pay to re-write my CV? Am I bad? Does my bad joke constitute as hate against a certain comet?
Gracie, I’ve got it! We can re brand ourselves as historical archivists because of the cloud and your files! Preserving great British film and theatre for future generations of dragonflies.
Now where are our celebrity endorsements and fiances?
But I’ve never been to a posh girl school *sob* I do, however, love the sound of historical archivists! Let’s become one!
Edit: oooops! Forgot to change the name on my laptop. You know it’s me anyway.
“wealthy hobo”
LOL. I have been trying to think of a way to describe the fashion style for both of them, and this is exactly it.
Question – sunglasses in the dark? Why?
No eye make up?
“So I can, So I can
See the light that’s right before my eyes”
Because the flashes from paparazzi cameras are bright as hell. I was seeing spots in front of my face for hours after getting caught up in a paparazzzi mob in LA one day.
The same thing happened to me! I was caught in the middle of a photo-frenzy and had to stop walking and cover my eyes. I do not blame her for wearing sunglasses. It’s annoying.
Hangover from the champagne in her glass the night before.
Does anyone else think she looks like Sophie Marceau?
Someone is coming off way more tool than asset here, and it ain’t the preggers one.
I have many friends who have new born babies. pretty close frnds. Never seen ONE baby bump appearing and disappearing so suddenly . M really dumbstruck
Things that make you go hmmmmmm
I must have a terrible sense of fashion ’cause I really like her casual style…
Apart from that, no feelings for this couple.
I heard that he was quietly removed from the Ellen taping. Could be bullshit, time will tell.
He’s still up on her website being advertised as a guest…when would they have taped this?
Supposed to have been taped yesterday….in any case they are back in London now
I saw a preview of him dancing so I guess he’s on, sounds like baby talk is on the way too.
Did you guys see SH comforting BC when he lost? It looks to me that she is into him no matter how the relationship started. I am feeling bad for him and I am not even a cumberbitch. She might be good for him and vice versa. He needs really her support. Award season is a casino game. You win some you lose some. He is very disappointed that he lost, like anyone of us would feel. But I think he is more disappointed that TIG lost across the board. Embarrassing! I cannot believe I am defending him!
Because he pimped out his personal life for nothing but he’s not touching her back.
That one pic is from before he lost actually. IDK if that means he’s losing his marbles or what.
Or he’s on his phone lol
Oh I did not know that. I saw it on twitter. I am curious with which woman you guys would like to see him with? You are treating him like those kids actors that people refused to see as adult. Whatever is going on in his life good are bad, maybe he is a different person now for better or worst. Still defending him and I do know why. I need a life!
Someone that doesn’t make him look like he had an appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and colonoscopy on the same day with no morphine.
Maybe January Jones? Talented, own career, but not as successful, private, already has a kid, the look he appears to like from all his comments in interviews.
There were some candid photos in which they were draped all over each other and looked fairly happy, which for him I hope is true. I would have expected to see him with someone much different but there’s a hint of ‘trying to make it work even though it was an accident’, so if that’s the case, I hope he’s happy…
Candid photos? Oh you mean the reporter who was following them where they knew they were being photographed and didn’t take pictures of anyone else and then sold them to US Weekly?
Oh those photos were appallingly staged. One reporter but no other pics of anyone else at the party or BC doing anything else but making some contact with SH.
And all the twitters from media outlets .. “Oh so affectionate”
“Oh so lovey dovey” is frankly just weird.
On the someone different thing. Yeah, I don’t know. I would have picked someone different for him. I would think someone who could call him on his sh!t would be great, but I can’t see him choosing that. Would have been cool if he found someone who’s not in the entertainment industry. Kinvara is in fashion, but she’s annoying. Someone who can handle a camera, but doesn’t care about it. Sophie is eating it up. Maybe a “commoner” of sorts. I can’t help thinking that, if he really wanted an aristobish, there’d be a more appropriate one out there for him.
Sophie looks good here. She definitely has a stylist. That electric blue swing coat is killing. And the scarf is definitely signal for more hardcore fans that would recognize it. “This is real. I’m wearing his scarf. In the spring, I wear his varsity jacket.” Would have been sophisticated with tall boots, but pregnant ladies should get to wear kicks. So, I’m cool with the moon colored booties, but I wish they were clean. But I’m just a fuddy duddy. Sophie is down with the kids.
Check out Getty for more airport pics. There’s some where it looks like he’s screaming at the cameras and Sophie’s smile fades – a little bit. He’s probably hungover and still emotionally smarting from the loss. But if he thinks he’s doing the Papa Bear protection thing, someone needs to show him these photos. Sophie is loving it. She’s fine. He almost looks like he’s dragging her away from the cameras.
I know she can’t help it, but she throws her head around so much she looks like a baby who hasn’t mastered holding his head up yet. It’s off putting, looks really snotty, haughty and smug. Definitely not helping her cause in snagging the internet’s boyfriend. Someone needs to help her with that :-/
> I know she can’t help it, but she throws her head around so much she looks like a baby who hasn’t mastered holding his head up yet. It’s off putting, looks really snotty, haughty and smug.
She was born in a year of the Horse. She can’t help the mannerism.
I know many people think all this astro stuff is crazy, but it is more often true than it isn’t.
Ben was born in a year of the Dragon, ha-ha.
@ancora, not the same scarf. those eagle eyed tumblr fans have already debunked it, lol. the sneakers, though, are the same ones his niece emily has in black.
Even cumberbatchweb has called SH out on the hair tossing. (She was described as haughty in an old interview)
I’m a horse. I’ve never had that mannerism. I also married a Dragon. We’re very affectionate. What’s their excuse?
Well, staged though they may well have been, they almost looked “normal” together as a couple which they have not up till now. They look like they’re finally getting to know each other, after they’ve already made a baby, as you do………I pictured him with someone much more down to earth, someone similarly affectionate and tactile and someone with a hilarious sense of humor. Consequences of your actions though…
If they can get through this and the first three years of a kid, I think they will make it. Lots of hard tests right now.
Harvey Weinstein was sitting directly behind them.
I have noticed that it is always her arm flanked around him and never the opposite.
Foxi loo I have noticed that too. Pure conjecture: I wonder if she is the one trying to hold everything together? I have wondered if they will try and spend time together to form a more solid relationship prior to baby and possible wedding. I am just starting to suspect BC’s ego-at this stage-is so much more focused on himself that doom is inevitable.
She has a lot to lose if this doesn’t work out. All her hard work would go down the drain. Like his Oscar chances. Twins.
Moodgirl, bam! Comment of the day! Felice in 2nd with the Victorian operation trifecta
I heard that “comforting” pic was taken an hour before he lost
Is it ill fitting clothing or is she suddenly looking MUCH bigger to everyone else? I am beginning to think she is 5-6 months pregnant. I have a friend just as tall and thin and she started to finally pop at 5-6 months and its her first baby too!
See my comment above. It’s obviously the clothes, unless you believe that a pregnant woman’s abdomen can burgeon like that overnight.
The sitting down pictures really show the bump….it’s sizeable, maybe into 5 months.
Sorry but her face and arms looked thinner than ever at the Globes. Very odd. Kiera, on the other hand, has a thicker face and upper arms, and wore a much looser gown around the waist. Things that make you go hmmmm…
I just can’t get on the fake pregnancy train but I have noticed that as her belly gets bigger, thhe rest of her does seem to be getting thinner. Odd
Moms on the board: doesn’t baby bump change sizes depending on the position/activity of the baby and fullness of bladder? Two friends of mine are pregnant right now and they were both discussing at lunch how the bump changes throughout the day. Like, when baby is sleeping and in different position, vs when baby active, and when they have full bladder. Just a thought on shifting bump size.
You know it could be just morning sickness or stress causing weight loss. Being pregnant is not fun for 99% of women. You get sometimes women who claim they love being pregnant, but they are as rare as unicorns.
On top of having to deal with all the scrutiny and publicity.
I’m sorry but if all of that were true, she wouldn’t look as good as she did on Sunday. She certainly wouldn’t have had the energy to be out and about all night.
MORE things that make you go hmm….
LAX video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH78ZE2ThEs
Do they ever travel in the same car together?
Inquiring minds want to know.
They’re like the president and Vice President; separate cars for national security
I like the pissed Ben look. At the end they both look like they just ran an obstacle course.
@lindy, it looks like they both came in the same black SUV but he got out first to talk to the security guy.
Ah right. Wasn’t sure…. its nice how he waits to help her out of the car….
(Karon and airport staff are there to deal with the security guys and he just stands there for the most part).
I love the stand, hold hands annnnnnd GO!ness of it.
lindy79, he really isn’t much of a gentleman with her is he? If I were Sophie, I’d be feeling very disrespected with the way he treats her in public. He doesn’t look after her at all, even in her “delicate” condition.
And before any feminists pounce on me, I’m not implying she can’t take care of herself. It’s a matter of showing honor to someone you love and preferring them above yourself offer a hand with getting out of cars, opening doors, carrying bags etc. I love it when my huz does that for me. Makes me feel special. I don’t see any of this type of behavior from Ben. None at all.
@mtnrunner, I questioned this a few threads back (don’t even know which number we are up to now, given the cumberbombs every day). I get that different people have different expectations from relationship and every couple acts differently. However, I would not be okay if someone I am having a child with gives me passive-aggressive, half-arsed attempts at warmth and affection while I am out to support his work, in front of his peers. This is not about feminism but common decency and respect. My two cents.
@lindy79, I think I heard him say to the paps “pregnant lady” a couple times, so that they would keep their distance as they tried to maneuver their way out of there.
too presumptuous for me, mtnrunner and Gracie, tbh.
a friend of mine wanted none of that from her husband when she was pg, it annoyed her, so im not going to assume hunter’s wishes here. honestly i think they do it how she wants, which is how it should be, imo
here though toodles45 is right
J I get where you are coming from so I will speak for myself: if a guy had impregnated me, causing me to have stretch marks while carrying his spawn, did not look out for me more attentively than BC did in that video, or at Quaglino’s, there would be pap gold because I would kick him. Hard. In an area that would make him pray he could have children.
And I am a card carrying feminist.
But my dad raised me to demand respect. And my mom treated my dad in such a way that I knew it could be had.
Strat-wise, he’s doing it right re the car thing but messing up by waiting for her.
When you’ve a celeb plus not-so-famous SO arriving together, you send the celeb out ahead so the paps or whoever follow them, since they’re the primary target. It’s a useless move if both are well known, but I don’t think that’s the case here.
Had she waited, it would have worked, although the LAX scene after the Globes is unusually rough.
@J, I said in the same post it was only my opinion. I do not claim to know how they worked as a couple or how all couples worked. I wasn’t referring to whether he should have helped her out of car or not. You are probably right she might not have wanted to be helped and he’s just respecting her wishes. The general lack of consideration stood out to me, especially when his PR is trying to sell the story of him reunited with an accomplished woman who’s his equal and they’re now blessed with a child? Maybe that’s just how they roll. Maybe it’s all happening too fast and they’re still adjusting. Either way. I was only stating that I probably wouldn’t be okay with it.
@ gracie, yeah, like I get that, i apologize if i was sounding harsh
@an, someone also told me that helping a person out of the car also gives the paps a chance to swarm right up on it. never really thought about it before but it seems true
Did you hear the pap ask him “Where’s the Golden Globe at?”???? I bet that pissed him off to have it rubbed into his face. Ouch.
OOOF like a punch to the gut.
And Mtn I agree, not just for women but its basic courtesy for anyone but yes in this case shes mid pregnancy and about to be papped to death so security or not he should wait by the car for her.
Maybe she doesn’t want him to..who knows.
lindy, the funny thing is that I had the impression that he was the kind of guy to show that sort of courtesy to his lady. Maybe I was projecting my ideal, but it seemed like pictures and video I had seen of him with other ladies gave me that impression.
All I know, is they project an image of the kind of relationship no amount of money would entice me to remain in. I don’t see them lasting more than a few years at most.
I thought that was pretty rude or the guy just didn’t have a clue who won what.
If I had to get out of the car and face that many cameras and people, I would never leave the car. I got exhausted just by looking at a 1 minute video. Now I understand why some people completely lose it and “attack” the papparazzi.
BC’s saying “pregnant lady, pregnant lady” trying to keep them at safe distance. SH looks like she gave off a big sigh when she got into the elevator. I know they’re public figures, but those paps are vultures. Flashing lights in your face and taking digs at you, ugh.
That pap was a pr*ck
They are a sad reality of celebrity culture unfortunately, especially at LAX.
I suppose its a matter of weighing the pros and cons. Im not sure if I’d fancy it much but they’re not bothered outside of these places (unlike other celebs and they managed to go away at christmas not being spotted so it is possible) and its 1 minute of putting your head down and marching on in the scheme of things. Also shes not famous so she could say I’m not doing this part anymore, lots of partners both male and female don’t.
Protects her? He almost walked her straight into the garbage bin!
^+1
They deserve each other with this nonsense.
Expect a Hello spread when the baby comes.
And no Ben, you don’t get to be annoyed at questions about your personal life when you pimped it out for Oscar.
Totally agree.
Agree x 1000. At this point I’m content to just watch it all play out; everything will come out in the wash, the river keeps flowing even for Ben Boy and Lady Muck.
I’ve come to the conclusion that they’re both pretty immature and nutty and are probably well-suited for one another to navigate this together. I feel sad that there’s a baby caught in the middle. I hope they can rise to the task when it arrives and not treat it like a plaything or pawn (especially if or when the relationship ends – I don’t see it going beyond another 18 months, if that, even if they marry).
I’ve lost a tremendous amount of respect for Ben and, like others, won’t trust anything he says about his, well, everything from now on. He is first and foremost an actor I greatly admire and I will continue to follow his projects (thank god he vanishes in his role of Sherlock because that show is sacred to me), but I regret following his personal life as closely as I have.
“I’ve lost a tremendous amount of respect for Ben and, like others, won’t trust anything he says about his, well, everything from now on. He is first and foremost an actor I greatly admire and I will continue to follow his projects (thank god he vanishes in his role of Sherlock because that show is sacred to me), but I regret following his personal life as closely as I have. ”
^^^^THIS^^^ ITA, @Tie Pin. I fell for his boyish charm, great acting in Sherlock, good looks and seeming intelligence, hook line and sinker, about a year ago. I’d never been part of a fandom before ( hadn’t had a celebrity crush in 20+ years) and went all in reading every article and watching every interview I could get my hands on. But most of his words and actions in the last 5 months or so, before it was even confirmed that SH was the sgf, have forced me to remove my rose-colored glasses and see the “real” Benedict. I’m disappointed, tbh. The addition of Miss Snooty McSnoot and the whole Oscar campaign have just hastened the demise of my crush on him. I also regret following his personal life as closely as I have. Never again!
She is not pregnant .
They are not engaged.
They have never even had sex?
Happy?
Frankly, after all this bs – no.
Wake up people. She’s NOT pregnant.
And she’s been fooling you guys all along. And I get the impression that she’s trying to hurt Ben (and I bet he had no idea she was going to do this – and he is stuck). I don’t know why, but she is. Why do you think he looks so miserable all of the time?!?
Seriously! Wake up!
Now now, HBIC. Just…no.
Thanks Kat. Damn, I’m sick of this couple.
I just have to get through the Oscar season. Because I’m sure he’ll be nominated. Well, 95% sure with Weinstein backing him.
(edit – I forgot about Hamlet. Double damn.)
@HBIC: Why do you think she is not pregnant? And what do you mean that she is trying to hurt him? Yes, he is miserable, we all agree on that. But he could be also miserable because of the accidental pregnancy and because that is not the way he has imagined it. Would it not be more logical? You can always end a relationship, no big deal, but if there is a child involved, it is a whole lot more difficult.
Rumor has it she leaked the pregnancy announcement to the press – and not only did Ben and Karon not know about it, but even HW didn’t know either.
And she was spotted drinking ALL through the GG’s. And no pregnancy bump changes sizes like that. Ever. First she’s 5 months, now she’s 3? And now with the airport pics she’s 5 again?!? Come on people!
That woman is bad news. And that permanent smug look on her face says it all.
We all agree he is miserable? Who is “all”?
Personally I find it hilarious that his fans have suddenly turned into soothsayers and mind-readers who can tell his every mood and feeling through looking at a few red-carpet photos and making some asinine assumption about “body language” based on those.
Face it, you don’t know what this guy thinks or how he feels. And it’s really none of anyone’s business anyway.
Huh?
I’d like to consult the psychics on this board to see if they think she is bad news. No I am not kidding. Just want another opinion on the matter.
Most people are skeptics… but every last psychic prediction I’ve ever read about the two of them said that their relationship would be toxic, wouldn’t last longer than 2-3 years and that they would have no children together.
So she’s faking, or its someone else’s baby. And they also said she was shady as hell and that she would ruin him.
But then again, everything that is going on with them is so messed up… wow. It’s just sad.
Oh, pregnancy truthers… The only thing that comes to mind is ????? Anyway….
Yasssss!!!!! Where are the psychics? What do they say now? I just really find that stuff interesting. What news from the heavens, weird sisters?
I think you’re going to far – that is a very damaging insinuation.
i’d like to think that nobody would do that, fake a pregnancy and then what? plan a miscarriage? get real!. And, for hurting Benedict i think you’re letting your imagination run to far. He is a big boy and can sort himself out, he doesn’t need crazy-fans to do it for him. He’s not stuck, he’s got enough money and friends and a successful career that can survive a showbiz or not-showbiz relationship. Enough actors have.
He has got parents and friends and a sibling to advise and support him.
One way or another, her shadiness/end game is going to come out. And it’s not going to be pretty.
It’s just a matter of time.
Believe what you want for now.
I’m also assuming that, although he looks sick to be around her, he has seen her naked since the pregnancy was announced. It would be really odd if he hasn’t.
@moodgirl: Come on, they’re British, so the lights were probably out!
(JUST KIDDING)
Actually I think that Ben is naive and kind of dumb. He may have a formal education but he doesn’t use his common sense or never learned to think on his feet. Most men could have handled this situation a lot better than this even without his resources. Sucker.
Nobody would be stupid enough to fake a pregnancy; the lie is too easily exposed.
Although I’m still wondering about Beyonce and that baby bump that looked like a deflated whoopee cushion.
Are you Wiki by any chance?
@HBIC think you’re exaggerating big and definetely he’s a big boy… maybe it was FWB and she got pg unexpectadly, but doing anything to hurt him on purpose… Nahh…
I think he’s also finallly showing his true colours… that’s all..
Yeah, suggesting a faked pregnancy just isn’t feasible. I mean, they are an odd couple. But now that piece of info is confirmed, it seems like the weirdness is due to reactionary PR and quite frankly, two people who weren’t ready to be quite so serious thrown into a sticky wicket. It would take two incredibly mature, respectful and considerate individuals to nurture a relationship with the stress of his work schedule without the stress of a child. Mature, considerate and respectful aren’t really adjectives I attribute to these two
Sorry Nighty, wrong place in reply
Oh FFS, I think the pregnancy deniers need to have a sip of the Reality Punch now…..
What are you smokin’? She is pregnant, confirmed by Benedict and his official team. As Adel Dazeem would say “let it go”.
After all this lunacy with Ben and FishStick, the biggest mystery is how HBIC turned from telling many of us ladies we were mad with our theories. Now she’s on board for the fake preg story which most of us don’t buy.
Her fashion sense is terrible. The shoes…
Could have a whole thread of their own.
They’re just that bad.
They are £139 and I could go to Forever 21 and get them for 9
LOL.
They’re just so – her. They look like mini satellites for your feet.
Ummm, or maybe more like moon boots…I’m really not sure.
I would love to know where to get a cheaper pair like that, preferably nonleather.
I was actually pretty excited when he got engaged because I thought it meant that there would finally be someone on hand to sort out the neverending crisis that is his terrible wardrobe decisions but apparently NOPE.
In the video, I think he is yelling pregnant lady coming thru to keep the paps at bay. Wow, nice benedict. And did he shut the door on sophie when getting out of the car? because I think karon was on the other side.
I watched it without sound the first time but yes he does indeed say “guys pregnant lady here…pregnant lady”
And yes he gets out and closes the door which is why i thought she must be in a different car? Or does she get out on the road/drop off side?
Way to be private. Saying “pregnant lady!” to the paps. Also the title of the video isn’t correct, he does little to “protect” her 😐
Wow, I thought you were kidding. He really does say it! I mean, the whole paparazzi situation is nightmarish in general, but this wasn’t exactly the worst I’ve seen, so why was he acting as though she was in imminent danger? They were already giving them room, it looked to me.
I watched the video and Sophie got out on the other side ( you can see her blue coat on the other side of the car ) as well as Karon (she was in something white). And then Karon ran ahead like the hounds of hell were on her heels.
You’re right. You get a glimpse of the blue coat before the door closes. So he gets out, closes the door and walks off leaving Karon or whoever to get her out on the road side of the car.
What a gent.
How not to treat your pregnant fiancée.
That’s so depressing…
Wow, this just speaks volumes about their relationship. He can’t even help her out of the car. He looks like an idiot just standing there in that frenzy of paps, waiting for her. Is this the real Ben or is this a product of their relationship? Sometimes I can’t believe I was so wrong about this guy. He seems like such an a**hole now.
Passive aggressive, even in the slightest things. But yet he’s going to marry her.
Maybe he thought closing the door would give her temporary shelter from paps while he talked to security? She is loving the paps though. I guess that’s good because she hasn’t any choice.
Considering hes so concerned he might have wanted to watch for the bin he practically walks her into. He doesn’t look at her once during the walk.
I don’t see him talking to security more than a couple of words in all honesty. He just stands there chewing silently. (Seriously get an e-cig as the gum clearly isn’t working)
Didn’t he do the same thing at the restaurant in London, leave her in the car with the paps going at it while he kept walking like he didn’t know her?
His behavior seems so dismissive of her at times. If there is something off, can you imagine what the chatter is like in circles who know them (or him)? I would think the events, especially BAFTAs, would have potential for all sorts of awkward? Am I alone? Or is he too revered?
he did , moodgirl, and i was just saying above, i don’t think she wants to be helped out of cars or whatever. in those pics, she doesn’t look at the paps once, it seemed so pointed 2 me at the time
i mean, obviously judge all you want, im just not comfortable with assuming she wants to be helped or we know what she prefers.
i should disclose i wouldn’t want someone helping me though, id feel dumb
A gentleman should help a lady out of the car, hold doors, walk on the outside of the sidewalk. Especially in her situation. I think she is too stuffy and clingy not to want assistance. I know you don’t want help but if my bf did to me what BC did to her we would have a long conversation.
I am with you Moodgirl. It has less to do with being helped, and more to do with the nonverbal communication physical touching would convey in those situations. Just the feeling of togetherness and partnership.
But everything about them is weird to me.
How do you know she’s clingy? I’m just curious. She seems the opposite to me, and definitely has been shown to have no problem doing her own thing.
I don’t know, I don’t think she’s a pushover, I guess.
I suppose I am projecting, and I say all this as someone who is fiercely independent but also has a blokey husband who cares about me and would be fiercely protective of me in that situation especially if I was pregnant. It’s just also basic common courtesy for me, I hold the door exiting and entering a building for anyone and if I’m travelling with someone, I’m aware of where they are. I know if I was about to face that onslaught of pap attention, I’d want him there with me. He gets out, without looking at her, closes the door and doesn’t even look back until he’s over by the pillar, even if she was saying “leave me, I don’t need help” there’s a lack of concern shown there, I just know even if I had told him to go on ahead, he’d be hanging back watching me to make sure I was ok (probably to the point where I’d tell him to f*ck off lol). That and the fact that he *does* nearly walk her into a bin, she has to side step to avoid. I mean I would be throwing Mr Lindy some serious glares for that one.
I guess it’s just the sum of the parts for me, not just this one thing. There’s a general lack of warmth and concern between them but that could just be how they roll.
Lindy This is a continuation of their odd FO behavior. They looked bored to death with each other, like they were at the tail end of a dying relationship, or as many people thought, no relationship at all. She was variously pegged as being a stranger sharing the box, being a translator, being a casual acquaintance. It certainly didn’t resemble in any way the early stages of a grand romance. I just wonder if they have any contact at all outside of occasions that will attract photographers. She seems to be increasingly enjoying the limelight, but he seems to have lost that spark of joy he used to exhibit so effortlessly. I guess we can only wait and see.
Lindy, I agree.
It’s nothing to do with ‘helping’ anyone out of a car. It’s just courtesy to wait for them.
“How do you know she’s clingy?” Because she clings.
Question to British Natives:
Do British Upper Class women generally dress to hide their pregnancy?
oh come on!
women of any class, just want nice clothes that doesn’t make them look like an elephant or a frou-frou
Then what’s with that massive blue coat?
It screams Dumbo!
Lol I didn’t say she had fashion sense 😜
Edited: never mind… fatigue is setting in.
MOST BORING AND ASEXUAL COUPLE EVER.
It’s true, I’m beginning to believe they’re pod people.
Bingo!
Boring, yeah or maybe not,considering the number of comments, asexual?? She’s pggs??? 😀 LOL
But they went to the VIP entrance? Of Course, there’s paps there. Let’s see how do we protect our privacy? 1) Private Big @$$ Black car with Tinted windows that positively SCREAMS celeb 2) Go to the VIP/Cele Entrance 3) Make loud noises announcing Pregnant/ Look Here! At least Karon got out of the way this time. And yes we want privacy alright, let me buy this bright blue coat that will make it impossible to hide anytime I’m in public. Hmmm. The Force is strong in this one. I suprized she’s going back to London. The laws on paps are much more strick there. Very easy to hide. Too easy.
Coat color on SH is nice. That’s all I got.
He’ll be at Elen’s show.. chwck out Londonphile
I don’t have a dog in this fight as I’m not a BC fan or a BC hater, but what I can’t get over is how creepily similar they look! I mean, yeah we all know couples who may have similar physical characteristics but these two are on another level!
Also, I’m sorry to say this but some of you guys should do yourselves a favour and get off the internet for a while, maybe go get some fresh air or something. This guy, or anyone really does not deserve this much of your energy and analysis! I enjoy reading celeb gossip sites etc but this level of obsession about him (look at the number of posts) isn’t anything I’ve seen before on this site at least
Different celebrities generate different levels of chat, particularly if they are slap bang in Oscar or press season. If people want to talk about that they should be able to without being sneered at. I think we’re all adults and can choose to participate as much or as little as we want without being advised to do ourselves a favour and get off the internet for a while.
Marty McFly called, Sophie, he wants his shoes back!
According to VH1,she works for 4 theaters. She is the boss of the global theater community. She has a job.
I understand you’re just trying to play devil’s advocate, Chantal. But some fans have already tried to look into her background and it seems as if her career is talked up. She isn’t really a boss and usually seems to collaborate and co-direct things. Even that prestigious award she won was won as a group, with her colleagues. Nothing wrong with that. I love Amal and I think she ruined it for all the WAGs after her. There was a time when the press would just introduce a new SO, instead of trying to make her sound like some sort of second coming.
I will be pleasantly surprised if any other big Hollywood star finds him an Amal quality woman (in terms of achievement) – highly surprised.
OK. I am home sick for the pass few days and I want to be nice. I do not like to kick people when they down and I am not even a fan, but you guys turned on him. I am feeling bad because TIG did not win anything. I really love the movie much more than birdman. Eddie deserves it but I also think BC was great as hawking as well. Can you imagine the disappointment at GG, to loose to someone who played the role you played splendidly 10 years ago? And also losing for a role that is dear to your heart (TIG). The irony of the situation. Who said life is fair! I sympathize and empathize with him. I have been there, wanted something because tit means so much to you and loose.
Even if she only collaborates and co-directs, that is still a job. Not everyone can be the top dog. And it looks like she is doing it at multiple places.
So, she is not unqualified. She works.
Most of us are not even that.
Several holes have been picked in the CV that the media are spreading everywhere. She has her name attached to multiple fringe theatre groups, that doesn’t mean they have much going on at any one time.
And the point isn’t that she is a collaborator, it’s the fact she’s being presented as a sole director or contributor in many cases and that’s just wrong.
I mean.. ‘Opera director’ …. Wth?
And I don’t understand the ‘most of us are not even that’.
I don’t want to work in Avant garde theatre, thanks….?
> And I don’t understand the ‘most of us are not even that’.
I don’t want to work in Avant garde theatre, thanks….?
I am not interested in fighting over details of someone’s CV , really. I am not. But I don’t have an internet CV or a wiki page . I wasn’t in the movies. Like her or not, she was in the Vanity Fair and a couple other movies. I really don’t know all the details.
But I can tell you, LA is full of aspiring actors/ actresses and 99.9% of them never get any parts. Nor do they get to collaborate on any theater productions etc,
Plus, most actors who are not big names have to fight for every piece of work, they don’t work all the time. And they have to fill in with odd jobs and ends in between, So that is not at all strange,
Chantal & Anon – I’ll be nice & assume that English is a second or third language for you. You certainly “speak” better than I would in the other languages I know. Read what I said again.
1) There’s nothing wrong with Sophie being a normal person who isn’t a big success. That’s exactly what I said. It just looks stupid that the press is trying to maker her Amal #2. They need to give it up. I think most of us are employed, anon. Good luck in your job search.
2) I haven’t turned on BC. I still very much admire his work and I feel badly for him that awards season may not turn out how he’d like. But he is treating his personal life situation in the press very weirdly when he didn’t have to acknowledge any of it to the press at all.
3) If you’re going to accuse people of things, it’s best not to generalize. It’s highly insulting to have motivations and words not my own ascribed to me.
It’s all about the PR that we’re even hearing so much about Amal (and Sophie).
Jason Gordon-Levitt literally just married a woman around his age who is a successful tech entrpreneur. RDJ met his wife when she was basically his boss, a producer of a movie he was in. These kind of unions happen not that rarely, the media just has no reason to play them up unless somebody’s fameho’in. Normally we simply don’t know what non famous spouses do, and assume they’re basically do-nothings(ESP if female), but that’s quite often not true.
she wrote Shakespeare’s plays!
While being the female Trevor Nunn!
What global theatre community is she apparently the boss of?
And that VH1 article is just another in a very long line of bizarre pieces in the media that recently seem hell bent on turning her into a star.
There was another one in glamour today, hailing her as a fashion icon, not to mention the piece in vogue, which even Keira didn’t get.
I don’t know his this isn’t mind blowing to some people. Does anyone see Eddie’s wife getting this treatment?
Agree.
It really is weird how the enhanced CV thing happened. It is going to be fascinating to see how this all plays out. Even if it is happily ever after ( which doesn’t really exist imo).
Well, for that matter is Eddie getting this kind of treatment? No. Why? Because Eddie doesn’t have this huge name recognition/ following. He is just a normal guy. So is his wife, a nice girl, but not attention worthy. She will not generate clicks.
They had an article about Eddie on People. com 2 days ago, it hang there for hours without any comments. They finally had to bait people by saying that Eddie gave his wife a piggy back ride.
It is all about clicks. And all this controversy about BC +SH relationship is making someone a lot of money, even though BC and SH probably hate it by now.
No, Eddie just doesn’t court the attention.
BC can hardly complain when the base of his campaign has been his personal life. And none of that explains the individual attention that SH is getting from the media.
It’s weird. You always do have to take entertainment news with a grain of salt, but this is a case study in how much salt is necessary.
Hannah and Sophie are comparable in a way. They are both kind of plain/pretty from upper middle class backgrounds. They both went to university and graduated. They both have professions. Neither one of them stands out. The only reasons I can think that Sophie appears to be getting more press are: 1) BC’s fandom is more intense than Eddie’s and 2) the media knows they’ll sell magazines, newspapers, advert spots because BC’s fandom is really paying attention right now.
If it were the other way around, we’d be hearing about how amazing and unicorn like Hannah is.
Re the VH1 article: All I can say is that it’s worth searching out…
This isn’t a conspiracy theory, just a theory. The sites that point out all the bs about her fabricated public image and the fabricated parts of their relationship get top google rankings. the online articles are likely an attempt to bump them off.
Which brings me to…this is your daily reminder to please google sogo and the cb threads where we debunk all the media hype and click…preferably on multiple devices 🙂
OMG I’ve just read the vh1 article in full. WTAF
Oh and that global theatre community she’s supposed to be the boss of? They firmly debunked that themselves on facebook months ago.
Edit to add this quote from vh1 because it’s just too glorious to ignore..
“Her brain is filled with more knowledge than you’re capable of consuming”
Holy.crap.
There is no such thing as a “global theatre community”. It sounds something only someone as up herself would say. I’ll bet money she’s helping pr come up with her own hype. Kat, post the facebook debunking link for those who don’t know what you’re talking about
@ chantal I haven’t turned on him. I just don’t like his baby mama and think there’s some weird PR stuff going on.
Not to nitpick but according to her wiki or IMDB things have been very quiet for her professionally since 2011, and it appears only 1 thing from 2012/2013.
I wish I had a job that meant I could do nothing for 2+ years and no upcoming projects. I think the issue I have is the fact there is a clear attempt to “big up” her CV and inflate some of her accomplishments. As others have said, not everyone can be a huge star but it does appear that there has been some gross exaggerations to just how accomplished she is and it’s being rammed down everyones throats. The question is why?
There is also a big push to make her some sort of fashion icon. She’s now appearing in “most stylish women of 2014” lists which gets my goat because in the ones I’ve seen she is the only woman whose pictures are never her alone, they are all with him and thus implying if it wasn’t for their relationship she wouldn’t be on their radar at all. I have yet to see Michael Keaton or Eddie Redmayne’s partners on these lists.
If that vh1 article isn’t satire I’m wondering if it’s HIS pr behind it. Because The guy who plays geniuses can’t have a fiancee who feels too entitled to have a day job in between her sparse theatre work and living off her parents’ money, now can he? That may sound like bitter fruit to outsiders but really, think about it. She has to be seen as somehow his calibre, which she clearly isn’t. Also lol at best dressed of 2014 when no one knew who she was until 5 november. Vive le curtain
FWIW – I thought the article was kind of being facetious, especially when you see where they got that gif from. And her “work” that they embedded. I mean, since when is “a weird mix of Evanescence and the Cranberries” a compliment?
Yeah, I agree it’s not really fair to most fashionable women in the public eye to list someone who just showed up two months ago and really hasn’t been hitting it out of the park.
I think that’s an insult to both Evanesence and the Cranberries.
No skin off my nose ladies, carry on.
It’s quite obvious to sane people, without an obsession about BC, that people are having an utter breakdown over his engagement, baby etc and the interest that is generated here to this level has escalated since his engagement – this isn’t about the oscars at all.
She is his type anyways, olivia is the daughter of a judge, so would undoubtedly have access to a trust fund as well. The only thing I “side eye” in this is that they look so much alike! I will give him props for being with someone close to his age though
*eye roll*
I do find it almost creepy when nanny fans try the tack of “hey, I barely know who this guy is, but y’all should chill out!”.
Quite clearly you gave been following this and you are a BC fan, Florence. You know the profession of his ex girlfriend’s parents? I didn’t know that.
Nice try, though.
And no, there’s no ‘breakdowns’ and yes it clearly is very much related to the Oscars.
Btw, how about stopping by IMDB and telling them to get a life? Or get in touch with the scrapbook and cake makers and tell them to get some fresh air?
Just ignore them. They will go away when they are not given the time of day. People like this are just attention seekers.
But thanks for always being there to mind the gates Kat!
“Mind the gates” really? Y’all carved a fortress of crazy for yourselves, innit? And you resent to be bothered and be dragged down to reality. And Kat or whatever your name is going to be tomorrow, go ahead and be the drill sergeant of futility, it’s surely one way to go about life. Don’t kid yourself that I’m a ‘revering’ fan of Benny (haha, what an ass you chose to like). You’re reactions are more temporarily fascinating than science fiction.
This is a gossip site. We’re talking about the golden globes, etc. I think this is par for the course.
What do you think we do here, talk about crazy cake toppers made by BC’s whacked out fans?
Oh yeah, you bet we do. How could you not?
Check out SoGo if you really want to have fun…or better yet imdb.
All I have to say is…..meh
I’ve got one for you….feh.
As in, feh….their clothes!
lol…yup that’s all I feel…meh and feh …..shrugs
Florence is one of the few people who have tried to inject some sanity into this thread.
Oh, Janet…. Lol
Oh please.
I see from the Ellen clip he’s still banging on about Cumberbitches being anti feminism…..saying empower yourselves
(sigh)
Erm, now we’re back to that?
Well she brings it up in fairness but he does say “does it not take feminism back a few steps”, I just wish he’d stop with that narrative. Just say you don’t feel comfortable using that term as a man and leave it there but he always comes across as patronising when he talks about it. Like he has to educate them or something
ITA, how hard is it to acknowledge he can’t refer to/address his fans as such himself without sounding disrespectful? He doesn’t quite get sometimes plain speaking works the best.
Its also shows me he clearly doesn’t understand the definition of feminism. They have the right to call themselves that and if they’re ok with it then by all means say “hey they came up with it, as a guy raised not to use that word I don’t use it about them but it’s their thing and I respect that and appreciate the support”
A man telling a group of women what they should call themselves is a little off.
What’s with all these ‘finding a woman his age’? What does that even mean? Age is nothing but numbers like shoe sizes. Life experience is what matters. There are couples out there with age difference and yet found a genuine connection. This is the 21st century. Why is the couple’s ages still talked about like it’s an accomplishment on its own to marry/date suitably age-wise?
It’s complicated, but the short answer is that, despite the 21st century, women are still devalued as they grow older – regardless of personality, intelligence, experience, attractiveness and “connection.” Seems like a lot of men can only “connect” with women 15-30 years younger than them. The more money, prestige and power they have the less they seem to be able to “connect” with someone who actually has similar life experience.
It’s not an accomplishment for BC. It’s refreshing to see that he doesn’t devalue women near his age.
I like her shoes, IDGAF.