If Sherlock Holmes were to get hitched - not that he would ever get tethered to someone, he's far too busy for that sort of jape - how would he announce it? Via The Times, under the births, marriages and deaths notices, of course... He's classy like that.
He's very lucky fiance is 36-year-old theatre director Sophie Hunter. You can read all about her parents' names etc below. And, yes, Benedict's ma's name is Wanda. Amazing.
Benedict Cumberbatch wins the Unofficial Celebrity Engagement Announcement Competition https://t.co/T6cUBBV9I1 pic.twitter.com/C0r1H3MXNA
— HuffPost UK Ent (@HuffPostUKEnt) November 5, 2014
Despite the Cumberbatch Hunters going to the bother of posting an advert, the editor of The Times only saw it fit to post a small story about their union on, wait for it, page 20... PAGE TWENTY. The Cumberbitches will go MENTAL.
See, the Internet loves you, Benedict, don't you ever forget it. You make the front page every time.
For those with a few minutes to wile away, why not revisit the Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator on Tumblr. "Wanda's Crotchfruit" is the best so far.
