Benedict Cumberbatch: The only support I really need is the woman I love
I’m a little bit afraid to admit this, but I’m starting to get a little bit bothered by the Twihardy conversations about and around Benedict Cumberbatch. I expect this kind of nonsense about Tom Hiddleston (yes, I remember when some of you spun out of control and threadjacked every post because some mistranslation on some forum “proved” that Hiddles was secretly married). But it’s Benedict Cumberbatch! And it’s getting really silly. Worst case scenario: this is going to be some kind of hilarious Amal Clooney situation where Benedict’s PR tries to convince us that Sophie Hunter is perfect in every way, all while Benedict campaigns for an Oscar. That’s it. That’s literally the worst case scenario. So, with that in mind, here’s the uncomfortable interview Benedict gave to People Mag:
What did you expect, an Instagram photo? Benedict Cumberbatch was never going to announce his engagement to theater director and actress Sophie Hunter on social media. Instead, he announced it in the births, deaths and marriages column of The Times – and told PEOPLE Monday that the decision just “seemed right.”
“It’s what I would have done if I wasn’t sort of famous. It’s what we do. It’s a kind of traditional thing to do,” the actor, 38, said at the premiere of The Imitation Game in Los Angeles, sponsored by Chanel.
“I wanted to have some control over the message. I don’t Tweet or do social media. It’s too impersonal. I would rather do what we did, and have people find it, and not see us from some s—ty, grainy footage staring lovingly into each others eyes with a ring on someone’s finger. I wanted it to be ours.”
He added: “We’re so happy, and we just wanted to let everyone know how happy we are.”
And in turn, fans let the couple know how happy they were.
“One of the most incredible things about getting engaged, which we had no idea would be coming back our way, is the amount of love that just comes flooding back,” the Sherlock Holmes and 12 Years a Slave actor said. “I thought it was just all about us declaring that we were in love and getting married, but actually it’s the world going, ‘We love you too!’ It’s amazing. Family, friends, the world … it’s amazing.”
Finally, PEOPLE mentioned to Benedict that his fans are now expecting something else – so-called “Cumberbabies.”
“Oh my God,” he replied. “Well, my mother is also waiting for Cumberbabies.”
Isn’t this exactly what the Cumberloonies wanted? They wanted him to say outright that he’s happy and that no, this engagement is not some kind of fake BS set up by Harvey Weinstein. I mean, I still think he might have gotten Sophie pregnant and they’re just not announcing it yet. But so many Cumber-Twihards (Twibatches?) were bitching about how he hasn’t said anything about his happiness and how he’s seemed so miserable, etc, etc. Couldn’t it just be that Benedict is truly uncomfortable with all of the attention his engagement announcement has garnered? Isn’t it possible that he IS miserable… but not about Sophie? That he’s miserable because some members of his fandom have gone full-tilt cray-cray? Update: I’m trying to walk a fine line between being a genuine fan of Bendy and wanting good things for him and having genuine angst about how crazy SOME people are getting over these stories. Just FYI. I’m sorry if anyone was offended.
Also, Benedict spoke to E! News at the premiere… when asked how he feels about being the biggest heartbreaker of 2014, he said: “There’ll be another one… And I don’t know that I really deserve that title. I think most people are just really happy as we are.” He was also asked about getting “support” from the people he loves and he said it was nice “but the only support I really need to be honest I need is the woman I love who I proposed to.” That made me a little bit barfy, but then again, I’m dead inside. He also joked about whether he would ask Martin Freeman to be his best man, saying: “I think we’ll let the Internet talk to Martin Freeman.” God, that embarrasses me as a Cumberfan. People, tone it down!!!
Photos courtesy of WENN.
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