The theatre director, Sophie Hunter is the one who owns the modern Sherlock’s heart. Her husband Benedict Cumberbatch holds a special place in the minds of his fans. He is much different from other Hollywood celebrities. An exceptional actor who made various roles memorable. Sophie and Benedict are assumed to have started dating in 2013 or 2014 and got married on February 14, 2015.
Cumberbatch had taken a more authentic way of announcing his marriage to his girlfriend, Sophie Hunter. The announcement was made through the ‘Forthcoming Marriage’ column of the British newspaper ‘The Times‘. ‘The engagement is announced between Benedict, son of Wanda and Timothy Cumberbatch of London, and Sophie, daughter of Katharine Hunter of Edinburgh and Charles Hunter of London.’, it said.
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Who Is Sophie Hunter?
Sophie Hunter was educated at the posh private school, St Paul’s Girls School in West London. Then she went on to study Modern Languages at Oxford University. Hunter lived in Paris for a couple of years after graduating, studying avant-garde theatre at the Jacques Lecoq International School of Theatre. Cumberbatch had met his future wife for the first time on the set of the thriller film, ‘Burlesque Fairytales‘,in 2009, where she acted as one of his sidekicks. Sophie Hunter is an avant-garde theatre director and playwright. Co-directing the experimental play ‘The Terrififc Electric‘, she made her debut in 2007 as the director. She is a good singer too. She has recorded a French-language album with Guy Chambers.
Sophie and Benedict started dating in 2013 or 2014 and got married on Valentine’s Day in 2015. The wedding was a low-key ceremony in the 12th-century church of St Peter & St Paul on the Isle of Wight. Tom Hiddleston and Andrew Scott were the celebrity attendees of the wedding. The couple has three sons: Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch, Hal Auden Cumberbatch, and Finn Cumberbatch.
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Who Did The Couple Date In The Past?
Benedict dated actress Olivia Poulet for 10 years until they separated in 2011. He also dated designer Anna Jones back in 2012. Sophie, on the other hand, was in a long-term relationship with famous sculptor Conrad Shawcross during the 2000s until they parted ways in 2010. It is reported that they used to live together in the converted warehouse that served as Conrad’s studio. Cumberbatch was a well-read and intelligent man. He needed someone of the same caliber. “You would have to be a pretty smart cookie to keep up with him. I think that is possibly why he has trouble with girlfriends,” Tracey Peacock had remarked about her brother’s relationship troubles.
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