Graham Norton Show - London. Benedict Cumberbatch during filming of the Graham Norton Show at the London Studios, London, to be aired on BBC One on Friday evening. Picture date: Thursday October 23, 2014. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire URN:21270396
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Benedict Cumberbatch is officially off the market now that he has announced his engagement to actor and director Sophie Hunter. Understandably, all the sad Cumberbabes out there, convinced they had a shot with him, are incredibly grief-stricken. In fact, many of them are now experiencing the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and, yes, even acceptance.
Naturally, it’s all playing out on Twitter.
Denial:
Anger:
Bargaining:
Depression:
Acceptance:
And then there’s this person, who basically experienced all the stages in one tweet, culminating with acceptance in the form of a begrudging congratulations:
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