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_Published 2014-11-05. On Wednesday The Times ran the marriage announcement of actor Benedict Cumberbatch to his girlfriend Sophie Hunter. But who is she?_


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## Transcript

Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged. Cue the heartbreak. Yeah, we feel it too. So who is the woman who swooped in and stole the heart of the beloved Sherlock Holmes? It's a question just about everyone is asking. Her name is Sophie Hunter and she's got quite the resume. She's from London like her husband to be and the future Mrs. Cumberbatch is an actress, singer and award winning. Theater and opera director. Back in 2012, Cumberbatch's sister told the Sun, " 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 ." It sounds like 36 year old Hunter, an Oxford graduate fits the bill for a perfect leading lady for Cumberbatch.

I'm sorry. Does anything strike you about this address? And, yes, the two have been in a movie together before. They met on the set of Burlesque Fairytales in 2009. Now, we haven't heard details on how exactly Cumberbatch popped the question, but there was an announcement to the public. And as CNN notes, it is so straight forward, it would be easy to read past the old- school method. On Wednesday morning the Times headed this tiny declaration under forthcoming marriages announcing the engagement. The 38 year old actor's rep has backed the news. Sophie's only problem now, there's surely a pack of angry cumberbitches headed her way.

Yikes.

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