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Benedict Cumberbatch Is Engaged

Hannah-Rose Yee

Updated 5 November 2014 at 4:40 pm

Benedict Cumberbatch. Photo: Getty Images

British Actor Benedict Cumberbatch – internet sensation, viral social media star, he of the thousands of screaming fangirls christened ‘Cumberbitches’ – is engaged.

The 38-year-old actor announced his engagement to theatre director and actress Sophie Hunter, 36 – who he has been secretly dating since earlier this year – in the UK’s Times newspaper. How traditional.

A rep for Cumberbatch – who for many was considered Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor – has confirmed the news today.

Great Gerwig Loves Benedict Cumberbatch

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