Benedict Cumberbatch Is Getting Married

This announcement appeared on page 57 of today’s edition of The Times.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s parents are indeed called Wanda and Timothy, and earlier this year it was revealed that he was in a relationship with Sophie Hunter, a theatre director.

The paper has since reported: The actor’s engagement to Sophie Hunter, a theatre director, is announced in The Times today. Cumberbatch, 38, who plays the title role in the BBC  drama Sherlock, and has become a global star with appearances in films such as 12 Years a Slave and The Imitation  Game, in which he plays Alan Turing, was listed by Tatler as one of Britain’s most eligible bachelors in 2012.