Despite going through lengthy efforts to shield his personal life from the public, news on "Sherlock" super-stud Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter engaged rumors surface online following a romantic getaway. Is the bachelor finally hitched?
News on the rumored romance (now full blown into engaged rumors) between Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter was set to stone as the alleged couple were seen together for the first time in public during the French Open early this year. Although no official statement has been released on the issue, Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter continue to appear side by side in numerous occasions - albeit seen with constant effort to stay away from each other.
After numerous appearances in various events this year, reports of Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter attending the premiere of "The Imitation Game" surfaced online. Though news say that it was evident that Sophie Hunter was making huge efforts to avoid being seen with Benedict Cumberbatch during the event, Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter would be seen leaving the same hotel separately the same night, according to International Business Times. Sparking engaged rumors even further, news online burst with speculations.
This engaged rumor began as reports and news surfaced online, discussing the visit of Benedict Cumberbatch to Ediburgh, Scotland, which incidentally is the hometown of Sophie Hunter. Speculations about Benedict Cumberbatch asking for the hand of Sophie Hunter during the trip buzzed online, inciting the couple's engaged rumors.
Though again, no official statement has been released by either Benedict Cumberbatch or Sophie Hunter, let us refer back to Benedict Cumberbatch's 2013 interview with the Sunday Mail.
According to the same source above, Benedict Cumberbatch explains, "Everyone wants to know when I'm going to settle down and who is going to be Mrs. Cumberbatch. I can't wait to do an interview like this and just talk about my child."
So for now, we can assume that Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter engaged rumors are simply speculations, and nothing more. Obviously , Benedict Cumberbatch, as he previously stated, will consider this a monumental event in his life, and wouldn't hide it from the world once it happens.
