UPDATE: It's been confirmed that Benedict and Sophie ARE expecting!
A spokesman for the actor said: "I am delighted to confirm that Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are expecting their first child. They are both over the moon."
Sob and snot and rend your clothes with your nails and teeth time now – Benedict Cumberbatch is expecting his first baby with new fiancée Sophie Hunter, according to sources.
Page Six revealed the Sherlock star is set to become a dad for the first time, with Sophie already a “few months along” in her pregnancy.
An insider told the publication: “Sophie is a few months along, and both she and Benedict are very excited about it. They are also quietly planning to marry in early spring.”
The newly engaged couple, who announced their relationship in the ‘forthcoming marriages’ column of The Times in November, were spotted out on Saturday night at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, where Sophie was seen with the slightest of baby bumps on the red carpet.
She attempted to cover it up with a silver clutch bag, but the eagle-eyed Cumberbitches had already spotted her stomach.
Is there something in the water? Benedict’s The Imitation Game co-star Keira Knightley has also just confirmed her pregnancy – not that Benedict was involved in hers – so, uh, what was actually happening on that set?
Anyway. MASSIVE congratulations to the happy couple! These are happy tears, really!
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1 of 20Domhnall Gleeson
He’s ginger, he’s got the pale white skin of a milk bottled angel and he played the heroic Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise. AND he’s got the blood of acting royalty - Brendan Gleeson and Mary Gleeson – pumping through his veins. PHWOAR.
2 of 20Julian Ovenden
Julian’s currently starring as Lady Mary’s socialist suitor, Charles Blake, in Downton Abbey. However, he’s excelled in a slew of period productions throughout his acting career, which has led us to believe that he’s an ACTUAL ENGLISH GENTLEMAN. With manners and proper pronunciation and everything. Cool fact: He recently told us that he made a boa constrictor cake for his son for his birthday, which he pressed a sieve against to give the appearance of scales. What more could you want in a man? Except, maybe, an absence of a child, and a fantastic opera-singing wife. SIGH.
3 of 20Eddie Redmayne
He might have sounded a bit like Kermit in Les Miserables, but this 32-year-old British actor is definitely more prince than frog. We’d better snog him a few times just to check.
4 of 20Allan Leech
Allan’s not a particularly inspiring name, but hopefully this Irish charmer can make a stand for Allans everywhere. Cast in Downton Abbey as the ambitious chauffeur Tom Branson, Allan is set to ruffle a few feathers in the upcoming Imitation Game alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley.
5 of 20Freddie Fox
What is it about thespian dynasties and their ability to produce super-hot blokes? Is it something to do with the concentration of their genes? Freddie’s mum and dad are Joanna David and Edward Fox, and his older sis is Emilia Fox. He also counts Billie Piper as his cousin by marriage, which is nice.
6 of 20Max Irons
You might recognise melt-in-the-mouth Max from the film The Riot Club, which was out earlier this autumn. But if you’re not already a devotee, there’s plenty of reason to start now. With that cut-glass accent and chiselled, straight-out-of-a-Burberry-advert jawline (he’s a former model for the company), he gives off the constant air of having just represented Oxford University in a rugby match. You get the feeling that engaging in any kind of physical activity with him would feel a bit like romping with a future prime minister, just without the annoying political banter and ensuing press coverage. Power = sexy.
7 of 20Austin Butler
We first spied this blond bombshell in the Carrie Diaries, and now we can’t stop dribbling over his Instagram. Soz, Austin. Come to the UK soon, yeah?
8 of 20Justin Chambers
He plays Dr Alex Karev in Grey’s Anatomy, but you might have seen his gorgeous fizzog around elsewhere before that. He was an American model back in the day, and he has a really fat old beagle called D'Artagnan. Unfortunately he’s married. To his wife of 20 years. Damn…
9 of 20Jesse Williams
Another Grey’s Anatomy stalwart, Jesse plays Dr Jackson Avery and… sorry, did you say something? We just… his eyes, we… drowning…
10 of 20Nathan Fillion
Nathan’s got the kind of face that a lot of guys have, but better. It’s much better than all those other guys. You might recognise him from Castle, Desperate Housewives, or pretty much any American TV series. We like his funny hair.
11 of 20Chris Pratt
He's funny and he's in loads of stuff. And he's got a nice face. And a decent body. That's all you need to know.
12 of 20Martin Compston
This man is very Scottish, and he looks cheeky. We like this combination.
13 of 20Dougie Poynter
14 of 20Brock Hurn
15 of 20Douglas Booth
Like the English version of Chace Crawford. We would. Several times over.
16 of 20Theo James
17 of 20Sam Claflin
We'd let him play Hunger Games with us all day long.
18 of 20Matthew Goode
19 of 20Kwabs
British singer with the voice of an angel and the face of a god. Yes please.
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