It’s happened. it’s actually happened! Benedict Cumberbatch is now a married man.
The Sherlock actor said “I do” to his theatre director fiancée Sophie Hunter at a private ceremony this afternoon.
The couple were surrounded by about 100 friends and family, according to E! News, and they chose the most romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day, to walk down the aisle.
Benedict’s Sherlock and The Hobbit co-star Martin Freeman was among the guests and he was believed to have been asked to be best man.
Other guests are understood to have included Keira Knightley, who starred alongside Benedict in The Imitation Game.
After the ceremony, the newlyweds and their loved ones enjoyed a reception into the evening at a sprawling, historical property.
It first emerged Benedict and Sophie were dating last year and they announced their engagement in The Times in November.
Two months later it was revealed Sophie was pregnant with their first child together.
It seems the couple are a perfect match as the star says Sophie can easily cope with the attention he gets as a result of his work in the public eye.
He told People: “She’s proud of my work, she’s proud of me, and she loves me. That’s the bottom line, isn’t it?
“That’s one of the reasons it’s a good fit. It could be a really difficult thing, but she’s just so in command of it.”
The happy couple may have to wait a little while before jetting off on their honeymoon as Benedict is set to make an appearance at The Oscars next week having been nominated as Best Actor for his role as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.
Congratulations!
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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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