Cumberbatch Engagement Announced - By Parents

The star has never publicly confirmed his relationship with Sophie Hunter but now his parents have revealed the news in The Times.

Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are rarely photographed together

Benedict Cumberbatch has gone back to tradition to announce his engagement to his girlfriend Sophie Hunter.

The British actor's parents have put a message in The Times newspaper to tell the world that their son will marry the theatre director.
The announcement in the Forthcoming Marriages section reads: "The engagement is announced between Benedict, son of Wanda and Timothy Cumberbatch of London, and Sophie, daughter of Katharine Hunter of Edinburgh and Charles Hunter of London."

The couple have kept their relationship very private and are rarely photographed in public together.
In June they were pictured at the French Open and have been seen leaving restaurants in London in recent weeks.

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Fans spotted the news of the engagement on Twitter with many saying it was a "classy" way for a celebrity to do it.
But the popular star may have also broken some hearts: "Benedict Cumberbatch engaged? Not words I want to hear right now, tbh," tweeted @fauxhito.
His publicist told Sky News: "I am delighted to confirm this morning’s announcement that Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are engaged."
Cumberbatch, 38, is currently starring in The Imitation Game, a biopic based on the World War Two code breaker Alan Turing, which is released on 14 November.
He is due to play Hamlet at the Barbican in London next year and tickets have already sold out.