Dear Benedict Cumberbatch,

Your Glorious Cumbercurls are causing me actual, physical pain at this point. I am blessed to be one of the few to truly understand their bouncy glory and beautiful, infinite spiral. But the Cumbercurls are too powerful a weapon to be unleashed on a whim. While I’m glad you’re not wearing one of your stupid hats, a little warning might be in order. Thanks!

Love,

The Future Mrs. Cumberbatch

Anyway, as you can see, Benedict went out last night in London. He came out for a screening of The Guest, a film with his buddy Dan Stevens. That’s Dan in the photos – you might know him best at Matthew Crawley from Downton Abbey. You can see more photos of the glorious Cumbercurls here. They are truly magnificent. The Guest is one of several new Dan Stevens films coming out over the next few months – this is Dan’s big attempt to be a movie star in America. Will it work out? God knows. As for The Batch… there was another “secret girlfriend” sighting.

He’s won widespread acclaim for roles in Sherlock, Parade’s End and War Horse. But Benedict Cumberbatch is about to take to the screen in his most prestigious role to date: as the new voice of dog food brand Pedigree (which has just dropped the ‘Chum’ from its name). The actor, left, has a strong pedigree himself – he comes from a smart family who had him educated at Harrow School. Benedict, 38, has been dividing his time this summer between recording his role playing Rudyard Kipling’s tiger character Shere Khan in a movie remake of The Jungle Book and recording the adverts in London. The commercials are for doggie dental hygiene – and he’ll be able to afford a lot more treats for himself, because I understand that the six-figure fee wasn’t far off what the BBC paid him for Sherlock. I gather that although Pedigree toyed with the idea of having him use a doggie voice, the final script is more sensible and we won’t be hearing Benedict making any barking sounds. Away from the recording studio, on Wednesday I spotted Benedict on a date with a mystery brunette at an old-fashioned drive-in screening of Back To The Future in East London. They kissed and cuddled throughout the performance.

[From The Daily Mail]

MYSTERY BRUNETTE?! Who is this wench? Is she deserving of The Curls? Does she get to stroke The Velvet? I must know! As for his dog food commercial… well, as a Cumberbitch (certified), I enjoy hearing Benedict’s voice in commercials. I always get a kick out of it when his Jaguar voiceover ads play on MSNBC. So, bring on the dog food commercials!