Sophie Hunter, actress and theatre director is the lucky woman to be with the popular British actor Benedict Cumberbatch! The newspaper wedding announcement was seen on The Times of London on Wednesday, November 5.
The engagement announcement printed on the Forthcoming Marriages section of the newspaper reveals a £324 advertisement that reads MR. B.T. CUMBERBATCH AND MISS S.I. HUNTER. Who really is the fiancée of Cumberbatch, Sophie Hunter, actress and award-winning theatre director?
Daily Mail reports that the British actor flew recently to Edinburgh to formally ask the hands of her girlfriend from her parents. There is no confirmation yet when will be the wedding but it seems that it will be one of the highly-publicized weddings to wait for.
Cumberbatch and his love were seen only a few times after the two met in 2009 on the set of Burlesque Fairytales. They avoid the public eye and have remained discreet about their relationship. The engagement announcement of Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter, actress happened only a few months after the two were seen officially dating.
If you are one of those who are curious about who is Sophie Hunter, actress and theater director everyone is talking about, here are several details that will reveal answers:
Sophie Hunter, actress is a talented woman. Cumberbatch fiancée is a 36-year-old award-winning theatre and opera director and an Oxford graduate.
Hunter displays excellent works credited to her including Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at Access (2010), The Magic Flute (2011), The Rape of Lucretia (2011), and the latest North American tour of the experimental play 69° South (2012).
Sophie Hunter is an actress on the big screen and on stage. She played a number of roles in the television and in movies. She set a marked starrer role in the TV series Midsomer Murders as Bella Monday (2004), Vanity Fair as Maria Osborne (2004), TV film, Friends & Crocodiles as Christine (2005), TV series Great Performances as witch and a lot more.
Sophie Hunter, actress is not only limited to her acting and directorial jobs. Fans of Cumberbatch will surely envy the actress ability to sing in French!
Before Cumberbatch's official announcement to marry Sophie Hunter, the British actor had relationship with Olivia Poulet and designer Anna Jones.