Last Wednesday, it was revealed through a newspaper notice that Benedict Cumberbatch was engaged to his director girlfriend ... now, the Sophie Hunter facts every fan needs to know have been made available to the public!

While anyone can hear the millions of hearts breaking over the woman that Benedict Cumberbatch will soon call his wife, it's nice to know at least what we're up against. And just like the last woman to snatch a super eligible bachelor, Amal Alamuddin Clooney, there are some Sophie Hunter facts that will make you fall in love with her as much as the "Sherlock" star has!

Sophie Hunter Fact No. 1: She knows her way on and off-screen!

While Sophie is mostly known as a theater director, she's also taken a dip into film acting, having met Benedict in a 2009 thriller called "Burlesque Fairytales." She was also Reese Witherspoon's co-star in "Vanity Fair."

Sophie's mostly notorious for her directing work, having directed projects as interesting as 69° South, which is an experimental play where performers also worked on marionettes.

Sophie Hunter Fact No. 2: She's got a brain and an amazing education!

While nobody's shocked that the super brilliant Benedict would pick an intelligent woman to be his lawfully wedded wife, it's still impressive to see that Sophie has a great background in her studies.

According to Heavy.com, the future Mrs. Cumberbatch is an Oxford graduate, having gone to the prestigious school to study languages, including French and Italian.

Sophie Hunter Fact No. 3: She sings ... in French!

According to Hello! Magazine, she once teamed up with Robbie Williams songwriting partner, Guy Chambers, and recorded a music album in French called "The Isis Project."

Sophie Hunter Fact No. 3: She's known Benedict for a long time!

They didn't begin dating at the time but rather became friends, as at the time he was going out with actress and screenwriter Olivia Poulet, with whom he was in a very long relationship that lasted from 1999 to around 2011.

After both Benedict and Sophie were single, love sparks started to come between them!

In any case, we wish Sophie and Benedict all the luck in the world!