Benedict Cumberbatch engagement announced in newspaper marriage notices
Benedict Cumberbatch's engagement to girlfriend Sophie Hunter has been announced.
A forthcoming marriage notice on page 57 of today's edition of The Times revealed the news, with an image of the announcement soon being shared among fans on Twitter.
The notice 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."
"I am delighted to confirm this morning's announcement that Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are engaged," a spokesperson for the Sherlock and Imitation Game actor said on Wednesday morning (November 5).
Cumberbatch and Hunter were first linked in September, having been photographed attending the French Open together over the summer.
The couple starred alongside each other in 2009 film Burlesque Fairytales, while Hunter has numerous other acting credits alongside her work as a director.
Cumberbatch's parents Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham appeared in the third series of BBC drama Sherlock, where they played the detective's father and mother.