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Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
With his mop of curly red hair and oddly angular face, Benedict Cumberbatch hardly has the looks of a typical Hollwood sex symbol.
Yet a series of high-profile roles both on television and in the movies has earned him a growing legion of female admirers...much to his own amazement.
“It’s interesting and it’s something I’m processing," says newly single Benedict, sounding rather like Sherlock Holmes, the role he made his own in the BBC’s updated version of the Conan Doyle stories.
“It’s new to me and I’m sure I’ll get used to it and find a way of dealing with it, but at the moment, it is quite odd.
“Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don’t know anyone on Earth who doesn’t, but I do find it funny. I look in a mirror and I see all the faults I’ve lived with for 35 years and yet people go kind of nuts for certain things about me. It’s not me being humble. I just think it’s weird."
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
Awww Benny. 
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
God, this guy is adorable... 
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But the thing is, we've taken away all the things that can possibly have happened, so I suppose the only thing that's left, even though it seems really weird, must be the thing that did happen, in fact. (Miss Marple)
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Mmmm, love the photo you posted. Lookit that smile! Smart, fit, and interesting-looking, he shouldn't wonder why the ladies (and probably a good number of guys, too) are being caught with their tongues hanging out-- he'll just have to get used to it. *g*
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
Aww, Benny. You still don't get it, do you?
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That is so sweet! That is why we love you Ben
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
Hey, who cares about your "faults"? You're a joy to watch and to listen to - and you're brainy.
If that's not enough to be considered sexy - what is??
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
Just out of curiosity since SiB came out, how many times would you imagine Ben has been out somewhere where some half toasted tart came up to him and said: "I'd have you right here until you begged for mercy, twice" ?
My guess is he has had to smile and endure that quite a few times Poor fella
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
tobeornot221b wrote:
Hey, who cares about your "faults"? You're a joy to watch and to listen to - and you're brainy.
If that's not enough to be considered sexy - what is??
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
absolutely love that pic of him. If only I was younger.....I just hope he does find another girlfriend-- he deserves happiness in that area.
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
absolutely love that pic of him. If only I was younger.....I just hope he does find another girlfriend-- he deserves happiness in that area.
Well, I'm the perfect age for him, what are you waiting for, Benedict? 
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Waiting for a crazy man in a blue box to fall from the sky...
But the thing is, we've taken away all the things that can possibly have happened, so I suppose the only thing that's left, even though it seems really weird, must be the thing that did happen, in fact. (Miss Marple)
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
Mmmm, love the photo you posted. Lookit that smile! Smart, fit, and interesting-looking, he shouldn't wonder why the ladies (and probably a good number of guys, too) are being caught with their tongues hanging out-- he'll just have to get used to it. *g*
The pic went with the story, but it's an old one him; not recent.
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Mycroft’s popularity doesn’t surprise me at all. He is, after all, incredibly beautiful, clever and well-dressed. And beautiful. Did I mention that?
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
I like his blue Converses. I've got a pair like that. Hand-me-downs from my daughter.
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I like his blue Converses. I've got a pair like that. Hand-me-downs from my daughter.
You're fortunate Davina..my daughter only takes my clothes.and never returns them Love the sneakers too..classic Ben
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
Luckily her feet have grown so big she cannot fit in them but they are just the perfect size for me.
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Don't make people into heroes John. Heroes don't exist and if they did I wouldn't be one of them.
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
Why do women go nuts for you, Benny? Oh, for pity's sake! BECAUSE YOU ARE @#$%^& GORGEOUS, YOU FOOL 
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
I'm glad I found the "swoon" thread, so I can have some company as I sigh and pine. However, I have to say that my own crush is actually on Benedict's character Sherlock. I know that some credit is due elsewhere for hair, wardrobe, script, etc., but BC is the one who has to pull it all off. And that voice!
Here's a poll: Is he hotter in a tight shirt and tight jacket or running through the streets in that fabulous coat?
(Of course, I mean hotter figuratively.)
(I could never see Sherlock in a pair of sneakers/tennis shoes/trainers, unless he were in disguise.)
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
Too hard to decide, I love both outfits, but after careful consideration, I believe my favourite outfit is the one he wore to Buckingham Palace. (Why wasn't Mycroft's foot just that bit quicker? Or Sherlock's hands a bit slower?)
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Re: Why do women go nuts for me? - Benedict
If you liked the sheet, you definitely need to see Frankenstein. Even with a bald, scarred head and other monstrous features, he's something to see.
BTW, I recommend the show even if you are not crushing on Benedict. It was a very interesting and thoughtful interpretation of the story, and BC's portrayal is extraordinary. (We already know he's not ordinary, no matter what JM says.)
