Benedict Cumberbatch & his lovely curls arrive in Japan: would you hit it?

Here are some new photos of Benedict Cumberbatch arriving at Narita Airport in Japan yesterday (or today?). Cumby and his Curls of Benevolence are in Japan to promote Star Trek Into Darkness. Check out how many Cumberbitches came out for him. And truly, all of those fans look like ladies. Cumberbitchdom is a global phenomenon (and it’s mostly about Sherlock, apparently). The Cumber Collective is international. No one can escape The Batch. ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US.

I was disappointed that Cumby wasn’t featured more prominently in the trailer for 12 Years a Slave, but at least we did get to see him for a second (he looked sweaty and bangable too). I think I might combust with Pitt, Cumby, Fassbender and Ejiofor in the same film. It’s like this movie was cast out of a Hot Guy Friday post.

As for Cumby on Top Gear on Sunday – we covered that yesterday, of course, but there’s a behind-the-scenes video which I didn’t include in yesterday’s post. It features an interview with Cumby and OMG HIS VOICE. And his crazy beautiful green eyes. And his hair. Jesus.

Cumby’s 37th birthday is on the 19th. God knows, Duchess Kate might give birth then. What if Cumby shares a birthday with the royal heir? That would super-special. And he would enjoy it too, I think. He’s a monarchist. He’s an ambassador for the Prince of Wales’ The Prince’s Trust. Anyway, happy early birthday, Cumby!

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. QQ says:

    Never ever ever evverrrr

    • BW says:

      He really, really, really takes horrible still photographs. He’s definitely better in motion.

    • Steph says:

      The only way this guy would be “much more handsome in motion” is if he were running away from you so you wouldn’t have to go through the agony of looking at his face. I’ve seen more attractive bowel movements.

    • yuk says:

      Strange looking man. Looks like grasshopper.

  2. jen says:

    So gross.

    • Jules says:

      Why does anyone consider him attractive? I’m sick of the media pushing it.

      • judyjudy says:

        I thought the same thing but the more I saw him in action the more I got sucked in. I’m part of the Collective now. I haven’t crushed this hard on a celebrity for at least 20 years.

      • Louminary says:

        you realise that “attractive” and “good-looking” do not mean the same thing, right?
        Henry Cavill is “good-looking” and I wouldn’t touch him with yours, so bloody bland and vanilla. Whereas Cumby is insanely “attractive”, hair, eyes, voice, manner, just his way.

      • Brickyard Ute says:

        I thought he looked like an alien and then I saw him in Star Trek and heard his voice. I now want to have his babies.

    • Steph says:

      No kidding! The first time I saw him, I thought he was a burn victim. And he’s hardly the most masculine guy on the planet — more like the sort who was born with his father’s eyes and his mother’s penis if you catch my drift.

  3. T.fanty says:

    So hard that his curls would fall off. And then once more, because I loves me some short-haired Cumby.

  4. Kristen says:

    Yes, in fact, I would “hit” it. 🙂

    • Steph says:

      Props to all you ladies out there with strong stomachs but winding up in bed with this guy would be something my girlfriends and I would refer to as “attending a charity ball”.

  5. GeeMoney says:

    Oh man. He’s so goofy looking, it’s not even funny.

    But I love love love him.

  6. Miss M says:

    Awwwww…Still NOOOOO! But the curls are adorable!

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      His hair is really the cutest part of him, and he does have beautiful eyes…but everything else? Well, I’ll leave that for my Cumberbitches.

    • T.Fanty says:

      First one admits that the curls are nice, next it’s the voice, then Sherlock is awesome….. You’re on the road to Cumberbitchdom, Miss M. Don’t fight it.

      • Eve says:

        Oh, please. She’s already there.

        I believe Miss M wouln’t hit Cumberbatch LESS than I believe Tom Cruise doesn’t wear lifts.

    • j.eyre says:

      Don’t listen to her, Agent MOL. Let’s go get some lunch in San Diego and wait for the Thor 2 cast to show up. I imagine Idris will be working both that and Pacific Rim (stop giggling, Fanty!)

      What about you,OKitt? You in?

      • T.fanty says:

        Stop with all of your devious tactics to force people to join you in your dastardly Comic Con plans.

        Although, that gives me an idea: we need a Celebitches convention of our own. TommyAnne can be our plenary speaker and Cumby can just sit in a booth and let people touch his hair.

      • Anna says:

        I think we might literally cripple them.

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        Idris, Hemsworth and Hunnam? Yes please.

        Then we’ll drive over to Escondido to get some brews at Stone. Mama needs her beer, kids.

      • j.eyre says:

        Force people? Darling, the plan formed itself – don’t blame me if your Precious opted for raw fish instead of raw Celebitches.

        Escondido is fine for the afternoon but we will need to breakfast on Coronado – I know a place that makes delicious chilaquiles… oh shoot, that’s right – I already have plans to breakfast on CHemboy.

      • Marty says:

        Did someone say the God of Thunder?Or the God of Sexy and Cute?

        http://arsonist01.tumblr.com/post/55559869483

      • Anna says:

        OH F*CK ME

        He is luminous

        *melts into a puddle*

      • Miss M says:

        @j.eyre: Pacific Rim… Down under… *daydreaming* may watch that again… My Hunnam (and all the others), darling…

        @J.eyre@Kitten: Let’s go!

        @T.Fanty: it’s not a secret that I love Sherlock (Martin Freeman is awesome!) and yes, Batch has a nice voice. But that’s it… I wonder if Eve will stop trolling when Cumby admits he has a crush on Aniston… They will bond over their amazing hairs and bitchness …

      • T.Fanty says:

        Ooooo. This is becoming like a Mexican (or Brazilian) stand off. I’m going to settle down and pour myself a margarita.

      • j.eyre says:

        Pass the pitcher, darling. I have just made some fresh guacamole (do NOT ask how the avocados where smashed)

      • Izzy says:

        Hey! Can I come along as well?

        j.eyre: so long as the avocados were not smashed using The Butler’s booty, we’re fine.

      • j.eyre says:

        Oh Izzy – need you ask? We have been waiting for you.

        Okay, we can say The Butler had nothing to do with the avocados…

  7. TheOriginalKitten says:

    NO.
    His shoulders are more narrow than mine…but square shoulders are my kryptonite and one of MANY reasons why I love Rajon Rondo.

    • UsedToBeLulu says:

      +1. And he seriously needs an eyebrow intervention. I find it puzzling that one can have out_of_control eyebrows and at the same time, appear not to have any.

      I need to ponder that situation further…

    • sarah says:

      Agree 100%. He’s just no. But Rondo…YUM!!

  8. Mia 4S says:

    Sherlock hair! I guess they are still filming?

  9. Sixer says:

    The Daily Fail was VERY horrid about his make up later on (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2365173/Benedict-Cumberbatch-grooming-fail-powder-hair-product-Tokyo-press-conference.html) – I’ve seen worse and I forgive him!

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      Those pictures…

      *shivers*

      • Miss M says:

        *Shivers too*

        Should I be terrified that he wears more makeup than I do? And I just wear a bit of makeup when I go out…

    • jen says:

      His face is so terrifying. Most men, even ones I personally don’t find attractive, I can understand why other women would like them. But this one…..in my head only middle-aged cat ladies like him (and yes I have seen Sherlock, I know what he’s like outside of pictures).

      • Lauli says:

        I’m 25 and I find him one of the most interesting actors of his generations.
        How old are you? 13?

      • Laura says:

        I’m 26 and don’t have a cat(tho I’d love to have one). And I would hit it with the force of a sharkando! That is all.

    • T.Fanty says:

      To be fair, it’s rather caked on. It’s not quite pass-the-baby-wipes-he’s-been-tangoed Hiddles foundation, but it isn’t good. He looks WAY better in the airport pics (and kudos to what looks like a new pair of jeans and shirt).

      HD is not kind to celebrities, methinks.

    • Sixer says:

      I was being saintly and avoiding a direct Hiddles comparison – but yes, it is caked and no, it’s not *as* bad. I guess the make up artists are going for audience rather than stills – they can’t all be *that* bad at their jobs. Surely?

      • T.Fanty says:

        Heh – I’m sure our little B-list boys are probably being a bit budget when it comes to hair and make up, if not doing it themselves (side eye TommyAnne).

        I’m sure it also depend, ahem, on what one has to work with. These boys aren’t Hollywood, and probably don’t take the same meticulous care of themselves as major stars do, so to an extent, they will look like regular people slathered in seventeen pounds of Rimmel.

      • Sixer says:

        I think TommyAnnE is Bourjois. So glittery. That’s why I bought him a satin uniform. It sets it off. I think though – ssshh – he gets his bronzer from the Avon Lady. When it’s on 3 for 2.

      • T.fanty says:

        I’m now imagining TommyAnne in a Behind the Candelabra outfit, clicking his heels in joy as he runs to answer the door, because it’s Tuesday night and Linda, the Avon lady, is bringing the new catalogue with her

      • Sixer says:

        That’s it! SO much better than Tupperware Tuesdays. TommyAnne loves him a bit of party planning. He asks all his friends. They’re building up to Anne Summers. It might take some time.

      • T.fanty says:

        His poor girlfriend must wonder why he blushes and starts giggling hysterically every time she asks him how he’s enjoying his book club.

      • ncboudicca says:

        Holy Rhinestones, he would have been great in Behind the Candelabra.
        Please let him star in a movie about Siegfried and Roy….opposite Skarsgard

      • T.fanty says:

        I would pay *so* much money to see that movie. Do you think they could get Cumby to play the other one? That would be spectacular.

      • Sixer says:

        @ncboudicca

        Perhaps he could star in a reboot of The Naked Civil Servant? Then he could repeat my favourite film line of all time: “I am one of the stately homos of England”.

      • T.fanty says:

        That would be cool. I would also like to request a remake of I, Claudius, with TommyAnne in the Derek Jacobi role. You know, Claudius.

      • ncboudicca says:

        @Sixer – oh yes, I can see him delivering that line. I’m still holding out hope for a Scarlet Pimpernel re-make, he’d make a lovely foppish aristocrat!

      • Sixer says:

        Helen Mirren as Livia. Chemboy as um… well, I suppose it would have to be Britannicus. I need Idris in it somehow. But WHO would be Messalina?

      • T.fanty says:

        I can’t give you a good response right now. Not only do I need to give the casting *much* more thought, I also need to pass the smelling salts to Miss Jane, who is recovering from the mental image of Chemboy in a toga.

        On the upside, we’ve found the theme for Thornfield’s next party.

      • j.eyre says:

        *gasp* I wa…

        *pant,pant* ple…

        *wheeze* … not the laurel wreath and sandals too. Dear lord, somebody fetch me a vile of olive oil and a copy of Priapeia and let the games begin.

      • Crumpets & Crotchshots says:

        TheNamed CivIl Servant is a great film, and if TommmyAnnE had courage, he could totally go to town with a remake. I would love that.

        Ah fantasies. I think he really wants to be the teary Coriolanus. Please dear god, may be never attempt directing.

  10. Tish says:

    WTH, there are more lickable photos of him from fans than these photo agencies. Haha! And no, I’m not talking about photoshop ones.

    I feel effing dirty describing him in 12 years because he is indeed bangable there but he is playing a slave owner so… *cringe*.

    Where are the rest of the cast though? Now I get why there are speculations that Pine hates Cumby secretly. Haha.

    Oh, YES! Would hit it alright.

  11. Jenna says:

    Uh…no, nope and uh…still a no chance in hell. Also I’m laughing at that woman in the front row crying at his mere presence. Cumberbitches are goooooo!

    Now where’s Ms. Eyre so we can discuss our lunch plans?

  12. SallyJay says:

    NO, NEVER, just no. I mean God bless him but really?? I just don’t get this fascination for him. Horses for courses I guess. Timothy Olyphant now….

  13. TheyPromisedMeBeer says:

    *Sets gin and lemon scones on table*

    *Adjusts Effie Cotton Candy wig*

    *Ahem*. May the Cumber Games begin!

    (what is that orange patch on the side of his face, btw? Was he making out with Hiddles on the plane?)

    • T.Fanty says:

      He tried to make out, but TommyAnne just wanted to snuggle, which is why it’s only on one side of Cumby’s cheek.

      • j.eyre says:

        Don’t you dare imply that TommyannE is stepping out on CHemboy.

      • TheyPromisedMeBeer says:

        @Mrs. Eyre – Maybe Cumber is borrowing TommyAnne while Charms does promotions? I mean, it’s just a short hop from Hong Kong to Japan, geographically. Whose to say they all can’t share nicely, for the benefit of our fantasies?

      • T.fanty says:

        @Jane,

        Cumby actually name-drops Chemboy as a “friend” in the Top Gear out-takes (side note: never change,
        my little name-dropping Cumberfloozie). The drawing room scenario just got interesting, as Cumby and TommyAnne mud-wrestle for Chemboy favors (and by mud, I mean an Avon bronzer and foundation mixture, because we evidently have a lot of it to hand).

      • Sixer says:

        Do they mud-wrestle in a blow-up paddling pool? (Please say yes). What’s the theme decoration of said paddling pool? Is it Jungle Book? (Please say yes).

      • T.fanty says:

        We tried the blow-up pool, but the hedgehogs got over excited, jumped in, and popped the thing. We were all sliding around in pools of pasty-Brit foundation. It was a disaster, and Miss Jane is still seething about the cleaning bill.

      • Sixer says:

        Dagnabbit. Even if I offered to clean up, I’d also have to offer to look after the hedgies – and then I wouldn’t be able to watch proper-like. Ho hum. There goes a dream.

      • ncboudicca says:

        There’s jungle-themed mud wrestling? Now I have to think of a drink to go with this theme…banana daiquris? Pina Coladas? No, no, Caipirinhas. Yes, that’s it.

      • T.fanty says:

        Maybe we’ll just dress them up as Mowgali. Although one of them(no names, dragonfly) tends to cry when we won’t let him be Baloo and sing Bear Necessities.

      • TheyPromisedMeBeer says:

        @Fanty – I KNOW the Manor is the biggest venue we’ve got, but we wouldn’t have had to deal with a popped pool if we’d just moved the foundation wrestling to the creek in my back pasture like I said we should. Plus, we could have all gone skinny dipping right after to clean off. Jus’ sayin…

      • j.eyre says:

        Oh heavens – does he really? Is that in the link above? I never imagined Cumby and Chemboy on the couch – I am positively a-titter at the thought. (What is it with name checking CHems lately – St. John Cavill just dropped his name like a squiggly wombat the other day?)

        That’s it! I am going to finally install the boxing ring filled with whipped cream ala “Girls on Film” I have always dreamed of. That way your blow-up pool is not only nostalgic but a serves as a nice holding area.

        Can’t we find something to do with those damn hedgehogs for the morning? Between Jenna’s war crimes against Karl and the screams from Japan, my head is already throbbing.

      • T.fanty says:

        Infuse the whipped cream with a little vodka, and they will lick the place clean, then pass right out, afterwards. Problem solved – just be careful where you lay down. I had one of those little bastards embedded in my bottom once, and it wasn’t as much fun as Cumby promised it would be.

      • Jenna says:

        @J.Eyre: Hey, hey, hey! They’re not war crimes! They’re deviant acts between two consenting adults (acts that he lurves by the way), thank you very much! Besides, I’ve soothed his rope burns, so there!

      • Marty says:

        Oh I think Tom knows exactly who he wants and how he wants him:
        http://wtfhemsworth.tumblr.com/post/55509368622

        I’m just saying don’t be surprised if you find these two rolling around naked in a grassy field surrounded by dragonflies.

      • j.eyre says:

        @Marty – what do you mean “if”? I caught those bastards last night in the lavender fields. Now, not only am I at a loss of how to make the next bunch of oil, they were too tired for anything else so I was left adrift, so to speak.

        One more CHemboy gif out of you, young lady, and I cannot be held responsible for my actions.

      • Marty says:

        Moi?
        http://wtfhemsworth.tumblr.com/post/24775687378/so-cute

        Bring. It. (and FYI I only posted that gift at the top because you said that was your favorite look of his! You… You… ungrateful, sweet lavender smelling, sexy bonnet wearing hussy!)

      • j.eyre says:

        Ungrateful? No darling – what better way to get you to post more gifs? I do like that look – although I could use less scruff. I prefer a smooth cheek on my thigh.

        Ah, don’t be mad. Let’s not fight, it will upset CHemboy

        http://queeniestargazer.tumblr.com/post/55599982501#post-notes

        Now let’s bring out some warm scones, tea and handcuffs and discuss this properly

      • Marty says:

        Oh Miss J, I can never stay mad at you! Not when you know my weakness, bondage and scones.

      • j.eyre says:

        I swear my next book will be called Bonnets, Bondage and Baked Goods – A Hands-On Manual.

  14. val says:

    NO, NO, and NO!

  15. MonicaQ says:

    I know I have weird taste in men but I’m going to go with a big fat “NOPE” on this one.

  16. yolo112 says:

    BLECH!!! No way. Not even if the fate of the human population depending on it. I don’t see it. At All.

  17. JL says:

    I don’t get it. The first time I ever saw him was in Star Trek and I really thought they’d costumed his face to look like that – a plastic alien.

    So would I – oh hell to the no, he may be the sweetest man but he gives me the creeps.

    • Another Ann says:

      Amen to that. My first thought when I look at him is “alien”.

      I know, to each her own, but really – I find nothing attractive about this man. I’m sure he’s a lovely person and all, but I just couldn’t do it.

  18. Pip says:

    No. Never. Not evah. He leaves my lady-garden completely unmoved. Like someone else says above: most people I kind of get what it is that people find attractive. But I Just Do Not Get Benedict. I even forced myself to watch Top Gear last night – which I loathe – to see if I could see the hotness. & no, I can’t.

    I find him pretty repellent physically.

    • T.fanty says:

      *Whispers* To be honest, at some point, the man himself becomes largely irrelevant to the general sluttiness of a Cumberbatch thread.

    • Steph says:

      I’m with you Pip. This guy turns *my* lady garden into an arid wasteland – a cross between the Sahara and a bag of crushed tortilla chips.

  19. Mitch Buchanan Rocks! says:

    Its good to know that someone still uses the old Toni home perms.

  20. TheyPromisedMeBeer says:

    Hey, wait a tic …

    Where’s our new pet Troll, Jake? I thought we’d see him by now.

    • Eve says:

      Resist the temptation to conjure him.

      • T.fanty says:

        His mother found his Internet search history, and he’s now on the home-schooling blackboard writing a hundred lines of “I MUST NOT FRATERNIZE WITH SLUTS.”

      • Sixer says:

        Does she not know we’re his net nannies?

      • TheOriginalKitten says:

        Maybe he realizes you’ve all thrown your vaginas at Cumby, thereby eradicating the threat.

        He should be thankful for that–it would be a Slut: Code Red around here if y’all had your biscuits still attached to your bodies.

      • Anna says:

        I just got excited thinking about what a Slut Code Red punishment might entail. Please let Miss Jane teach me a lesson!

    • EscapedConvent says:

      @PromisedBeer,

      His Mummy put him in the naughty chair & forgot about him.

  21. Jen says:

    The only way I would hit that is if he was coming after me and I had a baseball bat.

    HE. IS. GROSS.

  22. Rachel says:

    I don’t know why I clicked on this one because I’m not a fan (don’t dislike, just don’t see the appeal. He seems very nice).

    Then I scrolled to the bottom and saw… Jennifer Love Hewitt is PREGNANT?!?! How did I not know this?? I would’ve have thought she’d work pregnant stroll like Kim K and no one in America could escape the knowledge.

  23. Ellen Auria says:

    Nooooo! Why is this guy constantly featured here? I don’t get it…and nice to see I’m not the only one, based on the comments.

  24. blueanemone says:

    i’m sorry, but I just don’t get what the fuss is about this guy. he looks like Raggedy Andy

    • EscapedConvent says:

      Oh my gosh—he *does” look like Raggedy Andy! How did I not see that?!

      I am rummaging through my old toy chest & when I find Raggedy Andy he’s going to get snuggled.

  25. s says:

    <3 we were meant to be together.

  26. MissMary says:

    All day, every day, until we were both too sore to move, then start over again.

    Though I truly wish whoever is putting that make up on him would stop. It’s too orange and the contouring is awful. I grok that they’re trying to account for the HD cameras and all but it’s really clownish.

  27. Ollie says:

    no thanks

  28. Mongoose says:

    No, I wouldn’t hit it, for the 52nd goddamned time you’ve asked. Give it a rest.

  29. lisa says:

    he looks like an unborn fetus

  30. Stormy says:

    Man the things I would do to those curls…it would make his hair straight.

  31. Janae says:

    Yes I would hit it! And I like that he is being featured on here alot. I’m tired of seeing the same old boring hollywood actors.

  32. Sally says:

    He doesn’t really photograph well sometimes but he is adorable

  33. Mars says:

    He is cute in a adorkable way. He also has a kick ass personality

  34. Marie says:

    Oh cumby. I just wanna run my hands through that great beautiful hair and throw his lanky ass On my bed and have my way with him.

  35. Ali says:

    My friend was there in Japan and was able to take alot of pics of him. She said it was amazing to see how everyone reacted to him. He was overwhelmed and surprised she said.

    • Noreen says:

      To be fair, we don’t have to take your friend’s word for it because it’s evident in the video. He appears genuinely overwhelmed and surprised, and said so.

  36. SQ says:

    He is actually not ugly at all. I see ppl bashing his looks and making it seem like he’s the ugliest dude in the world. I like him. Great actor and seems like a good guy. He may not be everyones taste but he’s not ugly

    • Lauli says:

      SQ, I totally agree with you, one can say that Ben is not his type, that she/he doesn’t see the appeal, but to say that he’s repellent as if he is the ugliest man on the earth is just ridiculous. It just seems to me that a bunch of teenagers from ONTD have landed on CB…

      • SQ says:

        Yeah ONTD is just a crappy site. first they love you in the beginning then they hate on you. if they cant find anything to hate on you for they will eventually come up with something. But cumberbatch is not the only one they hate. they say nasty things about fassbender to for no reason.

  37. bagladey says:

    Would I hit it? No.

  38. Jane says:

    Sorry, this guy does absolutely nothing for me. I love his voice, but other than that, nada.

  39. Umila says:

    Cumber curls!!!

    I love it. This is how my hair looks when I cut it into a pixie. However, his looks adorable and mine makes me look like a hobbit. I love the fuzzy halo on everyone, but me! Adore this man so much–he just seems so personable.

  40. Side-Eye says:

    On one hand, I’m happy that my schnookums is getting popular, but on the other hand–godammit all these thirsty chicks are on MY man!

  41. I Choose Me says:

    Someone mentioned his lack of chin and now that’s all I can see. I think I better re-watch STID in order to find him hot again.

    Edited to add: Oh dear. I went and watched the video now I’m feeling the tingle. He really does have the loveliest voice. No worries Eve. It’ll pass.

  42. kronster says:

    Why do you keep asking if we would hit it? OF COURSE WE BLOODY WILL!!!!!

  43. Msmlnp says:

    What is up with that hideous makeup? All I see is jaundiced cheeks!

    I think he is like that two faces lady on Seinfeld. sometimes he looks good, othertimes not so much.

  44. Mew says:

    I’d only hit it if he happened to have such an awesome personality that he’d win me over.

  45. cece says:

    I remember meeting Mr. Cumberbatch back in 2011 and being blown away that I was attracted to him. See he really didn’t do much for me. I was one one of those who “didn’t get it”. But he looks better In person IMO. I’ve been cumberbatched since.

  46. Spade says:

    Benny boo has his bad days but overall still would hit. Its just something about him.

  47. Kelly says:

    The reason why I’m stuck on him is because he seems so down to earth and so. Normal so yes I would hit

  48. taxi says:

    I always see oddball there, not hotness. The curls do help balance the chin, though.

  49. aenflex says:

    NO. Not attractive to me at all. If there was ever any doubt that beauty is subjective…

    • Noreen says:

      He photographs badly.

      Aside from this, honest to God it’s not about his looks. The reason we love him, that is. It’s his personality, the way he moves, his voice, his sense of humor, his unbelievable talent. I hope he won’t ever change. Unfortunately, so, so, so many of them do. 🙁

  50. Noreen says:

    The stuff on his face!! The stuff on his face!! THE STUFF ON HIS FAAAACE!!

    Please, someone explain this to me. It’s driving me NUTS. Like, seriously, I’m way over-aggravated about it. I admit that I’m oddly fixated and frustrated by the crap on his face and maybe if someone can explain it to me, then this neuroses will die down and I can relax.

    It’s just that I can’t figure out what it is. Is it his SKIN?? Or is it some kind of makeup that has partially sweated off and is causing this weird discoloration?

    His skin is orange-ish. And not all over, just in these weird splotches across his cheeks and jawline. It’s in the photos from Top Gear. It’s in the photos from Narita arrival. It’s in numerous other photos but not always, which makes me think this is makeup. BUT WHY? Why would anyone continue doing this to him when it looks so horrible…and why would he let them??

    Please reply. Someone. Anyone.

    P.S.

    His makeup and hair in Japan…worst EVER. Makes me sad because he’s so adorable and doesn’t need this.

    • Noreen says:

      NO ONE?? Am I the only one this is bothering?

      • EscapedConvent says:

        No, but we can’t figure out the orange stuff on Hiddles’ face either.

        I suspect some makeup person came at Cumby with a tub o’bronzer stuff, he was too polite to decline, & then getting sweaty made it look splotchy & worse.

        I would bet he doesn’t even know how it looks. Don’t think he checks himself in the mirror all day as I suspect Hiddlybits does.

      • Noreen says:

        Thanks for the replies (everyone–I read them all but can’t seem to get this comment posted in the right place). I just can’t understand why they need makeup at all??? Why not just go on camera with natural faces? Apparently, this is something I just don’t understand–the technology of makeup and lighting. I just feel really bad for BC.

        You should check out the male (and female for that matter) celebrities in Korea who show up for events. It’s CRAZY how beautiful their skin is thanks to the makeup they use. It glows and shines in all the right places, never weirdly colored or dripping. It’s like natural skin…but intensified in all the best ways. Someone needs to get some of whatever the Koreans are using.

        Here’s an example. This IS makeup. His natural skin is much more pale. http://www.hancinema.net/photos/photo135392.jpg
        And here’s a female example:http://media.tinmoi.vn/2010/03/23/1269320720_7.jpg

        The makeup really is spectacular.

      • Bijlee says:

        Koreans love their skin are products. Supposedly bb cream is the trade secret but don’t bother with the crap they sell in the us it sucks. Take care of your skin. I’ve found Koreans are really serious about taking care of their skin. Hydrating it. SPF, etc . It’s like a 24 hour job for them. Pays off. On good skin.

        But they’re also Asian which seems to help. And the have healthy diets.

      • Noreen says:

        @Bijlee

        I’ve been using BB Cream for years, but only the Korean brands. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you people think I’m 10 years younger than I really am. Now, it’s not ALL due to BB Cream, but there’s no doubt my skin is significantly better since I started using it 6 or 7 years ago. I’m Caucasian, not Asian. I follow the Korean model of skincare, i.e. double washing, daily facial massage, going to steams and saunas, and keeping skin hydrated. It works, it really, really works. But like you said it’s a 24-hour operation. I even sleep with a humidifier running at night. It’s a lifestyle just like someone who’s vegetarian or does yoga.

    • Dani says:

      I noticed it when he was in Greece, it looked like he was wearing bronzer or blush but I can’t figure it out. Maybe his face tans weird, I know people like that. Or it’s a terrible make up job.

      I’d still hit it.

    • MissMary says:

      He’s been having a crap run in the make up department since STID was released. He went from being done up with too-pale powder and pink pink pink lips (nothing like his natural color) to the bronze-orange tanner on his cheeks and plum-ish lips. I know MUA tend to use stuff meant for HD cameras now that those have become more common for paps and media, but it’s really overdone on him lately. Him and Hiddles are either sharing the same MUA who has a dedication to bronzer, or it’s a horrible trend in the British MUA industry this summer.

  51. Ivy Christina says:

    I have the biggest crush on cumberbatch. of course I would hit it. any day any week any hour or minute or second

  52. Maggie says:

    sexless

  53. skippy says:

    I like him in Sherlock. I think he’s great there. I like him in other thing I’ve seen, but no, he isn’t attractive to me, so I’ll skip.
    He is not Johnny Depp.

  54. Kiddo says:

    He’s a strange looking dude, but I suppose those who are attracted, are, because of his personality?

    • Noreen says:

      Yes, his everything.

    • Bijlee says:

      It’s the whole thing. By pictures it’s like…ewww hell no. But I saw the Star Trek trailer, his interviews, Sherlock. He’s ridiculously charming. And his voice. My goodness, that voice is amazing. He’s talented, incredibly charming, smart, and sweet. So I get it.

      Plus people are right he really does look better in motion and he looks cute at certain angles. I find him adorable in some of these pictures though.

      …shoot. I really hope I’m not becoming a Cumberbitch.

      • kronster says:

        “…shoot. I really hope I’m not becoming a Cumberbitch. ”

        I’m afraid you already have 😀

  55. judyjudy says:

    His shirt has snap buttons. Ha! Yes I would hit it. Twice.

  56. Miss Melissa says:

    Bad pix. He’s usually pretty adorable. Looked great just a few days ago on Top Gear. Looks fug in Japan. I blame photographer.

  57. Abby says:

    Why are people such haters here??? I mean jeez you don’t like him then don’t comment on his thread.

    His fans like him more for his personality, charm and talent. To me that’s more important than how beautiful he looks.

    He aint a conventional looker with blonde hair, blue eyes (though his eyes are damn pretty) and that man jaw. But he is handsome in his own way.

    I would take him over Cavill anyday…who is considered some kinda Greek god by girls. Yea he is good lookin bt no personality or charm is my gripe about him and other mannequin looking hollywood studs.

    Japan gave him so much love and appreciation…so cute. I am sure he was overwhelmed.

    • Katie says:

      Agreed to what is attractive about him, however I still don’t think I would want to hit it. I more want to just sit, drink some beers and shoot the shit with him. He seems like he would be a very, very cool and fun friend to have.

      However, my mind does change when I see him in Star Trek (and the interviews/press filmed immediately after wrapping). I do like the shorter cropped hair and more meaty version better than the thin physique and floppy Sherlock hair. Sorry ladies.

      • Abby says:

        I get you…I found him sooo hot in Star Trek with a little weight and that fringe lol. I used to dislike this guy earlier too as I never saw his appeal. But after watching Sherlock, Star Trek, Starter for 10 & Hawking…I am absolutely hooked on to this talented man.

        His interviews helped a lot too because he has such a charming personality which attracts me much more to him. I cannot wait to see him in Fifth Estate…I am sure he will knock it out of the park 🙂

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      “Haters”? There are like 60-70 comments on here of people saying they love the guy.

      The question was asked: “would you hit it?” and people are answering that question. With honesty.

      It’s not a Cumberbatch fansite. Besides, aren’t there tumblers for you people?

      • Abby says:

        Excuse me who are you to tell me that I shouldnt post here?? Do you own this site??

        I don’t have a tumblr just cz I like benedict doesn’t mean I have to worship him by making a tumblr account. I saw the nice comments too bt maybe you are freakin blind or something that you didnt see comments where they are pinpointing small little things and some calling him an alien.

        You surely seem like a BC hater to me as well. As I said you did not like my comment why bother replying to me….jeez

        Don’t waste your time again in telling me to go somewhere else and call me some 15 yr old fangirl, which I am NOT

  58. Deidre says:

    He’s actually a secret-concealed ginger.. faded brows and red rim eyes..

  59. Lindy79 says:

    I get why people wouldn’t find him attractive. He’s an acquired taste. I get miffed with comments like “he looks like an unborn foetus”…seriously? If you hate him so much, why click on a link with loads of pictures of him?
    Loving the whole Japanese tour, he’s gotten so much love and appreciation. He’s been pretty much non stop for months so must be nice to get that.

    His/the make up artist needs a slap. I’m qualified so I’d like to put myself forward as replacement. I’ll also massage him (also trained) and rub him down where necessary so he gets all relaxed. I’ll sit on his face for free.
    Altogether now…..
    “Sit on my faaaaaace, and tell me that you love meeeeeee”

    • EscapedConvent says:

      @Lindy,

      Hi, Lindy—I’m puzzled by such extreme ugly comments too. As I’ve said before, I don’t feel compelled to click on posts about people I think are awful & call them vile names. Maybe since school is out for the summer, we have some new 12 year olds posting here? Have no idea.

      (But I would expect Cumby’s critics to be at the very pinnacle of physical perfection. If only they would post some photos of their own perfectly symmetrical faces….) 😉

      • Lauli says:

        EscCon,
        I couldn’t agree more.

        I can totally understand that some don’t find him attractive or interesting and obviously want to post their opinion here. What I can’t stand – like you – is the level of nastiness and hate these “top models” put in their comments. It’s as if a bunch of bossy and silly teenagers has invaded DL.

  60. Lux says:

    A thousand times no. He’s hideous.

  61. SE says:

    Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. As someone who photographs badly, I can sympathize with him. (I have an identical twin sister whom I – and I will immodestly say, many others – think is lovely; she is fine and normal in photos, while I look like an unattractive idiot 90% of the time in pics.) Of everyone on the celeb horizon today (okay, and IRL), he gets my engine running. A lot of it is Sherlock, but it’s not just that… it’s looks (dorky photos aside), talent, voice… so hells to the yes, I would hit it if given the slightest opportunity. I am a serious Cumberbitch.

    • Leila says:

      Totally agree. I’m a woman who photographs bad myself that’s why I don’t like taking pics. My husband is the same way. Looks horrible in pics. I like cumberbatch and he seems like a nice Guy. He’s adorable in my eyes.

  62. michelle says:

    I love this Guy! The funny thing is I use to be one of those girls who were like ewww but he sucked me in. He really did. Now I have this undying crush that wont go away LOL. The ones sayin ewww just be. Careful because he. Comes out of no where. Its the. Cumberbatch charm

    • M.A.F. says:

      That is how I was. I couldn’t understand why some on here liked him; he’s not really my cup of tea. But after watching him in Star Trek I checked out in Sherlock and I saw what others did. He is not the typical Hollywood guy and I think that is part of it.

      Although his lack of jaw isn’t doing it for me but that could be because I have an ex-boyfriend who lacks one too.

  63. Tails says:

    I think it’s nice to see someone who looks unconventional and doesn’t have the typical Hollywood look get all this attention so I’m happy for him and his cumberbitchdom. xD He seems like a nice dude. It seems like personality/talent makes him more attractive. I really need to watch something that he’s in.

  64. Katrina says:

    No one is trying to force him on anyone. People find him attractive and some don’t. Tbh I don’t think the media is trying to force him as a sex symbol but are surprised that women are all over him so they mock it. It comes down to taste. There are many Celebes Hollywood tries to force on us and cumberbatch is not one. I like that he’s. The underdog when it comes to this. He’s. Winning in the end though.

  65. Marr says:

    I could never call people names like “burn victim”. Its just not in me to be that vicious to someone who is born that way and can’t help the way they look. I could understand if a person made themself look that way through plastic surgery. Anywho…

    • EscapedConvent says:

      @Marr,

      Thank you, Marr. I agree. I can’t figure out the viciousness either. I suppose internet anonymity just lets humanity’s “beautiful true colors” shine through.

    • JulieM says:

      Marr, I agree, too. I think these people are trying to be clever, and just aren’t.

  66. Anoni Mus says:

    My daughter is crazy for him and she turned me on to Sherlock. All I can say is that the guy has serious magnetism or charm or…something! At first I thought he was odd looking but suddenly he became extremely attractive to me. So yeah, I definitely get it! Especially the voice, the dorkiness, the “britishness”, the intelligence, the lankiness.

    As for the weird cheek coloring, could it be his ginger scruff? He seems to be growing some sort of moustache…

  67. EscapedConvent says:

    I usually ignore most of the nastiness re: Cumby’s looks, but today I have to say:

    “Really? What is your damage? Turds & unborn fetuses? What is compelling you to click on his posts?”

    When I think someone is unpleasant to look at, I don’t bother reading about them. I don’t look at their pictures. When I know someone I don’t like is very popular & is going to get lots of positive comments, I *really* don’t read about them.

    There are some posters here who sound rather unhappy in general. To them I suggest a new hobby—this one isn’t doing much for them.

  68. Dale says:

    This guy is amazing. I like him.wasnt sure about him til i saw interviews. I see why alot of people like him.

  69. Sassy says:

    I DON’T GET IT. Never. Not in a million years.

    • Noreen says:

      I said that once. Actually, I said it MANY times.

      • bet says:

        Why keep saying it. Dont you bore yourself. Its certainly boring to read this type of comment over and over. if you dont get it go elsewhere.

  70. Mhmm says:

    I don’t even watch anything he’s in but I read every story about him out of interest :p he just seems to have a great soul.