Whether you're a fan of Benedict or not, I thought that it would be nice to share this heartwarming news. :)
The unofficial fansite, CumberbatchWeb started a donation drive for the Teenage Cancer Trust in honor of Benedict's birthday. Originally hoping to raise $250, fans rallied together and surpassed it by thousands!
The website's tumblr has posted this message:
"In case you missed it on twitter Benedict has kindly sent a thank you message via his friend for the fundraising.
Benedict said:
“The amount of effort, love, joy and celebration as well as money raised! I’m speechless. Pls pass on my love and gratitude. Thank you!! Bx”
Really incredibly sweet of him to take the time to do that.
And the collection now stands at over £7000! Thank you so so much to everyone who contributed. I never could have imagined in a million years that Benedict’s wonderful fans would raise so much!"
I'm also including a video interview which was made a few days ago when he did a WWI poetry reading at the Cheltenham Music Festival. In it, he gives us some information about Parade's End as well as his part in 12 Years A slave.
And happy birthday Mr. Cumberbatch!