Considered handsome in his own, unconventional way, the actor received a major boost from his large fan base on Tumblr.
It was a good weekend to be Benedict Cumberbatch.
The ascending star had a busy Sunday, on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, there was the premiere of the second season of Sherlock, the critically-acclaimed, modern-day retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery stories, in which he plays the central sleuth; and over in the UK, he was voted The Sun's Sexiest Man by the tabloid's readers. Or, to be more precise about it all, readers of Tumblr blogs.
Cumberbatch is a hit online, the subject of much adoration on social media sites and fan fiction. And so when The Sun began its very scientific poll, the fans of the spindly, intellectual Brit launched into action, flooding the vote and encouraging their Cumber-obsessives to do so, as well. The result? Cumberbatch took home the award in a walk, finishing with 7115 votes, more than doubling the tally of the second place finisher, David Beckham.
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