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Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife Sophie Hunter put on a loved-up display as they attend new production of Othello on Broadway

Benedict Cumberbatch and his wife Sophie Hunter put on a loved-up display as they attend new production of Othello on Broadway

Benedict Cumberbatch and his beloved wife Sophie Hunter looked loved-up while attending the new production of Othello on Broadway on Sunday.

The Sherlock legend, 48, put on a smitten display with Sophie, 47, at The Barrymore Theatre.

The Doctor Strange star sported a white T-shirt and a beige jacket.

Meanwhile the theatre director rocked a casual white jacket with grey shirt.

The couple – who tied the knot in 2015 – looked in great spirits as they posed backstage alongside Greg Wood, Julee Cerda and Christina Sajous.

Elsewhere inside the star-studded theatre event, the British actor was seen snapping a beaming selfie with Scandal icon Kerry Washington and Debbie Allen.

Benedict Cumberbatch and his beloved wife Sophie Hunter looked loved-up while attending the new production of Othello on Broadway on Sunday

Benedict Cumberbatch and his beloved wife Sophie Hunter looked loved-up while attending the new production of Othello on Broadway on Sunday 

The Sherlock legend, 48, put on a smitten display with Sophie, 47, at The Barrymore Theatre

The Sherlock legend, 48, put on a smitten display with Sophie, 47, at The Barrymore Theatre

The lovebirds joined Kerry and Debbie for a group sH๏τ with the cast with Norm Nixon, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Producer Brian Moreland. 

Benedict has been busy recently filming for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming film Wife And Dog in locations such as London’s St Pancras.

Wife and Dogs also stars Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins and they were also  seen filming at Sandown Racecourse in Esher, Surrey, in February. 

The upcoming film also stars James Norton, Paddy Considine and Pip Torrens. 

Plot details are being kept under wraps on the movie, but it’s described as a ‘return to the colourful, back-stabbing world of the British aristocracy Richie explored in The Gentlemen film and TV series.’

Last month Benedict opened up about a terrifying experience that helped shape his life in an unusual way over 20 years ago.

The star was in his 20s when he was on the set of the 2004 BBC miniseries To the Ends of the Earth in South Africa.

He was on a driving excursion with some friends during his downtime when the car they were in got a flat tire.

The Doctor Strange star sported a white T-shirt and a beige jacket

The Doctor Strange star sported a white T-shirt and a beige jacket 

The couple - who tied the knot in 2015 - looked in great spirits as they posed backstage alongside Greg Wood, Julee Cerda and Christina Sajous

The couple – who tied the knot in 2015 – looked in great spirits as they posed backstage alongside Greg Wood, Julee Cerda and Christina Sajous

Elsewhere inside the star-studded theatre event, the British actor was seen snapping a beaming selfie with Scandal icon Kerry Washington and Debbie Allen

Elsewhere inside the star-studded theatre event, the British actor was seen snapping a beaming selfie with Scandal icon Kerry Washington and Debbie Allen

The lovebirds joined Kerry and Debbie for a group sH๏τ with the cast with Norm Nixon, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Producer Brian Moreland

The lovebirds joined Kerry and Debbie for a group sH๏τ with the cast with Norm Nixon, Nnamdi Asomugha, and Producer Brian Moreland

The Imitation Game favourite and Sophie stopped to pose with Broadway producer Brian Moreland

The Imitation Game favourite and Sophie stopped to pose with Broadway producer Brian Moreland

While they were on the side of the road, they were robbed and abducted by six men and forced into a car.

They were driven around in the car for hours before being let out and ordered to sit execution style before the abductors fled.

Although the actor and his friends were not physically harmed, it changed him irrevocably, he revealed in a new Variety interview where he also opened up about his worries about aging.

‘It gave me a sense of time, but not necessarily a good one. It made me impatient to live a life less ordinary, and I’m still dealing with that impatience,’ he said.  

The experience turned him into an ‘adrenaline junkie’ who used to unwind by going skydiving and participating in extreme sports. 

‘The near-death stuff turbo-fueled all that. It made me go, ‘Oh, right, yeah, I could die at any moment,” Cumberbatch admitted.

‘I was throwing myself out of planes, taking all sorts of risks. But apart from my parents, I didn’t have any real dependents at that point,’ he admitted.

The actor is now the father of three children – sons Christopher, 9, Hal, 7 and Finn, 6 – with wife Sophie, who celebrated their 10th anniversary on Valentine’s Day.

In February Benedict was seen filming Guy Ritchie's Wife and Dogs in Esher, Surrey, alongside co-stars Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins at Sandown Racecourse

In February Benedict was seen filming Guy Ritchie’s Wife and Dogs in Esher, Surrey, alongside co-stars Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins at Sandown Racecourse

Read More Benedict Cumberbatch gives a friendly wave to fans as he films new Guy Ritchie film Wife and Dogs article image

He admitted that being a family man has, ‘changed,’ his thrill-seeking ways, adding, ‘that sobers you.’

‘I’ve looked over the edge. It’s made me comfortable with what lies beneath it. And I’ve accepted that that’s the end of all our stories,’ Cumberbatch said.

He added of fatherhood, ‘The minute you have kids this sense of time sinks in far more profoundly.

He added of his youngest, who just turned six years old earlier this month, ‘I’m like, ‘I will be in my 60s when he’s 21,’ you know? It’s crazy. It’s gone so fast. 

‘So there’s a huge shift in priorities, and it makes you value what you do with your life in a very different way,’ he added.

The actor continued, ‘It does weigh on me. When you become a parent, your thoughts turn more towards mortality.’

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