Draw yourself as Benedict Cumberbatch's imaginary date because that's not creepy at all

Go forth and colour.
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Draw yourself as Benedict Cumberbatch's imaginary date  because that's not creepy at all
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Benedict Cumberbatch is one classy gentleman. So classy that he even has his own colouring book.

Superfans yearning to eventually meet their favourite Sherlock star can imagine themselves in a variety of different IRL settings using this book.

For example, you can draw in Benedict Cumberbatch's imaginary date...

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You can have imaginary conversations with Benedict...

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You can show your appreciation for Benedict's sartorial taste by drawing outfits for him.

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And, if you've ever wondered what it would be like to share a home with Benedict, you can draw it and colour it in.

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Colour-Me-Good Benedict Cumberbatch is available from the National Theatre Bookshop for £7.50 ($9.40). Go forth and colour!

Rachel Thompson, sits wearing a dress with yellow florals and black background.
Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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