Benedict Cumberbatch and wife Sophie Hunter ‘expecting second baby’

Benedict Cumberbatch and wife Sophie Hunter are reportedly expecting their second child together.

The British Sherlock star is about to become a father again, after the couple welcomed their first child, Christopher, back in June 2015.

According to E!, Cumberbatch confirmed the news as the pair hit the red carpet at the LA premiere of Doctor Strange on Thursday night.

Cumberbatch, 40, and Hunter, 38, announced that they were expecting their first child back in January last year, just two months after they got engaged.

They got married just a month later on Valentine’s Day in a private ceremony on the Isle of Wight.

Last year Cumberbatch admitted that he was keen to extend his brood, telling Graham Norton:

“I've become a father and a husband, and in the right order – just. I might go for a Cumber-batch of boys.”

Talking about family life, he added: “It's everything. I have a new life form that needs his father's help in the world and his mother needs a little help once in a while.

“It's what being a parent is about so it's not an excuse to get away from what I am doing – it's what I ought to be doing. After three and a half hours of Hamlet, I think that's okay."

Cumberbatch is currently promoting his leading role in the new Marvel film, in which he plays neurosurgeon-turned-sorcerer Stephen Strange.