TALK OF THE TOWN: The Sherlock actor's choice of footwear has caused a bit of a stir at London's exclusive Garrick Club, which was set up in 1831 as a meeting place for 'men of refinement'
The rarefied lounges of London 's exclusive Garrick Club are still reeling from the divisive vote to allow women to join, nearly two centuries after it was founded.
But Cumberbatch's footwear has ruffled a few feathers. 'The Garrick has a strict policy of requiring formal shoes for male members and guests, not trainers,' my man in the salmon-and-cucumber tie says. 'It's caused a stir.' But etiquette guru Nicky Haslam - whose father, William Heywood Haslam, was chairman of the club - has leapt to Cumberbatch's defence. 'I think it's quite fun to bring it a bit up-to-date,' he tells me, adding his father wouldn't have a problem with it either.
Among the adverts on the site dubbed the 'posh Gumtree', my spies tell me of a post that reads: 'An Exceptional Daughter Needs an Exceptional Match!' In it, the mother boasts of her single daughter's many qualities – including that she is a 'scuba dive master'- and appeals for a 'fit and healthy' person with a 'similar ethos' to get in touch.
Is a TV spin-off on the cards? Perhaps not – Susannah Constantine's daughter Esme Bertelsen tells me she's declined an offer to star in Made In Chelsea. 'Absolutely not!' she laughs at the idea.
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