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By Christopher Stevens

PUBLISHED: 16:59 EST, 2 August 2013 | UPDATED: 18:42 EST, 2 August 2013

Benedict Cumberbatch on holiday with Russian model Katia Elizarova

Hes a mass of insecurities defensive about his schooling, constantly seeking approval, afraid to turn work down and filled with self-reproach over his failure to find a wife and have children.

Yet at 37, Benedict Cumberbatch is Britains newest global star, a sex symbol who can command multi-million dollar fees from the worlds top film-makers.

So why, with the world at his feet, is the Sherlock actor so desperately unsure of himself? And is his debilitating self-doubt in danger of derailing his progress to career superstardom and his own personal happiness? Could it be that, in the past, his emotional intensity and his urgent yearning to become a father have scuppered relationships?

Women especially the independent, career-minded women he finds attractive seem to be scared off by him.

His see-sawing temperament is enough to deter any woman from marriage. To make matters worse, hes highly cautious, even paranoid, about money.

For years he couldnt bear to spend anything on clothes, and he never misses a chance to earn a penny even working for minimum rates on the BBC radio drama Neverwhere recently, rather than be between jobs for a moment.

And yet, just about every man in the country would eagerly swap places with the star whose devoted female fans call themselves his Cumberbitches.

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