Benedict Cumberbatch became an “adrenalin junkie” after he was carjacked.
The ‘Power of the Dog’ actor – who has sons Christopher, six, Hal, five, and Finn, three, with wife Sophie Hunter – was involved in the terrifying ordeal in 2004 in Namibia and he admitted it drove him to want to “lead a life less ordinary” afterwards.
However, Benedict admitted he doesn’t push himself to the limits as much now because he has a family to think about.
Speaking to the UK edition of OK! magazine, he said: “I went back and went travelling on my own in Namibia.
“It made me think to lead a life less ordinary.