Benedict Cumberbatch explains his serious shoulder surgery

Benedict Cumberbatch, who recently addressed AI as a “devastating change” recently revealed why he was wearing a sling on his hand in May. appearance with a sling in his arm.

The 49-year-old stunned at the Cannes Film Festival but also made his fans worried as he appeared with a bandaged hand.

The English actor has now revealed as to why he wore the sling and why he had the shoulder surgery on podcast, SmartLess on November 24.

The Doctor Strange star said that he had an arm rotator cuff tear and it required surgery to repair because he was having “sleepless nights” despite getting the treatment.

He said, “I bet well it's a long time of ill use and done a lot of surfing in very bad conditions and overdoing it.”

The surfer explained his love for surfing as “he fell for it” and disclosed that although he hasn’t been able to surf for nearly six months, he still loves it.

The BAFTA award winner added that it is something he can’t explain to someone who doesn’t surf.

For the unversed, Benedict first started surfing during the lockdown in 2020, when he was in New Zealand.

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