One minute, Oscar nominee BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH prayed he’d be the Best Actor shoo-in – the next, his shoes got SNITCHED!!
Talk about Welcome to Hollywood: After arriving for the Awards, Cumberbatch shopped at a fancy BevHills footery and cobbled on some kicks, but dig this shocking kicker – while trying on footwear, someone STOLE the star’s own shoes!
Said a friend: “Benedict couldn’t believe someone actually snatched his shoes while he was sampling new ones!” The SOLE suspects? Two HEELS who’d been eyeing him! Said the source: “Benedict suspects it was these 20-ish girls who’d been gazing at him nonstop – the kind known as ‘Cumberbitches’ – as he wondered why they were in the men’s salon. He said, ‘Those girls took ‘em, I’ll bet! So I ended up having to buy expensive shoes – or walk out of there barefoot!’”