Benedict Cumberbatch thanks wife and kids as he receives star on Walk Of Fame

Benedict Cumberbatch paid tribute to his wife and children as he was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, saying his career “wouldn’t be the half the ride without you.”

The multi-award winning actor said his Britishness made the event “incredibly painful” but he was also enjoying the “massive ego stroke”.

He was presented with the accolade on Monday by director JJ Abrams and Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige.

In a short speech Cumberbatch thanked “a bunch of reprobates,” friends who he said would “love to be here to take the piss out of me.”

“I’m British, so part of me is finding this incredibly painful. The other part of me is quite enjoying this massive ego stroke,” he said.

Turning to his wife, Sophie Hunter, he continued: “Your support, your honesty, searing at times as it is, your style, your grace, your beauty, your generosity and your love are extraordinary.

“I’m really enjoying this but it wouldn’t be half the ride if I was on my own without you as it is with you.”

He added that they had created an “amazing family of three extraordinary human beings” and also thanked his sons for keeping him grounded by calling him a “stupid fart-face”