How do you like your eggs in the morning? Served by a beautiful man?
Whether you’re a fan of Sherlock, or love the moves of the Footloose and fancy-free, we boil down the crucial deciding factors on the perfect breakfast buddy.
From their pseudo-personalities, to real-life dance skills (it ALWAYS matters), we put Benedict Cumberbatch and Kevin Bacon to the brunch battle:
The shock-factor
Sherlock Holmes
The man solves mysteries for a living. No amount of alcohol, embarrassing declarations or shocking carrying on from the night before will leave him speechless. There’s a certain kind of comfort to be dealing with someone who will consider you an angel. You know compared to murderers and bank thieves…
Ren McCormack
We love his moves, and granted he’s got the whole bad boy gone good to fall back on, but this character is more of a big fish in a small pond. The stories from a small Midwestern town aren’t really going to compete with the tales of Mr.Holmes, and you could easily be the most shocking thing to turn up in these tales. They weren’t allowed dance to rock music. The acceptance bar is set very very high.
Verdict – We’d rather not stand out for all the wrong reasons, and compared to his usual pursuits, Sherlock Holmes will think you’re a lady. He’s got it in the bag.
Actual Morning banter
Benedict Cumberbatch
Known as the ‘Thinking Woman’s Crumpet’ there’s no doubt this intelligent man could keep up with some morning chatter. There’s nothing worse than an awkward silence, but a regular on radio and his vast knowledge, we’re pretty sure he’s well versed in everything from current affairs to the Kardashian craze. Definitely a man to nab for a chat over a cuppa…
Kevin Bacon
There’s no denying he’s a smart cookie (he bagged himself a full scholarship for university you know), but he’s also the actual subject of a trivia game. The Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon apparently links EVERY Hollywood actor back to our golden boy, and we’re sure there’s a story to tell too…
Verdict – Benedict wins this round (mainly ‘cause we’ve probably already stalked Kevin Bacon’s personal stories over years of being a fan-girl)
Keeping the party going
Benedict Cumberbatch
Ok, yes he can dance, but it’s always in a period drama and we’re not thinking it’ll be the moves that keep the dancefloor, or after-party going until the wee hours…
Kevin Bacon
One word – Footloose.
Competition over. We’ve seen the film. We all wanted a Ren McCormack.
Verdict – All we have to say is “Tonight we gotta cut loose, Footloose, kick off your Sunday shoes..” and tuck into a breakfast roll with Kevin Bacon. He’s clearly going to be the centre of all the party action.
Easy on the eyes
Benedict Cumberbatch
The man isn’t going to hurt your head the next morning, and if someone has to serve us breakfast while we beat the fear, we could think of a lot of worse case scenarios. No, we’re big on eggs Benedict, he (and the dish) are one of our favourites.
Kevin Bacon
He’s a handsome man, but morning stubble can be a bit off-putting. Nobody needs a scratchy chin when trying to munch on their bacon. And let’s be honest, bacon solo? We’re more of the all-or-nothing camp.
Verdict – Benedict Cumberbatch may just be the perfect breakfast partner. With a name like that, we weren’t really all that surprised…
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