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BBF visitor, Katie, met Ben before a performance of Birdsong today and brought this awesome sign with her, which he kindly signed and posed with!

Thank you again to Katie for sharing this with me and to Ben as well, of course! ♥

FL said:

Oh that’s so sweet!!! :D

December 9th, 2010

Nicole L. said:

that’s awesome and so sweet!! love his little message on it too <3

December 9th, 2010

Nicole L. said:

also, i bet the fact that the sign was personalized for you pretty much made your life didn’t it Stephanie??? :) not to mention he signed it “LOVE, Ben Barnes” with a little “x” :D

December 9th, 2010

Helaine said:

Wow, that’s awesome!!! And really sweet indeed! *-*

Yeah, Steph, I bet it really made your life! :D

December 9th, 2010

Stephanie said:

Isn’t it? Katie is such a sweetheart for thinking of me (and the site) .. and Ben too, of course, for personalizing and posing with the sign she made. I’ve been smiling ever since I saw the photo. :D

Nicole: I noticed that too! ♥

December 9th, 2010

Sandy said:

Gosh! I can’t really make ii out….does it say: Stephanie sorry you couldn’t make it?!? Help!! Anyway…..that Ben is such a sweetheart and that’s why I love him so! :)

To USA Fans: RUN to go see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in theaters tomorrow!!! I asked for the day off from work so I can be one of the first ones to see the movie!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!

December 10th, 2010

Heather said:

What a sweet, sweet man Ben is. You guys are SO lucky to have met him!

@Sandy: I can’t wait to see the movie tomorrow! I’ve been looking forward to it for months! Hope you enjoy it, too!

December 10th, 2010

Katie said:

Well, it was the least I could do (and at the same time, all I could do… if I show up at that stage door any more often, he’ll be considering a restraining order…).
Thank YOU, Steph, for all the time and energy you invest in the site and for keeping the rest of us updated.

December 10th, 2010

Katie said:

Oh and also thank you for calling that sign awesome… LOL… it really wasn’t my best artistic effort, but I’m a little out of practice.

@Sandy: Yes, it says “Sorry you couldn’t make it”.

December 10th, 2010

Mandi said:

Just got back from the Midnight showing of VotDT!!!!

It’s fantastic. I still missed Eddie Izzard as Reep tho. That’s the only thing that I really had to say. Eustace sort of stole the show though. Will was PERFECT as well as Ben. I liked the fact that it was his own hair rather than the god-awful extensions they gave him in Caspian. LOL

All in all, the movie was awesome! I really hope they make all seven books!

P.S Stephanie, what does the sign say? “I’m sorry….” what? I can’t read it. :P I’m happy for you and the site!!!

December 10th, 2010

Helaine said:

@Katie – It was really sweet of you to have this idea! :D

And I think Steph totally deserved it! As you said, she works hard to keep us updated, and she runs the site beautifully! :)

December 10th, 2010

Tran said:

OMG that’s amazing! Many thanks Katie, hahah! :D

December 10th, 2010

Galene said:

Thank you, Katie! Stephanie really deserves it!

Read about the fantastic Q&A with Sebastian Faulks, Rachel Wagstaff and Ben Barnes in Whatsonstage.com.
http://www.whatsonstage.com/blog/theatre/london/E8831291976999/No+Catcalls+for+Birdsong.html

“Barnes spoke charmingly, and modestly, about his involvement in one or two of the earlier Birdsong film projects that have never got off the ground. And the minute he heard that Trevor Nunn was on board as director, he’d made himself irresistibly available. This was his first stage role since taking over in The History Boys in the West End four years ago. He squirmed a bit when I asked him about the boy band he formed after leaving the National Youth Music Theatre; he’s a big star now, not only in the Narnia films, but for this superb performance at the Comedy.”
OMG! “Boy band” again! I

December 10th, 2010

Helaine said:

@Galene – Thanks for the link! :)

Gosh, this “boy band” thing is getting really annoying. The first time it was funny, back on 2008 on Jimmy Kimmel. But not anymore. ¬_¬

December 10th, 2010

casandra said:

OMG Ben !!!!! No es lindo?? Como me gustaria ir a Londres y ver Birdsong , darle un gran abrazo y por supuesto pedirle su autografo.
Gracias Katie por compartir tu foto y acordarte de nosotras! Un saludo a todas las fan de Ben Barnes.

December 10th, 2010

Pilar said:

Hola chicas, gracias por alegrar mi día con esa foto de Ben, realmente él es tan dulce, creo que por eso es que a mi también me ha encadenado a seguirlo. Yo también quisiera ir a Londres y poder ver la obra, pero no puedo….buuuaaaaa¡¡¡ sniffff, snifff¡
TIenen mucha suerte¡¡

December 10th, 2010

Katie said:

Well just the other day I went to the BFI library to do some uni research and because I had time left over, I used it to do a search on Ben. You would think the British Film Institute has up-to-date information… but the ONLY information given in his profile is “Has a band called Hyrise”. Present tense and all. I had to stop myself from laughing out loud.

December 10th, 2010

Sandy said:

@ Heather: I know!!! I am sure I WILL enjoy it! :)

@Katie: Thanks for that! I must say you are the luckiest girl in the world……what I would give to be able to meet Ben in person !!!! I just adore him.

Agreed!! Stephanie you are doing an amazing job with BBF.

December 10th, 2010

KeyKey2DaBenz (akableep!) said:

aww… so sweet! *u*

BBeph: rocks! =D

Katie: sweet thought :)

Ben: sugary picture *;}

sweet & sugary ~so CUTE XD

December 10th, 2010

Lucy Pendleton said:

Katie!!! How was he? Did u talk? OMG!!

December 10th, 2010

Nightshade said:

Katie, that’s a most adorable pic!!! He is such a sweetheart signing and posing, and the BBF pic is so nice!

Steph, you really, really deserve that dedication from Ben xxx

December 10th, 2010

Kes said:

“Oh my god, they killed Benny! Eeerm, Kenny!”

Seriously, this hat looks like out of Southpark *rotfl*

Otherwise, great pic.

December 10th, 2010

Stephanie said:

Awww, thank you guys! ♥ You’re making me blush. *shy* I’m really glad that you all enjoy the site .. :D

December 10th, 2010

Katie said:

@Lucy: not much, really. I just said that I felt bad for Steph because she put so much time and effort into the site and wouldn’t even get to see the play, so would he mind signing and taking a picture with this sign. I’m not really that great at striking up conversations anyway, and especially not if I’m nervous and don’t want to be wasting his time.

December 10th, 2010

Jennifer said:

Well done, Katie!!

December 11th, 2010

Nicole L. said:

i’ll chime in with saying that Steph is an awesome webmaster and how great of a job she does with the site (which is why it’s my fave one to visit!) :D

also Katie — great job with the sign (i love the hand doing the thumbs-up too!!)

December 11th, 2010

kell said:

Good job on the sign Katie and Stephanie you do a great job for this site I glad Ben signed the poster for you he is so sweet. Katie it was nice that you mention Stephanie you are just as sweet as Ben. I wondering weather he actually looks at this site just for curiosity

December 12th, 2010

Sandy said:

@Kell Well if he didn’t…..he will now!!! :)

December 12th, 2010

Nicole L. said:

@kell and @sandy — here’s to hoping *clinks invisible wine glasses together* lol ;)

December 12th, 2010

kell said:

@nicole clinking heres to you Ben!

December 12th, 2010

Christiana said:

Stephanie you really should put that picture into the sites’s header. What a great person Katie is and Ben for agreeing to the picture.

December 13th, 2010

KeyKey2DaBenz (aka bleep!) said:

You’re Welcome Steph! this site’s awesome ;D

@Kell & Christiana ~I agree! & Christiana, good idea about the header!

XD @Kell I think he does XD

@Sandy LOL! XD

@Nicole L. XD *cheers!* I’ll drank ta that yeah e yeah… *;D

December 13th, 2010

Nicole L. said:

christiana has a good idea to make that picture the header for the site — that would be neat! :D

December 13th, 2010

Arabella said:

GAAAAAAAH!!! So sweet from him to sign it and so lucky Katie for meeting him!! And he looks so good in the pic!! I saw VOTDT today AT LAST and i really enjoyed it n__n

And like everyone said Stephanie deserves it, congrats!! :D

January 20th, 2011