Snapshot: 10 Stellar Selfies by British Celebs

By Brigid Brown | 6 years ago

We are living in a selfie-soaked culture: Britain’s Oxford University Press announced “selfie” as the 2013 word of the year. TIME recently featured an auction where the winner would win a selfie with Sirs Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Benedict Cumberbatch took advantage of the newfangled form of communication, auditioning for August: Osage County with a video selfie. Karen Gillan is benefiting from the trend, having signed on to star in ABC’s comedy called Selfie.

Don’t get us wrong, we’re not complaining. These digital self-portraits are highly entertaining and allow us to view some of our favorite British stars through their own lens.

Let’s take a peek at 10 of our favorite Britished up selfies in all their stellarness below:

David Beckham has mastered the selfie.

(Facebook) — Beckham wrote on his FB page: “Having a great time in Macau at Venetian Macao.”

And then there’s this David who may need a little more practice.

I’ve been speaking to @BarackObama about the situation in Ukraine. We are united in condemnation of Russia’s actions. pic.twitter.com/7Rk2k8iOIK — David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 5, 2014

Sir Patrick Stewart takes a friendly dig at PM David Cameron‘s selfie mishap.

.@robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama I’m now patched in as well. Sorry for the delay. pic.twitter.com/elLQcKcV3w — Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) March 5, 2014

Benedict Cumberbatch is doing his own thing, as usual.

Benedict Cumberbatch is here! #AskSmaug pic.twitter.com/sPkPM95okC — The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) December 3, 2013

Oh bless, Martin Freeman took a moment to pose with a fan.

remember when I took a selfie with martin freeman? pic.twitter.com/wohejOpNf5 — morrissey | bio (@stefflockian) March 10, 2014

Michael Fassbender was dubbed the “Selfie King” while in Dublin last week.

Like how??? pic.twitter.com/X5o7ig1CQ1 — Louise (@LouiseKeoghh) April 24, 2014

That’s not like James Corden to be shy.

Me and @donaldmc in make up. We’re listening to Smith and Burrows and getting excited for Christmas! pic.twitter.com/MzJIh8i7Jq — Jkcorden (@JKCorden) October 22, 2013

We take that back. Corden is not shy and yes, that is Prince.

Here’s that Prince & @james_corden selfie that was taken onstage at The Brits tonight… pic.twitter.com/vcx8TgErfM

— TBN (@TheBizzNiz) February 19, 2014

Karen Gillan‘s three-for-one is a selfie jackpot.