Last week, UK chocolate shop Chocolatician unveiled their "Cumberbunnies" – chocolate bunny x Benedict Cumberbatch animorphs that have caused quite the stir online. The bunnies, which cost £50 (or roughly AUD $95), are described by Jen Lindsey-Clark, the creator of Cumberbunnies, as "a delicious Belgian chocolate rabbit with a handsome face and a tasty bottom".
Although most celebs don't have confectionery that allows fans to eat chocolate versions of their faces, Cumberbatch is certainly not the first famous person to have a sweet treat associated with them.
Here are 10 other celebs with confectionery affiliations.
Maria Sharapova
Jeff Rubin, founder of It'Sugar, approached tennis legend Maria Sharapova to collaborate on “a premium line of candies endorsed by a celebrity athlete”. “From the moment she heard the idea, she fell in love with it,” he told website Candy Industry. “She has got an incredible sweet tooth and her eyes lit up, like a little kid opening a Christmas present.”
Heidi Klum
The press release for Heidi's Fruit Flirtations – a highly entertaining read throughout – describes Heidi's sadness at the gap in the United States’ fruit gummy market, and paints an image of a forlorn Heidi Klum squirreling away the lollies for long gummy-less American winters. Klum contemplated: "Will this be comical, to see myself on the shelf and then put myself in my own shopping bag? We'll see." Do yourself a favour and read the press release in its entirety . One Direction
In 2013, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and then-member Zayn Malik had Pez dispensers created in their image, which they then signed and auctioned off for Comic Relief, raising over £1,800 (roughly AUD $3,422). Chaka Khan
With a name that lends itself perfectly to an incredible pun on chocolate, Chakalates by singer Chaka Khan are described on their Facebook as "a gourmet delight for the heart and soul" and a "quiet storm of flavors [sic] and textures remixed with vitamins and minerals garnered from the four corners of Chaka's world." Priyanka Chopra
The Quantico actress is currently the face of luxury chocolate brand Schmitten. Ben Affleck
Chocolatier Theo teamed up with the latest Batman (Affleck) and the Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI) to create a chocolate that was not only delicious, but also helps Congolese farmers create a better future for themselves. "It isn't really aid," Affleck told CBS News. "This is the free market."
"We hooked up them up with Theo chocolate, who does a great job and we now have our first Congo bar. It's not aid, it's not giving somebody money, it's: “We're going to get you to a place where you can manufacture on the open market so that you can sell your market... so you have an ongoing business where people can make money through their own work”".
Audrey Hepburn
Proving you don't have to be alive to move product, Galaxy Chocolates featured the star – who died in 1993 – in their 2013 ad campaign. Using a combination of old footage and CGI, the ad received mixed reviews from fans. View it and see for yourself. Karlie Kloss
Karlie's Kookies are a collaboration between the supermodel and Momofuko Milk Bar, to benefit the Feed Foundation. For every "Perfect 10 Kookie" sold, Feed provided 10 school meals to hungry children around the world. As for the “kookie” itself, well, it's a gluten-free cookie made from almond flour, agave and mini chocolate chips. Spice Girls
In their heyday, the Spice Girls had endorsements for everything from Polaroid cameras to their own PlayStation game, and somewhere in between was their collaboration with Chupa Chups. Called "Spice Girls Fantasy Ball Chupa Chups", the lollipops featured collectible stickers of the girls. What a time to be alive. Britney Spears
Early on in the pop princess' career, Britney did a commercial for Japanese candy Suki. The ad features Britney dancing in a private plane that looks like the dream bedroom of every late ’90s teen, before offering one of her gummies to her security guard, who then dances with her. It's spectacular, and you can watch it in full .