Ed Sheeran

Ahead of the release of his new album, Substract, Ed Sheeran revealed he has suffered Covid seven times.

I'm a binge-everything. But I'm now more of a binge exerciser." "I'm like, 'why don't I have a six-pack?' And I was like, 'Oh, because you love kebabs and drink beer.' Then you do songs with Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes. "I'm a real binge eater. And I was always like, 'Well, why am I so … [ death of his best friend Jamal Edwards](https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/20220607142221/jamal-edwards-cause-of-death-statement-brenda-awards/), and the worrying news that his wife, [Cherry Seaborn, was diagnosed with a tumour](https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/20230301165587/ed-sheeran-wife-cherry-seaborn-tumour/) while pregnant.

Ed Sheeran says he has five more albums planned after his maths series, including a posthumous one he'll continually work on.

The singer told Rolling Stone that he’s already begun working on his final album. The four-part series due out globally on May 3 is described as the story of “how an unlikely child with a stutter rose to fame to become one of the biggest global music superstars and how his chart-topping hits were born.” At press time no release date, or title, has been announced yet for that collection, with Sheeran explaining, “I have no goals for the record. The singer also revealed that while working with his pal Taylor Swift’s recent collaborator The National’s Aaron Dessner on Subtract, the duo produced enough material for another album. Though his upcoming May 5 release – (Subtract) will square the circle on his cycle of five mathematically themed studio albums, Sheeran said he’s sketched out his next five releases, as well as a posthumous collection that will be constantly updated during his life. Sheeran, 32, told RS, “I want to slowly make this album that is quote-unquote ‘perfect’ for the rest of my life, adding songs here and there.

Edwards died suddenly from a heart attack in February 2022 after taking cocaine and drinking alcohol, a coroner concluded. The two shared a close bond as ...

"It is something that will always be there and just has to be managed." Sheeran, who boasts almost 78 million monthly listeners on Spotify said that the tragedy was the catalyst that enabled him to kick a drug habit that he developed in his 20s. The two shared a close bond as Edwards is credited with giving Sheeran his first big break.

Ed Sheeran is planning ahead … like way ahead. Videos by American Songwriter. 5 Songs You Didn't Know Were Written By Ed Sheeran.

“I’ve always been very guarded in my personal and private life,” Sheeran said of the series in a statement, “the only documentary I’ve ever made has been one that focused on my songwriting. “I want to slowly make this album that is quote-unquote ‘perfect’ for the rest of my life, adding songs here and there,” Sheeran told the outlet. The last of which, he says, will not be released as long as he lives and breathes.

Star reveals he wants to build the posthumous album "for the rest of my life"

I think it’s very helpful to be able to speak with someone and just vent and not feel guilty about venting. “And I have had that throughout my life. Dessner says he told Sheeran that he “would love to hear him in a more vulnerable, elemental way,” and followed up the conversation with a set of fully realised instrumental tracks, which Sheeran then started writing over. “I want to slowly make this album that is quote-unquote ‘perfect’ for the rest of my life," he said, "adding songs here and there. And I think that’s what was brilliant about [Dessner-produced Taylor Swift albums] Folklore and Evermore: it’s just complete brain-to-page. "I had these instrumentals, and I would write to them, in the backs of cars or planes or whatever.

Ed Sheeran decided never to touch drugs again as he thought taking illegal substances would be “disrespectful” to the memory of his late best friend Jamal ...

The Disney+ series will showcase the private side of the singer-songwriter.

The death of Edward’s and Seaborn’s battle with cancer will feature strongly, as personal traumas and sources of creative expression. The series will zero in on two crucial relationships in Sheeran’s life: with music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, who helped him find an audience online and break out with 2011’s ‘The A Team’, and his school friend and now wife, Cherry Seaborn. With a world tour and a new album dropping in May, it’s a big year ahead for Ed Sheeran – and his army of fans around the world.

Ed Sheeran opened up in the trailer for his new Disney+ docuseries filmed during one of the most challenging times of his life.

The docuseries consists of four episodes and will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ from that date, the day after - (Subtract) lands. Cherry could then be heard saying that she’d “never” seen him cry on stage but that Ed hadn’t had the time to “process and be at peace with his thoughts”. Jamal Edwards championed and worked with artists including Jessie J, Dave and, of course, Ed Sheeran to get their big breaks. We’ve reached our peak and then it just went…” Ed went on, indicating up and down to the audience as the upbeat Shape of You backing track abruptly transitioned into something altogether more poignant. Ed continued, “Cherry’s health, it was really bad and then suddenly my best friend Jamal dies. “And then the successes started happening.”

Ed admitted that he has “always” been a “drinker” and once said he'd have up to 10 pints of beer at a time.

[Submit it here](https://tips.buzzfeed.com) [Stephanie Soteriou](/author/stephaniesoteriou) at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). Ed admitted that he has “always” been a “drinker” and once said he’d have up to 10 pints of beer at a time.

Ed Sheeran opened up about his life at home with his two kids and revealed what he and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, named their younger daughter.

The "Shape of You" singer [shared a photo](https://www.instagram.com/p/CdwQFKRIYzi/) of a pair of white baby socks resting on a brown crocheted blanket. "Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth," Sheeran said. I was spiralling through fear, depression and anxiety. “Me and Cherry were talking earlier about how it’s so lovely,” he said. It’s so nice and wholesome having family on tour. [being diagnosed with a tumor](https://www.today.com/health/ed-sheerans-wife-tumor-pregnancy-rcna72964) while she was pregnant and him having to go to court for a [copyright case for “Shape of You,”](https://www.today.com/video/ed-sheeran-speaks-out-after-copyright-case-win-no-choice-137376325873?search=ed%20sheeran) which he ultimately won in 2022.

Ed Sheeran has two kids with wife Cherry, but how old are they and what are their names?

[fifth studio album](/news/music/ed-sheeran-subtract-album-track-list-release/) is set to be his most emotional yet after writing new music as he faced a series of hardships in 2022, including the death of best friend Jamal Edwards and wife Cherry being diagnosed with a tumour. But how many children do Ed and Cherry have and what are their names? Ed Sheeran has two kids with wife Cherry, but how old are they and what are their names?

Ed Sheeran has shared his plan to release new music from beyond the grave.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Ed Sheeran talked about binging, purging, and the stigma attached to living with an eating disorder as a man.

“Because of the concepts of toxic masculinity, the cultural norms of what a man is—a lot of that messaging and the psychosocial aspects of being a man in our culture can interfere with a man seeking eating disorder treatment,” Dr. [Kimberly Dennis, MD](https://suncloudhealth.com/about/our-team/dr-kimberly-dennis-md), a member of the [Clinical Advisory Council](https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/real-solutions-not-resolutions-nye) at the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and the co-founder of [SunCloud Health](https://suncloudhealth.com/), tells SELF. “Untreated eating disorders can go on for years, if not decades, and contribute to physical and mental health issues,” she tells SELF. “That harms large portions of the population, [including] men.” According to data from [NEDA](https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/general-information/research-on-males), about a third of all people with eating disorders are men. Often, when they start to experience symptoms, “The men themselves don’t know it’s a disorder,” she explains. The 32-year-old singer and songwriter also denounced the stigma associated with [eating disorders](https://www.self.com/topic/eating-disorders) among men.

Speaking to Rolling Stone before the four-part series release date in May, the singer revealed he vowed to quit drugs after the death of his best friend Jamal ...

I don’t know any old rockers that aren’t alcoholics or sober, and I didn’t want to be either.” I was like, ‘No, actually, I really don’t.’ And I don’t ever want to be p***ed holding my kid. But having a bottle of vodka is another thing. “Having a couple of beers is one thing. ”And then sort of dabbling. Speaking to the magazine he said: “I would never, ever, ever touch anything again, because that’s how Jamal died.

The singer shares the highs and the lows of his life in 'The Sum Of It All.'

From “ [Shape Of You](https://www.bustle.com/p/the-ed-sheeran-documentary-songwriter-takes-fans-behind-the-scenes-of-shape-of-you-so-much-more-9933607)” to “ [Bad Habits](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/meaning-behind-ed-sheerans-bad-habits-lyrics),” the 32-year-old English singer has had fans across the world singing all to his music since the days of “A-Team” in 2011. The trailer also shows recorded archival footage of Sheeran and Edwards, who the singer believes was the first person to spot his talent. [found fame as an “unlikely” star](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/ed-sheeran-surprise-gig-hobbit-themed-pub-tiktok). Ahead of the May 5 release of his sixth studio album “—”, this four-part series promises to provide a [never-seen-before private peek](https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/ed-sheeran-disney-sum-of-it-all-series-1235558999/) into the pop star’s life, especially when the going got tough. I hope people enjoy it.” [Ed Sheeran’s](https://www.bustle.com/life/ed-sheeran-hot-sauce-where-to-buy-in-the-uk-tingley-teds) voice billows in, kickstarting the trailer of The Sum Of It All — the singer’s upcoming docu-series with Disney+.

Ed Sheeran makes frank admission about his secret health battle ... The singer said he felt 'mad uncomfortable' talking about the issue but it was 'good to be ...

I’m a real binge eater. “I have a real eating problem. He said he was “quite green” at the beginning of his acting career and there were a lot of industry pressures he didn’t really understand. “When I started out, there were a lot of pressures to look a certain way,” he told The Today Show in the US after the book’s publication. [Sam Heughan](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/outlander-heartthrob-sam-heughan-spotted-kissing-aussie-model-in-new-york-c-6005049) revealed in his memoir, Waypoints, that he had a “low-level” eating disorder in the early days of his career. “I’m now more of a binge exerciser, and a binge dad,” he said. “And certainly, as a young actor, impressionable, I was trying to fit into what was required. [film](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/movies), [music](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/music) and [entertainment](https://7news.com.au/entertainment) industries. The singer said “as a man” he felt “mad uncomfortable” in opening up about his eating disorder, but added that “it was good to be honest” about it. “I was in the One Direction wave, and I’m like, ‘Well, why don’t I have a six-pack?’ “And I was always like, ‘Well, why am I so ... “And I was like, ‘Oh, because you love kebabs and drink beer’.

In a candid new interview, the singer opened up about his struggles with binge eating and poor body image.

I'm a real binge eater. But I'm now more of a binge exerciser, and a binge dad. I'm a binge-everything. “I have a real eating problem. [online summit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxDLKVwFQ9Q) in 2020 he recalled reading John’s autobiography, saying, “There’s so many things that he did that I do.” “I was in the One Direction wave, and I’m like, ‘Well, why don’t I have a six-pack?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, because you love kebabs and drink beer.’ Then you do songs with Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes.”