2018 has already given us its fair share of celebrity headlines, from the birth of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's third child to the burgeoning friendship between internet favourites Millie Bobby Brown and Drake. Not done there, January also gave us the news that musician Ed Sheeran is getting engaged to his girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdz3I2VFQ0j/]] The pair were high school sweethearts, first meeting at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, England, where Ed fostered a long crush on Cherry before she left for Duke University in North Carolina. They have reportedly been dating since July 2015, which became significantly easier once she moved back to the UK in December 2016. Sheeran even wrote about Seaborn a number of times, with her supposedly being the inspiration behind hit singles 'Shape of You' and 'Perfect'. He revealed the news of the engagement last week on Instagram, where he posted a couple photo along with the caption: "Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well". [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BeLG5CBlLYw/]] Fans of the pop star were overwhelmed by the announcement and happy for the couple. His Instagram followers congratulated the couple, with one user writing, "Awww congrats Ed so happy for you!!!!!," while another added, "IM SCREAMING SO HAPPY FOR YOU MY GINGER BISCUIT CONGRATS". Sheeran may have hinted at it before. When he was asked last year whether his relationship had the potential to be a "marriage thing", the musician answered: "Yeah, I feel pretty good about it." Some are even theorising that he revealed his intentions to propose before, as the lyrics to 'End Game', his collaboration with Taylor Swift, supposedly show. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BcZ62Z4l_X9/?taken-by=teddysphotos]] Now it seems that his career might be seeing a big change too, as he explained in a recent interview. Speaking to Wire, he said that once he has children with his new fiancée his musical ambition will "go to zero", and he'll step away from the industry to focus on being a good father: "My ambition is going to go to zero as soon as I have kids. I am going to be like, 'I do not really care anymore as I have another life to take care of.'" "It is totally understandable because you have children and your ambition shifts to be like, 'I want to be a good father'" [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb4f0ZhF70k/?taken-by=teddysphotos]] This isn't the first time he's spoken about fatherhood either. Once, when speaking to Zane Lowe, he was asked if he saw himself having a child in the future and whether he has the desire to be a dad. "Massively, yeah. I wanted to be a dad, like, last year," he told the interviewer. "I'm ready, let's go - tour bus babies, little fat, chubby babies that just walk around." While I'm sure many fans around the world will be sad to see him disappear from the scene, it looks like Ed and Cherry have a bright future ahead of them.

It appears that Ed Sheeran may have tied the knot with fiancée Cherry Seaborn without any of us knowing.

The news comes after Ed announced that he and Cherry got engaged over the Christmas period. Taking to his Instagram account in January, a delighted Ed wrote: "Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx"

The couple met when they were just 11-years-old and attended the same high school in Suffolk, England. Sheeran, of course, left to pursue a career in music while Seaborn went on to graduate from Duke University with a degree on Molecular Biology.

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After spending years apart, the two found their way into each other's arms in 2015, when Ed was in New York for a series of concerts. Seaborn was working on Wall Street at the time and the pair met up regularly, with Ed inviting Seaborn to attend Taylor Swift's famous Fourth of July party.

One year later, and the two seemed very much in love. Swift posted a photo from her 2016 Fourth of July party and Sheeran and Seaborn can be seen sharing a kiss under a banner that reads: "Happy 1st Ed-Iver-Cherry!", which, undoubtedly, is a pun to celebrate their first year as a couple.

The duo then embarked on travelling the world together and went off on a trip to Iceland, Japan and more before returning to the UK. Speaking about the experience, Sheeran said: "This has been the first time I’ve actually had the time to fall in love properly," Sheeran told Zane Lowe last January. “So the catalyst of taking a year off was also the fact that my partner quit her job in New York—which she’s now got back in London, which is really cool—but we were just basically like, let’s quit our jobs and have a year of forming a tight bond. So we went travelling and spent every day for a year together.”

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Since then, the couple has moved in together, got engaged and now, it seems, that they have tied the knot.

In an interview with the flamed-hair singer, Ed, 27, appeared to confirm that he had already said his vows as he pointed at his wedding ring.

During the interview, Ed was asked: "What about the wedding details? Have you picked a date? Do you know where? Do you know when yet?"

However, instead of avoiding the question, Ed seemed genuinely dumbfounded about how to answer and simply shrugged and pointed to a silver ring on his wedding finger.

The interviewer, who was surprised by the response, said, "Ah right" and Ed started to giggle and nodded happily.

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Itching to find out more, the journalist continued: "That's exciting! Congratulations my friend! Congratulations! How did you sneak that one?" to which Ed responded: "Well, I never do anything too public anyway."

The interviewer then added: "That's awesome! Congratulations, I'm happy for you!"

So, it looks like Sheeran has tied the knot. I wonder what he had his first dance to? After all, he is the king of first dance music.

2018 seemed to be off to a rocky start, what with Mille Bobbie Brown's controversial relationship, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's decision to call their third child after a Broadway musical, and you know, because teenagers thought it was a good idea to start eating tide pods. However, we do have some good news, everyone's favourite ginger crooner, Ed Sheeran, has announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend Cherry Seaborn. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdz3Lo1FHAE/?hl=en&taken-by=teddysphotos]] The 'Shape of You' singer took to Instagram today to post a picture of himself with his arms around his successful accountant girlfriend as he kissed her on the cheek. He captioned the snap: "Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx” The Suffolk-born couple have been dating since July 2015 and share a long history. Ed and Cherry are childhood friends and former high school classmates - both having attended Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, UK. It's been widely reported that the singer-songwriter had the hots for her back then. However, their burgeoning relationship didn't survive the long distance when Cherry chose to attend Duke University in North Carolina, America. She eventually moved back to the UK in December 2016, to be with Ed. Cherry apparently inspired the hit singles 'Shape of You' and the Christmas number one 'Perfect' - so fans of the English musician have a lot to thank her for. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BeLG5CBlLYw/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_ufi]] Fans of Ed Sheeran were absolutely overjoyed by the news. His followers flocked to the picture in order to offer the happy couple their congratulations. "Awww congrats Ed so happy for you!!!!!," one Instagram user wrote, while another added, "IM SCREAMING SO HAPPY FOR YOU MY GINGER BISCUIT CONGRATS". One fan, however, wasn't all too pleased by the announcement, "I don’t know if I’m sad or happy...." they stated. When questioned last year if his relationship with Cherry had the potential to be a "marriage thing", the pop star was quick to say yes. "I'm pretty... Yeah I feel pretty good about it," he said. He also confessed that he'd "love" to start a family with his former childhood friend. And when asked about whether he was excited to become a dad in the future, Ed asserted, "Massively, yeah. I wanted to be a dad, like, last year. I'm ready, let's go - tour bus babies, little fat, chubby babies that just walk around." [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BdZ38xmFxLN/?hl=en&taken-by=teddysphotos]] Well, there we have it. Some good news to kick off the new year with. It was about time, don't you think? While there's no word yet on how long the engagement will last, or when the happy couple will tie the knot, I'm sure that Ed Sheeran will continue to keep his fans up-to-date via his social media channels. In other celebrity related news, Kim Kardashian has revealed the hilariously bizarre instruction that she has left in her will.

Bad news ladies and gents: Ed Sheeran is officially off the market!

The singer reportedly married his childhood sweetheart Cherry Seaborn in a top-secret ceremony before Christmas. Their wedding day was said to be incredibly low-key, with the private nuptials held at a church close to Cherry's parents' home in Suffolk and a reception at the local village pub.

Only 40 close friends and family were apparently invited, with none of Ed's celebrity mates present at the December ceremony, held at St Andrew's Church in Wingfield.

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A source told The Mirror: "Ed had managed to schedule a break in his world tour for December so that's when they tied the knot. It was held at the church in Wingfield and the reception was at the local pub. There were only very closest friends and family there - even some of his longtime mates weren't invited."

Another source close to the singer also allegedly told The Sun that the couple wanted the day to be "no-fuss", stating: "It was very quiet – just Ed’s oldest school pals, limited family and the priest. There were only 40 people – so no Taylor Swift, record company executives or any royals or pop star pals. He wanted no fuss and he wanted it to be something entirely for them – just a tiny winter wedding."

The couple had previously been hoping to marry on the star's estate in Framlingham, but this plan fell through last year when they were denied planning permission to build a wedding chapel on the site.

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The Shape of You musician took to social media in January 2018 to announce to his 18 million followers that he had proposed to his longtime love.

Uploading an adorable picture of the two of them snuggling, he captioned the snap: "Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx".

The Castle On The Hill singer sent fans crazy in August when he showed off his engagement ring and admitted he loved to throw the press off the scent. During a TV appearance, when he was asked how he'd managed to "sneak that one", he replied: "I never really do anything too public anyway".

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It's rumoured that the loved-up husband and wife are planning on throwing a big party to celebrate their union at a later date. An insider told The Mirror: "Ed and Cherry are planning a festival-style party for a wider list to happen at the end of the summer. That will be all singing and dancing, and they’ll be able to invite Taylor and those who work with the record company and royal friends."

The Perfect star has known Cherry since they were 11 years old and attended school together in Framlingham, Suffolk. They drifted apart when Ed left to pursue his music career in the US, and Cherry went to play hockey for Duke University, where she earned a degree in Molecular Biology. However, the two reconnected when Ed invited his childhood friend to Taylor Swift’s infamous Rhode Island Fourth of July bash in 2015.

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"Well, our anniversary is her 4th of July party," Sheeran told PEOPLE last year. "I’ve known Cherry since I was 11. She worked on Wall Street in New York, and I had like six shows [around New York in 2015]. It was around then, and we reconnected. I went on tour again, and then I went to Taylor’s 4th of July party. I was texting [Seaborn], and she was like, ‘I’m in Rhode Island at a 4th of July party,’ and I was like, ‘So am I.’ I kinda said to Taylor, ‘Can I invite one of my old schoolmates?’ The rest is history."

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Taylor Swift's engagement announcement with Travis Kelce not only delighted fans but also featured a hidden “Easter egg” that added a personal touch to the big news.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. Credit: Patrick Smith / Getty

The couple made the special announcement on Tuesday (August 26) via Instagram by sharing pictures of the engagement, which took place in a picturesque garden.

The first photo of the carousel showed the 35-year-old Kansas City Chiefs star on bended knee below Swift, who is donning a striped dress and standing under an elaborate floral arch.

The second photo was a close-up of the 'Love Story' musician's stunning engagement ring, which Kelce co-designed with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry.

In a nod to their unique connection, the post also included an unexpected detail: the song 'So High School' from Swift's Tortured Poets Department album.

This track holds special meaning, as it’s about Kelce and includes the lyric, “You know how to ball, I know Aristotle,” a clever reference to the NFL star's athleticism and the couple’s intellectual rapport.

Swift, who is also 35, seemingly acknowledged the song’s significance in her caption, which read: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”

Fans quickly recognized the subtle tribute, with many gushing over the unexpected yet meaningful addition to the announcement.

"THE FACT SHE CHOSE SO HIGH SCHOOL AS THE SONG TO THIS POST MAKES IT SO MUCH MORE MAGICAL," one fan on X exclaimed, while another commented: "So high school was really the perfect song."

A third added: "Taylor using so high school as the song for her engagement post……. LIKE THIS is the kinda of fairytale love she’s been writing about ALL her life and now she’s experiencing it…. stop im actually gonna sob so hard right now."

This special Easter egg isn’t just a whimsical touch, as Kelce has previously shared his affection for 'So High School' and called it his favorite song from Swift's most recent album.

In an interview with PEOPLE in May 2024, he admitted, “I might be a little biased,” referring to the song’s sentimental connection. His praise continued on the Bussin’ With the Boys podcast, where he highlighted its personal significance to him.

Fans have also witnessed the couple’s playful interactions surrounding the song. During Swift's Eras Tour, she made headlines when she performed a dance move inspired by So High School while attending one of Kelce’s games.

Swift and Kelce started dating in 2023. Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Many celebrities have come forward to congratulate the couple, who first went public with their relationship in 2023, after the 'Cruel Summer' songstress was spotted at Arrowhead Stadium supporting Kelce during a Chiefs game.

On Instagram Stories, Sabrina Carpenter shared 10 white hearts above the engagement photo. Charlie Puth posted the same image on his Instagram Stories, writing above it: “Congratulations Taylor & Travis! This is the best part of life. So happy for you both!!”

A very excited Jelly Roll wrote on his Instagram Story: “Let’s go TRAV AND TAYLOR! Congrats, big dog! @killatrav love looks good on you, bubba.”

Avril Lavigne also added: “Awww huge congratulations to @taylorswift and @killatrav,” alongside three ring emojis and three shimmering pink heart emojis.

Even President Donald Trump, who has a history of taunting Swift after she expressed support for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, wished the pair "a lot of luck" during a cabinet meeting.

"I think it’s - I think he’s a great player, I think he’s a great guy and I think that she’s a terrific person," he continued. “So I wish them a lot of luck.”

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