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.

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.

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!

As the world comes to terms with the fact that everyone's favourite ginger is getting married, some eagle-eyed fans have noticed that Ed Sheeran hinted at a potential proposal in a Taylor Swift song last year. If you weren't aware by now, Ed Sheeran has proposed to his girlfriend of two years, Cherry Seaborn, which came as a surprise to literally everyone - apart from Taylor Swift. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BeLG5CBlLYw/?taken-by=teddysphotos]] Taylor more than likely knew about the impending proposal after recording her song"End Game" with Ed last year. In the track, which was released on November 14, 2017, Ed basically revealed to the world that he was planning to propose. Ed's verse went as follows: "Knew it when I was young We connected when we were little bit older Both sprung, I got issues and chips on both of my shoulders Reputation precedes me, in rumors I’m knee deep The truth is it’s easier to ignore it, believe me Even when we’d argue, we don’t do it for long And you understand the good and bad, end up in the song For all your beautiful traits, and the way you do it with ease For all my flaws, paranoia, and insecurities I’ve made mistakes, and made some choices that’s hard to deny After the storm, something was born on the fourth of July I passed days with a thumb, this end game isn’t won With four words on the tip of my tongue, I’ll never say" Based off of a few key lines picked up by fans of the singer-songwriter, the verse appears to be about and Ed and Cherry. [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfnCAmr569k]] Firstly: "Knew it when I was young," may refer to the fact that Ed and Cherry met at school. However, they didn't get together until 2015: "We connected when we were a little bit older." The delay in the romance was due to the fact that Cherry moved to America to attend college, something which Ed appears to allude to when he says: "Something was born on the fourth of July." [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BcN8V4LHH_1/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_legacy]] And for those of you who are good at maths, Ed finished the verse with, "four words on the tip of my tongue." Hmm four words, I wonder what they could possibly be? Maybe, "will you marry me?" If this all turns out to be true, it means that Ed was hiding his intentions from the world, and Cherry, in plain sight in the months before he decided to pop the question. The song was released in mid-November and it is believed that Sheeran got down on one knee on New Year's Eve. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BHfuyOzDwyc/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_legacy]] It's not the first time that Taylor has taken an interest in Ed's love life, with the singer throwing a first anniversary party for the couple back in 2016. So, it seems like Taylor was in on the proposal all along. Fair play to Ed for hiding the pending engagement in the lyrics of his song. Good luck to him and Cherry with the engagement, I'm sure it'll be a pretty exclusive party.

Singer Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have announced the birth of their first child - and it's a girl!

The chart-topper announced the news to his 31.3 million Instagram followers in a heartwarming post.

Revealing that their daughter was born last week, the 'Shape of You' singer wrote:

"Ello! A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you... Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter - Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.

"We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I’ll see you when it’s time to come back, Ed x"

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This was the first time Sheeran had posted on his Instagram account since December. In that post, he announced that he would be taking a break from music and fame.

He wrote on Christmas Eve 2019: "Hello all. Gonna go on another break again. The Divide era and tour changed my life in so many ways, but now it’s all over it’s time to go out and see some more of the world.

"I’ve been a bit non stop since 2017 so I’m just gonna take a breather to travel, write and read. I’ll be off all social media until it’s time to come back."

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The 'Castle on the Hill' singer continued: "To all my family and friends, see ya when I see ya – and to my fans, thank you for always being amazing, I promise to be back with some new music when the time is right and I’ve lived a little more to actually have something to write about. Lots of love x".

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Per NME, Sheeran confirmed that he had married high school sweetheart Seaborn during the release of the video for Ella Mai collaboration ‘Put It All On Me’.

A message alongside a clip of the pair reads: "Back in high school, Ed & Cherry were crushing hard.

"They made out at the castle on the hill. A few years ago they reconnected, there were fireworks. They married in January 2019."

Congratulations to the new parents!