'She sends me videos of our cats': Ed Sheeran describes his 'chill' relationship with girlfriend Cherry Seaborn and says 'everything is a lot easier' with her by his side
He met his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn when they were in high school.
And Ed Sheeran told Today's Richard Wilkins on Wednesday their longtime friendship turned relationship was 'going well'.
The 25-year-old described how being 'loved up' with his high school sweetheart was a calming force in his hectic life.
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Happy: Ed Sheeran told Today's Richard Wilkins on Wednesday his longtime friendship turned relationship with Cherry Seaborn was 'going well'
'This is actually the first time I've been away and I'm just chilled, and nothing's going wrong and everything's great,' he enthused.
'What does that do for you, when you've met the one?' asked Richard.
'Everything's just a lot easier,' the Yorkshire-born Grammy winner replied. 'That side of my life is meant to be the part that chills you out, and it definitely is.'
'She sends me videos of our cats, and I'll finish interviews and go and watch videos of our cats playing with a bit of paper or something,' he said of his relationship with Cherry
He revealed his relationship with the blonde beauty was a down to earth one.
'She sends me videos of our cats, and I'll finish interviews and go and watch videos of our cats playing with a bit of paper or something,' he said
He also described his father John Sheeran as being his most influential supporter.
'When everyone else was like, "It's a bad idea to drop out of high school", he was like, "No, you need to go and do gigs and work hard. You can't learn how to do gigs in school",' he recalled.
Lovebirds: He described how being 'loved up' with his high school sweetheart was a calming force in his life. Pictured: Ed Sheeran, Cherry Seaborn, Emil Nava and Calvin Harris
He paused the interview when asked how 'proud' his parents were of him.
'Pride is the wrong word, because I think it means you want to show off a bit,' he explained.
'They're happy that me and my brother are doing what we love, and we're happy in our jobs,' he continued.
'They're happy that me and my brother are doing what we love, and we're happy in our jobs,' he said of his parents John and Imogen
A day earlier he made an appearance on NOVA 96.9FM's Fitzy & Wippa show, where the hosts surprised him with a cake version of himself for his upcoming birthday.
'It looks like you've had a facelift, with maybe your lips done,' joked Wippa.
Ed jumped off his seat and bit off the cake's nose, remarking: 'That's quite good.'
Edible: A day earlier he made an appearance on NOVA 96.9FM's Fitzy & Wippa show, where the hosts surprised him with a cake version of himself for his upcoming birthday
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