Ed Sheeran has announced on Instagram that he is engaged to his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn.
The singer confirmed that he popped the question to Cherry over Christmas and she said yes.
He wrote on Instagram "Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx."
He shared the announcement with a photo showing him kissing Cherry with his arms around her.
Ed and Cherry went to school in Suffolk together, but only started dating in 2015.
Last year the singer credited Seaborn with nursing him back to health after he was involved in a bicycle accident.
He told the Capital Breakfast Show that she "had to brush my teeth", and later added she is a "good woman".
During an interview with the Sunday Times magazine last year he also sang Seaborn’s praises, saying: "It’s awesome meeting famous people. But that’s not life. That’s not reality. One day this will end.
"And I know the one person that’s going to remain constant is Cherry. I should just enjoy this while it’s there but not let it become my reality. Because that’s not the reality I want to live in."
The singer-songwriter’s third studio album Divide has had a successful run of topping the charts and his single Perfect - which he has reportedly said was inspired by Seaborn - was the Christmas number one.
- PA
