Ed Sheeran is now a global star. But this status can present some disadvantages for the 34-year-old artist… who constantly fears for his life!
With no less than 20 million albums sold and more than 100 million subscribers on Spotify (he was named by Guiness World Records as the artist with the most subscribers on the platform), Ed Sheeran is one of the biggest stars on the planet. But the other side of the coin is sometimes complicated to manage…
“Threats of kidnapping, attempted break-ins…”: Ed Sheeran threatened
As he recently confided in the Australian podcast Australia’s 60 minutes showthe 34-year-old singer has been under close surveillance for several years already. Hunted by fans and paparazzi, Ed Sheeran also says he is closely followed by much more dangerous fanatics. “It’s things that people don’t even consider. Like threats of kidnapping and things like that. We’ve had break-ins, things left on my car.”confided the one who is godfather of the new season of Star Academy with Charlotte Cardin.
Result: the Briton put in place permanent protection around himself and his loved ones. “It’s much more sinister than just fans coming to take selfies. We have a level of protection around us that probably won’t change until I die. This is our life now.”he resigned himself.
Ed Sheeran, angry with some fans: “I’ve already had real arguments”
“When you are in the public sphere, you have to accept everything, the good and the bad. But I think I would really have liked to offer a more normal life to my children…”subsequently admitted the one who released an eighth album, Playlast September. The singer even once argued with fans who tried to take photos of him without his permission, while he was with his daughter: “I’ve had real arguments before. I don’t mind us taking photos, but I find it weird with a four-year-old and a three-year-old…”.
Ed Sheeran, who lives in Suffolk with his wife Cherry and their two granddaughters, Lyra and Jupiter, recently acquired a second property, still in the same region, to accommodate his family in complete safety, but he wants to move to the United States very soon. “My end goal would be to move to Nashville and transition into country music“, he said in the podcast Call her daddy.
