Ed Sheeran left frustrated as Ipswich Town lose 4-1

He recently announced he would be taking a breather from music after touring non-stop since 2017. 

But Ed Sheeran was not having a good night as he and wife Cherry Seaborn watched his beloved football team Ipswich Town get thrashed in a home game.

The singer, 28, put his hands to his mouth as Peterborough United scooped the win during the hard to watch defeat.

He wrapped up in a large blue puffer jacket and a baseball cap over his fiery ginger locks for the outing on Saturday.

His partner Cherry, 27, who was sat in the row in front, looked equally disappointed with the result. 

Ipswich suffered a setback when Peterborough won a penalty in the 23rd minute, and struggled to recover as the away side slotted in three more at even intervals.

A 79th minute penalty provided a much-needed goal, but failed to turn into a comeback. 

The Shape Of You songwriter regularly takes his family and friends to Ipswich games where he sits casually behind rows of fans.

Ed recently took to Instagram to announce his break from music and performing, in part because he had been going ‘non stop since 2017.’

The star uploaded a statement for his 32.2 million followers, alongside the caption ‘brb’ [be right back]: ‘Hello all. Gonna go on another break again.

‘The [third album] 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.

‘To 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 writer about. Lots of love x [sic]’

He also changed his profile picture to the letters ‘BRB’, removing the artwork for his album Divide. 

Ed last announced he was taking a break from Instagram in 2015 at the end of promoting his second album, X, and the corresponding tour. At the time, he famously gave up using his phone altogether as well.

He posted at the time: ‘I’m taking a break from my phone, emails and all social media for a while.

‘I’ve had such an amazing ride over the last five years, but I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes, so I’m taking this opportunity of me not having to be anywhere or do anything to travel the world and see everything I missed.’

While he returned to social media, Ed eventually quit Twitter altogether in 2017 – leaving behind 18.9 million followers. His final tweet was in July of that year and his Twitter bio simply now reads: ‘I don’t use this anymore, please follow me on teddysphotos on instagram, lots of love x’

Ed’s decision to step away from Instagram comes after he admitted that he was targeted by trolls for being ‘fat’.

The Take Me Back To London crooner shed four stone, slimming down from 16 stone to 12 stone after people pointed out he had piled on a few pounds, but he believes they only did so because they were feeling ‘insecure’ themselves.

Speaking on the Behind The Medal podcast, he said: ‘I never had insecurities and people pointed them out – your brain starts thinking about them.

‘It all stems from other people’s insecurities. So many people have things they’re insecure about so it makes them feel better to point out someone else’s.

‘Because half the people that would point out that I’m fat are probably fat themselves.’