Ed Sheeran announces the birth of his second child
He posted a sweet message to Instagram
Ed Sheeran has surprised fans with the announcement of the birth of his second child. The 'Afterglow' singer took to Instagram on 19th May to announce that he and his wife Cherry Seaborn had welcomed another baby girl.
Sharing a photo of a baby blanket and tiny white socks, Ed wrote: 'Want to let you all know we’ve had another beautiful baby girl. We are both so in love with her, and over the moon to be a family of 4 x'.
Ed and his wife Cherry welcomed their first child together in August 2020, announcing the news and revealing that her name is Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran the following month.
The couple broke the lovely news with a very similar photo, with Ed writing: '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'
Commenting on Lyra's unusual name, Ed later revealed that he wanted her to have a unique name, saying: "My wife's called Cherry, and she is the only Cherry that I've ever met and I think that she's the only Cherry that she's ever met and I quite like that."
Ed has yet to reveal the name of their newborn, but she'll likely have an equally unique name.
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Ed is currently on his 'The Mathematics Tour' in support of his latest album '=' which came out in October last year. He is set to perform across the UK throughout May, June and July.
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