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Ed Sheeran announces engagement to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn in touching Instagram post

Ed Sheeran announced he is engaged to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn: Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran announced he is engaged to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn: Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran has announced he is engaged to his girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn.

The 26-year-old confirmed that he had "got myself a fiance" just before the New Year.

He shared the news with his more than 18 million followers in a touching post on Instagram, adding "our cats are chuffed as well".

Alongside a Polaroid showing him kissing Ms Seaborn with his arms around her, Mr Sheeran wrote: "Got myself a fiance just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx."

Fans rushed to congratulate the singer with the post receiving more than 700,000 likes.

One wrote: "I'm so happy for you it's ridiculous."

Another said: "My very best wishes to you both, may you both be happy in love forever."

Last year the singer credited Ms Seaborn, who he has reportedly been dating since 2015, 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 Ms 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 Ms Seaborn - was the Christmas number one.