Ed Sheeran expecting baby with wife Cherry Seaborn after she kept her pregnancy secret in lockdown

ED Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn are expecting a baby this summer after they kept mum about the pregnancy during the coronavirus lockdown.

The A-list dad-to-be — the biggest musician in the world today — and Cherry are said to be “overjoyed” with the news.

Cherry kept her pregnancy secret in lockdownCredit: BackGrid

It comes after the British singer-songwriter, 29, announced a break from music last Christmas, following two-and-a-half years on the road.

Friends revealed he decided to put the time to good use and start a family — with Cherry, 28, already in the final stage of her pregnancy.

A source said they have not been seen as they have spent much of lockdown at their Suffolk home.

They went on: “Ed and Cherry are over the moon. They’re very excited, but have kept things very low key.

Cherry helped Ed get over a low period in his lifeCredit: Instagram/Ed Sheeran

Cherry is already in the final trimester of her pregnancyCredit: BackGrid

“Lockdown was a perfect excuse not to be seen out and about too much, but things are getting closer and the excitement has been building so they have started telling friends and family.

“They’re just making the last of the preparations at home, and the baby is expected later this summer.

“It’s a really happy time and their families are all totally delighted for them and cannot wait to meet the new arrival.”

Last night Cherry shared the news with some of her closest circle of friends online.

Ed previously took a break from music to travel the worldCredit: EPA

On Christmas Eve 2019, Ed told his millions of followers he was taking some time off after promoting his Divide album.

He posted: “Hello all. Gonna go on another break again.

“The 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.

Ed credits Cherry with keeping him groundedCredit: Instagram/Ed Sheeran

“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 write about.”

His manager Stuart Camp later hinted that he might consider starting fatherhood, saying: “He won’t sit still for long, he’s not the holiday sort.

“But things may change, he could have a young family relatively soon.”

They were last seen together as Ed watched his wife play hockey with palsCredit: Splash News

Ed is now worth an estimated £200million after selling more than 150million records worldwide. He has often credited Cherry, who works for accounting giant Deloitte, with keeping him grounded.

The couple, who were high school friends and classmates, began dating in 2015 and announced their engagement in January 2018 in a loved-up Instagram snap.

Ed wrote: “Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love and our cats are chuffed as well.”

The couple, regularly seen at Ipswich Town games, married in secret late that year at his estate in Framlingham, watched by a handful of their closest friends and family.

Ed pictured as a young schoolboyCredit: Refer to Caption

They hosted a more lavish bash with showbiz pals in a festival-style tent nearby last September.

The couple have not been pictured out together since March, when Ed was spotted applauding as Cherry played hockey with pals.

In a recent interview he gushed about her calming support, which he says helps him deal with the anxiety and pressure of global stardom.

Talking about overcoming a low period in 2015, Ed said: “I kind of felt, ‘What was the point’? Not in a dark, well actually I guess in a dark way, but yeah like, ‘Why am I around? Like what is the point?’

He took a break to "travel, write and read"Credit: PA:Press Association

“I’ve known Cherry for a while but we like rekindled our friendship and then started dating and then she exercises a lot so I started going on runs with her. She eats quite healthily. So I started eating quite healthily with her. She doesn’t drink that much so I wasn’t drinking. That will change things.”

He went on to talk about her support during his battle with panic attacks.

Ed said: “I don’t really know how to describe it. It’s just one of those things you’re just like, ‘Get me the f*** out of it right now’.

“Because Cherry’s good with it like sometimes she’ll be like, ‘Cool. Yeah, we’ll leave,’ but sometimes I am just being paranoid. We went away for our wedding anniversary and we sat in this restaurant in Venice.

They married in secret at his estate in Framlingham, SuffolkCredit: Bav Media

“And I remember as soon as I got in, I was like, ‘Get me the f* out of here’. And she was just like, ‘No one’s f**** looking at you. No one wants anything. There’s just old people chilling, they’re having their coffees’.

“And then after five minutes, everything was calm. And I was like, ‘OK, yeah, actually, that was probably good’.”

Multi-million-album-selling Ed first learnt to play the guitar aged 11. He launched his career from humble roots, busking on street corners and performing at the Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham.

He went on to become a guitar technician for other bands including folk duo Nizlopi, and then toured as a support act for London-based hip hop singer Just Jack.

Cherry and Ed watch their beloved Ipswich TownCredit: BackGrid

Cherry helped Ed cope with his panic attacksCredit: Getty Images - Getty

But his career began to thrive after EP Loose Change, which featured his first hit The A Team, began to attract mainstream attention, including praise from Sir Elton John. His next release sold 7,000 copies in the first week despite Ed not being signed to a record label.

An appearance on Jools Holland’s Later… TV show cemented his rise to prominence in 2011 — when he also appeared at Glastonbury.

He has now released three hugely successful albums, with his Divide tour becoming the most lucrative live run of all time.

Cherry and Ed became friends in the same class at school, before she went to Durham University and got a degree in molecular biology. She was also a success on the hockey field, leading her team to the British University Championship in 2012 and 2013.