has wished his wife a happy birthday with a rare cuddly photograph of the pair.
The Shivers singer and his wife were childhood sweethearts, having grown up in the same town.
They reconnected in 2014 and have been together since, eventually .
The pair , daughter Lyra Antarctica, in September 2020, with Ed taking a break from music around the same time.
Now, of course, Ed is strongly back in the spotlight with a new number one album and multiple chart-topping singles, but as always, he keeps his personal life private.
However the singer has now shared a gorgeous photograph of him and his wife as he celebrates her 30th birthday.
Taking to Instagram, the 30-year-old shared a sweet snap of him and Cherry cuddled up in a sunkissed hammock together.
In the photo, the couple have their arms around each other as they lie on opposite sides of the hammock, with Cherry holding a bottle of beer and gazing at her husband.
Ed captioned the post: ‘HBD to ma baby mama. 30 looks good on you ?’
The short but sweet post has proven hugely popular with Ed’s legions of fans, garnering over 320,000 likes in just two hours.
Thousands flocked to the comment section to wish Cherry a happy birthday, with fellow musicians and Ed’s close friends, Jedward, writing: ’30 flirty and thriving.’
‘I can’t. ?❤️,’ one fan wrote, adding: ‘Happy Birthday, beautiful Cherry!’
‘Happy Birthday Cherry!’ another wrote. ‘God bless to you and the family.’
While Ed keeps his private life firmly out of the spotlight, he does on occasion head to social media to share major updates with fans.
In September 2020, Ed shared the joyous news of the birth of his daughter in a sweet post on Instagram.
He wrote: ‘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,’ he said, adding that he and Cherry were ‘on cloud nine.’
Rumours began swirling that the couple were expecting a baby just weeks before Lyra was born, with the private couple able to keep the news quiet thanks to the lockdown.
