They also became real-life platonic pals and were frequently pictured mugging for the cameras at awards shows, praising each other in interviews, or talking about how both were unpopular growing up. Swift's stamp of approval did wonders to accelerate Sheeran's standing in the US, especially once her formidable fan base embraced him and his music. After all, he lovingly mentions his family as an inspiration on Divide , and frequently does high-profile charity gigs benefiting a variety of causes.
In other words, he's a variation on the nonthreatening male pop star , giving off the vibe that he's your childhood best friend who just so happened to grow up and be famous. Only instead of having chiseled boy-band looks, he looks more like a rumpled kid brother, or the living embodiment of a Harry Potter character. The laid-back, uproarious interview underscores that Sheeran has a sense of humor about himself, which makes him feel nonthreatening.
Even when he's joking around with a fellow global pop star, Sheeran feels down-to-earth. This self-deprecation also makes him bulletproof to mockery, since he'll poke fun at himself before others can.
Sheeran's ginger doppelganger, Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint, recently starred in a recent viral MTV After Hours skit in which the actor cheekily pretended that he had been imitating Sheeran all these years, and claimed the songwriter didn't actually exist. The skit was even more meta because Grint actually played Sheeran in the video for the hit "Lego House" as well.
Ever the good sport, Sheeran tweeted the After Hours video with an affectionate greeting for Grint. Yet somewhat paradoxically, Sheeran's self-deprecation also feels like a way to hide anxiety about how he comes across — a defense mechanism to mask insecurity.
He often frets in interviews about how he's perceived — according to the Guardian, Sheeran asked several times during an recent interview, "Do I sound like a cunt?
But I convinced myself that I was. Ginger hair is just very fair — my hair is completely fine. Of course, keeping self-deprecation on the surface also protects Sheeran when potentially unflattering stories come to light. For example, he recently admitted to getting "hammered" at a bar with Justin Bieber. After the pair somehow then ended up at a golf course together, Sheeran tried and failed to tee off on a golf ball Bieber had in his mouth, and smacked the pop star's cheek instead.
And then there was the time Sheeran had his cheek sliced by a sword while at a debauched party where British Princess Beatrice and James Blunt were also in attendance. He always seems to get himself into bizarre situations that most polished pop stars don't. Such absurdity makes Sheeran often feel like a walking meme, a go-to source for viral content. The internet has certainly taken notice:. Ed Sheeran looks like the cactus enemy from Super Mario all grown up pic.
On the flip side, the tone of these stories also hints at a slightly darker side to Sheeran, one whose unpolished edge is the mark of a passive-aggressive lout rather than a charming rogue. As is often the case with pop stars, hatred for Sheeran has increased in proportion with his success. In recent months, low-level dislike or indifference toward him has seemed to boil over into festering disdain. That's clear in many of Divide 's reviews, which highlight the cloying and shallow elements of Sheeran's music.
According to Entertainment Weekly , "What Do I Know" "exploits his humility to avoid the risk of making even the mildest political statement. His obsession with selling records can come across as bragging. Why not want to sell 20 million [copies]?
A recent Rolling Stone cover interview also had some eyebrow-raising moments. As illustrated in these interviews, Sheeran can come off as callous, insecure, and insensitive — exactly the type of guy that women are taught to stay away from, and the polar opposite of the approachable, affable persona he exudes at other times. His songs don't necessarily portray women in the best light either. And that heartfelt Bieber hit "Love Yourself"? Sheeran revealed recently that the original lyrics of the song were actually the harsher, "Baby, you should go and fuck yourself.
Like Sheeran, Bieber has received his fair share of criticism for song lyrics. Writers Ed Sheeran Jake Gosling. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? She Looks So Perfect. Edit source History Talk 0. While so many celebrities are obsessed with snapping their lives for the world to lust over, Ed realized that he was spending too much time chronicling and not enough living.
So he took a huge break from all social media, after sending fans a cute message about how he needed to stop seeing the world through the lens of a camera, and start seeing it through his own eyes. Not only do we respect Ed for having the self-control and wisdom to make this decision, but the fact that he spread the message to his fans has to be a good thing!
Yes, you read that correctly. To say we are excited would be a huge understatement! Will he play in one of the medieval bands and offer entertainment at some wedding before somebody is assassinated? If other celebrities think that Ed is perfect, well, who are we to disagree?!
You can generally tell who the jerks are in Hollywood after observing how other stars react to them! Good enough for Elli Goulding, good enough for us.
From what we can see, the bromance between these two is pretty real. The Biebs also seems to be a big fan of Ed! Being a great role model means acting in a way that sets an example for people who look up to you. Ed is all about the great advice, and has said some things that really just make the world a better place. Also, when things get tough his go-to solution is to eat chocolate. Normally the way somebody looked when they were little really has no impact on whether we love them or not today.
But Ed Sheeran was so cute as a child no, really The red hair, the oversized glasses, the freckles, and the little private school uniform are just too much for us! Apparently the two were regularly mixed up and thought to be the same person by fans before Ed shot to international fame , so being the opportunist that he is, Ed decided to have some fun with it and used his connections with friend Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy to get in touch with Rupert.
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