Ed Sheeran Reveals His Wife Cherry Seaborn Was Diagnosed With a Tumor During Her Second Pregnancy

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Art imitates life. Ed Sheeran announced his brand-new album Subtract on Wednesday, March 1, and the inspiration for his latest work hits close to home.The “Perfect” singer, 32, announced the album in an open letter via Twitter, in which he revealed, “My pregnant wife got told she had a tumour [sic], with no route to treatment until after the birth.”Sheeran tied the knot with his longtime love, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the two have since become parents to daughters Lyra, 2, and 9-month-old Jupiter.

In the letter, he did not share an update on his wife’s health since welcoming their second child in May 2022.His wife’s pregnancy scare is among many difficult moments the Grammy winner said he pulled inspiration from for his new music.

Within a month of Seaborn’s tumor diagnosis, “My best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter,” he wrote, likely referring to his plagiarism lawsuit over his song “Shape of You,” which he won in April 2022.He continued: “I was spiralling [sic] through fear, depression and anxiety.

I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air. As an artist, I didn’t feel like I could credibly put out a body of work into the world that didn’t accurately represent where I am and how I need to express myself at this point in my life.