Ed Sheeran reveals wife Cherry had 'inoperable' tumour during pregnancy in very candid post

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Ed Sheeran has revealed that his wife, Cherry Seaborn, was diagnosed with a tumour while she was pregnant with their second child, as he opened up ahead of the release of his new album.

Sunday (March 5) is set to see the release of Ed's's newest album, Subtract, with the singer taking to Instagram to share that the backdrop of this new release was one of personal grief and hope.

In a candid Instagram post, Ed reflected on 2022, which saw Ed and his wife Cherry welcome their second child, and the death of his close friend, music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards.

Opening up about how this has impacted his life and music, Ed began: "I had been working on Subtract for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be. "Then at the start of 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art." Ed added that writing songs is his therapy and that following a number of devastating events which occurred in quick succession, he "replaced a decade’s worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts." He continued: "Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth. "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.