Ed Sheeran reveals surprising new career tangent after being inspired by his parents

He’s known for making some of the most popular tunes of the 2000s.

But British icon Ed Sheeran, 34, is now ditching the microphone, temporarily, for a paint brush as he embarks on a surprising new endeavour as an artist. 

The Ipswich-born star’s first collection, titled Cosmic Carpark Paintings, will go on sale this week and features a series of original canvases and unique prints masterminded by the man himself. 

Ed revealed that all of the paintings were inspired by celestial forms and created in a disused central London park during his Mathematics tour. 

‘I started painting at the end of my Divide Tour in 2019 and it’s something that I’ve used as a creative outlet ever since,’ he said. 

British icon Ed Sheeran announced he’s making a very surprising career change this week (pictured last month)

The much-loved star is swapping the microphone for a paint brush, with his new artwork collection, titled Cosmic Carpark Paintings, set to go on sale this week

‘When I was growing up, both of my parents worked in art, so I’ve naturally always been interested in it, and I always enjoyed studying art at school.

‘I was back and forth on tour last year, and I used a lot of my downtime in the UK to paint. I’d run to a disused car park in Soho each morning, paint and then run home and I’d do that daily until I headed back out on tour again.’ 

Ed said that he was encouraged to pursue the possibility of releasing his own collection by British painter Damien Hirst.

‘I told my good friends Damien Hirst and Joe Hage about the paintings and they encouraged me to do my own thing. 

‘So I decided to use it as a way of raising funds for my Ed Sheeran Foundation which supports music education in the UK and helps fund grassroots music projects, schools and equipment, so all kids have access to music. 

‘I want to thank Damien and Joe for everything they’ve done for me on this exhibition and I’m delighted to be putting it on.’

The exhibition of paintings will be on display at the HENI Gallery on Lexington Street, London, between July 11 and August 1. 

50 per cent of all proceeds from original sales and £300 from each print will go directly to the Ed Sheeran Foundation. 

Ed’s career move comes weeks after fans were left shocked when a photo of his rarely-seen wife’s LinkedIn page surfaced. 

Ed revealed that all of the paintings were inspired by celestial forms and created in a disused central London park during his Mathematics tour

‘I was back and forth on tour last year, and I used a lot of my downtime in the UK to paint. I’d run to a disused car park in Soho each morning, paint and then run home and I’d do that daily until I headed back out on tour again,’ he said

Sheeran said that he was encouraged to pursue the possibility of releasing his own collection of artworks by British painter Damien Hirst

While the Grammy-winning artist has been rocking arenas across the globe, it turns out his spouse Cherry Seaborn has been quietly building an impressive corporate career of her own. 

A screenshot of her LinkedIn page which went viral online revealed that Cherry has spent years working as a Manager at consultancy firm Deloitte. 

After the image began circulating on X, formerly Twitter, it sparked a flurry of admiration and surprise online.

Not only did Cherry juggle a demanding corporate job while being married to one of the world’s most famous musicians, but she also hit pause on her career at one point to pursue further education.

Her resume includes a Master’s degree from Duke University and a Post Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge.

And before her most recent stint as Manager in Deloitte’s Nature, Climate and Sustainability – Innovation, she worked in both the London and New York offices, amassing nearly nine years with the firm overall.

Ed and Cherry met back when they were teenagers at their high schools in Suffolk.

They reconnected in 2015 while both were living in New York City, and tied the knot in 2018.

Since then, they’ve welcomed two daughters: Lyra in 2020 and Jupiter in 2022.

Fans were recently left stunned when a screenshot of Ed Sheeran’s notoriously private wife Cherry Seaborn’s LinkedIn page went viral online, revealing she had a secret career

The screenshot revealed that Cherry, who met Ed when they were teenagers, has spent years working as a Manager at Deloitte