Ed Sheeran shares a kiss with wife Cherry after hinting at ‘marriage issues’ and sends Taylor Swift fans wild by posing with her cat in update

Published: 09:10, 12 December 2023 | Updated: 09:30, 12 December 2023

Ed Sheeran [2] shared a kiss with his wife Cherry and sent Taylor Swift [3] fans wild when he posed with her cat in a social media update on Monday.

The couple - who tied the knot in 2019 - have always kept their relationship low-key but Ed, 32, sparked concerns when he hinted at marital issues in his lastest album.

Autumn Variations, which was released in September, appeared to suggest their relationship was on the rocks at one point, with one song hinting that Cherry, 31, 'may have called time on their relationship'.

Sharing a slew of photos to Instagram, Ed and Cherry looked in good spirits as they smiled for a mirror selfie in some throwback photos from his tour.

Another photo showed the singer snuggling up to a grey and white cat, which fans identified as his friend Taylor's pet, Meredith Grey.

Ed Sheeran, 32, shared a kiss with his wife Cherry, 31, in a social media update on Monday after he hinted at marital issues in his lastest album

The singer also sent Taylor Swift fans wild when he posed with her cat

She owns three felines Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button, who not only feature on her Instagram but also have their own merchandise lines.

A fan commented: 'I see Meredith Swift there.'

'Ed confirming that Mer is alive is the highlight of my week,' another fan wrote.

The images were part of a photo dump of random images, which he captioned: 'Dumpington #3.'

Other snaps showed the singer recording songs in a studio, lounging by the pool and catching up with pals.

The photo of Ed and Cherry after he hinted at marital woes in his seventh album.

Ed's song Punchline focused on an imploding romance, with lyrics reading: 'I can't help but be destructive right now. It's been weeks since I saw your outline.

'In my room is a silence so loud. This is what losing hope might sound like.'

The couple - who tied the knot in 2019 - have always kept their relationship low-key but Ed, 32, sparked concerns when he hinted at marital issues in his lastest album

The images were part of a photo dump of random images, which he captioned: 'Dumpington #3'

Other snaps showed the singer recording songs in a studio, lounging by the pool and catching up with pals

Another photo showed the singer snuggling up to a grey and white cat, which fans identified as his friend Taylor's pet, Meredith Grey (Taylor pictured)

During the emotional chorus, it continued: 'I can't help it but I love you so.

I can't take this letting go. I still feel like we could work it out or something.

'All I am is only flesh and bone. Why's your heart so freezing cold?'

Ed and Cherry have been together since 2015 and are parents to daughters Jupiter, 17 months, and Lyra, two.

In another track, Ed detailed their 'bumpy road', and stressed in the song that it is 'not the end of our lives'.

He sings: 'This is not the end of our lives, this is just a bump in the ride.

I know that it'll be alright.'

In the song The Day I Was Born, he sings: 'I broke apart from my lover a couple months ago, if they were here then I guess I wouldn't be alone.'

However, the album is unclear which songs have been written from Ed's personal experiences as he has previously spoken about the album being about both his and his friend's lives.

Ed and Cherry first met at the age of 11 while attending Thomas Mills High School in rural Suffolk.

Cherry, in the year below him, stood out for her natural ability at hockey and Ed for his obvious musical talent.

While the pair parted ways after high school they reconnected in New York City in 2015 and started dating shortly after.

The key to their relationship's success seems to be their humble Suffolk roots.

Cherry grew up in a charming period property in a village outside Framlingham with her mother Ann, father Matthew, an architect, and younger brother Charlie, who is in the same business as his brother-in-law-to-be, writing film and theatre music.

Meanwhile, Ed lived with mum and dad, Imogen and John, and brother Matthew, in Framlingham, but dropped out of school at 16 to seek his fortune as a singer. At the outset he busked and slept rough under an arch near Buckingham Palace.

Two years after they started dating, Ed proposed to Cherry in 2017 [4].

He broke the happy news to his then 19 million followers on Instagram with a sweet, again low-key photo of them embracing.

He wrote: 'Got myself a fiance just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats (Dorito and Calippo) are chuffed as well.'

Autumn Variations, which was released in September, appeared to suggest Ed and Cherry's relationship was on the rocks at one point (pictured three weeks ago)

Happy news: Ed and Cherry announced the birth of first child, daughter Lyra Antarctica with a sweet Instagram post in 2019 as he said 'we're on cloud nine'

Good news: In May 2022, Ed revealed that he and Cherry had secretly welcomed another daughter , Jupiter Seaborn Sheeran

The following year the couple tied the knot in a low-key ceremony a few days before Christmas [5].

A source said: It was very quiet - just Ed's oldest school pals, limited family and the priest.

'There were only 40 people - so no Taylor Swift, record company executives or any royals or pop star pals.

He wanted no fuss and he wanted it to be something entirely for them - just a tiny winter wedding.

'Neither of them were that fussed about making a big deal about it.

Cherry just wanted to get it out of the way without any problems or intrusions.'

Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift [6][7]

References

^ Laura Parkin For Mailonline (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ Ed Sheeran (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ Taylor Swift (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ Ed proposed to Cherry in 2017 (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ tied the knot in a low-key ceremony a few days before Christmas (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ Ed Sheeran (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ Taylor Swift (www.dailymail.co.uk)