Ed Sheeran has revealed he has round the clock security, following a break-in attempt.
The Galway Girl singer, 34, revealed on The Louis Theroux podcast he has 24-hour security for himself, his wife Cherry Seaborn and their two daughters, following “weird” encounters over the past few years.
“I do think that there is a different kind of normal that is our business,” he said on the podcast.
“I have like 24-hour security on my house. I have security with my kids.
“I have security with me. I have security with my wife, just because there have been a couple of weird things over the years that have happened.”
He added that there had been a “break-in attempt” at his home - and that many stars don’t speak about the security risks of being famous.
“Just so you know there's lots of dangerous people out there,” he said. “We've had like, you know, a break-in attempt.
“In my industry, that's normal. That's kind of like an underlying thing that no one really talks about, but that is kind of a part of being in the public eye.”
He also said on the podcast he identifies culturally as Irish despite being born and raised in England.
The singer, who was brought up in Suffolk, has a large Irish family and said he would spend his holidays in the country as a child.
“I class my culture as Irish. I think that’s what I grew up with,” he added.
“My mum’s family is very, very small, it’s her and her parents, and my dad’s family is… he’s got seven brothers and sisters.
“We’d spend all of our holidays in Ireland. My first musical experiences were in Ireland, I grew up with trad music in the house. So I identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in Britain.
“I do feel like my culture is something that I’m really proud of and grew up with and want to express.
“And I feel like just because I was born in Britain doesn’t necessarily mean that I have to just be (British), there’s loads of people I know that are half this or quarter this.”
He added: “I don’t think there’s any rules to it. It should be how you feel and how you were raised and what you lean into.”
Asked if he gets “a lot of love” in Ireland, he said: “I’d say it’s basically my second home musically. I’d say Ireland is the place that I am most successful musically.”
