Updated On: 23 March, 2023 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Ed Sheeran talks about his struggles with suicidal thoughts, eating disorder

Ed Sheeran
Singer Ed Sheeran was plagued with suicidal thoughts after the death of his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne within weeks of each other. He was heartbroken by the passing of music producer Jamal, the son of Loose Women star Brenda Edwards, who died after a cardiac arrest brought on by cocaine and alcohol, and has now said the death a month later of his late cricketer pal Shane Warne, aged 52, left him feeling like he was “drowning” in his life-long fight with depression.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, the dad of two, who has daughters Lyra, two, and 10 month old Jupiter with his wife Cherry Seaborn, 30, also talked about how he developed an eating disorder as he compared himself to toned pop stars like Justin Bieber. He said, “My best friend died. And he shouldn’t have. I’ve always had real lows in my life, but it wasn’t until last year that I actually addressed it. I felt like I didn’t want to live anymore. And I have had that throughout my life. You’re under the waves drowning. You’re just sort of in this thing and you can’t get out of it.”