Ed Sheeran has revealed his weight increased to 15 and a half stone when he quit touring and indulged in beer and fried foods.
The singer, 30, told how becoming a father to daughter Lyra, 15 months, motivated him to change his lifestyle and he has since shed five stone.
Speaking to The Sun, Ed admitted he drank while feeling lonely on tour and then started bingeing on unhealthy foods when he took time off.
Candid: Ed Sheeran has revealed his weight increased to 15 and a half stone when he quit touring and indulged in beer and fried foods (pictured left, in 2021 and right, in 2019)
He said: 'I loved chicken wings, wine, beer, and I never exercised. Since becoming a dad I've become quite clean-living. But I think actually taking time off and not being on tour was the worst thing for my health because I would drink every single day.
'I stopped three months before Lyra was born because I was determined I was going to be the person to drive my wife to the hospital. I was 15-and-a-half stone at my peak and I think I'm ten-and-a-half now – I was big, it really showed. I had a 36 waist — now I'm down to 28.'
Ed, who is releasing his fifth album = (pronounced 'equals') on Friday, said he still enjoys food and alcohol now but no longer goes overboard.
He said: 'It was when Cherry was pregnant the penny dropped. Lyra has been the biggest motivation in terms of detoxing my life, and I think it's a change everyone needs to go through if they're a parent.'
Change: The singer, 30, told how becoming a father to daughter Lyra, 15 months, motivated him to change his lifestyle and he has since shed five stone (pictured with his wife Cherry Seaborn in 2017)
Speaking about the loneliness an artist can face while they are on tour, Ed told how being a solo artist
