Ed Sheeran developed eating disorder after comparing himself to Shawn Mendes ... trends now

Ed Sheeran has admitted he developed an eating disorder after comparing himself to 'every other pop star'.

The singer, 32, claimed he began struggling with his body image after collaborating with the likes of Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber, who both have 'fantastic figures'.

Admitting he felt 'mad uncomfortable' talking about his struggles in an interview with Rolling Stone, Ed explained how he began 'gorging' on food before vomiting it back up again.

He said: 'I'm self-conscious anyway, but you get into an industry where you're getting compared to every other pop star. I was in the One Direction wave, and I'm like, "Well, why don't I have a six pack?"

'And I was like, "Oh, because you love kebabs and drink beer." Then you do songs with Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes. All these people have fantastic figures. And I was always like, "Well, why am I so … fat?"'

Ed - who shares children Lyra, two, and Jupier, 10 months, with his wife Cherry Seaborn, 30 - continued, 'I have a real eating problem. I'm a real binge eater. I'm a binge-everything. But I'm now more of a binge exerciser, and a binge dad. And work, obviously.'

The Bad Habits songster compared his struggles to Elton John's, who had written in his own autobiography, 'I had developed bulimia.'

Back in 2020, Ed said that he has a 'very addictive personality' and confessed that he used to binge on alcohol and junk food for the first time.

The hitmaker spoke candidly about his past and learning to deal with fame in a chat with an American self-help book publisher, reported The Sun.

Although struggling with his busy touring schedule in the past

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