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The British pop star hasn’t necessarily been considered a fitness icon until now. But Ed Sheeran has changed and shows the result on a magazine cover.
December 20, 2025, 11:14 amDecember 20, 2025, 11:14 am
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Pop star Ed Sheeran has put an end to his unhealthy lifestyle and is now focusing on fitness, according to his own words. “I think at heart I’m a pizza-eating, beer-guzzling smoker, but that’s just not my reality as a parent in my fourth decade,” the singer told British magazine Men’s Health.
The birth of his children in particular motivated him to live a healthier life. “It all came together. I wanted to be a responsible father, I wanted to feel good and look good,” said the 34-year-old. He and his wife Cherry Seaborn have two daughters, born in 2020 and 2022.
“I’m in the best shape of my life”
Ed Sheeran is now presenting the result of his lifestyle on the cover of the magazine. The singer commented on the shot, which shows Sheeran shirtless and with a six-pack, on Instagram: “I kept joking that I would make it on the cover of ‘Men’s Health’ – and then one day I just thought, ‘Why not?'”
Through a change in diet and consistent training, he lost a total of 14 kilograms. “I started this year with a dry January and just stayed sober and continued to exercise. I did a lot of reformer Pilates,” says the 34-year-old. There was also running and lifting weights.
He doesn’t forbid himself everything, but now he consumes it in large quantities. «I still drink alcohol. I love red wine, I love fine food, but not every day,” says Ed Sheeran. His former lifestyle would also have affected his mental health. “I used to wake up, look in the mirror and just feel bad,” said the singer. Today he is in the best shape of his life.