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Ed Sheeranhas found his new purpose.
The 30-year-old singer appears on Wednesday’s episode ofTheEllen DeGeneresShowwhere he opens up about his 15-month-old daughterLyra Antarctica— whom he shares with wifeCherry Seaborn— and what he “really, really loves” about being a dad.
“I just found that I really didn’t have purpose outside of [music] because when I was giving myself fixed time of no work, I wasn’t doing anything I enjoyed because I love doing music,” Sheeran says. “And [being a dad] has actually given me purpose and something in life that’s actually more important than my job.”
He also admits to DeGeneres that being far from Lyra is “really difficult,” adding that he’s only been away from her for about four or five days.
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Sheeran adds that he’s been enjoying his “cool” daughter now that she’s walking and talking.
Just last month, the singer revealed onHoward Stern’s SiriusXM show that both he and Lyra contracted COVID-19.
“My wife was away, so, I was there with my daughter … She had it, too, so it was kind of heavy,” he told Stern, adding that three days were “really bad.”
“It’s quite an odd thing getting [COVID-19] and then having to announce it to the world … I’m still sort of being treated [like I have it],” Sheeran said. “I didn’t really want to announce it to everyone, but I had to cancel three big things in England and I didn’t want to be rude.”
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source: people.com
