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Ed Sheeran sparks backlash from fans after revealing he 'identifies culturally as Irish' despite being born and raised in England and describes Ireland as his 'second home'

While the singer-songwriter, 34, was brought up in Suffolk, his father John hails from Belfast , meaning he spent much of his childhood in Ireland.

Elsewhere in the podcast, Ed - who is dad to daughters Lyra, four, and Jupiter, two, with his wife Cherry Seaborn - revealed that he has enlisted 24-hour security for himself and his family amid safety concerns about 'dangerous people'. Elsewhere in the podcast, Ed - who is dad to daughters Lyra, four, and Jupiter, two, with his wife Cherry Seaborn - revealed that he has enlisted 24-hour security for himself and his family amid safety concerns about 'dangerous people' Speaking about life in the limelight, he revealed there had been an attempted break-in at his sprawling Suffolk home, dubbed Sheeranville, and he brought in 24-hour security as a result (pictured with Cherry last year)

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