Ed Sheeran shares surprise baby news as he welcomes second daughter with Cherry Seaborn

The couple made the announcement on 19 May via Instagram, with Ed, 31, saying that the family were “over the moon” with their newest daughter.

Ed and his wife Cherry already have a one-and-a-half-year-old named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.

The name for their oldest child was inspired by the protagonist in the Phillip Pullman fantasy-novel series ‘His Dark Materials’.

 Ed and Cherry were childhood sweethearts. They rekindled their romance in 2014 and tied the knot in a small ceremony five years later

The star had announced the birth of Lyra in a similar way, sharing a snap of her baby socks on a blanket alongside his message.

Ed and Cherry have not shared any other details, such as the baby’s name or when she arrived.

Ed and Cherry were childhood sweethearts, having grown up together in the same town. 

Ed Sheeran married Cherry Seaborn in a private ceremony in January 2019.