Ed Sheeran has announced the birth of his first child: Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran

• Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.
• The 29-year-old singer shared the news on Instagram with a post that showed a blanket and a pair of tiny socks. In the caption, he wrote: "Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I'll see you when it's time to come back, Ed x."
• The first name Lyra is likely a reference to the main character in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials," a fantasy book trilogy that Sheeran has previously expressed his love for.

Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.

The "Shape of You" singer made the announcement with a post on Instagram where he shared a picture of a blanket and a pair of tiny socks telling fans that "Both mum and baby are doing amazing."

The 29-year-old wrote in the caption: "Ello! A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you… Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter – Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I'll see you when it's time to come back, Ed x."

Ello! A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you... Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter - Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I’ll see you when it’s time to come back, Ed x

A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos) on Sep 1, 2020 at 1:01am PDTSep 1, 2020 at 1:01am PDT

Last month, reports began to emerge that Sheeran and his wife Seaborn were expecting their first child, with the pair making the most of COVID lockdown restrictions to keep the pregnancy private.

Sheeran first announced his engagement to Seaborn via Instagram in January 2018 and later confirmed that the former high school friends had officially tied the knot during a video interview with radio personality Charlamagne Tha God about his last album, "No. 6 Collaborations Project," in 2019.

The first name Lyra is likely a reference to the main character in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials," a high fantasy book trilogy that Sheeran has previously expressed his love for.

—Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) June 13, 2015

Late last year after the conclusion to his "Divide" world tour, Sheeran told fans that he would be taking a break from both music and social media. In a post on Instagram, he said: "I've been a bit non-stop since 2017 so I'm just gonna take a breather to travel, write and read. I'll be off all social media until it's time to come back."

Brb x

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