ED Sheeran also opened up about having an eating disorder triggered by unfavourably comparing himself to other pop stars.
He told how he always felt “fat” and believes he has a similar relationship with food as Sir Elton John, who has previously spoken about having bulimia.
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Ed said: “I’m self-conscious anyway, but you get into an industry where you’re getting compared to every other pop star.
“I was in the One Direction wave, and I’m like, ‘Well, why don’t I have a six pack?’
“And I was like, ‘Oh, because you love kebabs and drink beer’.
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“Then you do songs with Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes.
“All these people have fantastic figures. And I was always like, ‘Well, why am I so . . . fat?’ ”
He continued: “So I found myself doing what Elton talks about in his book — gorging, and then it would come up again.”
Ed said he admitted feeling “mad uncomfortable” talking about it “as a man” but said “it’s good to be honest”.
He went on: “I have a real eating problem. I’m a real binge eater. I’m a binge everything.
“But I’m now more of a binge exerciser, and a binge dad. And work, obviously.”
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