ED SHEERAN has emerged from heartbreak to forge an “unbreakable bond” with his wife Cherry.
The superstar singer’s 2022 got off to an awful start, with his best pal Jamal Edwards passing away and his wife being diagnosed with a tumour.
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The Eyes Closed singer debuted his entire new album Subtract in front of a live audience at London’s Eventim Apollo on Monday and spoke about how those experiences shaped the record.
Introducing No Strings, which he described as “one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written”, the dad of two said: “My dad said to me when I got married, ‘You will not know what real love and marriage is until there’s death and real sickness’.
“He said that because that happened when he first married my mum.
“There was real, real grief that happened in the family and real, real sickness that ended up in grief that they had to go through.
“He said that it really brought them together and once that happens it’s an unbreakable bond.
“I’ve been married now almost five years and I’ve always felt real, real closeness.
“But last year was when that unbreakable bond was made.
“I know you should feel that before with a marriage and children, but I really feel like ‘if we can get through 2022, we can get through anything’.”
During the intimate show, which Apple Music filmed to screen in May, he also told how he and Cherry moved on from their tough period.
Talking about another track, Spark, he said: “You know in movies when people have break-ups and they put everything into the fire and go, ‘It’s a new dawn’?
“I feel like that’s a healthy thing sometimes, to move on and be like, ‘That was then and this is now’.
“The lyrics in this chorus are we’ll build a fire, we’ll torch our old life and hope that the original spark of what made it amazing survives and we’ll just move on from it.”
Ed cried while talking about Jamal.
But it sounds like Cherry has been his rock throughout — and he has made a spectacular album from his heartache.
Lily James must have a sweet tooth as she is getting close to a confectionary heir.
The actress split from Queens of the Stone Age rocker Michael Shuman this year but on Monday she left a London members’ club with Alexa Chung’s ex-boyfriend Orson Fry.
He is the heir to Fry’s chocolate dynasty and is single again after splitting from Alexa last summer.
Lily was grinning from ear to ear during their evening together, so I wouldn’t be surprised if romance blossoms.
NOEL OUT ON TOUR
NOEL Gallagher’s High Flying Birds are preparing to take flight on a tour across the country.
Following the release of their album Council Skies on June 2, the former Oasis rocker and his bandmates will kick off the first of their seven gigs in Hull on August 30.
Then from December 14 they will begin a week of shows at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, before heading to Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds and Glasgow.
They will finish the nationwide jaunt in Liverpool on December 21, just in time for Christmas.
They will have earned a mulled wine or two by then.
Tickets go on sale on Friday.
PINK’S BLAZING A TRAIL
PINK went halves on her outfit for the iHeartRadio Awards, wearing this blazer and a long skirt.
The Trustfall singer collected the Icon Award at the ceremony in Los Angeles and said she is “grateful to be alive” in her emotional acceptance speech.
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She told the audience: “You have watched me do this, sifting through life’s messiness for almost 25 years.
“Some of you find what I do annoying, and some of you find it brave, and I just find it necessary.
“Vulnerability means the ability to be wounded.
“I have decided to make vulnerability my life’s work, and for those of you that have joined me on this adventure, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
“I’m grateful to be alive. I’m grateful I get to do this with my one precious life.
“Most of all, Willow and Jameson, I’m grateful to be your mama.”
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Nicole Scherzinger and Madison Beer were also at Monday’s event, as was Taylor Swift, who collected five awards, including the Innovator gong and Song Of The Year for Anti-Hero.
Taylor said: “I really want everyone to know, especially young people, that the hundreds or thousands of dumb ideas that I’ve had have led me to my good ideas.
“You have to give yourself permission to fail.”
KEANU Reeves isn’t very chatty in John Wick: Chapter 4, his character only says 380 words in a film lasting the thick end of three hours.
But he will be laughing all the way to the bank, as it is believed he earned more than £32,000 per word with his £12.2million fee.
But it is paying off, the film made £4.8million here in its opening weekend, which is more than the takings for the entire run of the first film in 2015.
It has also made £60million in the US.
FRANKIE Bridge has a good reason for wanting her girlband The Saturdays to reunite – to impress her kids.
The mum of two told the Journey To The Magic podcast: “Sometimes I miss it.
“I’d just quite like to do a music video.
“I would like to go on tour but I just remember doing videos and they were such hard work and then, when you would get them back, they would be amazing.
“Now I’m just mum and want to be able to do something and be like, ‘See I was cool’. Just for my kids.”
IT’S RIZZLE MIX
JADE Thirlwall has been working on her solo music with her boyfriend, Rizzle Kicks singer Jordan Stephens.
He has revealed that they regularly hit the studio together and thrive on coming up with tunes.
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And Down With The Trumpets singer Jordan said of working with Jade: “The big part of the relationship is sharing creative ideas.
“I absolutely love that.
“I love having her in the studio and I love going to the studio with her.
“I like telling her my ideas.”
On the Straight Up podcast Jordan also revealed what it is like dating the Little Mix singer, who has ten million followers online.
On seeing others lusting after her, he said: “Oh my god, lusting, yeah, I think that’s well hot.
“I’m really into that s**t.
“I already feel different as a person with Jade.
“My feelings towards Jade, I don’t think I’ve felt in the same way or to the same extent before.”
The couple, who have been together two and a half years, are happy to go out on date nights, despite both being recognisable.
Jordan said: “This is mental but I actually get stopped more than her in London because she can just disappear.
“She can do this thing where she hides in plain sight, whereas I stick out.
“She is always like, ‘Jordan, we’re not going out with you looking like that’. I’ll have some jumper on, or shades.
“But when people clock that it’s Jade then we’ve got to move because that has a rolling effect.
“But we hide about and we get the Tube.”
HAILEY BRAVES HATERS
HAILEY Bieber put death threats behind her to take a stroll in Los Angeles.
The model wore this coat with a tiny miniskirt to a meeting after it was revealed she has been receiving the sinister messages.
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She has been horrendously trolled in recent weeks due to an alleged feud with her husband Justin’s ex-girlfriend, actress and singer Selena Gomez.
Selena has since called for fans to leave Hailey alone.
The pair have now followed each other on Instagram too in an attempt to put an end to the appalling messages.
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