A man who works in a chip shop has revealed that he gets plagued by female admirers everywhere that he goes - who believe that he is Ed Sheeran.
Chris Marks-Burton, 26, said that despite being unable to sing, his ginger locks and beard mean that he gets compared daily to the popular 31-year-old musician.
The doppelganger, who is head fryer at a seaside chip shop, said that he was swamped when he attended one of Ed Sheeran's gigs in Wembley and is constantly posing for pictures, Hull Live writes.
He even admitted that his resemblance and shared sense of style has even helped him to score points and win over female admirers over the years.
Although he is now in a committed relationship, he said that he used to enjoy flirting on nights out with 'adoring fans'.
He said: "Girls used to come up to me on nights out and say that I look like Ed Sheeran.
"I would say 'yeah, you can come back to my Lego House any time.'"
Now living with his girlfriend Daisy, 24, in Hunstanton, Norfolk - next to Ed's home county of Suffolk - Chris added: "My missus' mum says I'm a better-looking version of him."
Chris also told how he was swamped by Ed Sheeran fangirls who pecked his cheeks when he went to the singer's concert at Wembley in 2018. He said: "I was with my missus and had girls kissing my cheeks.
"People surrounded me and tried to take pictures of me. If I had a pound a picture I would have taken home a couple of grand easily."
Working as a head fryer for three years at the same fish and chip shop, Chris' likeness to Ed has also seen him become a customer favourite. Chris said: "The customers say 'it's Ed Sheeran cooking our food'.
"We get a lot of customers coming in for a picture. I go around the front and all the customers just love it. I'm quite a chatty person so I like talking to them.
"It's quite funny really when it happens." Chris, who - at 6ft1 - is taller than Ed at 5ft8 - has only seen the singer once in concert and said that his favourite tracks are The City and A-Team.
He noted how the pair have a shared love of Heinz Ketchup - of which Ed is a self-confessed superfan. And Chris added: "I play a little bit of guitar too, but if I sing I'll break glass."
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