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Charlotte McIntyre, Assistant Showbiz Editor & Clare McCarthy

Ed Sheeran reveals wife had 'inoperable' tumour during pregnancy as he announces album and Irish tour date

Ed Sheeran has revealed how his wife Cherry Seaborn was diagnosed with an 'inoperable' tumour during her pregnancy with their second child.

The singer-songwriter is set to release his new album '-' (Subtract) on Sunday and said the backdrop to writing this album was one of personal grief and hope.

Speaking about the new music, he said: “I had been working on Subtract for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be.

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