Ed Sheeran shed four stone after he was fat-shamed by online trolls: 'My friends used to call me Two Dinners Teddy'
Ed Sheeran was reportedly motivated to shed a whopping four stones after online trolls branded him as "fat".
The 28-year-old megastar took it upon himself to reduce from 16 stone to 12 stone after his critics pointed out he had gained some serious weight. However, he thinks they attacked him only because they were "insecure" about themselves.
"I never had insecurities and people pointed them out — your brain starts thinking about them," Sheeran told the Behind The Medal podcast.
"It all stems from other people's insecurities. So many people have things they're insecure about so it makes them feel better to point out someone else's. Because half the people that would point out that I'm fat are probably fat themselves," he shared.
However, Ed's pals had nicknamed him "Two Dinners Teddy" after he admittedly used to eat too much and not exercise enough to shed the weight.
"My problem was I'd go to the pub, have bangers and mash, a pie, maybe a pudding and then loads of pints. And then not exercise," he shared candidly.
"My friends used to call me Two Dinners Teddy. On tour, it's very easy to drink every single day because there's always someone visiting. I had to make a real effort on the tour," he added.
"I'm 12 stone now. I started running. I've got into cycling as well," he revealed.
Furthermore, the 'Shape of You' hitmaker also admitted that he did not feature in his first three or four music videos as he didn't have six-packs like his contemporaries Justin Bieber and the members of One Direction.
"I wasn't in my first three or four videos. I was the same sort of age as the One Direction boys and Justin Bieber and all these people who had six-packs and I was kind of like, 'Oh, should I look like this?'," he said.
However, Ed has appeared in a series of music videos since them. His latest single 'Put It All On Me' features him along with his wife Cherry Seaborn.
The footage was reportedly filmed in the couple's lavish London apartment and features several other couples apart from Ed and Cherry.
"Back in high school, Ed and Cherry were crushing hard. They made out at the castle on the hill," a caption under their segment read. "A few years ago they reconnected, there were fireworks. They married in January 2019."