Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran grew up in a pretty traditional Irish Catholic family, and Sheeran was always THE name. It was their legacy almost.
So for most of his life, he grew up thinking that when he had kids, they’d naturally take his last name, and his last name only.
But once he got married to his wife, Cherry Seaborn, and had two daughters with her, his outlook changed a little bit. He talked about this during a recent episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast.
I think it wasn’t until getting married and having daughters where your perception — it shifts. You can’t just be born and just believe things. You have to kind of experience and be brought over. Now, I very, very much believe that that should be the case — that you should obviously keep both identities when you have children.
We love to hear that! Sometimes, “Well, because it’s tradition!” just doesn’t cut it when it comes to an excuse.
It’s clear Sheeran loves being a family man. Later in the interview, he talked about his tattoos, and how his legs are mostly designed by his daughters.
My legs have actually started being my kids’ drawing book. So my daughter’s just done a little bunny rabbit for my leg and you can put the date of it. It’s quite nice seeing it.
How adorable!
