Ed Sheeran lands cameo role in massive TV show
We didn't expect this!
Last updated 13th Mar 2017
He's dominating the world of music right now and it looks like Ed Sheeran is about to venture into the land of TV as he's just landed a cameo role in hit show Game of Thrones.
The news was confirmed by Games of Thrones producers Dan Weiss and David Benioff at the South by SouthWest film festival in Texas, America.
Dan and David admitted they'd been trying to book the 'Shape of You' singer for a while due to Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams being a massive fan, and now it looks like they finally have him.
Ed seemed to confirm the news when he took to Twitter to write, 'Guess the cats out the bag...'.
Ed isn't the only musician to star in the drama series. Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody and Coldplay's Will Champion have also made appearances.
Although it's not yet been confirmed what role Ed will play in fantasy drama, series seven of the show has finally been given an air date.
The hugely anticipated season will premiere on HBO on 16th July 2017, with UK viewers being able to watch it on Sky Atlantic on 17th July 2017.
This won't be the first time Ed has starred in a TV show as himself. Back in 2015, the singer played made a cameo appearance as Teddy in Australian soap Home and Away.
Watch the moment below:
Meanwhile we can only hope Ed can find some time for filming in his mammoth schedule.
The 26-year-old broke records last week, not only did his album '÷' top the UK album chart, 16 of his new tracks made up the Official UK Top 20, breaking a previous record of ten set by fellow BRIT Calvin Harris.
Impressive! 🙌
Ed popped in for a chat with our Entertainment Team last week where he exclusively performed 'Shape of You' and 'Castle On the Hill'.
Watch his performance of 'Shape Of You' below:
Watch his performance of 'Castle On The Hill' below:
He also joined our sister station KISS FM to perform his own version of 'Love Yourself", the track he wrote for Justin Bieber.
Check it out below: