Ed Sheeran is engaged and his announcement was perfect

Congratulations Ed!

Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn
Author: Elizabeth PuddicombePublished 22nd Jan 2018
Last updated 22nd Jan 2018

Ed Sheeran has announced that he is engaged to his long-term girlfriend Cherry Seaborn.

The ‘Perfect' singer/songwriter took to Instagram on Saturday (Jan 20) to share the good news with his 19 million followers.

“Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx.”

Last year the singer credited Seaborn as a 'good woman' after nursing him back to health after an accident. The pair has reportedly been dating since 2015 but were childhood friends who attended school together in Suffolk.

Sheeran hinted wedding bells last year in an interview saying: “I’m really secure now, we live together and we have cats, and I think when you have cats that’s kind of it.”

Fans and friends took to Twitter to congratulate the pair with everyone agreeing this was the 'moment'.

The couple are rarely photographed together and keep their relationship very private. However, lyrics in his song Perfect, make so much sense now:

"We were just kids when we fell in love / Not knowing what it was / I will not give you up this time"

No details of the wedding have been revealed but we can expect to hear all about it after.