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Ed Sheeran celebrates 30th birthday with Colin the Caterpillar cake: ‘I feel very loved’

Ed Sheeran celebrates turning 30
Ed Sheeran celebrated turning 30 in style… with a pirate-themed do (Picture: Rex/Instagram/teddysphotos)

Ed Sheeran has thanked fans for their birthday wishes as he celebrated turning 30 on Wednesday. 

The Thinking Out Loud star gave his followers a sweet glimpse at his Colin the Caterpillar cake – which had been given a pirate makeover – as he rang in the new decade. 

Alongside a photo of him at his pirate-themed third birthday, he wrote: ‘30 today. Thank you for all your wonderful messages, I feel very loved. 

‘Currently dressed the same as I was on my 3rd birthday about to chow down on Colin the pirate caterpillar, poor bloke.’

As well as his cake and outfit being pirate-themed, the table on which the photo and cake were held was also covered with the Jolly Roger flag and the perfect pieces of eight – chocolate coins. 

He also teased a potential new album in the works too, adding: ‘I’ll be back online with the 4th instalment in the series later this year, until then xx’.

Ed Sheeran celebrates turning 30
Ed channeled his third birthday for inspiration for his 30th (Picture: Instagram)

The ‘fourth instalment’ appears to be a follow up to his previous hit albums, +, x and ÷, after which he also released his No. 6 Collaborations Project in 2019.

Ed had announced he would be taking a break from social media after releasing the project, as he also enjoys the first few months of being a father. 

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The musician also teased a new album coming soon (Picture: APA-PictureDesk GmbH/REX)

He and wife Cherry Seaborn welcomed their first child, a daughter named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran in September last year, with the singer mostly staying off the radar ever since. 

Despite taking a break from music temporarily, Ed still had a very lucrative year last year, reportedly making over £70million. 

Part of this was through his touring firm, Nathan Cable Touring, which netted £70.4million in the year ending March 31, 2020.  

According to The Sun, the company reported a turnover of over £70million and profits of £37million, and Ed’s recording company Ed Sheeran Ltd also made £29million from the writing, production and recording of his music. 

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