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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s things that people don\u2019t really even take into account,\u201d Sheeran told 60 Minutes.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike kidnap threats and s**t like that. We\u2019ve had attempted break-ins, things left on my car.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s way more sinister than just fans turning up and wanting selfies.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Ed Sheeran with his wife Cherry Seaborn. Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n
Sheeran is fiercely protective of his daughters and does not allow fans to take photos of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had some real arguments before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine with taking pictures, but I just think it\u2019s weird with a four-year-old and a three-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Sheeran accepts: \u201cTo be within the public sphere, you have to take it all, the good and the bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a level of security that probably won\u2019t change until I pass away. That\u2019s just our life now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The English singer-songwriter returns to Perth for the first Aussie leg of his Loop Tour in January 2026, marking his first national performances since 2023.<\/p>\n
Announcing 11 shows across Australia and New Zealand in the summer<\/a>, the four-time Grammy winner will touch down in WA for a singular Optus Stadium<\/a> performance on January 31.<\/p>\n He will then head east for two shows in each of Sydney, Brisbane,<\/a> and Melbourne,<\/a> before concluding the all-new tour with a one-off performance in Adelaide on March 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sheeran\u2019s forthcoming project Play \u2014 his eighth studio album \u2014 is due for release on September 12, with tracks Old Phone, Azizam and Sapphire already released.<\/p>\n The album signals the conclusion of his three-year, 168-show Mathematics Tour that breached Aussie shores in 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cStarting a brand new tour next year called the LOOP tour<\/a>. New stage, new tricks, new set up, new songs and all the classics added in,\u201d Sheeran told fans upon the tour announcement.<\/p>\n Sheeran has sold in excess of 2.5 million tickets in his previous jaunts through Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n![\"Ed](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/46af09648c01a9bd42b3ceee25ea1a798b81de82.jpg\")
Ed Sheeran performs in Wellington Credit: Zakary Walters\/Ed Sheeran\/Instagram<\/p>\n