{"id":422846,"date":"2026-04-29T04:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/422846\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:35:16","slug":"ed-sheeran-shaves-his-head-reveals-he-has-shingles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/422846\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran Shaves His Head, Reveals He Has Shingles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ed-sheeran\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Sheeran<\/a> is feeling like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EwzD8U4u76k\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new man<\/a> with his new haircut. The English singer-songwriter gave fans a peek into everything he\u2019s been up to recently via a \u201cLife Update Dumpington\u201d posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXrf1ndgp_A?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> on Tuesday (April 28). At the top of the carousel post, Sheeran shows off a surprising new look: a freshly buzzed head.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ed-sheeran\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ed-sheeran-5jf-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cYes I\u2019ve shaved my hair. I wanted to shave it to signify a fresh start,\u201d Sheeran writes in the first of eight life updates he shared in his Instagram caption. \u201cA lot of new beginnings in my life atm. I Iove it, thinking of keeping it this way.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlongside his new \u2018do, the \u201cPerfect\u201d singer also let Latin American fans know that he has added new dates to Loop Tour in Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile. He also shared that he is \u201cso excited\u201d to perform in the cities that have been added: \u201cSome of my fav countries and cities to play shows in, its been too long.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor another one of the updates, Sheeran shared a photo of himself and producer Martin Garrix reconnecting and playing guitars together. \u201cCaught up with @martingarrix recently, know that guy for over a decade now, I love him, what a bloke,\u201d Sheeran wrote of his friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn a less than fortunate note, the 35-year-old singer also revealed that he has been battling shingles for the last month, and that he \u201cwouldn\u2019t recommend it\u201d \u2014 but he is \u201con the mend now.\u201d (According to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nia.nih.gov\/health\/shingles\/shingles\">National Institutes of Health<\/a>, shingles is a painful rash that is caused by the same virus as chickenpox, with the majority of cases impacting those age 60 and above. There is no cure, but antiviral medications can help alleviate pain and clear up the blisters.) <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSheeran at the very least had some things to keep him entertained during his battle against shingles. He finally watched Stranger Things, sharing in his Instagram post that season four \u201cbangs\u201d and that he read and loved the book Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. \u201cI might be late to the party with that one,\u201d the artist wrote of the 2022 novel. \u201cBut [it\u2019s] brilliant go check it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlong with the TV and books, Sheeran has also been indulging in buying vinyl records. A particulary special addition to his collection is The Traveller by Allan Taylor, an LP Sheeran found at a record store and has not been able to find online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFinally, the four-time Grammy winner expressed his excitement to restart the Loop tour in just over a week: \u201cCan\u2019t wait to get back cracking on that, see you lovely people there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran is feeling like a new man with his new haircut. 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