Ed Sheeran talked about being pressured by trolls for his weight

Ed Sheeran revealed his recent weight loss was partly due to “external pressure” he felt from the public to look like other male singers. The Shape of You singer detailed his 50-pound weight loss in a “Behind the Medal” podcast Opens in a new Window. The interview that was posted in December and revealed how he first got into running. He noted that he used to play sports but once he started music and smoking, he stopped working out. He’s now three years smoke-free, which lines up with when he started to work out again. “I started just to clean my lungs out,” he explained. The singer would eventually like to do a marathon now that he’s healthier and enjoys running. “I think it’s all about training,” he said. If he were to start training, he noted, “I would have to do it somewhere where a lot of people aren’t watching.” Before he got into running and cycling, the musician also said that he didn’t think too deeply about his size, until other people started to compare him to his fellow male musicians. He added, “I never once had any insecurities really about myself until people pointed them out.”

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