Ed Sheeran says he classes his culture as Irish

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has said he identifies culturally as Irish despite being born and raised in England.

Brought up in Suffolk, the Galway Girl singer's dad hails from Belfast.

"I class my culture as Irish. I think that's what I grew up with," he told The Louis Theroux Podcast.

"My dad's family is... he's got seven brothers and sisters. We'd spend all of our holidays in Ireland. My first musical experiences were in Ireland, I grew up with trad music in the house. So I identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in Britain."

"I don't overthink it but I do feel like my culture is something that I'm really proud of and grew up with and want to express," he added.