OVER the past couple of years, the relationship between old school friends Cherry Seaborn and Ed Sheeran has blossomed.
The singer has taken to Twitter to announce to the world that the adorable pair have gotten engaged - here's everything you need to know about their relationship and Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" woman...
Splash News Cherry lived in New York but moved back to the UK to be with her now-fiance
Where is Cherry Seaborn from?
British Cherry met Ed Sheeran at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, Suffolk, where the crooner is believed to have had a crush on his classmate.
The pair finished their secondary education there.
Cherry then attended Duke University, which is located in Durham, North Carolina.
After months of dealing with a long distance relationship with Ed, The Sun exclusively revealed that the 24-year-old had moved back to the UK from the US to be with the Divide singer.
Splash News Ed and Cherry have only been pictured together a handful of times but that might soon be changing.
What does Cherry Seaborn do?
During her time in the States, Cherry impressed her peers with her incredible hockey ability.
She even led her hockey team to back-to-back British University championships in 2012 and 2013.
On Duke’s official website, Cherry said: "Ever since I was in high school I've always wanted to study in the United States.
"I looked into different schools that were good academically and also at hockey, and Duke was one that really jumped out at me.
"I made my decision purely based on recommendations.
"Duke has such a good name in England, and there were a lot of people who told me to go there. There were also some English girls [at Duke], so I talked to them too."
Before Cherry returned back to British soil, it was rumoured that she worked as an Advisory Consultant at Deloitte & Touche LLP in New York.
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When did Cherry Seaborn and Ed Sheeran get engaged and how long have they been dating?
It’s believed that the loved-up couple have been in a relationship since 2015.
At first, they kept their dating life under wraps.
But the couple were pictured kissing for the first time in 2016 when his close friend Taylor Swift threw them a party to celebrate their one year anniversary.
Ed Sheeran revealed that he had proposed to Cherry Seaborn over the Christmas holiday on Instagram.
The Sun has known for some time that things were getting serious between the couple, especially after Ed hinted that he might like to tie the knot with the hockey player in the future.
When asked if his relationship with Cherry has the potential to be a "marriage thing", the 25-year-old said: "I'm pretty...yeah I feel pretty good about it."
Ed also confessed he'd "love" to start a family with his old school pal.
During an appearance on Australian radio show The Kyle and Jackie O Show, Ed said: "Yeah, potentially. I would like some kids."
And although Ed and Cherry don't have any sprogs just yet, they are now engaged and indeed living together - and have pet cats to parent.
Ed also previously gushed about being "ready" for fatherhood.
He said when asked if he was excited to become a dad in the future: "Massively, yeah. I wanted to be a dad, like, last year.
"I'm ready, let's go - tour bus babies, little fat, chubby babies that just walk around."
Ed Sheeran has announced his engagement to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn. The record-breaking singer-songwriter posted the news on his Instagram account, saying: "Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well".
The 26-year-old has been dating Seaborn since July 2015, although the pair kept their relationship out of the public eye for several months – it was only on their first anniversary that Taylor Swift made the couple known after sharing her best wishes to them on Instagram.
Seaborn, 25, and Sheeran met at school in Framlington, Suffolk, where they both grew up. They weren't, however, teenage sweethearts. As a fellow school friend told Female First: "There was always something there between them. Ed had a crush on Cherry at school, but she had a boyfriend then."
Sheeran had several prominent relationships before settling down with Seaborn. In 2012 he was with singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt, who inspired the songs Nina and Photograph from his second album, x. He then dated Jamie Oliver employee Athina Andrelos for a year until February 2015. He has never shied away from writing songs about his romantic exploits, with many fans believing his song Don't was inspired by a fling with pop star Ellie Goulding.
Ed Sheeran fiancée Cherry Seaborn: Everything you need to know about his long-term love following engagement announcement ED Sheeran is engaged to his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn,
Ed Sheeran is engaged to girlfriend Cherry Seaborn [Ed Sheeran/Instagram]
Ed Sheeran is notoriously private about his personal life, and especially about his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn, however the Perfect singer has taken to Instagram to reveal to his 18.9 million followers he is now engaged to be married.
Sharing a picture of him kissing Cherry, he captioned it: "Got myself a fiancé just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx."
The news comes following speculation his hit single Perfect was a song about Cherry herself.
Ed has hinted at wedding bells in the past. When asked if they could marry on the Kyle and Jackie O Show, he replied shyly: "I'm pretty…Yeah I feel pretty good about it."
Ed Sheeran is regularly spotted at events with Cherry Seaborn [Instagram/ Calvin Harris ]
The singer, who recently had a cameo in Game Of Thrones, was also pictured recently leaving the Brits after party wearing no shoes, having adorably given his trainers to Cherry so she could wear comfortable footwear after a night of partying.
They were also pictured taking a helicopter ride after Ed's incredible Glastonbury performance. Here's everything you need to know about their relationship…
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Who is she?
Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn at the Warner Music BRITs party [Getty]
Cherry is sports mad.
She is a star hockey player, having played in the British University championships.
She was also picked for England's Under 21 team, and earned a bronze medal in the European Championships.
She reportedly worked at one point in New York as an Advisory Consultant.
How they met
Cherry met Ed when they were classmates at Thomas Mills High School, Suffolk.
However, Cherry later left for America to attend University in North Carolina.
Ed Sheeran and girlfriend Cherry Seaborn met originally at school [Wenn]
She moved back late last year, to support the singer while he made his hotly-anticipated comeback.
Ed recently opened up the moment he knew the hockey star was the one.
“I'm actually the happiest I've been and it's because I had a year to spend with someone,” he said during an appearance on Radio 2.
“I’m really secure now, we live together and we have cats, and I think when you have cats that's kind of it.”
How long have they been in a relationship?
They're thought to have started dating in September 2015.
Ed started following Cherry on Twitter just before.
Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn celebrated their first anniversary with Taylor Swift last year [Taylor Swift/ Instagram]
They were pictured kissing for the first time in July last year, at a party thrown by Taylor Swift.
The pair were caught kissing in the background of a pic posted by Taylor.
Since then they've been spotted at numerous events together.
What's next?
Ed Sheeran has said he'd like kids in the future, so that could be a possibility.
Ed Sheeran has admitted he'd like to have kids [Getty]
"I wanted to be a dad, like, last year," Ed told Zane Lowe during an interview on Apple Music's Beats 1.
"I'm ready, let's go – tour bus babies, little fat, chubby babies that just walk around."
His new album Divide was released earlier this year, and fans are going wild for the 16 new tracks.
"Supermarket Flowers" is the twelfth song on his third studio album Divide and is one of the most emotional songs on the album, about Ed losing his grandmother.
Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran to marry childhood friend Cherry Seaborn Singer already living with hockey player who helped him recover from 2015 cycling accident Ed Sheeran with long-term girlfriend Cherry Seaborn after last year’s Warner Music Brit Awards. Photograph: Beretta/Sims/Rex/Shutterstock
Singer Ed Sheeran has shared news of his engagement and added that “our cats are chuffed as well”. The musician revealed he and girlfriend Cherry Seaborn are engaged on Instagram.
Sharing a photograph of them together with his more than 18 million followers, Sheeran wrote: “Got myself a fiance just before new year. We are very happy and in love, and our cats are chuffed as well xx.”
Last year the singer credited Seaborn, who he has reportedly been dating since 2015, with nursing him back to health after he was involved in a bicycle accident.
He told the Capital Breakfast Show that she “had to brush my teeth”, and later added she is a “good woman”.
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The couple were childhood friends who attended school together in Suffolk, but only became romantically involved years later.
In February 2017, Sheeran alluded to their relationship on Radio 2, saying: “I spent every day for a year with this certain person, we kind of have a strong relationship now, which is good.
“I’m really secure now, we live together and we have cats, and I think when you have cats that’s kind of it.”
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Seaborn, a keen hockey player, and Sheeran are rarely photographed together and keep their relationship very private. She attended a university in North Carolina and a biography on the university’s official website says she previously competed in the British University Ice Hockey Championships in 2012 and 2013.
She was believed to have been with Sheeran at a Buckingham Palace party in 2016 where it was claimed Princess Beatrice, 29, accidentally cut his face with a sword during a party prank.
Reports at the time alleged Beatrice swung a sword over her shoulder while she was pretending to knight James Blunt.
Blunt, a good friend of Sheeran’s, later cast doubts on the story, saying said it was a joke the pair had concocted.
Sheeran was recognised in the Queen’s 2017 birthday honours list where he received an MBE for services to music and charity.
