Archive June 10, 2025

The singer says spending time with his family in public is tricky now he is such a huge star

Ed Sheeran says he has had to install 24 hour security at his home because of “weird things which have happened”.

The singer says he tries to keep his life as normal as possible with his family.

But in a new interview with Louis Theroux, he said: “I was having a conversation with my wife about this actually, because I do think that there’s a… there is a different kind of normal that is our business.

“So like, for instance, I have like 24-hour security on my house, I have security with my kids, I have security with me, I have security with my wife, just because there’ve been a couple of like, weird things over the years that have happened”

When Louis sounded shocked, Ed added: “Just, you know, there’s lots of dangerous people out there.

“we’ve had like, you know, break in attempts and shit, just the stuff like…

“I’ve never seen that as normal(having security), but within my industry, that’s completely normal. Like lots of people I know have way more security and stuff like that.

“So I don’t know, that’s kind of like an underlying thing that, you know, no one ever really talks about, but that is kind of a part of the normal of being in the public eye, I guess.”

Ed said fame made it harder to do normal things with his children, and he “mourned” not being able to take his kids on the swings in a public park.

He added: “”I don’t really do it that much. I think like… of all the things that I’ve tried to do normal for my kids, we just do it in a… you know, my friend’s mum was in a pantomime and there was a matinee for it and she shut off the top of the theatre so we could sit there on our own and watch her in the pantomime.

“But stuff like that. So you still do normal things, but in a very like controlled manner. And that’s less for me… like I’m not a like, ‘no one look at me’ kind of person, I’m not that person at all. I love being out and about.

“I’m just like, I’m really, really sensitive to my kids, trying to just protect them as much as possible.”

Sheeran is married to Cherry Seaborn and the couple have two children.

The four-time Grammy-winning singer also revealed that he does not own a private jet and likes to travel via train.

“I like the environment, I like trees. I’d find it hard to justify. No one’s perfect. When we’re doing intense promo trips, there will be the odd time”, he told The Louis Theroux Podcast.

Body language expert Judi James tells the Mirror the truth behind Blake Lively’s triumphant return to the red carpet just hours after scoring a huge victory against Justin Baldoni in court

Blake Lively made a triumphant return to the spotlight last night just hours after scoring a huge victory against Justin Baldoni in court.

The 37-year-old actress beamed as she graced the Chanel Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner red carpet wearing a cream crocheted Chanel dress. Earlier that day, Baldoni’s huge $400million countersuit against Lively had been dismissed by a judge.

Baldoni had launched the countersuit after she claimed that he had engaged in a smear campaign against her after filming wrapped and that he had harrassed her on set. He went on to sue Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and her publicist Leslie Sloane for defamation.

However, Judge Lewis J Liman dismissed the lawsuit due to Lively’s allegations being made within privileged court papers, so were subsequently not defamatory.

Yet while Lively’s poses on the red carpet hint at her “smug victory”, she also lets slip her hidden anxiety, body language expert Judi James tells the Mirror.

“Blake’s professional red-carpet smiles have been pretty gale-proof during her ongoing legal battles but with Baldoni’s lawsuit apparently dismissed there’s several new body language features during these new poses that hint at a look of smug victory,” Judi explains..

“In the first pose Blake holds her right hand in the ‘broken wing’ pose with the wrist dropped in what is often a trait loved by celebrities who want to appear special and rather precious. Her left hand is raised in a wave but it is held low, with the fingers splayed, to suggest a ‘hail’ to her fans in an ‘I’m ok’ message.

“Her head is tilted in a gesture that signals a desire to be liked and her usual Duchenne smile shows a suggestion of pleasure and even smugness with the way the tip of her tongue is placed between her front teeth.

“Her second pose here is more emphatically confident and even victorious looking. Her torso and arm pose is symmetric as she faces the cameras front-on to suggest she’s nothing to hide.

“Her hands are on her hips with the elbows out in a partial pit-bare and splay that suggests feelings of power and strength. There is one small clue that hints of some feelings of inner anxiety or vulnerability though.

“Despite the power-splay her legs are crossed at the ankle which is a gesture that usually means some desire to self-protect or self-diminish. The contrast between the legs and the upper torso suggests contrasting emotions between confidence and vulnerability.”

Following the dismissal of Baldoni’s countersuit on Monday, a spokesperson for Blake told the Daily Mail: “Today’s opinion is a total victory and a complete vindication for Blake Lively, along with those that Justin Baldoni and the Wayfarer Parties dragged into their retaliatory lawsuit, including Ryan Reynolds, Leslie Sloane and The New York Times.

“As we have said from day one, this ‘$400 million’ lawsuit was a sham, and the Court saw right through it. We look forward to the next round, which is seeking attorneys’ fees, treble damages and punitive damages against Baldoni, Sarowitz, Nathan, and the other Wayfarer Parties who perpetrated this abusive litigation.”