Ed Sheeran recently opened up about his difficult last year, during which his wife, Cherry Seaborn, found out she had cancer while pregnant.
On May 3, the singer’s new Disney+ docuseries titled Ed Sheeran: The sum of it all, in which we can discover a new side of the British artist and composer.
Diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy
According to information from People, In the first episode, Ed Sheeran, 32, and his wife Cherry Seaborn, 30, talk about the extremely difficult times they went through in 2022. When Cherry became pregnant with her second daughter with the singer, she was diagnosed with a tumor that didn’t could be removed until she gave birth.
For the young couple, this was associated with great fear not only for the health of the baby, but also for Cherry herself. That is why they withheld information about the pregnancy for a long time.
Cherry Seaborn talks about illness and the fear of death
The couple recently plucked up the courage to address their most difficult moments in the Disney+ documentary, in which Sheeran tearfully said openly that he was afraid his wife would die, prompting him to write seven songs in four hours. to cope with the pain he felt, because composing is his therapy. For Cherry, the diagnosis was devastating and made her reflect on her own mortality.
I was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of the year, which was a huge disaster. It made me reflect enormously on our mortality. I would never have agreed to do something like this, but it made me think, ‘Oh, if I die, what is people’s perception of me? What are you leaving behind?’
Fortunately, after the documentary sequence, Cherry discovered that the disease was not as serious as she imagined and that she could give birth to Jupiter Seaborn Sheeran. Months after the surgery, she returned for a checkup and was happy to find that the tumor had not returned.
Depression and resurgence
A very difficult 2022 that also led the British pop superstar to deal with depression, the death of his best friend and even accusations of plagiarism that he is currently facing and that have led him to threaten to retire from music if it turns out. guilty.
Within a month, my pregnant wife was told she had a tumor, with no chance of cure until after she gave birth. my best friend Jamal [productor Jamal Edwards]a brother to me, died suddenly.
Ultimately, Ed Sheeran added that this inspired him to release an album that accurately reflected what he had been through. On March 1, through a press release, the musician announced that he poured out his “deepest and darkest thoughts” on his new album. Subtract, whose release is scheduled for this May 5th.