Ed Sheeran, 29, has taken to Instagram to announce the birth of his first child with his wife Cherry Seaborn, who he married in 2018.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that alongside a picture of a blanket and baby socks, he wrote:

“Ello! A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you.

“Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter - Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.

“We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here.

“We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time.

“Lots of love and I’ll see you when it’s time to come back, Ed x.”