Ed Sheeran reveals horror threat to daughters after crazed fans try to break into his home

Ed Sheeran has shared the terrifying threat crazed fans made towards his daughter after they broke into his home. The Shape of You singer, 34, shares daughters Lyra, four, and Jupiter, three, with wife Cherry Seaborn.

And he admitted to Australia's 60 Minutes on Sunday night the extent he has to go to to make sure his family is safe. The pop star revealed his extensive security measures are necessary due to threats he has previously received.

Opening up to the channel, Ed explained of frightening fan encounters that it's the things "people don't really even take into account". "Like kidnap threats and s**t like that," he said.

"We've had attempted break-ins, things left on my car. It's way more sinister than just fans turning up and wanting selfies."

He went on to say he now understands and has to accept that his family will always require a form of protection. Ed added: "We have a level of security that probably won't change until I pass away. That's just our life now."

And he explained his protective ways see him refuse to let his young kids be photographed, adding it has caused "real arguments" with those who try.

"I'm fine with taking pictures," he said. "But I just think it's weird with a four-year-old and a three-year-old."

Candidly, Ed admitted he wished his family could have a more "normal" life as he opened up on the downside of his huge fame. "To be within the public sphere, you have to take it all, the good and the bad. But I think I would definitely want a more normal life for my kids."

The update comesjust a month after he had revealed to Louis Theroux how difficult it was to spend time with his kids in public. He said on an episode of the journalist's podcast that he has had to install 24 hour security at his home because of "weird things which have happened”.

“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," he said on the episode of The Louis Theroux podcast.

"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 appeared shocked at the admission, Ed added: “Just, you know, there's lots of dangerous people out there. we've had like, you know, break in attempts and s***, 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."

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