WATCH: Ed Sheeran makes admission about childhood as he brings Westlife on stage during gig
The Shape of You singer is playing three gigs in his hometown of Ipswich, heading to Portman Road — the home of Ipswich Town — to three sell out gigs.
Of course, night one will always set the tone for the rest of the gigs, and Ed is no stranger to bringing out special guests ranging from Kodaline to Eminem — but no one expected Kian, Shane and Nicky to join him on stage as the four belted out Flying Without Wings. View this post on Instagram
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Telling his Instagram followers that it was one of his favourite songs ever, Ed explained that he wrote his smash hit Shape of You so he could get in the studio with songwriter Steve Mac, who wrote Flying Without Wings.
He also added that when he was a child, he would pretend to be in Westlife, and was able to live that childhood dream when the lads joined him on stage.
'The reason I wrote Shape of You was that I wanted to go in the studio with one of the men that was behind Flying Without Wings [Steve Mac],' Ed wrote. 'One of my favourite songs of all time.' Ed Sheeran admitted that he got to live a childhood fantasy during a gig in his hometown, as he got to bring out Westlife. Pic: Ed Sheeran/Instagram
'I used to pretend I was in @westlife when I was like 9. But tonight I got to actually be a member, playing with Steve and @beogamusic on stage for the homecoming shows at @ipswichtown. Just pure magic. Thank you for flying over lads, will never forget that moment x.'
Fans and friends couldn't get enough of the unexpected collab — with fellow Louis Walsh project Jedward commenting that the performance was 'biblical.'
'Yes yes yes. This is amazing,' another commented, while another added '9 year old Ed could have never imagined.' Ed admitted that he would pretend to be in Westlife when he was a young child, living out his fantasy during the gig in his hometown of Ipswich. Pic: Ed Sheeran/Instagram
Despite being born in England, Ed's never shied away from his Irish heritage; even revealing last month that he had an Irish passport.
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