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Wales Online
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Ed Sheeran says he identifies culturally as Irish
Ed Sheeran says he identifies culturally as Irish The Galway Girl singer, 34, who was brought up in Suffolk, has a large Irish family and said he would spend his holidays in the country as a child Ed Sheeran (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo ) Pop singer Ed Sheeran has said he identifies culturally as Irish despite being born and raised in England. The Galway Girl singer, 34, who was brought up in Suffolk, has a large Irish family and said he would spend his holidays in the country as a child. "I class my culture as Irish. I think that's what I grew up with," he told The Louis Theroux Podcast. "My mum's family is very, very small, it's her and her parents, and my dad's family is... he's got seven brothers and sisters. "We'd spend all of our holidays in Ireland. My first musical experiences were in Ireland, I grew up with trad music in the house. So I identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in Britain. "I do feel like my culture is something that I'm really proud of and grew up with and want to express. Article continues below "And I feel like just because I was born in Britain doesn't necessarily mean that I have to just be (British), there's loads of people I know that are half this or quarter this." He added: "I don't think there's any rules to it. It should be how you feel and how you were raised and what you lean into." Asked if he gets "a lot of love" in Ireland, he said: "I'd say it's basically my second home musically. I'd say Ireland is the place that I am most successful musically." Sheeran previously told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that he has Irish family and spent most of his childhood summers, birthdays and Christmases in the country. Also on the podcast, Sheeran reflected on the drawbacks of fame and said he is "really sensitive" to people taking pictures of his children. "My first daughter, six weeks after she was born, we hadn't sent any photos of her whatsoever, but there was paparazzi outside our house that got a photo of her, and it was in the paper and I just found it weird that some strange old man that I'd never met was the only person with an image of my kid on their device. "It's a strange trade-off because, obviously, to be successful in the music industry, you end up being rich, famous and successful, and those things are things that people go, 'Well, that's the trade-off.' "But my kids have not signed up to that, and I find it weird that it's normal to take pictures of other people's children if they're famous." Sheeran is married to Cherry Seaborn and the couple have two children. Article continues below 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 Theroux.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Ed Sheeran talks Ireland with Louis Theroux: ‘I class my culture as Irish'
The Galway Girl singer, 34, who was brought up in Suffolk, has a large Irish family and said he would spend his holidays in the country as a child. 'I class my culture as Irish. I think that's what I grew up with,' he told The Louis Theroux Podcast. 'My mum's family is very, very small, it's her and her parents, and my dad's family is… he's got seven brothers and sisters. 'We'd spend all of our holidays in Ireland. My first musical experiences were in Ireland, I grew up with trad music in the house. So I identify culturally as Irish, but I was obviously born and raised in Britain. 'I do feel like my culture is something that I'm really proud of and grew up with and want to express. 'And I feel like just because I was born in Britain doesn't necessarily mean that I have to just be (British), there's loads of people I know that are half this or quarter this.' He added: 'I don't think there's any rules to it. It should be how you feel and how you were raised and what you lean into.' Asked if he gets 'a lot of love' in Ireland, he said: 'I'd say it's basically my second home musically. I'd say Ireland is the place that I am most successful musically.' Sheeran previously told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that he has Irish family and spent most of his childhood summers, birthdays and Christmases in the country. Also on the podcast, Sheeran reflected on the drawbacks of fame and said he is 'really sensitive' to people taking pictures of his children. 'My first daughter, six weeks after she was born, we hadn't sent any photos of her whatsoever, but there was paparazzi outside our house that got a photo of her, and it was in the paper and I just found it weird that some strange old man that I'd never met was the only person with an image of my kid on their device. 'It's a strange trade-off because, obviously, to be successful in the music industry, you end up being rich, famous and successful, and those things are things that people go, 'Well, that's the trade-off.' 'But my kids have not signed up to that, and I find it weird that it's normal to take pictures of other people's children if they're famous.' 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 Theroux.
The Guardian
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Armie Hammer denies cannibalism claims in Louis Theroux interview
Armie Hammer has repeated his denial of claims that he is a cannibal and that he sexually abused a number of women. The actor was speaking on the Louis Theroux Podcast on Spotify, and responded to Theroux's direct question: 'Are you a cannibal?' Hammer replied: 'You know what you have to do to actually be a cannibal? You have to actually eat human flesh. So no.' Hammer was accused of rape and physically abusive behaviour in 2021 by a woman, known as Effie, who claimed he raped her in 2017, and shared screenshots of graphic texts allegedly sent by Hammer, which included one where the actor appeared to declare himself a cannibal. At least two other women subsequently came forward with accusations of sexual coercion and emotional abuse from Hammer between 2017 and 2020, including ex-girlfriend Paige Lorenze. Authorities in LA county declined to pursue sexual assault charges against Hammer, and he previously denied the claims in an interview with Tyler Ramsey in 2024. Hammer told Theroux that he is 'not going to argue the messages' but that they formed 'one side of a conversation', and that 'it [was] fun to joke about if I was stoned or drunk or like laughing as I was typing these messages'. Hammer also denied that he ate an animal's entire heart, saying: 'You take a bite out of the heart, and you've got all your buddies around you, they're goading you on … it's sort of like an almost overly charged male rite of passage when you go hunting for your first time. Everyone that I know who went hunting for their first time had to do something similar.' The actor denied that his behaviour was criminal: 'I left a lot of people in that wake very angry at me for my behaviour … Asshole behaviour. There's no way around that … Does it make me a dick? Absolutely. Like, I, I have no problem admitting that. I was a dick. That's not illegal.' Hammer said that after the scandal erupted and much of his acting work was cancelled, he entered a 'trauma treatment facility' which he described as 'one of the most helpful things that I've ever done for myself'. He said that more acting work was coming his way, having just completed a film in the US and with 'offers coming in every week'. He also said that he 'loved' his short-term job selling timeshares in the Cayman Islands and that he also held down jobs as a school greenskeeper and an apartment block manager. 'I was at the point in my life where, like, things were so bleak that having anything to do felt amazing.' However, he says he was denied a work visa by the Caymans and is unable to live there permanently. Hammer was also asked by Theroux whether, if he was offered a role, would he work with Woody Allen. The actor replied: 'If I say, 'no, I would never work with Woody Allen', then all I'm doing is saying, 'I believe in this system that cancels people.' I think what I would honestly do is I'd say, I'd like to sit down with him first, and I'd like to talk to him.' Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at
