Game of Thrones director defends Ed Sheeran's appearance
Ed Sheeran made a cameo appearance in the season seven premiere of Game of Thrones on Monday night as a singing Lannister soldier.
This unsurprisingly sent the internet into overdrive as loyal fans of the show took to twitter to express their anger, typically expressed with memes.
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In response, the Shape of You singer deleted his Twitter account, only to reactivate it hours later.
But the episode’s director Jeremy Podeswa has now come to Ed's defence explaining to Newsweek: “I think Ed did a lovely job – he’s a lovely actor and a lovely person.”
He continued, “He was appropriate for the part because he needed to sing. If people didn’t know who Ed was, they wouldn’t have thought about it twice. The hoo-ha seems to be from things that are outside of the world of the show. In the world of the show he did a lovely job, and he looks like he belongs in that world.”
The show producers confirmed the news that the Glastonbury headliner would appear in the penultimate series in March.
Speaking at the SXSW film festival in Texas, producers Dan Weiss and David Benioff revealed they'd been trying to get Ed on the show for a long, long time. But why? They said they had been trying for ages as a surprise for Maisie Williams (who plays Arya Stark), who is a huge Ed Sheeran fan, and they finally pulled it off. How sweet!
As for Ed, he kept it short and sweet on Twitter saying: "Guess the cat's out the bag".
It was also confirmed that the final season of the series (season 8) will only have six episodes, but you can bet they'll be damn good ones.
We wonder what sort of role Ed will have? A warrior, peasant, royal or giant, perhaps?
Here's some pics of Ed Sheeran loving life (just because)...
Getty ImagesThat time when he... performed with Stormzy at the Brit Awards 2017. Twitter was going mad over the new BFFs - and what a performance!
Getty ImagesThat time when he... won an Ivor Novello Award
Things just get better and better for Ed Sheeran. The singer posed with his Songwriter Of The Year gong. Go Ed!
Getty ImagesThat time when he... gave Taylor Swift a congratulatory hug at the Billboard Awards
Ed Sheeran’s got his arm around Taylor Swift’s bare midriff – no wonder he’s enjoying himself!
That time when he... made a cameo on Home and Away
Ed Sheeran had a ball as he filmed scenes for an upcoming episode of Home and Away. The singer-songwriter was spotted shooting scenes at the show's Palm Beach location in Sydney - one to tick off the bucket list.
Getty ImagesThat time when he... got really drunk after The BRITs
One too many, Ed? Ed Sheeran celebrated winning two BRIT Awards in the best way he possibly could - by getting blind drunk. The sozzled star was pictured being carried home by his minder, you know it's a good night when that happens.
Getty ImagesThat time when he... had Beyoncé in the palm of his hand
Not many ginger lads from West Yorkshire can say they've shared the same stage as Queen Beyoncé. You go Ed!
teddysphotos/InstagramThat time when he... gatecrashed a wedding
Well, kind of. Ed Sheeran proved he’s one of the nicest men in music when he surprised a couple on their wedding day in Australia. When Ed found out this pair chose one of his hit songs for their first dance, he turned up to sing it for them in person. He captioned this picture: "Available for weddings, birthdays and bar mitzvah's."
teddysphotos/InstagramThat time when he... attended Elton John's wedding and then stole his glasses
Of course he did, the little rascal. The flame-haired crooner arrived at the star-studded wedding looking dapper in a black suit and tie, but then he got all mischievous during a group photo.
Rex FeaturesThat time when he... died and went to heaven at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Ed Sheeran took to the stage surrounded by a bevvy of beautiful angels as he performed the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Just look at that face - Ed Sheeran was thanking his lucky stars that he was blessed with an amazing singing voice.
Getty ImagesThat time when he... had everyone wondering whether he was dating Taylor Swift
Ok, so we know they're just friends, but for a while, the rumour mill was awash with rumours that Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift were making sweet music together - and not just in the studio. Turns out the pair are just friends, which is even more of a reason to love life. Who wouldn't want Tay-Tay as a BFF!?
teddysphotos/InstagramThat time when he... posed with his "dad" Mick Hucknall
This Mick Hucknell and Ed Sheeran selfie is TOO good. Look at it, it's amazing. The singer seemed very excited to be posing with the Simply Red star and shared the hilarious snap on his Instagram account. He captioned it: "Alright dad."
teddysphotos/InstagramThat time when he... dressed up as Austin Powers
Groovy Baby!
teddysphotos/InstagramThat time when he... met his doppelganger
Well, this lookalike is just uncanny. We wonder if this fella's life is as amazing as Ed's? We doubt it.
