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'My diet was pizza and beer': Ed Sheeran reveals girlfriend Cherry Seaborn helped him shed 3.5st after his weight ballooned during time off

By Ryan Smith and Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline

Published: 19:52 EST, 10 January 2017 | Updated: 03:59 EST, 11 January 2017

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He's just made history, with both of his new singles reaching over 13 million streams in just 24 hours.

But Ed Sheeran has revealed that during his year off from touring, he ballooned to 15st as he continued indulging on pizza beer without an outlet to burn the calories.

However, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter's hockey player girlfriend Cherry Seaborn helped him shed 3.5st after putting him on an exercise plan.

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Lightening up: Ed Sheeran has revealed that his hockey player girlfriend Cherry Seaborn helped him shed 3.5st after his weight ballooned during his year off from touring

Speaking with Total Access on Signal 1 radio, he said: 'I didn’t realise how active I was on tour. My diet was pizza and beer, but because I was doing two hours a night I was really in shape.

'I stopped touring and carried on my diet of pizza and beer. Suddenly I didn’t fit in anything. I was like, "All my clothes have shrunk."'

Of the new workout regime that got him back into shape, he revealed: 'I did 10 minutes a day without fail – intervals of 30 seconds sprinting and 30 jogging.

Fuller figured: The star was seen looking more portly than usual when he made an appearance at the Grammy Awards back in February

'The key is to not miss a day, so you don’t have to do an hour.'

Ed has beaten One Direction with his new tracks, Shape of You and Castle on the Hill, which have been streamed globally 6.8million and 6.1million times respectively, smashing Spotify's Day 1 UK and global streaming record.

With his success, the Thinking Out Loud hitmaker has knocked One Direction - who achieved 4.7million streams with Drag Me Down in August 2015 - off the top spot.

Back in the game: Ed has made history with both his comeback singles reaching over 13 million streams in 24 hours following his one-year hiatus from the music industry

Ed has previously worked with One Direction, and wrote their hits Little Things and Moments.

Ed also admitted that he originally wrote Shape of You with Rihanna in mind but decided to keep the song for himself in the end as he didn't think the pop starlet would want to sing those lyrics.

He revealed: 'I was singing some of the lyrics and was like Rihanna is not going to sing these words so kept it to myself.

Music maestro: The 25-year-old singer's tracks, Shape of You and Castle on the Hill, have been streamed globally 6,868, 642 and 6,168, 395 times respectively on Spotify

He continued: 'Castle on the Hill is a love song for Suffolk because I don't think anyone has ever done that.

'I've shot the music video actually in Suffolk and the cast of it are people from my high school. The main guy who looks just like me is weirdly from my sixth form.'

The flame-haired star had originally planned to release his new music in September and confessed to playing some of his new tracks for strangers he met in the pub.

Overthrown: With his success,the Thinking Out Loud hitmaker has knocked One Direction - who achieved 4,759,698 streams with Drag Me Down in August 2015 - off the top spot

Not a right fit: Ed also admitted that he originally wrote Shape of You with Rihanna in mind but decided to keep the song for himself in the end as he didn't she would like the lyrics

He added: 'The funny thing is while I have music waiting to be released I usually end up playing it to random people.

'Normally when I've been out drinking I'll be like, "Hey mate do you want to hear my new song?" that happens a lot.'

Ed's singles were released this week after his year-long hiatus from the music industry.

Drinks and a show: The flame-haired star had originally planned to release his new music in September and confessed to playing some of his new tracks for strangers he met in the pub