Ed Sheeran puts on a kooky display as he fails to go incognito in a panda costume ahead of Japan performance
He has been captivating audiences around the world with his highly successful Divide World Tour.
And Ed Sheeran put on a kooky display as he attempted to go incognito in a panda costume ahead of his gig at Osaka's Kyocera Dome in Japan on Tuesday.
Despite failing to enjoy some downtime ahead of his performance, the A Team hitmaker, 28, still managed to look as friendly as ever as he took a cosy selfie with an excited fan.
Quirky appearance: Ed Sheeran put on a kooky display as he attempted to go incognito in a panda costume ahead of his gig at Osaka's Kyocera Dome in Japan on Tuesday
The award-winning musician, who is set to perform in Thailand on Sunday, is said to have headed into a local convenient store to remove his headgear, and was unexpectedly met by an eager fan.
A source told The Sun: 'People were baffled when they saw a giant panda walk into a shop, but were even more stunned when the head came off and Ed’s ginger mop came out.
'Ed wouldn’t say why he was all dressed up like the big black and white mammal, and left with nobody any the wiser.'
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Surprise! Despite failing to enjoy some downtime ahead of his performance, the A Team hitmaker, 28, still managed to look as friendly as ever as he took a cosy selfie with an excited fan
Nice to meet you! The award-winning musician, who is set to perform in Thailand on Sunday, is said to have headed into a local convenient store to remove his headgear, and was unexpectedly met by an eager fan
Ed, who kicked off his tour in March 2017, is set to wrap up his string of performances in Ipswich, England, on August 26.
The singer's outing comes after he revealed he would cry every day after school after being taunted by his fellow peers for his ginger hair, glasses and a stutter.
In spite of his 'odd' and 'quirky' appearance, the musician said it was his differences that finally led to his musical success.
During an interview with DJ Nihal and rapper Dave for campaign group Love Music Hate Racism, the singer also revealed that it was music that finally brought him confidence and allowed him to fit in.
Busy bee: Ed, who kicked off his tour in March 2017, is set to wrap up his string of performances in Ipswich, England, on August 26 (pictured onstage in October 2018)
When asked if he felt he was different at school Ed replied: 'Well yeah because I was ginger so I was instantly ripped into from the day I started school.
'Ginger, had a stutter, wore huge glasses, just a bit odd, but then as I got older I kind of loved it.
'I have always looked a little bit quirky and I never had much luck with girls it was always like I looked a bit weird and then when I started playing music every time I would do a gig everyone was like ''oh it's the ginger guy with the small guitar'' and you get remembered for that.
A frank conversation: The singer's outing comes after he revealed he would cry every day after school after being taunted by his fellow peers for his ginger hair, glasses and a stutter during an interview with DJ Nihal and rapper Dave
'And then suddenly you start gaining a bit of attraction because you are memorable. The thing I always say to kids now is it's great to be weird.'
Now topping the charts with his global success, Ed described how there was once a time he would cry every day after returning home from primary school.
He said: 'I hated primary school with a passion. I would cry every single day.
'And then I got to high school and started playing guitar, I joined a band and music is just one of these things which gives you confidence and you're suddenly like ''wow I can actually do something well'''.
