Ed Sheeran opened up about his private turmoil in the April issue of Rolling Stone. He discusses his struggles with body image, depression, and substance abuse.
He said, “I’m self-conscious anyway, but you get into an industry where you’re getting compared to every other pop star. I was in the One Direction wave, and I’m like, ‘Well, why don’t I have a six-pack?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, because you love kebabs and drink beer.’
Then you do songs with Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes.
All these people have fantastic figures. And I was always like, ‘Well, why am I so … fat?’”
He added, “I found myself doing what Elton talks about in his book – gorging, and then it would come up again.
I have a real eating problem. I’m a real binge eater. I’m a binge-everything.”
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