Ed Sheeran has said he would 'hate' for his daughter to struggle with depression, and is worried because mental health issues run in his family.
The 30-year-old 'Shape of You' singer shared his fears for 14-month-old daughter, Lyra, saying he doesn't want her to experience the 'real lows' which he's experienced.
Speaking on a Swedish TV show, Sheeran explained: "I don't want her to have the ability to have real lows. I would hate for her to have that. I know she will, as it runs in my family. But I would hate for her to feel sad and not know why."
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The musician went on to expand on how lockdown impacted him, revealing that it affected his mental health in a bad way and even stopped working for a period of time.
He said: "I just got sad. Any major thing that happens in my life, the most positive thing I can do from that is write a song."
in 2019, Ed revealed how fame had left him anxious which, in turn, resulted in him cutting down on his friendship group and getting rid of his phone.
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Going into more depth about being constantly photographed in public, he told The Sun: "It makes me feel like I'm not human.
"But what instantly cuts me off is that you're having a moment with them which is so genuine and so nice and then at the end they ask for a picture.
"Like if I am eating in a restaurant now, I would prefer to have a private room because if I eat in the public room I have people filming me while I'm eating my food.
"You feel like a zoo animal. I don't mean to complain, I have a cool job and life. But I just want to avoid that."
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