Ed Sheeran credits Eminem for curing his stutter

Ed Sheeran has credited rapper Eminem with helping him cure his stammer as a youngster.

In 2015, he explained: “One day, they forgot to put the anaesthetic on, and ever since then, I had a stutter.”

But years before all that - and before the pair had even ever met - Eminem helped to fix Sheeran’s stutter, apparently.

Speaking on The Howard Stern Show, Sheeran explained that when he was just a kid his uncle gave him a copy of The Marshall Mathers LP.

“When I was nine, my uncle bought me The Marshall Mathers LP,” he said. “And he just said to my dad, ‘This guy is the next Bob Dylan. You have got to let him listen’.

“And by learning that record - and rapping it back to back to back to back - it cured my stutter.”

Elsewhere in the episode, Sheeran opened up about his friendship with the star - saying that he relates to the rapper.

He said: “I think it’s different with Eminem because he is quite reclusive, doesn’t see or meet that many people.

“I’ve known him now six years and we’ve done three songs together, I’ve played with him twice on stage. He’s another person I really relate to, as he lives in his hometown still and has his ecosystem around him.”

The 'Bad Habits' hitmaker also shared the moment he received a phone call asking Eminem to perform 'Stan' at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and said he knew immediately that he was onboard with it, despite being busy filming a music video at the time.

Sheeran explained he got the call and thought: “I can’t say no. I can’t.”

He went on: “So, I got a plane straight after my music video, flew there for the song, and then that night flew back. It was really worth it.”