Ed Sheeran has popped in to an Essex hockey club to watch his girlfriend play

Ed Sheeran has paid a surprise visit to an Essex hockey club making fans very happy.

The Shape of You singer stood on the sidelines like a regular sports supporter and then posed for selfies afterwards.

It's thought he was at Chelmsford Hockey Club to watch his girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, play against the team.

She's a hockey star having helped England U21's win the bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships.

@ChelmHockey "Thank you to @edsheeran for making it a special day at Chelmer Park for a lot of our younger players. Here are some of them"

Ed and Cherry were at school together and have dated since 2015.

They spent most of last year travelling round the world during his year off from the music business.

@ChelmHockey "THANKYOU @edsheeran for making some older players happy too! Particularly Ali (on the right) who was having kittens watching hockey with u!"

After watching the match he posed for photos with several players and was snapped with the team's mascots - two little toy animals.

@ChelmHockey "The shameless L7 roping @edsheeran into the @ChelmHockey mascot challenge"

A spokesperson for Chelmsford Hockey Club told Essex Live: "I don't believe it was a planned visit.

"I think he attended to watch his girlfriend who played for the opposition team, Wimbledon, this afternoon."

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