S5 EP6: Ed Sheeran on squeezing Stormzy into his Mini, having breakfast with Van Morrison, and remaining normal

The Louis Theroux Podcast

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🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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In this episode, Louis speaks to pop megastar Ed Sheeran. Joining Louis in the studio, Ed describes squeezing Stormzy into his Mini, a surprising breakfast with Van Morrison, and how to be normal when you’re one of the most famous people in the world. Warning: Strong language, as well as some adult themes. Links/Attachments: Album: ‘Play’, Ed Sheeran (2025) https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/096l4VGKXhhUHyjD8gh1tf Album: ‘Autumn Variations’, Ed Sheeran (2023) https://open.spotify.com/album/5LXOgcszGvUkYzYL4v6wYg Album: ‘Subtract’, Ed Sheeran (2023) https://open.spotify.com/album/2WFFcvzM0CgLaSq4MSkyZk SBTV – Online Platform https://sbtv.co.uk/home/ Album: ‘Astral Weeks’, Van Morrison (1968) https://open.spotify.com/album/4pG3bKkbmReDt5QTDn3JDz Album: ‘Moondance’, Van Morrison (1970) https://open.spotify.com/album/5PfnCqRbdfIDMb1x3MPQam Album: ‘Irish Heartbeat’, Van Morrison & The Chieftains (1988) https://open.spotify.com/album/0qTjwpf7Oqh8MGtK3aflgO Album: ‘Van Morrison at the Movies’, Van Morrison (2007) https://www.vanmorrison.com/music/van-morrison-at-the-movies-soundtrack-hits Album: ‘Veedon Fleece’, Van Morrison (1974) https://open.spotify.com/album/1zvI5Kkxus94lhz0RvZWBf Album: ‘Saint Dominic’s Preview’, Van Morrison (1972) https://open.spotify.com/album/0i3c1sR3poI6S2VIH2VP7Q Song: ‘All Along the Watchtower’, Bob Dylan (1967) https://open.spotify.com/track/0Fnb2pfBfu0ka33d6Yki17 A Complete Unknown (2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdV-Cs5o8mc Song: ‘F64’, Ed Sheeran (2023) https://open.spotify.com/track/5DFi6D7SrYHRIgZbY5MqqE Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux and Duke & Jones (2022) https://open.spotify.com/artist/016Rz5DsXUPPxosNTZLYcv Song: ‘You Need Me, I Don’t Need You’, Ed Sheeran (2011) https://open.spotify.com/track/5KL4iZkCTZyXl7KnHgfVDj Song: 'They Won't Go When I Go', Stevie Wonder (1974) https://open.spotify.com/track/1lIOMibFPfFYlJnjQaZluo Song: ‘Bootylicious’, Destiny’s Child (2001) https://open.spotify.com/track/09mkdGhqb5ySKVsnkx9hy2 Song: ‘Superstition’, Stevie Wonder (1972) https://open.spotify.com/track/4N0TP4Rmj6QQezWV88ARNJ Album: ‘Mule Variations’, Tom Waits (1999) https://open.spotify.com/album/7cAcex6xw4fP67ltgn1gm3 Song: ‘JCB’, Nizlopi (2005) https://open.spotify.com/track/6CWCgRZ0Hxa2dnrCCvq5bA Album: ‘Nebraska’, Bruce Springsteen (1982) https://open.spotify.com/album/6yskFQZNlLYhkchAxELHi6 Song: ‘Born in the U.S.A.’, Bruce Springsteen (1984) https://open.spotify.com/track/0dOg1ySSI7NkpAe89Zo0b9 Song: ‘Atlantic City’, Bruce Springsteen (1982) https://open.spotify.com/track/1Vp8U39YNsDfd6yVuaUq12 Song: ‘Azizam’, Ed Sheeran (2025) https://open.spotify.com/track/0GRc3eGTg8HBdWLRGYgqIc Song: ‘Shape of You’, Ed Sheeran (2017) https://open.spotify.com/track/7qiZfU4dY1lWllzX7mPBI3 Song: ‘Baby Shark’, Pinkfong (2017) https://open.spotify.com/track/5ygDXis42ncn6kYG14lEVG Moana (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKFuXETZUsI Song: ‘Thinking Out Loud’, Ed Sheeran (2014) https://open.spotify.com/track/34gCuhDGsG4bRPIf9bb02f Song: ‘Let’s Get It On’, Marvin Gaye (1973) https://open.spotify.com/track/627teoJpK7qZOxRRY8TNnv TV Show: ‘Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All’ (2023) - Disney+ https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-76b2ccc7-d7d8-434c-b750-f97746bce411 The Lego Movie (2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_JOBCLF-I Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Artemis Irvine Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	1212. Ready? Mic number one.
0:06.9	Hello, Louis Theru here and welcome back to my podcast called the Louis Theru podcast.
0:20.2	Today I'm joined by Pop Megastar and fellow gold record holder, because I have one as well.
0:26.4	Ed Sheeran. Maybe you've heard of him.
0:29.6	Ed dropped out of school in 2008 in order to pursue a career in music and moved to London just before he turned 17.
0:36.6	His career took off in 2011 with his single
0:39.0	the A team. It's nothing to do with the TV show. It's actually a sad ballad about a woman who
0:44.4	has a drug problem and takes to the streets. He was propelled in his career by the continued
0:50.2	support of his friend and founder of hip-hop platform SBTV, Jamal Edwards. We talk about
0:55.6	Jamal quite a bit. He was a seminal figure in the West London music scene and the gateway for many
1:01.5	young grime performers, which is why it's somewhat unusual that Ed hooked up with him and that
1:07.5	they became such close friends. Ed being in some ways an unlikely denizen of the grime scene.
1:12.4	Nevertheless, that was the case.
1:14.0	They were very close right up until Jamal died in 2022,
1:18.2	which had an enormous impact on Ed, the bereavement.
1:22.4	And Edd remains close to the family.
1:24.1	We talk about all of that.
1:25.8	Ed's biggest songs, there's so many, but shape of view comes to mind. It's still the second most dreamed talk about all of that. Its biggest songs, there's so many, but shape of
1:28.2	you comes to mind. It's still the second most streamed song of all time on Spotify. You know that one.
1:34.2	I'm in love with the shape of you. Push and pull like a magnet to, and my bedsheet smell like
1:40.9	you. I'm doing a different version than the one you know.
1:45.2	Thinking out loud is another one.
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