Ed Sheeran stuns pupils with surprise appearance

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Ed Sheeran Foundation Ed Sheering connected signifier successful beforehand of schoolhouse pupils. helium is holding a guitar and is wearing a lights bluish hoodie and acheronian trousers

Ed Sheeran stunned pupils erstwhile helium made a astonishment quality during a schoolhouse performance successful Cardiff.

The popular superstar performed for a assemblage of 2,000 successful the main hallway astatine Fitzalan High School.

"It got maine shaking," said 17-year-old Year 12 pupil Kia, adding: "I had goose bumps."

The radical had been listening to an Only Boys Aloud show celebrating the school's fantabulous show study erstwhile unexpectedly Sheeran took to the stage.

His quality was portion of the motorboat of the caller Ed Sheeran Foundation, which advocates for the teaching of euphony successful schools crossed the UK.

Sheeran's Welsh song-writing spouse Amy Wadge helped marque the lawsuit hap successful Wales.

"It was truthful amazing," Kia said.

"We didn't cognize helium was coming… everyone was conscionable truthful shocked."

Sheeran performed 2 songs, Thinking Out Loud and Shape of You, followed by a question and reply league with the audience.

Acting headteacher Adam Lear said it happened during a full schoolhouse assembly for the 1,800 students and 200 staff.

Kia successful her schoolhouse uniform, a achromatic sweater, achromatic garment and a reddish tie. She has agelong achromatic hairsbreadth

"He told america helium was from Ipswich, tiny similar Cardiff," said Kia, "and that his teachers were truly bully to him similar ours are and that motivated him to pursuit his dreams."

"It was surreal," said Year 13 euphony pupil Maxime, 17, adding: "Here you've got Ed Sheeran playing songs you perceive connected the radio… it changes your schoolhouse acquisition really."

Maxime successful his schoolhouse uniform, a achromatic sweater, achromatic garment and a reddish tie.

Mr Lear said the astonishment happened during a full schoolhouse assembly for the 1,800 students and 200 staff.

As Only Boys Aloud performed for the group, down the scenes 80 euphony pupil from Year Nine and supra were gathering with Sheeran and Wadge earlier helium joined the main show.

"The pupils were perfectly overwhelmed," helium said.

"No 1 was alert that this was going to beryllium happening, lone myself initially."

Ed Sheeran Foundation Sheeran and Wadge sitting connected chairs connected a dais successful from of assembled pupils

"You could spot from their faces they were perfectly blown distant with what was happening," said acting headteacher Adam Lear.

Maxime, who plays bass successful a Welsh-language band, was among the pupils who met Sheeran privately.

He said they asked him challenging questions, including however Sheeran manages writer's block.

"He talked astir penning immoderate songs helium doesn't similar arsenic overmuch astatine the moment," helium said.

"He was saying you've conscionable got to constitute arsenic overmuch arsenic you can, effort and amended and ever judge successful yourself."

Paige Cooper, 17, was encouraged to proceed successful her play and euphony studies.

"He was talking astir however euphony arsenic a taxable is often looked down upon and however helium conscionable hustled from school," she said.

Paige has agelong blonde hairsbreadth and is wearing schoolhouse uniform

"It was bully to perceive due to the fact that often originative subjects are rather looked down upon."

She said it taught her the value of "putting your enactment retired there".

Another pupil, Katie Brown, 17, said the radical was "shocked" erstwhile Sheeran walked into the room.

"He gave america an inspirational code astir trying to enactment hard and nary substance however overmuch you neglect conscionable support going," she said.