Heartwarming moment Ed Sheeran performs for sick children during an impromptu concert at a Queensland hospital while on tour in Australia<br /><br />Ed Sheeran proved he has a heart of gold by performing for patients and staff at the Queensland<br /><br />The British superstar, 32, is currently on a sold-out tour of Australia, and took time out of his busy schedule to lift the spirits of sick kids and their parents.<br /><br />One young fan even performed a duet of Thinking Out Loud with Ed, reports 7News.<br /><br />'He was very friendly,' the patient said. 'That was like a dream. It was fun.' <br /><br />'He really sat down, got chatting to the kids, finding out where they were from, their stories, which was really lovely,' they said.<br /><br />Ed has just finished three shows in Brisbane and will play two concerts in Sydney on the weekend, before heading to Melbourne and Adelaide.<br /><br />He was pictured at the beach in Byron Bay on Sunday with his wife Cherry Seaborn, 30, and their two children, Lyra Antarctica, two, and Jupiter, nine months.<br /><br />'We had tried for a while to have a kid, and we'd started going to doctors and figuring out what was up. I did think it was a miracle, so that's why I was like, we should have this in the name,' he said.<br /><br />Ed and Cherry are childhood sweethearts, having grown up in the same town. They rekindled their romance in 2014 and wed in a small ceremony five years later.<br /><br />Ed and wife Cherry Seaborn are childhood sweethearts, having grown up in the same town. They rekindled their romance in 2014 and wed in a small ceremony five years later<br /><br />Heartwarming moment Ed Sheeran performs for sick children during an impromptu concert at a Queensland hospital while on tour in Australia<br /><br />A hospital staff member said Ed seemed to 'really want to be there' as he chatted with patients before and after the stripped-back performance.<br /><br />'He really sat down, got chatting to the kids, finding out where they were from, their stories, which was really lovely,' they said.<br /><br />'I choked a bit. I was so stunned because he was right next to me, and he was singing and I was so nervous I forgot the lyrics,' one onlooker said.<br /><br />In November 2021, the Shape of You hit-maker revealed having his daughter Lyra was a 'blessing' and a 'miracle' after struggling to conceive with his wife.<br /><br />The musician spoke of how the couple had booked doctors appointments to check everything was okay after 'trying to have a kid for a while'.<br /><br />They ended up conceiving Lyra naturally while on holiday in Antarctica in 2019, which inspired her unique middle name.<br /><br />'We had tried for a while to have a kid, and we'd started going to doctors and figuring out what was up. I did think it was a miracle, so that's why I was like, we should have this in the name,' he said.
