WITH no acting training, it was a coup for Ed Sheeran to land a role in Danny Boyle's new film Yesterday — but he also got his wife a part.

I can reveal the superstar bagged partner Cherry Seaborn a cameo opposite him in the rom-com, which is set to be one of the biggest movies of the summer.

6 Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn will star in Danny Boyle's new film Credit: Rex Features

Since getting together with Ed, Cherry has stayed out of the spotlight and kept her job at accountancy firm Deloitte, but she jumped at the chance to play cabin crew handing out champagne on Ed’s private jet.

A source said: “Shooting this film was a real laugh and they did some of it on Ed’s tour. Cherry visits him on the road a fair amount and ended up getting to feature in a scene as an extra. It’s only a tiny part but Ed and Cherry thought it was hilarious, and it’s pretty cute. She even appears in the end credits.”

Yesterday follows a struggling singer-songwriter, played by ex-Eastenders actor Himesh Patel, who wakes after a road accident to discover he lives in a world where The Beatles never existed.

After he passes off the band’s music as his own, he is spotted by Ed and becomes a superstar. While Ed has several scenes in the movie — written by Richard Curtis, the genius behind Notting Hill and Love Acually — Cherry’s is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance.

6 The low-key popstar Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn were married in a top-secret ceremony just before Christmas Credit: Getty Images - Getty

On top of Ed’s pay cheque for starring in the film, the Shape Of You singer is bound to make a fortune from his music and clothing sales. He wears one of the branded hoodies from his streetwear label, Hoax, for his minute-long first scene.

The Sun told in 2017 how he had invested in the Suffolk company to help them go global. Getting his clobber in front of millions of viewers in this movie is better than any ad campaign.

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Velvet love song to Queen's legacy

PLAYING with Queen has done wonders for Adam Lambert's own career.

6 Adam reckons the late Queen icon Freddie Mercury could have been a fan Credit: Alamy Live News

The US singer, who has toured as the group’s frontman for eight years, has realised what makes an amazing tune from performing their back catalogue and has channelled it into his upcoming album, Velvet.

In an exclusive interview, he said: “It does give me a perspective of what a good song is and why it works.

“I’ve learned a lot from singing those Queen songs for audiences. You go, ‘OK, this is a good chorus, this is a good hook, this is a good message’. I suppose that’s one of the things that inspired a lot of my new songs.”

And Adam whose single New Eyes was released last month, reckons the late Queen icon Freddie Mercury could have been a fan. He said: “I would hope that he would like some of it.

“I feel like one of my new songs, Super Power, is like a second cousin to Another One Bites The Dust, it has a little bit of the same DNA.

“I didn’t set out to emulate any of Queen’s songs specifically, but I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to have an album of music that a Queen fan can wrap their ears around’.”

bizbit MUSE frontman Matt Bellamy's fiancee Elle Evans has revealed they will marry this summer.

In an Instagram post celebrating his birthday, the US model wrote: “Pinching myself that we’ll be married in a few months.”

Go for Selena album

IT has taken almost four years, but Selena Gomez has finally completed the follow-up to her last album.

6 Selena is finally preparing to release her latest album Credit: Getty Images - Getty

The It Ain’t Me singer confirmed “it’s finally done” as she walked the red carpet at the New York premiere of her upcoming zombie comedy movie The Dead Don’t Die.

She worked opposite comic legend Bill Murray on the film, but admitted he didn’t have a clue who she was.

Selena said: “It was iconic being able to work with Bill Murray. “He has no idea who I am!

“And he refuses to call me Selena. He basically calls me Gomez.”



Ear plugs needed

NICKY Byrne limbered up for Sunday’s Soccer Aid by visiting Leeds United’s Elland Road.

6 Nicky Byrne visited Leeds United’s Elland Road with his son Rocco Credit: Getty - Contributor

The Westlife singer played in the winning FA Youth Cup team of 1997, and took son Rocco back to relive his youth.

Nicky will be in goal this weekend for the Rest Of The World team, managed by Piers Morgan. He better pack ear plugs.

bizbit YOU can get a body like Kendall Jenner and Khloe Kardashian as their personal trainer is launching a four-week course on June 17.

Gunnar Peterson’s program will be exclusive to Chris Hemsworth's new fitness app, Centr.

Mick: I'm ready to roll after op

IT won’t be long until Mick Jagger is back on stage.

6 Mick and The Rolling Stones are preparing to kick off their US No Filter Tour in Chicago next week Credit: Reuters

The Rolling Stones rocker said he is “feeling pretty good” in his first interview since heart surgery. But he did vow to cut back on work commitments.

Mick added: “I’ve been rehearsing a lot lately. This morning I did the gym.” The band had to postpone their US No Filter Tour after Mick was taken into hospital in April. It will now kick off in Chicago next week.

Bandmate Keith Richards joked the health scare won’t serve as a wake-up call for the rest of the group. He said: “It was just, ‘Oh, Mick will be better’.

“We’re feeling good. There’s no reason to stop, really.”

He won’t be ditching his caner habits any time soon then.



Jerk it

THE X Factor’s most colourful rapper is preparing a fresh assault on the charts – with a song about fried chicken.

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Honey G has recorded comeback track Jerk It and will be releasing the single on September 27.

Honey, who competed in the 2016 series, raps: “Can I get some sauce? With some extra jerk? Tell my man his giblets need to get to work.”

She has created a dance – the chicken wing, a cross between the funky chicken and the running man – to go with the song and she hopes it will be a viral hit.

That’s one way to get Simon Cowell's attention again.

bizmeter JAMEELA Jamil, Dave Bautista, Aubrey Plaza and Kiernan Shipka have been announced as presenters for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards this weekend in Los Angeles. The ceremony, hosted by Shazam! star Zachary Levi, will air on Tuesday at 8pm on MTV UK.

FLEUR East has tied the knot in Morocco. Her I’m A Celeb campmates Harry Redknapp and Malique Thompson-Dwyer were among guests as she wed fashion designer Marcel Badiane-Robin on Saturday. She said they will put in “a lot of work” to make their marriage last.

ARIANA Grande has extended her sell-out Sweetener Tour with two further dates. The superstar will play around the UK in August and September and will then return to London’s O2 Arena for extra shows on October 15 and 16 – taking her total number of gigs in the venue this year to five.

MABEL’s Mad Love and Hearts Ain’t Gonna Lie from Jonas Blue, pictured, are among the summer anthems on the Ministry Of Sound’s Love Island 2019: Moments playlist, available exclusively on Apple Music. It features all the slow burners and heavy hitters being played on the ITV2 show.

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