He set the charts alight with his new album ÷ (Divide) earlier this month.

And now, Ed Sheeran has got tongues wagging and sent social media into a tizzy after he shared a passionate kiss with Inbetweeners actor Greg Davies on Friday night's Comic Relief.

The 26-year-old hitmaker puckered up to the comedic star following a performance of his song What Do I Know?

Passionate: Ed Sheeran has got tongues wagging and sent social media into a tizzy after he shared a passionate kiss with Inbetweeners actor Greg Davies on Friday night's Comic Relief

Moments after his performance came to an end, the flame-haired singer was joined by Miranda Hart, who interrupted her fellow host Rob Beckett to insist Ed had to kiss the tallest host on the show.

She said: 'Ed knows the Comic Relief rules, silly rules we'll stick by them. What it is, it demands that the musical act has to kiss with passion and considerable meaning the tallest host of the night?

'It's my first year so I don't know,' Rob responded. While Miranda insisted: 'Those are the rules'.

At that moment, Greg - who played infamous head teacher Mr Gilbert on the E4 series - rushed the stage and pushed the brunette comedic star aside as he said to Ed: 'I hope you have lip balm on' before they smooched.

Fleeting moment: Moments after his performance came to an end, the flame-haired singer was joined by Miranda Hart, who interrupted her fellow host Rob Beckett to insist Ed had to kiss the tallest host on the show

Pucker up! The 26-year-old hitmaker puckered up to the comedic star following a performance of his song What Do I Know?

Smooch: Greg - who played infamous head teacher Mr Gilbert on the E4 series - rushed the stage and pushed the brunette comedic star aside as he said to Ed: 'I hope you have lip balm on' before they smooched

Enjoying the moment, both appeared flustered after and left Miranda flabbergasted as Greg turned to kiss her while the crowd cheered.

The two's smooch set Twitter alight with many saying it had made their 2017 already.

'Ed Sheeran and Greg Davies kissing has already made 2017 #comicrelief,' one wrote.

Another shared: 'Ed Sheeran and Greg Davies are the new power couple, I don't make the rules.'

Before another wrote: 'As if I watched Mr Gilbert lips Ed Sheeran and Mirand #RedNoseDay'.

Setting twitter alight: The two's smooch set Twitter alight with many saying it had made their 2017 already

Aside from making jaws-drop, Ed was off to a rough start on the night as he was reduced to tears after meeting Peaches, a young who lost her father to Ebola in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia.

After sharing a number of songs, the 12-year-old girl was left weeping as she sang a song that reminded her of her father.

The moment made a lasting impression on Ed, who emotionally broke down following the exchange as he felt helpless in her grief.

Tearful: Aside from making jaws-drop, Ed was off to a rough start on the night as he was reduced to tears after meeting Peaches, a young who lost her father to Ebola in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia

He broke down in tears: 'The last thing I always wanted this trip to be was be a celebrity that comes to Africa and cries on TV.

'I really wanted to come away saying everything is positive and everything is great and then I was just singing with that girl and she was all smiling and then she started crying.

Adding: 'He dad taught her how to sing and she got really choked up about it. I watch Comic Relief every single year and this is always what celebrities do. I think "is it really that bad? And then I sort of turn up and yes it is. That's just one girl out here, that's just one story and she's the one girl that came up to us.'

Later in the show he was subject to a young boy being beaten by an older man, and in an admirable act he paid for the boy and his friends to be housed and schooled.

He explained that as he had ceased filming the segment, a man had started to attack the boy, prompting Ed to return and personally arrange to look after the young child and his five friends.

'It doesn't matter how much it costs,' the generous musician insisted, wanting to make sure the kids were removed from the violent threat of the older boys, who he later reported would be known to rape them too.

Upset: The moment made a lasting impression on Ed, who emotionally broke down following the exchange as he felt helpless in her grief

Teary: He broke down in tears: 'The last thing I always wanted this trip to be was be a celebrity that comes to Africa and cries on TV

After rewatching his emotional exchange, it appeared the moment got to Ed after he forgot the lyrics to his song What Do I Know? as he started the first verse.

Forever the professional, Ed laughed off the slip-up as he carried on with his hit but it didn't go unnoticed by fans on Twitter.

'Is it me or did Ed Sheeran just forget his own words!!!' one wrote.

While another shared: 'Hey @edsheeran if you slow down a little you might not have made that mistake haha #RedNoseDay'.

Although not everyone disagreed with suggesting his mistake was 'the cutest' as another insisted she 'fell in love' with the hitmaker following the blunder.

Setting twitter alight: The two's smooch set Twitter alight with many saying it had made their 2017 already

Touching: Ed explained that as he had ceased filming the segment, a man had started to attack the boy, prompting Ed to return and personally arrange to look after the young child and his five friends

'It doesn't matter how much it costs': The generous musician insisted the child was taken away from the older men