He's recently branched out into acting thanks to several high profile cameos.

And Ed Sheeran has landed another stellar guest appearance in the upcoming Bridget Jones' Baby sequel, sharing the news with his 5.4million Instagram followers by uploading a behind-the-scenes snap of himself hanging out with leading lady Renee Zellweger.

The 24-year-old singer spent Monday shooting scenes with the A-list cast in London, enthusing on social media, 'Spent the day being an actor in the new Bridget Jones movie. Loved it, you're gonna love it too...'

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The black and white snap sees Ed holding his smartphone aloft to take a selfie as Renee peeks over his shoulder.

It is not yet known whether Ed will be playing himself or a fictional character in the comedy, which also stars Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey.

The Thinking Out Loud hitmaker first sparked rumours he would be featured in the flick back in August when a film crew was spotted recording footage at his Croke Park concert in Dublin, Ireland, and a stunt double of Renee was seen sitting on the shoulders of a mystery man in the audience.

The third installment - directed by Sharon Maguire - is thought to follow less of Helen Fielding's third Bridget Jones book Mad About The Boy, and more of the author's old columns.

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Cameo role: Ed Sheeran has confirmed he will be appearing in the long-awaited third Bridget Jones film

The film has, according to IMBD, is based on an original screenplay penned by Fielding with author David Nicholls, who is famed for his books and movie adaptations One Day and Starter For 10.

Daniel Cleaver, famously played by Hugh Grant, is not expected to return to Bridget's life, while new boy Patrick is thought to be a love interest for the hapless blonde.

Ed has been exploring his interest in acting of late, enjoying guest appearances on shows like soap opera Neighbours and US sitcom Undateable this year.

New direction: Ed has previously made cameos in Neighbours and Undateable, and landed a role in Kurt Sutter's TV show The Bastard Executioner, which was axed after just six episodes

His movie role comes hot on the heels of his first proper part in medieval TV show The Bastard Executioner, which was unfortunately axed after just six episodes.

Showrunner and close pal Kurt Sutter - who gave the musician the part - decided to pull the plug on the series after it lost more than half of its audience.

Sutter said: 'The audience has spoken and unfortunately the word is 'meh'. So with due respect, we bring our mythology to an epic and fiery close.'