Ed Sheeran used his considerable wealth to bag himself £2,000 of toys over Christmas (Picture: Getty)

Every superstar has their vice and in Ed Sheeran’s case it’s pirate ships, yo-yos and Nerf guns.

Over Christmas, the singer splashed out a whopping £2,000 on toys – for himself.

Pop’s resident gingernut claims he was compensating for a childhood that was tragically lacking in the toy department thanks to sensible parents.

Using the proceeds from his best-selling album, the 24-year-old treated himself to a plastic gun, roller skates and a pirate ship – as well as snapping up hundreds of dolls on eBay.


Ed filled his trolley with toys several times over (Picture: Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

He told The Sun: ‘As any kid that has good parents will know, when you grow up you’re not allowed things.



‘I went into Toys R Us and just spent two grand on everything I wanted when I was younger. I was like, “I was never allowed that pirate ship so I’m having that, wasn’t allowed a Nerf gun so I’m having that, I wasn’t allowed a scooter so I’m having that.”

‘I bought roller skates, a yo-yo, those wheelie shoes… I bought everything.’

Even after his epic Toys ‘R’ Us spree, Sheeran wasn’t satisfied and went online to buy some plastic dolls, too – ones he had when he was younger, mind.

He explained: ‘All the stuff I bought in the shop is in my house. But then I went on eBay and spent a day looking for the same dolls I had when I was younger and bought all of them as well.’

‘So I have this cupboard in my house with everything from my childhood. I know my kids are going to play with them and have fun.’

He added: ‘I haven’t used half of them but it was just that moment that I’m allowed to now.’

You haven’t used them, Ed? A likely story!

Ed’s parents have also got a new London flat out of their son’s successful career – on the condition that they babysit his kids when they arrive.

Feeling broody, Ed?

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