Ed Sheeran keeps his love in these photographs.
The 34-year-old recently revealed that, almost 10 years after turning off his phone in December 2015 and moving strictly to email, his recent lawsuit forced him to turn it back on and provide it as evidence.
But since being found not culpable in the copyright suit, Ed has been combing through the memories that had been left behind on the cell phone and sharing them with the world on an Instagram account titled Teddy’s Old Phone.
One such memory, shared by Ed on April 2, featured an image of him, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan as well as then-couple Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris.
“2015 billboard awards,” Ed captioned the post. “i’m dribbly drunk at this point.”
And indeed, the “Thinking Out Loud” singer holds up his drink while dressed in a fedora and chains, Niall brandishes a plastic sword with a crown on his head and Taylor poses with a long silver instrument alongside Calvin, who has what appears to be an animal mask on top of his head.
Niall even reshared the post, as well as a second selfie Ed shared featuring the One Direction alum, to his own Story, writing, “Love ya.”
Meanwhile, Taylor—who split from Calvin in June 2016 after just over a year together—makes a few appearances on the account. In a second, a much younger looking Ed and Taylor feature in the account’s second post, in which the “Shape of You” singer is scrunching his nose at the camera.
As he captioned the photo, “Always pulled a face in a selfie, this pic was no different.”
But while the page includes a fun number of never-before-seen memories and moments—including a picture of Ed with Bill Clinton, which Ed says was from when he and the former president played poker together, as well as Ed’s prom look at age 16—there’s also been a level of nostalgia and poignancy that has not been lost on the Grammy winner.
For instance, Ed said that the first message on the cell phone had been from friend Jamal Edwards, who passed away in 2022, with another from a now-estranged family member.
“Turning it on really spun me out, I found myself scrolling messages and conversations with people who are no longer here,” Ed—who shares daughters Lyra, 3, and Jupiter, 12 months, with wife Cherry Seaborn—wrote on the page. “I found myself crying at messages to friends who are now dead, who I won’t get to speak to again. I found old photos of me with people I was so close to then, but we’ve lost touch since. The whole experience was such an emotional journey.”
In fact, the experience was so emotional it caused Ed to write his forthcoming song titled “Old Phone.”
“It feels like a song that should’ve been on my debut album, but also a song I couldn’t have written until I experienced real life things happening to me,” he added. “It makes me emotional to sing, I hope it finds some emotion in you too. Maybe it makes you switch on your old phone and have a look at where you were a decade ago too.”
Keep reading for more of Ed’s journey over the years, including his road to fatherhood.
Play Ball
The singer appears with his lady at his first baseball game, a New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies game at Citi Field in New York City in September 2015. The two fueled romance rumors with several outings in NYC around this time.
NYC Days
The two are spotted leaving a hotel in NYC in 2015.
Date Night
The two are photographed leaving Rum Kitchen in London in 2017.
Pimpin’
The to dress up like matching pimps at U.K. talk show host Jonathan Ross‘ Stranger Things-themed 2017 Halloween house party.
What Chilvalry
Sheeran gives up his sneakers for Seaborn and carries her broken heels as they leave a 2017 BRIT Awards after-party
Celebrating Success
The two head out to dinner in London after the release of Sheeran’s new album Divide in 2017.
The Ring
Seaborn steps out with her engagement ring for the first time in London in 2018.
PDA Alert
The two kiss at the 2018 BRIT Awards.
Soccer Date
The two attend the Sky Bet Championship soccer match between Ipswich Town and Aston Villa at Portman Road in Ipswich, England in 2018.
Another Soccer Date
The two get cozy at a soccer match between Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest in December 2018.
Romantic Vacay
The two get cozy on vacation in Ibiza in June 2019.
Baby Joy
One year after confirming his marriage to Seaborn, Sheeran announced the birth of their daughter. “Ello! A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you,” the singer shared with his fans on Instagram. “Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter – Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. We are completely in love with her.”
