Ed Sheeran ‘downs shots’ with Oxfordshire pub landlady

Claire Wakefield was in charge of the Old Bell in Henley when she welcomed in the global superstar.

According to national reports at the time, Mr Sheeran was out with friends for a stag do, and the landlady was getting ready for a gym session when her husband raced up the stairs.

She said: “He told me I needed to come downstairs now. Ed Sheeran is having a pint in your pub.”

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The Grammy Award winner posed for pictures and even left Claire “chuffed to bits” when he hugged her.

“We did our famous lemon drop shots for them,” she added.

“I didn’t really know what to do, I can’t fangirl him, I’m 43 years old.”

Ms Wakefield and her daughter both met Mr Sheeran who told the pair that he was on a friend’s stag do who was getting married soon.

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She said she had not brushed her hair, had no makeup on, and was in her gym gear, while her daughter was upstairs trying on prom dresses.

“About eight of them arrived, we had a good chat to them and made them our famous lemon drop shots and did a shot with them,” said Ms Wakefield.

The 34-year-old singer was also celebrating his football team Ipswich Town not long after the team secured promotion to the Premier League last year.