Ed Sheeran’s wish for his daughter...

Singer Ed Sheeran is reluctant that his daughter Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran follows in her father’s footsteps and become a musician because he worries any songs she releases would always be compared to his tracks.

The Shape of You hit maker and his wife Cherry Seaborn welcomed their first child Lyra Antarctica in August last year. Speaking on the Table Manners podcast, Sheeran said, “I think it’s from being in the music industry – I’m like, ‘I would not wish this for my child.’ I would hate for her to be known as my daughter rather than just Lyra, I want her to have own identity.”

Lyra’s mother Cherry is a hockey player and Ed feels their daughter is destined to be sporty like her. “I think Lyra will be more sporty,” he said.

Sheeran previously shared that he considered retiring from music following the birth of his daughter in order to be a great father, however, after putting a lot of ‘time and effort’ into the early days of fatherhood, he felt this urge to write songs and return. — IANS