Ed Sheeran once helped Anne-Marie through a panic attack

Anne-Marie and Ed Sheeran have been friends for a long time! Here's everything we know about their friendship so far... PlanetRadiohitsradioentertainmentcelebrityAnne-MarierevealsEdSheeranoncehelpedherthroughapanicattackThepairhavebeenclosefriendsforyearsAuthor:EmmaDoddsPublished25thJul2021Lastupdated26thJul2021BritishsingerAnne-MariehasbeenfriendswiththelegendaryEdSheeranforyearsandyears!Thepairfirstmetinaround2010atthebeginningofbothoftheircareers,havegoneontotourtogetherandevenwrittensongstogether.Buthowdidtheymeetinthefirstplace?Aretheystillfriends?Anddidtheyeverdate?👀We'vetakenalookbackatEdSheeranandAnne-Marie'sfriendshipovertheyears...EdSheeranoncehelpedAnne-MariethroughapanicattackAnne-Mariehasbeenopenandhonestabouthermentalhealthoverthepastcoupleofyears,evenbecominganambassadorforthecharityMIND.SheopenedupaboutstrugglingwithanxietyandpanicattacksinaninterviewwithRanvirSinghonLorraineinJuly2021,revealingthatEdhadactuallyhelpedherthroughone."He’sactuallyincredible,he’sbeenoneofmyfavouritepeopletohaveinthisindustryasafriend,"shegushed."WheneverIwriteasongIsendittohimandhegivesmeadviceonasongorhecollaborateswithmeonthealbum."TheotherdayIhadapanicattackandIemailedhimgoing,'I’mfeelingok,Ijusthadapanicattack',andhegoes,'Areyouok,doyouwantmetocall?'",addingthatthe'ShapeofYou'hitmakerhadbeen"honestlyincredible".WhendidAnne-MarieandEdSheeranmeet?ThepairmetinParisin2010!AnneMarietoldHitsRadio:"ThefirsttimeImetEdandproperlyhungoutwasinParisinthishotelandwehadafatburgertogether,wenttoseehisshowandthatwasit.Westayedfriendseversincethatmoment.”EdSheeranandAnne-MarieonGoggleboxAnne-MariejoinedthecastofCelebrityGoggleboxforthethirdserieswhichbeganairinginJune2021,sharingasofawithherTheVoicecolleagueSirTomJones.However,fortheepisodeairingonFriday9thJuly,Anne-MariewasjoinedbyherpalEd!Thiswasn'tthefirsttimeEdhasappearedontheshow,takingpartintheshowbackin2017alongsideExampleandBigNarstie,sayingatthetime:"I’msuchahugefanofGoggleboxsoit’sgoingtobeweirdlysurrealtoactuallybepartofitwithtwoofmyclosestfriendsbutwhenit’sforanincrediblecauselikeStandUpToCancer,howcouldwesayno?"Wedon'tyetknowifEdwillbeapermanentreplacementforSirTom,butwe'llkeepyouupdated!WhatisAnne-Marie'sfavouritememorywithEdSheeran?Anne-MarietoldHitsRadio:"Therearesomany,buttouringaroundtheworldwithhim,creating‘2002’,goingaroundhishousetowatchGameofThronesandIsaidIdon’tlikespicyfoodandhemadethespiciestfajitaseverandatethemall!"WhenhaveAnne-MarieandEdSheerantouredtogether?WecaughtupwithAnne-Marieacoupleofyearsago,whotolduswhatit'slikegoingontourwithEdSheeran.The29-year-oldsingerjoinedEdonhis'÷'tourinEuropein2017/2018andsaiditwasgreattohangoutwithhim,describinghimasa"coolperson".Whenaskediftheygotuptoanythingwildorstupidaftertheirshows,Anne-Marieadmittedshewaskeento"begood"andlookafterhervoice.However,sheadmittedthatshespentherbirthdayinParisandBarcelonasaying:"Itwasreallyamazingtocelebratemybirthdayontour,everynightwasjustincredible."WhileshehadanamazingtimetouringwithEd,shesaidthatitwashisfaultthathersingle'CiaoAdios'didn'tgethigherinthecharts.When'CiaoAdios'wasreleasedEdalsoreleasedhiswholealbum,pushinghersongdowntonumber9,whenitcouldhavereachednumber3!DidEdSheeraneverdateAnne-Marie?Nothinghaseverbeenrumouredorconfirmedtohavehappenedbetweenthepair,soitlooksasthoughthey'rejustgoodfriends!EdSheeranisnowmarriedtohischildhoodsweeheart,CherrySeaborn,withthepairwelcomingadaughtertogetherinSeptember2020.WhatadvicedidEdSheerangiveAnne-Marie?Anne-MariehassaidonnumerousoccasionsthatthemainthingEdtaughtherwastostaygroundedandstaytruetoherself.ShetoldtheNewYorkPost:"I’velearnedtostaymyself.That’soneofthebiggestthingsI’velearnedfromhim,becauseheiscompletelythesameashewasbeforeallthesuccess.Hemademerealisethatyoudon’thavetochangetobeapopstar.SheaddedtoHotPress:"Reallythebestadvicewasjusttokeepgroundedandstaydetermined."InMay2021,shegushedoverherfriendshipwiththesuperstar,sayingontheMakeItReignpodcast:"EdSheeranhasalwaysbeensomeoneIcouldgotoforanyadviceontheindustrybecausehejustknowshowtodoit,he’saproatit.SoeverytimeIfeelacertainway,Ijustaskhimandhetellsmewhathe’sgonethrough."Youknow,he’ssosuccessfulandeveryoneloveshimandyouneverthinkhewouldhaveadowndayorstruggledwithsomethingorworriedabouthisnextsingle,becauseallofhissinglesgotonumber1’sbuthehas.SoIspeaktohimabouteverythingtobehonest."WhichsongsdidEdSheeranandAnne-Mariewrite?Althoughtheymayhavewrittenmanymoretogetherwhichwe'reyettohear,theirbiggestcollaborationsofarhasbeenonAnne-Marie'strack'2002'.TheywrotethecatchysongtogetherwithBennyBlanco,JuliaMichaelsandSteveMac,anditwasreleasedinApril2018.Apparently,Anne-Mariewasn'tplanningonreleasingthesong,butEdsawthepotentialandconvincedhertoputitout.ItpeakedatNumber3intheUKchartsandwascertified2xPlatinum,andappearedonAnne-Marie'sdebutalbum,'SpeakYourMind'.WATCH:Anne-Marie-'2002'OfficialVideoEdalsoco-wrote'Beautiful'withMaxMartinandElviraAnderfjärdforAnne-Marie'ssecondalbum'Therapy',releasedinJuly2021.LISTEN:Anne-Marie-'Beautiful'OfficialLyricVideoScrollthroughtoseewhichsongsEdSheeranhaswrittenforotherartists:OllyMurs-'LoveShineDown',featuringJessieJ(2010)'LoveShineDown'featuringJessieJwasanalbumtrackonOlly'sself-titledalbumfrom2010,co-writtenbyEd,Ollyandfourotherpeople.HearthesongonYouTubehere.OneDirection-'LittleThings'(2012)Co-writtenbyEd,'LittleThings'wasaNumber1hitfortheboybandOneDirectionin2012.Itappearedontheirsecondalbum,'TakeMeHome',andEdworkedwithsongwriterFionaBevanandproducerJakeGoslingtocreateit.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.Theyalsoworkedtogetheron'Moments',fromtheirdebutalbum'UpAllNight'.TaylorSwift-'EverythingHasChanged'featuringEdSheeran(2013)WrittenbybothEdandTaylor,thissinglereachedtheTop10aroundtheworldin2013.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.EdandTayloralsoworkedtogetheron'EndGame'fromhersixthalbum'Reputation',releasedin2017.OneDirection-'18'(2014)'18'wasanothersongreleasedbyOneDirectionandwrittenbyEdSheeran.Itwasapromotionalsongreleasedin2014.HearthesongonYouTubehere.JessieWare-'SayYouLoveMe'Edco-wrote'SayYouLoveMe'andevenprovidedbackingvocalsforJessieWare'strack.Thestrippedbacklovesongfeaturesonherfourthalbum'ToughLove'whichcameoutin2014.HilaryDuff-'Tattoo'(2015)DisneystarHilaryDuffreleasedher5thalbum'BreatheIn.BreatheOut.'in2015,workedwithEdonthesong'Tattoo'.WatchthevideoonYouTube.JustinBieber-'LoveYourself'(2015)EdjoinedforceswithJustinfor'LoveYourself'whichwasahitin2015allaroundtheworld,reachingthetopspotinAustralia,Canada,NewZealand,andSweden,aswellasspendingsixweeksatNumber1intheUK.Ednearlykeptthetrackforhisownalbum,'÷',butitendedupwithJustininstead.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.EdandBiebsalsoworkedtogetheron'TheFeeling',whichappearedonhisfourthalbum'Purpose'releasedin2015.Rixton-'HotelCeiling'(2015)Releasedin2015,thissongwasthethirdsongfromRixton'sdebutalbum.EdworkedonthesongwithproducerBennyBlanco,andthevideostarredHollywoodactressAliceEve.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.Rudimental-'LayItAllOnMe'featuringEdSheeran(2015)Co-writtenbydrumandbassgroupRudimentalandEd,thissinglewasahitin2015andappearedonthegroup'ssecondalbum'WeTheGeneration'inthatyear.ItwasthesecondcollaborationforEdandthegroup,whoco-wroteandalsoremixed'Bloodstream'onEd'salbum'x'.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.TheWeeknd-'DarkTimes'(2015)EdandTheWeekndworkedtogetheron'DarkTimes'forhissecondalbum,'BeautyBehindtheMadness'.Aswellaswritingthesongtogether,Edalsoprovidedvocalsonthetrack.MajorLazerfeaturingJustinBieberandMø-'ColdWater'(2016)Edwasalsoco-writeronanotherJustinBiebertrack,whichalsoworkedwithDJgroupMajorLazer,madeupofDiplo,JillionaireandWalshyFire,withthesongalsofeaturingDanishsingerandproducerMØ.ItreachedNumber1intheUKin2016.WatchthelyricvideoonYouTubehere.MattTerry-'WhenChristmasComesAround'(2016)EdworkedwithhiscollaboratorAmyWadgeforTheXFactor2016winnerMattTerryonhiswinners'single,'WhenChristmasComesAround'.WatchtheofficialmusicvideoonYouTube.RobbieWilliams-'PrettyWoman'(2016)'PrettyWoman'isfeaturedonRobbie'smostrecentalbum,'TheHeavyEntertainmentShow',releasedin2016.Edco-wrotethesongwithRobbie,teamedupwithBennyBlancoagainandalsoproducerSteveRobsonforthetrack.HearthesongonYouTubehere.Eminem-'River'(2017)Edco-wroteandappearedonEminem'strack'River'fromhis2017album'Revival'.ItreachedNumber1intheUKchartsandwasalsocertifiedPlatinum.ThemusicvideoforthesongreceivedanominationforBestCinematographyattheMTVVMAs2018.WatchtheofficialvideoonYouTube.ZaraLarsson-'Don'tLetMeBeYours'(2017)Thissongwasco-writtenbyZaraandEdalongwithsomeothersongwritersincludingSnowPatrol'sJohnnyMcDaid.Edalsoprovidedbackingvocalsonthetrack,whichappearedonZara'ssecondalbum'SoGood',releasedin2017.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.JamesBlunt-'MakeMeBetter'(2017)JameshiredEd'ssongwritingtalentsforhis5thalbum'TheAfterlove',workingonboth'MakeMeBetter'and'TimeofOurLives'.ListentothesongonYouTube.LiamPayne-'StripThatDown',featuringQuavo(2017)ThedebutsolosinglefromformerOneDirectionerLiamPaynewasco-writtenbyEd,LiamandQuavowhoalsofeaturesonthetrack.Edalsoprovideduncreditedbackingvocalsforthesong,whichreachedNumber3intheUKcharts.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.TheyalsoworkedtogetheronLiam's2019single'StackItUp'featuringABoogiewitdaHoodie.RitaOra-'YourSong'(2017)RitaOramadehercomebackin2017withasongpennedbythefantasticEd,whichalsoservedastheleadsinglefromhersecondalbum,'Phoenix,releasedin2018.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.DJSnakeandLauv-'ADifferentWay'(2017)DJSnakeandLauvworkedtogetheron'ADifferentWay'in2017,ropinginEdforthesongwritingalongwithSnowPatrol'sJohnnyMcDaid,aswellasSteveMac,IlseyJuberandLindyRobbins.WatchtheofficialvideoonYouTube.Anne-Marie-'2002'(2018)Anne-Marie'smostpopularsongasitstandsis'2002',whichsheco-wrotewithEdandwhoencouragedhertoreleaseitasasingle.ItpeakedatNumber3intheUKcharts.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.OllyMurs-'Moves'featuringSnoopDogg(2018)EdandOllyteameduponceagainin2018forOlly'scomebacksingle,'Moves',whichalsofeaturedvocalsfromSnoopDogg.ThetrackfeaturedonthesoundtrackforJohnnyEnglishStrikesAgain.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.JessGlynne-'Thursday'(2018)EdhelpedJessGlynnepenthissong,whichisallabouthowpeopleshouldn'tbeforcedtohidebehindamaskandshouldfeelfreetoexpressthemselves.Jesshasstatedthatit'soneofher"favourites",andthatit's"closetoherheart".WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.LittleMix-'WomanLikeMe'featuringNickiMinaj(2018)LittleMix'sfeministpowerhousetrackfeaturingNickiMinajwasactuallyco-writtenbyEdhimselfalongwithJessGlynneforherownalbum,'AlwaysInBetween',butsaidthatit"didn'tfit"withtheothersongsandgaveittoLittleMixinstead.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.KeithUrban-'ParallelLine'(2018)EdworkedwithcountrymusicstarKeithUrbanonhissingle'ParallelLine'whichfeaturedonhis10thalbum'GraffitiU'.EdandKeithworkedwithSnowPatrol'sJohnnyMcDaidaswellasBennyBlanco,AmyWadgeandJuliaMichaels-andalsofeaturesasampleof'Everglow'byColdplayfromtheiralbum,'AHeadFullofDreams'.ListentothesongonYouTube.'BecauseIHadYou'-ShawnMendes(2018)ShawnworkedwithRyanonhisself-titledthirdalbum,releasedinMay2018.Ryanco-wrote'ParticularTaste'and'BecauseIHadYou',andalsoco-producedbothofthosesongs.Boyzone-'Because'(2018)BoyzoneteamedupwithEdfor'Because',theleadsinglefromtheirfinalalbum'ThankYou&Goodnight',releasedin2018.ItwaswrittenbyEdalongwithleadsingerRonanKeatingaswellasJohnShanksandAmyWadge.WatchtheofficialmusicvideoonYouTube.BennyBlanco,HalseyandKhalid-'Eastside'(2018)SingersHalseyandKhalidteamedupwithproducerBennyBlancoon2018track'Eastside',workingwithEdonthesongwriting.ThetrackwenttoNumber1intheUKandwasalsocertified2xPlatinum.WatchtheofficialmusicvideoonYouTube.BTS-'MakeItRight'(2019)SouthKoreanbandBTSworkedwithEdontheir2019song'MakeItBetter',whichappearedontheirEP'MapoftheSoul:Persona'.Theyreleasedanotherversionofthesonglaterin2019withfeaturedsingerLauv.WatchtheofficialmusicvideoonYouTube.Westlife-'HelloMyLove'(2019)EdSheeranwrotethecomebacksingleforIrishbandWestlife,'HelloMyLove',whichappearedontheir2019album'Spectrum'.ThesongbecameamassivehitwithWestlifefans.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubehere.EdalsoworkedwithWestlifeonsomeoftheirother'Spectrum'albumtracks:'BetterMan','Dynamite','MyBlood'and'OneLastTime',aswellasnon-albumtrack'Anywhere'.Anne-Marie-'Beautiful'(2021)InJuly2021,Anne-Mariereleasedhertrack'Beautiful',co-writtenbyEdSheeranandMaxMartin.Thetrackfeaturesonhersecondstudioalbum'Therapy',whichwasreleasedon23rdJuly2021.JLS-'EternalLove'(2021)FanswereoverthemoonwhenJLSannouncedthattheyweregettingbacktogether-notonlyweretheboysheadingonareuniontour,buttheywereevenreleasingnewmusic.Andwhatbetterwaytobreakoutontothemusicsceneagainthanbyreleasingatrackco-writtenbyEdSheeran?!Thetrack'EternalLove'featuredonJLS'slatestalbum'2.0',whichwasreleasedon3rdDecember2021.WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubeCamillaCabello-'BamBam'(2022)EdjoinedCamillaCabelloonhertrack'BamBam'andevenco-wrotethesong.AccordingtoCamillatheyworkedtogetherwithRickyReedandScottHarristoturnanolderversionofthesongintotheLatinhititisnow,anditonlytookthemadaytowriteandrecordit!WatchthemusicvideoonYouTubeYoucanhearsongsbyEdSheeranandAnne-MarieontheHitsRadioplaylist!NOWWATCH:Anne-MarieTellsUsWhatEdSheeranIsLikeOnTourReadmore:Anne-Marie:Everythingyouneedtoknowaboutthe'ToBeYoung'singerAnne-Marie'scareerstorysofar🎶12ofAnne-Marie’sbiggestandbestcollaborationssofarHowtolistentoHitsRadio:Forthebiggesthits,thebiggestthrowbacksandincrediblecompetitionstuneintoHitsRadioonourHitsRadioapp,yourDABradio,SmartSpeakersoronline.Anne-Marieedsheeran