Overview
- In an Access Hollywood interview published Nov. 28, Sheeran said he saw Swift about a week after the engagement announcement and they spoke in person for four hours.
- He said he learned of the news on Instagram because he does not use a cell phone and has recently stopped using an iPad.
- Sheeran characterized the friendship as long-standing and easy, saying they simply pick up where they left off whenever they meet.
- Swift previously told The Tonight Show that she forgot to call him because he does not have a phone, a detail Sheeran has acknowledged in a playful TikTok comment.
- Reports suggesting strain linked to the timing of their album releases come from unnamed sources and are countered by both artists’ public explanations.