The INSIDER Summary:
- Ed Sheeran had a cameo on the «Game of Thrones» season seven premiere.
- Some fans thought it was out of place.
- A lot of people criticized Sheeran on Twitter.
- He has now deleted his Twitter account.
Ed Sheeran has deleted his Twitter account after being slammed for his performance in «Game of Thrones.»
The pop star appears to have erased his entire account just hours after the first episode of Season 7 aired in the UK on Monday night, having been bombarded with criticism.
Sheeran’s brief appearance as a soldier in the eagerly-awaited episode left many viewers baffled, with some blasting his performance.
«Seeing Ed Sheeran in #gameofthones was the biggest wtf moment of my existence,» one viewer wrote on Twitter.
«It took me a minute to take #gameofthones seriously again after having to watch Ed Sheeran sing around a fire pit with some soldiers,» wrote another.
Sheeran was forced to clarify that he hadn’t quit Twitter last month after receiving abuse following his Glastonbury headline performance.
«I go on it and there’s nothing but people saying mean things,» he reportedly told The Sun.
«Twitter’s a platform for that. One comment ruins your day. But that’s why I’ve come off it. The head f— for me has been trying to work out why people dislike me so much.»
He later denied that he had left the site, writing on Instagram: «Loads of Hoo-har about me quitting stuff. I haven’t quit anything, I’m just not reading anything, except Harry Potter.»
Showrunner David Benioff previously explained that Sheeran’s star turn was in part a gift to Williams: «We knew that Maisie [Williams] was a big fan of Ed Sheeran and for years we’ve been trying to get him on the show so we can surprise Maisie. This year we finally did it.»
Sheeran is thought to have deleted his handle @Edsheeran — which was followed by 19 million people — on Monday evening.
