Ed Sheeran is the guy with the Xtra-factor

As Ed Sheeran gets ready to play four nights in Ireland, Andy Welch discovers that modesty is still his number one trait

ED SHEERAN is sitting in his dressing room in Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the background, Tom Jones can be heard soundchecking.

“We’re singing the Prince song, ‘Kiss’, together,” says Sheeran, “but we’ve already rehearsed that.”