Ed Sheeran has revealed his wife was diagnosed with a tumour while pregnant with their second child.

The Shape Of You singer described how Cherry Seaborn, who he married in 2019, was told by doctors she had a tumour while she was expecting the couple's second child, who was born in May 2022, “with no route to treatment until after the birth”.

Sheeran went on to discuss the impact the diagnosis had on his wellbeing, describing how he "spiralled through fear, depression and anxiety” last year following the news, and that of the death of his close friend Jamal Edwards.

Music entrepreneur Edwards, who was awarded an MBE for his services to music in 2014, died on February 20 last year at the age of 31.

In a statement announcing his new album, called - , the mathematical symbol for Subtract, which is due to be released on May 5, Sheeran said the songs had been influenced by the difficult events he'd faced.

“I had been working on Subtract for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be," he said.

"Then at the start of 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art."

star said his wife Cherry Seaborn's diagnosis has impacted the writing of his new album, pictured here at the Brit Awards. (Getty Images)

The Bad Habits singer said to get through those experiences he used songwriting as his “therapy” and to help him “make sense” of his feelings.

"I wrote without thought of what the songs would be, I just wrote whatever tumbled out," he explained. "And in just over a week, I replaced a decade’s worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts.

“Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth," Sheeran continued.

"My best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter. I was spiralling through fear, depression and anxiety."