Ed Sheeran on Game of Thrones Cameo: 'Typical Career Flak'

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today. Ed Sheeran recently opened up about his cameo on Game of Thrones Season 7 opener back in July 2017. He played a Lannister soldier singing by a campfire and has sparked a ton of online backlash. On Benny Blanco's new podcast, Friends Keep Secrets, Sheeran said he expected some feathers to get ruffled. He explained that by then the show had featured plenty of other musicians without much drama. Members of Coldplay appeared at the Red Wedding, Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody showed up, and Chris Stapleton even played a white walker. Bands like Sigour Rose, of Monsters and Men, and Macedon had roles too. Fans and critics hid back hard at Sheeran's spot because he was everywhere that year. He just dropped his massive album divide four months earlier, with the hit shape of you dominating everywhere. Sheeran called it jarring for viewers. The cameo was actually a fun surprise gift for actress Maisie Williams, a big fan of his music,

1:03but Sophie Turner accidentally spoiled it at Comic-Con while sitting next to her. Still, Sheeran enjoyed filming despite the muddied memories from the hate. Nearly 10 years later, Sheeran shrubs it off as typical in his career. He gets flack often, but said he'd say yes to Game of Thrones again in a heartbeat because everyone loves the show. Quick thanks to today's sponsor, see the description for more. Head in, sound on, lights out. That is the routine, s-o-l-i-soli-pillow-dot-com.