{"id":87576,"date":"2026-04-30T18:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/ed-sheeran-reveals-shaved-head-herpes-zoster-infection\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:25:06","slug":"ed-sheeran-reveals-shaved-head-herpes-zoster-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/ed-sheeran-reveals-shaved-head-herpes-zoster-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran Reveals Shaved Head, Herpes Zoster Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:default1=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a life update is also a <em>health <\/em>update.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two months after his last post, Ed Sheeran is essentially reintroducing himself to fans.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s displaying his freshly buzzed head and catching people up on what he\u2019s been up to.<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s opening up about the viral infection that played a role in his recent silence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran in December 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-554035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran in December 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-554035 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ed Sheeran attends iHeartRadio KISS108\u2019s Jingle Ball 2025 on December 14, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-s-okay-at-least-he-s-on-the-mend\">He\u2019s okay (at least, he\u2019s on the mend)<\/h2>\n<p>Just shy of two months after his most recent post, Sheeran took to Instagram to share a photodump and a major life update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes I\u2019ve shaved my hair,\u201d the singer acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to shave it to signify a fresh start,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran affirmed: \u201cA lot of new beginnings in my life atm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then revealed: \u201cI love it, thinking of keeping it this way.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXrf1ndgp_A\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Additionally, Sheeran shared a lot of updates about his music and tour dates and such.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that he had finally watched Stranger Things \u2014 the entire series \u2014 after putting it off for the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran admitted that he is particularly partial to Season 4.<\/p>\n<p>He also recommended the 2022 novel, <em>Demon Copperhead<\/em>, by Barbara Kingsolver. The book addresses poverty and fallout from the opioid epidemic in rural Appalachia, with nods to Dickensian works.<\/p>\n<p>Then he revealed the health condition that had plagued him for weeks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-776x1024.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Instagram screenshot of Ed Sheerans' caption about getting shingles and more.\" class=\"wp-image-554036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-776x1024.png 776w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-768x1013.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-728x960.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-819x1080.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-910x1200.png 910w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01.png 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-776x1024.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Instagram screenshot of Ed Sheerans' caption about getting shingles and more.\" class=\"wp-image-554036 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-776x1024.png 776w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-768x1013.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-728x960.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-819x1080.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01-910x1200.png 910w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01.png 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0430_edsheeran_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In a life update, singer Ed Sheeran opened up about his new hairstyle, what he\u2019s been reading and watching, and about getting shingles.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wouldn-t-recommend-it\">\u2018Wouldn\u2019t recommend it\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Where he recommends <em>Stranger Things<\/em> and <em>Demon Copperhead<\/em>, Sheeran does not feel the same way about herpes zoster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had shingles for the last month,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWouldn\u2019t recommend it,\u201d the singer then understated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut,\u201d Sheeran assured his fans and followers, \u201con the mend now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shingles is herpes zoster. This famously agonizing viral infection is caused by the chickenpox virus \u2014 lurking in the human body for years or even decades before manifesting in a painful flare-up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVf2hdiATiX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Anyone who has had chickenpox is at an increased risk of developing this deeply painful condition. <\/p>\n<p>(Yes, that means that the people who insist that \u201cchickenpox parties\u201d are <em>harmless <\/em>and <em>a good idea<\/em> are putting their children at risk. Which \u2026 is pretty obvious, actually.)<\/p>\n<p>A normal shingles outbreak tends to last for about a month or so. The agonizing blisters can be even more painful, depending upon their location \u2014 and they can even be <em>internal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, some people end up suffering from <em>chronic <\/em>shingles. This takes a situation from being one of the worst months of the patient\u2019s life to being a disability that spans years or decades.<\/p>\n<p>We are relieved to hear that Sheeran is on the mend. A shingles vaccine exists. If you have access to healthcare, it\u2019s worth talking to your doctor about making sure that this nightmare never happens to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Sometimes a life update is also a health update. Nearly two months after his last post, Ed Sheeran is essentially reintroducing himself to fans. He\u2019s displaying his freshly buzzed head and catching people up on what he\u2019s been up to. 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