Ed Sheeran has shared the reason he won’t be performing at the Super Bowl halftime show.
The legendary concert, usually watched by some 100 million Americans, saw many big names in the music industry take to the stage, including Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, The Wknd and Rihanna.
However, despite being as tall as his fellow popstars, Ed, 32, feels people wouldn’t want to see him play in the Super Bowl because he doesn’t have the “pizza” to succeed.
speaking on Andy Cohen’s Deep & Shallow Podcast on SiriusXMEd said: “I think it would be the only way to do it if I joined somebody else.”
He added that it was more of an “American thing”, before saying: “I have no spice”. Like, all these amazing performers – I’m just not that. I won’t have any dancers on stage. I won’t have fireworks and blah blah.
Not for me: Ed Sheeran refused to perform at Super Bowl halftime
Stars: The legendary concert, usually watched by some 100 million Americans, saw a host of big names in the music industry take to the stage, including Beyoncé, The Wknd and Rihanna (pictured in February)
“I can’t, that’s not me. I don’t think anyone wants to see me make the Super Bowl either.
Ed then joked that he could ‘wear sparkles’ to add some extra pizzazz, before confirming: ‘I think I would do it as a guest’.
Meanwhile, the publication claims that Ed’s pal Taylor Swift has also declined the offer to step onto the biggest stage in professional American football.
Taylor is said to have turned down the opportunity due to his busy schedule.
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is an annual American tradition where a performer or group of performers performs a medley of songs between the two halves of the National Football League’s (NFL) biggest game of the year.
This year, Rihanna took to the stage for the show, with fans amazed at the singer as she revealed she was expecting her second child during the thrilling performance.
It comes after Ed featured in a sweet video with Natalie Imbruglia as they sang his hit song Torn on Necker Island on Saturday.
The Australian pop star, 48, took to Instagram to share the trio during their performance for Sam’s birthday party on his father’s island.
Not confident: However, despite being as tall as his fellow popstars, Ed, 32, feels people wouldn’t want to see him perform at the Super Bowl because he doesn’t have the ‘pizza’ to pull it off.
Condition: Speaking on Andy Cohen’s Deep & Shallow podcast on SiriusXM, Ed said: ‘I think it would be the only way to do it if I joined somebody else’
Stars: It comes after Natalie Imbruglia shared a sweet video with Ed and Richard Branson’s son Sam singing his song Torn on Saturday
Pals: The Australian pop star, 48, took to Instagram to share the trio who walked through their performance for Sam’s birthday party
Get involved: Ed usually charges upwards of £500,000 for a private performance, but the pop superstar was happy to perform for free at Sam’s birthday party
Natalie could be seen singing her hit single while Ed accompanied her on guitar while Sam filmed their BTS performance and sang the chorus.
She captioned her post: “Just got back from a magical week on Necker Island…Still can’t believe I got to sing Torn with Ed to all of our friends!!
‘Here we are running with and Isabella who I also sang with! I LOVE YOU GUYS!’
Ed usually charges upwards of £500,000 for a private performance, but the pop superstar was happy to perform for free at his party.
Sheeran became friends with Sam after he was invited to play at his sister Holly’s wedding to ship broker Freddie Andrewes on Necker in 2011.
The Shape Of You hitmaker reportedly advised Sam to release 7 Billion, a love song to his wife of ten years Isabella, the half-sister of actress Cressida Bonas.
