Sure, "Don't" singer, Ed Sheeran, is seemingly happy as ever now that his is reportedly dating Athina Anderlos, even if "Shake It Off" bestie Taylor Swift supposedly doesn't like her. But that wasn't always the case. Ed admitted in a recent interview with America's Got Talent judge Howard Stern that his hit single was about his ex-girlfriend cheating on him with a One Direction band member before the two officially split. According to the latest gossip news updates, devoted fans have cracked the code and figured out that the unnamed cheaters in question are most likely Niall Horan and Ellie Goulding.
Following in the vein of his best girlfriend Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran has written a classic kiss-off in his hit "Don't" and now he's willing to spill the beans about who the song is really about.
After getting the full court press put on him by a very curious Howard Stern, Sheeran finally admitted that "Don't" is about a One Direction band member who slept with his girlfriend (via In Touch):
"I thought it was disrespectful.
"He was my mate, so I was just a bit like, 'Umm, not cool.'"
According to the coverage in the September 29, issue of In Touch Weekly, Ed Sheeran devotees have been able to put the rest of the pieces of the story together for themselves:
"He refused to name names, but fans have pegged 1D's Niall Horan, 20, as the offender, because he reportedly got close with singer Elie Goulding, 27, in August 2013, shortly after she was spotted holding hands with Ed."
Word has it thatSheeran is now dating singer Athina Anderlos, though it is supposedly putting a lot of strain on his close friendship with Taylor Swift.
One insider who spoke with Yahoo News claims that now that she can't have him, Swift has gotten a little desperate and needy:
"[Taylor] has met Athina and at first she was OK about it...But now Ed and Athina are getting more serious she's turned into a green eyed monster.
"She can't stand the fact that he's fallen for someone--Ed's been like her boyfriend substitute for the past 18 months, and suddenly he's not available for any more.
"It's difficult because he thinks the world of her and doesn't want to do anything to jeopardize the friendship but some days Taylor texts him 20 times a day."
Whatever Ed does, he better keep Athina as far away from the rakes of One Direction as humanly possible.
