Ed Sheeran apparently got a bit emotional as he confessed he had split from his girlfriend on an Australian radio show.

The Thinking Out Loud singer was taken by surprise on the Kyle and Jackie O Show on KIIS 106.5 when they asked him if he had called time on his relationship with Athina Andrelos, 23.

Put on the spot Ed, 24, blurted out “yes”. When DJ Kyle Sandilands pressed the matter, he said: “I wasn’t single, I was in a relationship for a long time.”

Co-host Jackie O then said: “He looks like he’s about to start crying – you shouldn’t have asked that.”

Ed then revealed: “Erm, well, that’s interesting, that’s the first time I’ve spoken about that. I didn’t know you were going to ask.”

Ed and Athina began dating last year and are thought to have split in February.

Despite his own single status, Ed was happy to share in someone else’s romantic bliss, by doing a stint as a wedding singer.

The Kyle and Jackie O Show arranged for Ed to perform Thinking Out Loud for the first dance at Aussie couple Matt and Kya’s wedding.