Ed Sheeran
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Ed Sheeran‘s stalker fan from “Lego House” 14 years in the past is again — and in restoration. (Properly, kinda.) On Thursday, the musician launched the video for his new single “A Little Extra,” and it reconnects Sheeran’s followers with a personality he launched within the + music video.
Within the authentic video, Rupert Grint (sure, Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) performed a Sheeran superfan with a severe, unhealthy obsession — sneaking onstage throughout a present, hopping into Sheeran’s tour bus, and even chewing his gum.
However in “A Little Extra,” the Emil Nava-directed video picks up with Grint’s character returning to his childhood house after serving time behind bars for stalking, solely to search out his room nonetheless plastered with Sheeran posters and merch. From there, Grint goes to “Stalkers Nameless” conferences, watches outdated Sheeran interviews, and tries to ease again into a standard life.
Ultimately, he spots Sheeran coaching at a close-by health club, however earlier than he can spiral once more, he meets a lady, falls in love, proposes, and strikes in along with her, slowly beginning to let go of his obsession. Nonetheless, he appears to see Sheeran in all places, even within the faces of the folks at his assist group.
“Trigger I used to like you / Now daily I hate you just a bit extra,” sings Sheeran throughout all of it. “Life obtained higher after I misplaced you / However daily I hate you just a bit increasingly more and extra.”
Within the last scenes, Grint’s character walks down the aisle together with his lovely associate, although he hilariously retains seeing Sheeran’s face on everybody within the church, even her, when he uncovers her veil. The video wraps with a ridiculous post-credits scene from the marriage reception, that includes Sheeran in a full marriage ceremony gown, completely dedicated to the waltz choreography. (And Sheeran teases a brand new observe from his upcoming album.)
“A Little Extra” is the follow-up single to “Sapphire,” which options him singing with Arijit Singh in Hindi and Punjabi, and “Azizam.” Sheeran even up to date his Spotify web page to a photograph of Rupert Grint to proceed the stalker fantasy. “A Little Extra” precedes his album Play, which drops Sept. 12. (It’s his first LP with out the mathematics symbols.)
From Rolling Stone US.