Ed Sheeran ‘downs shots’ with landlady at Oxfordshire pub

Claire Wakefield is in charge of the Old Bell in Henley-on-Thames and recently welcomed in the global superstar.

According to national reports, Sheeran was out with friends for a stag do and the landlady was getting ready for a gym session when her husband raced up the stairs.

Ed Sheeran stopped in The Old Bell pub. (Image: Claire Wakefield)

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"He told me I needed to come downstairs now," she said.

"Ed Sheeran is having a pint in your pub."

The Grammy Award winner posed for pictures and even left Claire "chuffed to bits" when he hugged her.

"We did our famous lemon drop shots for them," she added.

"I didn’t really know what to do, I can’t fangirl him, I’m 43 years old."

Claire and her daughter both met Sheeran who told the pair that he was on a friend’s stag do who was getting married soon.

She said she had not brushed her hair, had no makeup on, and was in her gym gear, while her daughter was upstairs trying on prom dresses.

"About eight of them arrived, we had a good chat to them and made them our famous lemon drop shots and did a shot with them," said Claire.

The 33-year-old singer was also celebrating his football team Ipswich Town on Saturday night who won promotion to the Premier League following a 2-0 win over Huddersfield.