Ed Sheeran is to play Lisa’s love interest in ‘The Simpsons’.
The ‘Shape of You’ hitmaker – who recently made a cameo appearance in ‘Game of Thrones’ – will play the part of Brendan in a musical-themed episode of the popular cartoon, with his character being at the centre of a love triangle involving Lisa and Nelson Muntz.
Executive producer Al Jean said the role will be "perfect" for Ed.
He told Entertainment Weekly: "We said, ‘Oh, great, we’ll have him do this!’ And we recorded him over the phone from England."
And Al revealed that Ed’s on-screen character will upset ‘Simpsons’ stalwart Milhouse.
He shared: "When Lisa meets Brendan, Milhouse comes in and he goes, ‘I’ve brought three kinds of waters – cold, warm, and lukewarm.’
"Lisa goes, ‘I’m not thirsty anymore,’ and ‘Milhouse goes, ‘Dammit!’ That’s the effect he has on somebody else … The girls love him but he’s difficult."
Ed has also responded to his casting on Instagram, posting a picture of the Entertainment Weekly article.
He captioned the screenshot: "This year continues to be equally surreal and amazing. Watch out for this one, me and Lisa have a whole thing going on x (sic)"
Meanwhile, Ed revealed last month that he would love to star on the British TV show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The flame-haired musician admitted he would relish the opportunity to participate in the dancing competition, or ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’ at some stage in the future.
He said: "I will 100 per cent do Strictly Come Dancing one day. I think something like ‘I’m a Celebrity’ would be fun, too."
Ed is also working on creating his own movie and revealed he would love for Dame Helen Mirren to appear in it.
He explained: "The movie is in the works but I don’t have any time to shoot it until 2019.
"Well, there have been talks about another leading role in it like a love interest. I would love someone unknown, but I have always loved Helen Mirren."
Ed Sheeran to star in The Simpsons
