Ed Sheeran Shocks Fans with His Tattoos in Shirtless TikTok Trolling This Viral Morning Routine: ‘Aging in Reverse’

The singer got people talking about his tats while appearing to replicate fitness influencer Ashton Hall’s intense rituals

Is Ed Sheeran the new Ashton Hall?

Well, he’s trying to be — in good fun of course.

On March 30, the singer posted a hilarious TikTok video of his morning routine, which seemed to not actually belong to him, but instead to Hall, a popular fitness influencer who recently went viral for completing his intense rituals all before 9:30 a.m.

“Everyone saying I look like I’m aging in reverse. Here’s my morning routine. #saratoga #realblokesdopilates #NewMusic,” Sheeran, 34, captioned the post, which he set to his forthcoming single “Azizam.”

The clip showed the Grammy winner waking up at 6:40 a.m with a guitar conveniently beside him in bed before plunging his face into a bowl of ice cold Saratoga Spring Water (Hall style). He then did multiple exercises before getting a massage, eventually ending up in the shower and performing his hygiene routine, which included rubbing clementine peels on his skin and putting the fruit up his nostrils (inspired by Hall’s banana peel facial) and brushing his teeth with hot sauce.

His regimen ends with him getting dressed, eating breakfast, creating a list of “side quests” and listening to his new single — all by 8:11 a.m.

Fans were quick to pick up on Sheeran’s satire while others commented on how shocked they were to see his chest, back and arms fully tatted. Body ink has been a part of the singer’s look for a while, but the shirtless clips featured in his TikTok video really showed how many he has.

“I always forget he’s actually fully tatted,” one follower commented. Another added: “How did I not know that Ed Sheeran was TATTEDDDD.”

In an October 2024 GQ interview, Sheeran broke down his collection of tats, including the “Red” on his arm for Taylor Swift’s album of the same name and the newborn footprints of his kids, Lyra and Jupiter.

While staying busy making TikTok parodies and memes, Sheeran has been getting down to business in the studio working on new music.

In a recent interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon the “Thinking Out Loud” singer revealed that he already has the names for his next five albums lined up (the newest one is called Play) and, like his past series of projects inspired by mathematics, they’re all related to one another.

The new slate of albums was also inspired by Sheeran’s love for Quentin Tarantino. “I wanted to do 10. I’m kind of a bit obsessed with Tarantino, and I heard he was doing 10 films, and he’s got his side projects like Grindhouse and s—,” he said.