Ed Sheeran wrecked his Aston Martin after driving through a puddle

Speaking to Saltburn star Barry Keoghan on the YouTube channel GOAT Talk, Ed said: "I was driving back from the studio and there's a country lane to get to my house, and I was driving down it and there was this big puddle.

"I was like: 'I'll just drive slowly through this puddle.'"

However, the Bad Habits hitmaker soon realised that he had made a serious error of judgement.

He recalled: "I can see It (the water) at my windows, and I'm like, 'Oh f***.' Then (the car) stops."

Ed explained how he had no choice to leave the car on the road as it wouldn't start after going through the puddle.

He said: "I keep trying to start it, then I open my door and all this water comes in, and I left it on the road.

"Someone picked it up and I haven't seen it since.

"It's the worst purchase I ever made."

Meanwhile, Ed revealed last month that he believes that his family will need round-the-clock protection from bodyguards until he dies.

The Shape of You singer - who lives on a sprawling Suffolk estate with wife Cherry Seaborn and their daughters Lyra, four, and Jupiter, three - feels that the security measures are needed because of "sinister" incidents that have taken place.

He told Australia's 60 Minutes Show: "It's things that people don't really even take into account.

"Like kidnap threats and s*** like that. We've had attempted break-ins, things left on my car. It's way more sinister than just fans turning up and wanting selfies.

"We have a level of security that probably won't change until I pass away. That's just our life now."

Ed also revealed that he has had some "arguments" with fans who attempt to take pictures of his young children.

He said: "I've had some real arguments before. I'm fine with taking pictures, but I just think it's weird with a four-year-old and a three-year-old...

"To be within the public sphere, you have to take it all, the good and the bad. But I think I would definitely want a more normal life for my kids...

"I want to still tour and have people come to the gigs and yes, I still want to make records and write songs every day.

"But there's just a new set of challenges that I want to explore now, and that is having a family and being a dad."