A DVD of Ed Sheeran performing in his school play is going up for auction

Paul Fairweather of Omega Auctions, who will sell off the DVD on 29, said: "Over the last year or so we've seen an exponential increase in interest for memorabilia and collectables relating to contemporary artists, especially Ed Sheeran.

"We sold a rare early CD title for £50,000 in September of last year and since then the enquiries and consignments have been non-stop.

"The footage is a great watch and we think it definitely gives a hint as to Ed's star potential."

The firm have shared footage of the DVD on YouTube, with Ed appearing in a leather jacket with slicked back hair as he sang 'Mooning', in which he played guitar to accompany his solo performance of the lesser-known song, in which his character explained his nickname and favourite hobby of the same name.

In another clip, Ed joins a castmate on a duet of 'Those Magic Changes'.

Earlier this year, the 30-year-old singer raised £51,000 for his local cancer charity after raffling off an abstract painting he'd done titled 'Splash Planet'.

Tickets cost just £20 and the lucky winner was a fan from the US east coast.

Meanwhile, Ed recently admitted his baby daughter Lyra, who was born last August, isn't a fan of his music and the tot - who he has with wife Cherry Seaborn - "cries" when he sings.

He said: "Now I’ll sing [my new songs] to my daughter who’s not my biggest fan. She just cries.”

Lyra does have a few favourites among her dad’s catalogue of songs, but most of his music isn’t to her taste.

Ed added: “No, I’ve got some she likes. She really likes ‘Shape of You’, the marimba sound is good but she doesn’t like anything loud or anything belty.”