Ed Sheeran Serenades While Rixton’s Jake Roach Proposes To Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson

Ed Sheeran knows a thing or two about love. Not only does he enjoy singing songs about it, he’s also versed in helping others express their love.

At least pal Jake Roche of the band Rixton would vouch for the latter.

On his day off from his X tour this week, Ed Sheeran made a lengthy trip to Manchester to provide musical accompaniment for friend Jake Roche’s marriage proposal to girlfriend and Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson, People magazine reported.

The “Thinking Out Loud” singer took the stage by surprise during a sound check for Little Mix. Jesy Nelson said during a radio interview that the proposal caught her off-guard, but she knew something was up at the end of their rehearsal when Ed Sheeran appeared onstage, the Daily Mail reported.

“It was all a bit of a blur,” Jesy Nelson said of Ed Sheeran’s surprise appearance.

“We were walking off [stage because] I thought we’d finished soundchecking and then lo and behold, Ed walked out.”

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Nelson compared the experience to her winning The X Factor in 2011.

“It was weird, but it felt like when we won The X Factor. I felt like I wasn’t there, it was really strange.”

Jake Roche took to social media to praise his friend for making such a long journey on his day off. For his troubles, it seems Ed Sheeran was treated to a victory dinner.

This isn’t Ed Sheeran’s first time aiding in a marriage proposal or wedding. In May, Ed Sheeran briefly paused his concert so that a fan could pop the question to his significant other. And, according to Today, in March, the Grammy-winning artist performed his recently-released ballad “Thinking Out Loud” at a wedding in Australia.

Ed Sheeran is quickly becoming known as one of the good guys in music today. In 2014, a fan suffering from cystic fibrosis was brought to Ed Sheeran’s attention. When Ed Sheeran reached out to the fan, the red-headed musician called and sang her favorite song to her moments before she died. According to Newsy, the death made an impact on the musician, and weeks later at a concert in Dublin, Ireland, Ed Sheeran dedicated the performance to the fan.

Nelson isn’t the only member of the band Little Mix who’s engaged to a well-known musician. Former One Direction star Zayn Malik popped the question to pop star Perrie Edwards in 2013. Unfortunately, Ed Sheeran wasn’t a part of that marriage proposal, though we wouldn’t be surprised if we heard good news stories in the future about our favorite ginger pop star.

And now that Ed Sheeran has helped his friend find love, Ed Sheeran fans worldwide hope that Ed himself can settle down with the right girl soon. Click to read Ed Sheeran’s dating history and rumors of a new mystery girlfriend.

[Photo: Jake Roche Official Instagram]