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Ed Sheeran confirms he will guest star in the next season of Game of Thrones

Hit show’s creators revealed superstar would have a role and he wrote 'Guess the cat’s out the bag' on Twitter

Tess De La Mare

Published: 2:35, 13 Mar 2017
Updated: 12:43, 15 Mar 2017

SINGER-songwriter Ed Sheeran is to guest star in Game of Thrones.

The Shape Of You performer will appear in the seventh series of the smash hit fantasy drama, which starts in July.

Game of Thrones producers have been after Ed for a long timeCredit: Getty Images

The show’s creators David Benioff and DB Weiss revealed in the US he would have a role.

And Brit Sheeran, 26, appeared to confirm the news by posting a link to a news story about his casting on Twitter and writing: “Guess the cat’s out the bag...”

Benioff and Weiss said they had been after Sheeran for some time because actress Maisie Williams, 19, who plays Arya Stark, is a fan.

Producers David Benioff and DB Weiss wanted to treat Maisie Williams who plays Arya StarkCredit: Getty Images

Maisie Williams has been a lead in all seven seasons of the hit fantasy seriesCredit: HBO

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