Ed Sheeran buys pig-shaped statue of himself

Suffolk singer Ed Sheeran has bought a pig-shaped statue of himself at a charity auction for £6,200 last week.

The model, dubbed Ed Sheer-ham, comes complete with ginger locks, guitar and sleeve tattoos, as well as featuring a red check shirt.

It has previously been described as "awesome" by the 25-year-old star after it was unveiled in his home town of Ipswich, Suffolk, in the summer.

Ed Sheer-Ham was one of 39 larger-than-life pig sculptures that were auctioned off in aid of St Elizabeth Hospice last week following the huge Pigs Gone Wild art trail.

About 300 people attended the auction at Trinity Park in Ipswich, Suffolk, last week, which raised £152,550 for the hospice.

Ed also recently donated 13 bags of his clothes to the hospice shop in his hometown of Framlingham, Suffolk.

The clothes, which included tee-shirts, hoodies, checked shirts, shoes and the shirt he wore when he made a cameo appearance in Bridget Jones's Baby, have already raised nearly £5,000 for the hospice.