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Ed Sheeran Admits He Was Actually The Third Choice To Appear In The Film Yesterday

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Ed Sheeran made his big-screen acting debut in the 2019 film Yesterday – but he’s admitted the role almost never came to be.

The chart-topping singer played himself in Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle’s musical comedy, which centred around a character who woke up unexpectedly in a world where The Beatles’ music never existed.

However, speaking to BBC Radio 1’s Kids Ask Difficult Questions, Ed disclosed that the part wasn’t actually written for him.

In fact, both Harry Styles and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin had turned it down before Ed was approached.

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Ed Sheeran at a special screening of Yesterday in 2019

He recalled: “They asked Chris Martin, he said no, they asked Harry Styles, he said no, and I was third choice.”

Film director Danny Boyle previously dismissed the suggestion that Harry was approached for the role, but conceded that the part was originally created with Chris in mind.

“Although Harry Styles was very good in the Chris Nolan film [Dunkirk],” Danny told ABC Radio. “So maybe we would had gone to Harry Styles, if Ed Sheeran had said no.”

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James Newman Was Contacted By One Of Music’s Biggest Stars After Eurovision Disappointment

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James Newman may suffered crushing disappointment at this year’s Eurovision, but it seems his consolation prize wasn’t too bad. 

The Embers singer has revealed he received a call of support from none other than Coldplay’s Chris Martin after picking up the dreaded “nul points” at Saturday’s Song Contest. 

Speaking to Radio 1′s Newsbeat, James said Chris FaceTimed him on Monday morning to give him some words of encouragement. 

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James Newman represented the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest

“He told me to not take the result personally, said I was amazing and told me to keep my chin up,” James revealed. 

“I’ve grown up listening to him, he’s an amazing songwriter so it made me feel so much better.”

In the interview, James also stood by his Eurovision performance, saying he “couldn’t have done any better”.

“The dancers nailed it every time and I think it looked great,” he insisted. 

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Chris Martin contacted James after Saturday’s disappointing Eurovision result

The United Kingdom languished at the bottom of the leaderboard as Italy romped to victory during Saturday’s event.

James scored zero points from the jury vote and from the public vote and was the only entry to do so poorly.

The last time the UK scored “nul points” was in 2003, when Jemini infamously picked up nothing for their rendition of Cry Baby. 

James had previously broken his silence on Saturday’s result, insisting he is focusing “on the positives of this amazing experience” instead. 

In a lengthy statement on social media, James wrote: “I want to focus on the positives of this amazing experience. I stood on a stage and sang to hundreds of millions of people with a song that I wrote and love.”

He added: “The thing about writing songs is that there is no guarantee that a song you think will connect with people, will connect with an audience.”

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