Ed Sheeran reportedly paid himself over R1b from his massive 'Divide' tour

Cape Town – According to The Sun Ed Sheeran reportedly paid himself more than £73 million pounds (over R1 billion) in earnings from his mammoth 258-date 'Divide Tour', which finally came to an end in August this year.

According to the publication, details of Ed's massive payday are laid out in accounts for his company, Nathan Cable Touring LLP. The tour made several sold-out stops in South Africa and Ed even sent us a personalised shout out! 

The Shape of You singer's company turned over £114 million in the 12 months to the end of March this year and £70 million the previous year, according to Companies House, the United Kingdom's registrar of companies where returns are uploaded and made public. Companies House is an executive agency and trading fund of Her Majesty's Government. 

Compiled by Alex Isaacs (Sources: The Sun, Channel24, Companies House)

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