Ed Sheeran agrees to marry his biggest teenage fan, who is living with cancer

Ed Sheeran has agreed to 'marry' his biggest fan, 19-year-old Katie Papworth, who is gravely ill with cancer.

The singer was performing in Glasgow on Thursday when he accepted a ring and a proposal from Katie, who lost her sight to an aggressive form of brain cancer recently.

Katie also presented Sheeran with a painting she had made for him, on which he wrote: "Dear Katie, lovely to finally meet my wife."

Katie’s mam Trish said: "Katie took the picture of the lego house she’d made and gave Ed a ring with an infinity symbol. Ed loved her artwork and asked if he could keep it for his wall.

"When she presented the ring he smiled and said, ‘I suppose I should say yes. OK.’

"He made it really special for her and she’s since said she needs to think about bridesmaids."

Katie said: "We haven’t set the date yet, but it’s not official because we haven’t been in a church."

Just today, Sheeran posted the following message to YouTube.

What a gentleman.