Jamie Foxx spoke about how he let Ed Sheeran stay on his sofa before the singer became famous

If there’s one person who has more celebrity friends than anyone it’s Ed Sheeran. And now Jamie Foxx has shared how he helped Sheeran when the singer was just starting out in his career.

Speaking at the premiere of his new movie Baby Driver, Foxx told the Press Association that, before Ed Sheeran went on to become one of the biggest artists in the world, the British singer would sleep on his sofa and would get fed.

“He sought me out, came to my house, he slept on my couch for, like, about a few weeks,” Foxx recalled. “I took him down to a live night to see him perform in front of a raucous crowd, he pops out with a ukulele, gets a standing ovation and I knew right there he was going to be something special.”

Continuing, the Hollywood actor and singer said that was just how his family rolled, noting that he’d done the same for Nick Canon and Ne-Yo.

“That’s what we all do as artists, you know. He needed a place to stay, and work on his craft and be left alone,” he said. “So I would give him food, let him work on his music and my daughter looked in on him and said, ‘That guy’s about to be the next guy.'”

Indeed, metro.co.uk point out that Foxx even invited a fledgling Ed Sheeran onto his radio show back in 2011, so it seems that he’s certainly a man that likes to nurture new talent, which we love.

Of course, Ed Sheeran has since gone on to become the biggest male popstar in the world, selling out a massive world tour in support of his third album ÷, which has sold millions of copies since it was released in March of this year. The singer also boasts heaps of famous friends, including Russell Crowe, Justin Bieber, James Corden, and even some of the British royalty.

Regardless, if you’re a struggling artist trying to find your way in the world, you know who to contact: Jamie Foxx