Viewers of Wednesday night’s BRITs were in hysterics when singer Elton John appeared on screen to introduce his “very dear friend” Ed Sheeran – and pronounced his name wrong.
Speaking on a video link, Elton, 70, apologised for not being there in person to present the global success award.
He went on: “But I couldn’t miss the opportunity to talk about one of my very dear friends. From the very first time I heard Ed Shiran, I knew he’d be a huge star across the world.”
Viewers took to Twitter to question the odd pronunciation.
One wrote: “Elton john calling ed sheeran his friend and then pronouncing his name wrong is honestly the best thing that happened all night.”
Another added: “HOW DID ELTON JOHN JUST PRONOUNCE ED SHEERAN.”
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