Ed Sheeran says he was planning to quit Twitter before Game of Thrones backlash

Ed Sheeran says he was planning to delete his Twitter account before his much-criticised Game Of Thrones appearance.

The singer quit the network after his cameo as a singing soldier was widely mocked.

But he claims he wasn't bothered by anything viewers had to say.

"I came off Twitter coz I was always intending to come off Twitter," he's now posted on Instagram.

"[It] had nothing to do with what people said about my Game of Thrones cameo.

"Why the hell would I worry what people thought about that. It's clearly awesome. Timing was just a coincidence, but believe what you want."

The singer said earlier this month that he wasn't going to read anything on Twitter anymore, but then he took things a step further.

You can see a still of Ed on the Game of Thrones set on Instagram here.

The star's had an on-off relationship with Twitter for a while.

In 2016, before the release of his album ÷ (Divide), the singer "took a break" from social media for a whole year.

He said he was sick of seeing the world "through a screen" and wanted to "travel the world and see everything [he had] missed".

There's another picture from Ed's Instagram here.

Not all the reaction to the singer's appearance on Game of Thrones was negative.

Kalynn said it was the "best moment of her life".

Ryan Kathleen Greene wrote, "what a time to be alive".

Others were just a little bit scathing.

This Twitter user said: "Top Three Characters I've wanted to see murdered on Game of Thrones 3. Joffrey 2. Ramsey 1. Ed Sheeran".

Sam posted: "If Arya kills Ed Sheeran this will be the best Game of Thrones ever".

Meanwhile, the singer has revealed he's due to play a character called Brendan in a musical-themed episode of The Simpsons.

He'll be at the centre of a love triangle between Lisa Simpson and Nelson Muntz.

You can see the post here.

"This year continues to be equally surreal and amazing," Sheeran posted on Instagram.

"Watch out for this one, me and Lisa have a whole thing going on."

It will feature in the show's 29th series, which is broadcast in the US in October.

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