Ed Sheeran has explained the X-rated reason why he avoids the urinal

Global pop sensation Ed Sheeran has given the X-rate reason why he avoids public toilets and what he does if he really needs to go.

Superstar songwriter Ed Sheeran has revealed he steers clear of urinals — as blokes keep trying to catch sight of his instrument.

The Shape of You hit maker said that if no cubicles were free, he would take a urinal right at the end of the row.

Ed Sheeran performing at the first Earthshot Prize. Picture: Getty Images

But he slammed people who still go next to him just so they can sneak a peek at his willy.

Ed, 30, said: “My rule usually is I don’t go to urinals.

“There will be 20 urinals and I will stand at an end one and someone will come and stand right next to me just to have a look. So my rule is I usually don’t.”

The singer once had an awkward encounter at a urinal with Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington — after being unable to use a cubicle as it was occupied by a possible drug user.

And he also met the HBO show’s King of the North Richard Madden — who also starred in the BBC’s Bodyguard — while taking a leak.

Ed told the Armchair Expert podcast: “I met Kit Harington and Richard Madden, both in urinals.