--- title: Ed Sheeran Lookalike Convinces Fans He Is the Singer description: Wesley Byrne is constantly being asked for autographs and selfies by Ed Sheeran's fans canonical: https://time.com/5094496/ed-sheeran-lookalike-2018/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-09T17:11:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:38.531Z og:title: Grocery Store Clerk Lookalike Gets Mobbed By Ed Sheeran Fans og:description: Ed Sheeran probably does not work at a grocery store og:url: https://time.com/5094496/ed-sheeran-lookalike-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ecb3590b0333e32/6988dca0bc6cfc38983e2f71/ed-sheeran.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4200 og:image:height: 2363 og:image:alt: 2017 MTV Video Music Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Grocery Store Clerk Lookalike Gets Mobbed By Ed Sheeran Fans twitter:description: Ed Sheeran probably does not work at a grocery store twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ecb3590b0333e32/6988dca0bc6cfc38983e2f71/ed-sheeran.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ed Sheeran Fans Keep Mobbing This Grocery Store Employee Lookalike for Selfies > Sponsored content. 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Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jan 9, 2018 5:11 PM UTC As far as we know, [Ed Sheeran](http://time.com/5048308/top-10-worst-songs-2017/?iid=sr-link1) does not spend his free time working at an Asda grocery store in Manchester, U.K. That has not stopped Sheeran’s fans from fanning out at an Ed Sheeran lookalike who does work there, according to the [_Manchester Evening News_](http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/ed-sheeran-this-morning-lookalike-14130778). Wesley Byrne, who shares Sheeran’s face shape and ginger locks, stopped by the British daytime television program, _This Morning_, to say he gets “mobbed in Asda” for looking like [Beyoncé’s new co-worker](http://time.com/5044389/beyonce-ed-sheeran-perfect-duet/?iid=sr-link4). The swarming fans are starting to get him in trouble at work, too. “I’ve been told to stop taking selfies at work because people are coming up to me while I’m working,” he explained. It’s not just in the aisles of the grocery store, either. Byrne has been asked for autographs and photos with fans while he’s out and about in the streets of Manchester. Sometimes [Sheeran’s ardent fans](http://time.com/5050155/spotify-2017-most-streamed-music/?iid=sr-link10) want more than a photo, though, going so far as to demand a performance from “Sheeran” too. “It started when I was on a night out and this random guy was adamant that I was him,” Byrne told the hosts of _This Morning_. “He asked me to sing something and I had to show him my passport to prove I wasn’t him.” It sounds like Byrne’s life has been turned upside down because of his status as a Sheeran doppelganger. He does occasionally take a subtle revenge at his celebrity twin, though. He’s been known to tell fans who think he is Sheeran: “Yep, the music didn’t work out.’” > [](https://twitter.com/janbaby47/status/950692892024197120) > [](https://twitter.com/Mel%5FJayne1207/status/950708142526083072) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5094496/ed-sheeran-lookalike-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5094496/ed-sheeran-lookalike-2018/"},"headline":"Ed Sheeran Fans Keep Mobbing This Grocery Store Employee Lookalike for Selfies","datePublished":"2018-01-09T17:11:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:38.531Z","description":"Ed Sheeran probably does not work at a grocery store","url":"https://time.com/5094496/ed-sheeran-lookalike-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","ed sheeran"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ecb3590b0333e32/6988dca0bc6cfc38983e2f71/ed-sheeran.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ecb3590b0333e32/6988dca0bc6cfc38983e2f71/ed-sheeran.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 MTV Video Music Awards","caption":"2017 MTV Video Music Awards","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5094496/ed-sheeran-lookalike-2018/","name":"Ed Sheeran Fans Keep Mobbing This Grocery Store Employee Lookalike for Selfies"}}]}] ```