He was very excited to see him.

Ed Sheeran may have been out of the spotlight for a year, but he's making up for lost time by being EVERYWHERE at the moment. The singer made an appearance on Graham Norton to promote his new album on Friday night. Though the red chair segment is always a highlight on the show, this particular one is something a lot of people will remember, especially Ed. It turns out that one of the men telling a story use to be friends with Ed when they were kids. Ed didn’t know who he was at first, seemingly because he didn't have his glasses on, but on closer inspection, he realised it was his childhood best friend, with whom he spent a lot of time growing up. As it turns out, his story about Sheeran wasn’t particularly interesting (something about his mother making him sausages), but it was nice to see Ed’s surprised and delighted reaction and to see them reminiscing on the couch as the show drew to a close (skip ahead to 35:50 in the clip below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnceCb52HbQ