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27th August 2015
08:17am BST

The tattoo had sparked much debate online, with Ed taking to Twitter to defend it, but fans were left in shock when he shared a snap this week showing his bare chest.
All this kerfuffle over a tattoo. If it was black and white saying a clever phrase in a language I can't speak no one would've said anything
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) August 12, 2015
While many believed that he’d tricked the world about the lion tattoo, others were quick to claim that he was pulling another prank… and they were soon proved right.
Ed took to Instagram once more on Wednesday night, captioning a second picture: “Only joking, covered it up for a TV show didn’t I.” Ed, oh Ed, how you mess with our heads so. And just in case you missed it, here's what the full tattoo looks like... or does it?!
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