Ellie Goulding posted a video of herself dancing to Harry Styles’ performance of the song As It Was to TikTok with the comment “birthday grooving.” One TikToker, however, made a joke about their private lives and said she had cheated on Ed Sheeran with Niall Horan. Nevertheless, Goulding quickly put an end to these allegations years later. She said that these rumours were wholly untrue.
A fan remarked on a video she posted on TikTok of her dancing to Harry Styles’ “As It Was.” The comment reads, “Can’t believe u cheated on Ed with Niall, but slay [for real].” She replied by saying, “False!!!!! But also slay.” When Sheeran and Goulding were photographed together at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, speculations of their relationship took off like wildfire. Although Ed Sheeran implied in an interview that they were more than just buddies, their connection ended just as abruptly as it had begun. Goulding, on the other hand, vehemently denied that she ever dated Ed and that they were only close friends. Even though Ellie indicated that she enjoys holding hands with all of her pals, it is inappropriate to reciprocate since she is dating each of them.
When Niall Horan and Goulding were seen cuddling up to one another at the 2013 V Festival in England, relationship speculations about the two started to circulate. Additional reports of their alleged liaison surfaced in 2013 as well. Ellie subsequently acknowledged that they did go on a few dates, but that they both decided to go their separate ways when things didn’t work out.
When Sheeran’s song “Don’t” was released in 2014, it added fuel to the long-running allegations that Ellie had cheated on Ed with Horan. The Shape of You vocalist may have been the victim of relationship infidelity, according to the song’s lyrics.A British tabloid has verified that Ellie Goulding is the subject of the song “Don’t.” Sheeran admitted in an interview that he never made it explicit who the song was about. False information was published by the British media and quickly picked up by other newspapers and publications.
There has been ongoing talk that Ellie Goulding cheated on Ed Sheeran with Niall Horan due to a timeline of dating rumours involving both men. These speculations were further stoked by Sheeran’s song Don’t. Sheeran added that he had a conversation with the British media that had confirmed that the lyrics to Don’t were about Ellie Goulding. By the time the publisher reprinted the item, other journals and newspapers had already picked it up.