Ed Sheeran made a lighthearted bid to become a New Zealand national, and ended up receiving an unexpected reply from the country’s prime minister. The “Shape of You” singer asked New Zealand’s new leader Jacinda Ardern to grant him citizenship in a recorded video message aired by radio station ZM on Wednesday. “I’m not quite a citizen of New Zealand yet, but I’m working on it,” said Sheeran, a renowned fan of the country. “Hook me up prime minister, please.”The clip caught Ardern’s attention, and she issued a response, also via ZM. “I understand you’ve put through a very informal request for citizenship,” Ardern said, before posing Sheeran questions about pineapple lumps and jandals.

Source: Huffington Post November 30, 2017 10:59 UTC