Taylor Swift Jokes That Ed Sheeran Didn’t Know She Got Engaged — “We Forgot to Call Ed!”

In the glittering world of pop stardom — where every engagement, collaboration, and cat photo can instantly go viral — it turns out one global superstar somehow missed one of the year’s biggest stories: Taylor Swift’s engagement.

And according to Taylor herself, that’s because her best friend Ed Sheeran doesn’t own a phone.

Yes, you read that right. In 2025.

During her appearance this week on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Swift opened up about her engagement — and dropped a hilariously relatable confession about the oversight that left fans and friends laughing in equal measure.

“He doesn’t have a phone!” Taylor said, laughing. “You have to email him or FaceTime him, and he has to find an iPad, and they have to give it to him like he’s a child. This is one of my absolute favorite people on the planet. When the news came out, I was like, ‘We forgot to call Ed!’”

Fallon couldn’t stop laughing. “Wait — so you got engaged, the world found out, and you still hadn’t told Ed Sheeran?”

Taylor nodded, feigning guilt. “Exactly. Like… my best friend didn’t even know! Because how do you reach him? Smoke signals?”

“We Forgot to Call Ed!” — The Friendship That Defined a Pop Era

For longtime fans, the Swift–Sheeran friendship is legendary. The two singer-songwriters met more than a decade ago, back when Sheeran was just breaking into the U.S. scene and Swift was midway through her Red era.

Their collaboration on “Everything Has Changed” became an instant fan favorite — a quiet, romantic acoustic track that captured both their sensibilities. Since then, they’ve shared stages, toured together, and publicly praised each other in interviews as creative soulmates and musical confidants.

So when Taylor casually revealed that she forgot to tell him she’s engaged, it felt like watching two best friends in a real-life sitcom moment.

“Ed is like that one friend who disappears for three months to ‘recharge’ and then comes back with a beard, a new song, and zero idea what happened to anyone else,” one fan joked on Instagram.

The Man Who Unplugged

If you’ve followed Ed Sheeran’s offstage life, the “no phone” revelation isn’t actually new — just newly funny in light of Taylor’s engagement.

Sheeran first confessed years ago that he ditched his smartphone entirely in 2015. His reason? Mental clarity.

“I got rid of my phone because I was just constantly in touch with people. I didn’t have any time to actually live,” he told The Sun in a past interview. “Now I have an email address, and I check it once a week. It’s great for creativity — terrible for communication.”

And apparently, that policy hasn’t changed.

When Fallon asked Taylor if she’d tried emailing him, she admitted she hadn’t gotten that far. “It’s like writing to Narnia,” she laughed. “You send it off and just… hope he gets back to you before 2027.”

The audience howled. Fallon quipped, “No wonder Ed looks like a caveman sometimes — he’s been off the grid since the iPhone 6.”

Taylor playfully covered her face in mock shame. “Don’t say that! He’s the sweetest caveman I know.”

The Engagement Heard Around the World (Except Ed’s Farm)

While Taylor kept her engagement details mostly private — true to her recent approach to personal milestones — her late-night confession added a charming, human layer to the story.

Swift joked that she and her fiancé (whose name she didn’t reveal during the interview) shared the news with close family and a few inner-circle friends… but apparently not with the Grammy-winning redhead who’s written half her emotional soundtracks.

“We were doing the whole ‘who do we tell first’ thing,” she said. “Family, close friends, a few people from the band — and I swear, everyone kept saying, ‘Did you tell Ed?’ I was like, ‘Oh no… he’s somewhere in Suffolk writing songs by candlelight. He’ll find out eventually.’”

The Internet Reacts: “Protect Ed at All Costs”

Once Fallon’s segment aired, social media (and every entertainment outlet) lit up with affectionate jokes.

“Ed Sheeran doesn’t have a phone, so somewhere right now he’s probably finding out about Taylor’s engagement from a carrier pigeon,” one fan wrote.

Another added, “Imagine Taylor getting engaged, and Ed’s like two weeks later, ‘Hey, congrats! Just saw it on Billboard after my assistant printed out my emails.’”

Even fellow musicians joined in the fun. One songwriter tweeted (and later deleted): “Ed Sheeran not having a phone is my Roman Empire.”

While the jokes flowed, there was also genuine admiration for Sheeran’s unplugged lifestyle. Fans praised him for staying grounded and disconnected in an industry fueled by constant notifications.

Taylor and Ed: Friendship Goals

Their friendship, however, is no laughing matter. Both artists have been vocal about how much they’ve learned from each other over the years.

Sheeran once told Rolling Stone that Swift was “like a big sister” during his early touring years, teaching him how to survive fame with grace.

“Taylor’s always been one of those people who just gets it,” he said. “We push each other creatively — she’s the reason I always want to write better songs.”

Swift, meanwhile, has called him “the kindest, most loyal person,” crediting him for giving her “some of the best advice I’ve ever gotten in music and in life.”

So, while she might have forgotten to call Ed, she certainly hasn’t forgotten what he means to her.

The Joke That Became a Viral Moment

By the next morning, clips of Taylor’s Fallon interview had gone viral, generating headlines across entertainment outlets:

“Taylor Swift Forgot to Tell Ed Sheeran About Her Engagement — Because He Doesn’t Have a Phone.”

“Taylor Calls Ed Her ‘Favorite Caveman’ on Fallon — Fans Are Losing It.”

“We Forgot to Call Ed!” Becomes the Internet’s New Favorite Meme.

Fans even began editing photos of Sheeran into prehistoric cave scenes, holding stone tablets with messages like “Check your iPad, Ed!”

The reaction was overwhelmingly good-natured — proof that both artists have achieved a rare thing in modern celebrity: genuine affection from their audience.

A Friendship Built to Last

In a world where pop collaborations come and go, Taylor and Ed’s bond feels refreshingly authentic. From the early Red days to surprise onstage appearances, their friendship has survived fame, family, and now — apparently — a technological divide.

When Fallon wrapped the segment, he teased Taylor: “So, when you finally get Ed on FaceTime, what are you gonna say?”

Swift laughed, “Probably, ‘Ed! We’re engaged!’ And he’ll be like, ‘Who is this?’”

The Takeaway

In a single late-night interview, Taylor Swift reminded the world of two things:

That she’s blissfully, privately happy.

That her friendship with Ed Sheeran remains one of the sweetest, strangest, most grounded connections in the music industry.

It also gave fans a reason to smile — in a world buzzing with constant alerts, there’s something endearing about a global superstar who still prefers an email on a lost iPad.

And if you’re wondering whether Sheeran has checked his inbox yet? Well, as Taylor joked, “He’ll find out eventually.”