Teacher abandons holiday to duet with Ed Sheeran

Teacher abandons holiday to duet with Ed Sheeran12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNeve Gordon-FarleighShaun Whitmore/BBCLianne Kaye flew home from her holiday early to sing a rendition of The A Team with Suffolk singer Ed SheeranA music teacher who flew home early from her holiday to perform at a surprise gig said she did not know she would be duetting with Ed Sheeran until she arrived.Lianne Kaye, 30, from Chelmsford, Essex, flew from Malaga, Spain, after just two days abroad and battled a delayed flight and sleep deprivation to perform on 5 June at Ipswich Waterfront.Fans were treated to a pop-up gig that was teased by Sheeran the night before on Instagram, prompting hundreds of people to gather to hear the singer from Framlingham, Suffolk. Kaye said: "It was honestly unbelievable... I didn't know that was going to happen until on the day, we sort of figured it out the evening before."Sheeran surprised fans after spending nine months in the US and said he was "so happy" to be back in Suffolk. Posting on his Instagram story the night before, he said: "Ipswich! 9am tomorrow at the waterfront, see you there x." As it happened: Ed Sheeran performs surprise gig in IpswichZoie O'Brien/BBCDespite being contacted weeks before the performance, she said the "penny dropped" that she would be performing alongside Ed Sheeran the day beforeKaye, who is originally from Holbrook, Suffolk, said she had been contacted by a manufacturer, who had organised the gig, weeks prior asking her to perform. "They wanted to champion upcoming songwriters and artists," she said.While Sheeran is a household name, he started his career busking in Ipswich and playing to tiny audiences in pubs around the county.When speaking to BBC Look East, Kaye said: "I was sat in the airport and my flight was delayed. My best friend sent a screenshot to our group chat and it was Ed [Sheeran] he put on his stories he was going to be...