Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco Say They 'Give the Normal Guy Hope' — Unlike 'Super Attractive' Guys Like Jacob Elordi
Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco Say They 'Give the Normal Guy Hope' — Unlike 'Super Attractive' Guys Like Jacob Elordi
Daniela AvilaTue, March 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTC
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Benny Blanco and Ed Sheeran opened up about being "normal dudes" during an episode of Blanco's podcast Friends Keep Secrets
In the conversation, Blanco and Sheeran said they weren't the obvious choice for fame — as opposed to the "popular kid in school"
Blanco and Sheeran previously worked together on the English singer's album ÷ (Divide)
Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco love being an example for "normal dudes."
On Tuesday, March 10, the "Shivers" singer, 35, appeared as the latest guest on the Friends Keep Secrets podcast. At one point in the episode, Blanco's co-host Lil Dicky recalled the English singer being "the most normal person" in his early 20s.
"I feel like me and Ed share the same thing where it's like... there's a lot of guys that get big that you're like, 'Oh yeah that person should be,'" Blanco, 38, said, adding that they're noticeably "cool."
"I feel like both, especially me... you give the normal guy hope," the music producer said to Sheeran.
Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco, Jacob ElordiCredit: Larry Busacca/Getty for Songwriters Hall Of Fame; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
Then, co-host Kristin Batalucco — who's married to Lil Dicky — said that all three of them are "just a bunch of normal dudes." Blanco agreed and said there are plenty of guys out there who are "so hot" and "can do all the stuff."
"There's definitely the popular kid in school who's super, super attractive," the "Perfect" singer said.
"Yeah like Jacob Elordi or something... or like Chris Brown," Blanco added. "Like there's so many guys who can do like crazy stuff."
Among men who can do "crazy stuff," Batalucco pointed out that Benson Boone could do a backflip. However, Lil Dicky (real name Dave Burd) said that he's "straddling like us."
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"He's like, hot-funny looking," Blanco said.
Lil Dicky responded, "Yeah, I think he's almost hotter than funny looking."
Blanco concluded, "His body screams hot guy and his face is like, 'Oh, you can be one of the normal [guys]."
In a TIME100 cover story published last April, Blanco shared a similar sentiment — and detailed what made Sheeran so "relatable."
Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco in Los Angeles in 2017Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty
“He sings sentences that we say all the time, but nobody ever puts them together like that in a song,” he said.
He added: "The thing that makes him so good — and I'm in a similar spot — we're just kind of like the average Joe that shouldn't have really made it, but somehow we did. He has that humility and that insecurity, and I think that's what makes him so relatable."
Lil Dicky, Blanco and Sheeran collaborated in 2018 on Lil Dicky's song featuring Brown titled "Freaky Friday." At the time, Sheeran made an appearance in the music video. Blanco also worked on Sheeran's 2017 album ÷ (Divide).
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