Ed Sheeran cameo

Sheeran not hurt by Game of Thrones criticism

The singer quit the network after his cameo as a singing soldier was widely mocked.

But he claims he wasn't bothered by anything viewers had to say.

"I came off Twitter coz I was always intending to come off Twitter," he's now posted on Instagram.

"[It] had nothing to do with what people said about my Game of Thrones cameo.

"Why the hell would I worry what people thought about that. It's clearly awesome. Timing was just a coincidence, but believe what you want."

Ed Sheeran deletes his Twitter account

The singer said earlier this month that he wasn't going to read anything on the social network anymore - but now he's gone one step further.

The latest move comes after he had a brief cameo appearance on Game of Thrones, which was seriously mocked by some fans.

He's also announced that he's going to appear in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons.