How Ed Sheeran Got the ‘Love Actually’ Director for His Festive ‘Under the Tree’ Music Video

Ed Sheeran teamed up with the ultimate rom-com director for his latest music video.

In an interview with Variety on Wednesday, Dec. 11, the pop star, 33, opened up about how Love Actually director Richard Curtis helped him make his music video for “Under the Tree.”

Sheeran and Curtis, 68, have a longstanding history, which according to the publication, includes the “Shape of You” singer’s first girlfriend babysitting his kids.

Together, they’ve collaborated on several projects over the years including Comic Relief and the 2017 film Yesterday.

When Curtis was working on his TV special That Christmas, which is now available on Netflix, he revealed to Sheeran that it would be a musical.

“He asked if I wanted to write the music for it, and I said, ‘Cool,’” he said. “There was one scene, and I wrote a chorus for it, but …