Ed Sheeran has deleted his Twitter account after being criticised for his cameo performance in HBO's popular series Game of Thrones on Sunday (July 16).

The chart-topping, British singer-songwriter had mentioned a month ago that he was planning to stop using the social media platform due to the negativity and hateful comments that he was receiving. He'd previously told The Sun newspaper:

'I go on it and there’s nothing but people saying mean things. Twitter’s a platform for that. One comment ruins your day. But that’s why I’ve come off it.'

On this occasion some Game of Thrones fans tweeted negative remarks, like:

'That Ed Sheeran cameo on #GameOfThrones was remarkably awful'

'Oh FUCK OFF why is Ed Sheeran in Game of Thrones? This shit is meant to be a fantasy world and they’ve turned it into one of his music vids'.

Sheeran fans are clearly upset with the abusive comments, with one fan tweeting in support:

"Fair enough if people didn't like Ed Sheeran's cameo in #GameOfThones but to send him so much abuse that he deletes his twitter account... '.