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Ed Sheeran will become the latest star to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story , telling A Story about a boy who has a stutter, much like he did as a child.

The musician will read I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith .

The Book tells The Story of a boy whose father helps him by explaining That the flow of his words is like a river.

Sheeran said he was " delighted" to read The Tale , adding: " I hope The Story helps inspire and support other children who stutter. "

" Growing Up , I had a stutter like The Boy in I Talk Like a River, so I'm delighted to be reading this story for CBeebies Bedtime Stories , especially as I'm a new dad myself, " He Said .

Media caption, A wide variety of stars have previously read CBeebies Bedtime Stories

The singer follows in the footsteps of several stars who have read CBeebies Bedtime Stories , including, and

CBeebies Bedtime Stories are broadcast weekdays at 18:50 BST on the CBeebies channel and are also available on Bbc Iplayer .

That Sheeran told a New York fundraiser for The American Institute Of Stuttering in 2015 That learning to rap like Eminem helped him get rid of his childhood stutter.

He Said : " My Uncle Jim told my dad That Eminem was The Next Bob Dylan - it's pretty similar, it's all just Storytelling - so my dad bought me The Marshall Mathers LP when I was nine years old, not knowing what was on it.

" I learned every word of it, Back To front, by The Time I was 10. He raps very fast and melodically and percussively, and it helped me get rid of the stutter. "

Sheeran's story will air on Friday 5 November, following the release of his new Album = (Equals ).

The record, which follows his previous albums + (Plus ), x (Multiply) and ÷ (Divide ), will include Shivers and Bad Habits , both of which reached Number One in the UK singles chart earlier this year.

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Source of news: bbc.com