Watch Adele and Ed Sheeran's stunning live performances at the 2022 BRITs

Ed Sheeran was more focused on his performances than winning at the BRIT Awards.

The 30-year-old singer teamed up with Bring Me The Horizon to kick off the event at London's O2 Arena with a rock version of his single Bad Habits and later returned to the stage for a more stripped-back performance of The Joker and the Queen, and although it was "really, really lovely" for him to take home the Songwriter of the Year prize, he admitted his attention was elsewhere.

Speaking to Harry Pinero for a #BRITsUnseen segment on YouTube Shorts, Ed - whose win marked his seventh BRIT Award - said: "In all honesty, it gets to the point where the focus of the night is doing the performance and awards are like, if you get them, you get them, and if you don't, you don't, so it's a really, really lovely thing to get it but I'm just really happy both performances went super well."

Ed admitted it was a "big honour" to open the show for the first time.

He added: "It was so nice... I've never opened the BRITs before and it's a big honour to be able to do that."

Meanwhile, Adele - who took home three big awards for Best Song, Best Album and Artist Of The Year - also graced the stage with a stunning performance of I Drink Wine.

Adele also sparked rumours that she may be engaged to boyfriend Rich Paul after sporting a giant pear-shaped diamond ring.

- Bang! Showbiz, additional reporting The Hits

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