Ed Sheeran has left fans confused as to whether he really is having a giant lion tattooed on his chest, or not.

The Photograph singer recently shared a picture of the spectacular design with his 4.5 million Instagram followers, revealing it was halfway though.

But then Ed posted another picture this week that showed a tat-free chest, saying: “Was only joking about the lion.”

Just as everyone was thinking he’d never got the inking in the first place, Ed posted another picture a few hours later revealing the tattoo was still in place, it just wasn’t finished yet.

He teased: “Only joking, covered it up for a TV show didn’t I.”

Some fans weren’t too keen on the tattoo in the first place.

Others still just think it’s plain ugly.

But is it real or not?