Ellie Goulding looked incredible in a satin lace minidress as she posed for sexy Instagram snaps on Friday. The singer, 39, showcased her toned physique in the khaki spaghetti strap dress while sporting dazzling jewellery. Ellie welcomed a baby girl with actor Beau Minniear, 29, on March 6 at the Lindo Wing in London. The singer is also mother to Arthur, five, from her marriage to ex, Caspar Jopling.Fans recently branded the singer ‘iconic’ after she posted an interestingly timed tweet amid the furore over Ed Sheeran’s tour.The pop star sparked romance rumours with Ed, 35, back in 2013 and speculation later emerged that she had cheated on him with One Direction star Niall Horan, 33, after Ed wrote his hit song Don’t about a betrayal.Years later, Ellie finally addressed the cheating claims, insisting they were false, but fans have now been sent into a frenzy by a cryptic tweet shared by the Anything Could Happen singer. Ellie Goulding, 39, looked incredible in a satin lace minidress as she posed for sexy Instagram snaps on Friday The singer showcased her toned physique in the khaki spaghetti strap dress while sporting dazzling jewelleryAs the fallout from the decision to drop Macklemore from Ed’s US tour intensified last week, Ellie simply posted a heart emoji on X.Whilst she didn’t add anything further, the timing seemed interesting to fans and they began commenting in their droves. ‘Objectively funniest thing she could’ve tweeted right now. Not a word. Not a joke. Just a single heart. Honestly iconic,’ declared one. ‘That one just sent the entire timeline into overdrive. Ellie knows exactly what she’s doing,’ agreed another.Quoting one of Ellie’s biggest hits, one posted in response: ‘AND WE GONNA LET IT BURN BURN BURN BURN.’ Others simply begged Ellie to elaborate, with one replying: ‘girl say words. wtf does a heart mean.’ There was speculation that Ed and Ellie were dating in 2013 after they were seen holding hands at the MTV VMAs. The release of Ed’s song Don’t – about an ex cheating on him with a friend – then sparked rumours that it was written about Ellie allegedly cheating on him with Niall. The track, which climbed to number eight on the UK singles chart, includes the lyrics: ‘I never saw him as a threat, ’til you disappeared with him to have sex,’ and ‘If I show courtesy and respect to someone, I expect to receive it’. Ellie welcomed a baby girl with actor Beau Minniear, 29, on March 6 at the Lindo Wing in London. The singer is also mother to Arthur, five, from her marriage to ex, Caspar Jopling Fans recently branded the singer ‘iconic’ after she posted an interestingly timed tweet amid the furore over Ed Sheeran’s tourIn 2023, nine years after its release, Ellie addressed the cheating claims on TikTok after a fan told her: ‘Can’t believe you cheated on Ed with Niall, but slay.’Responding to the comment, she wrote: ‘False!!!! But also slay.’ In 2015, Ellie admitted to a fling with Niall but insisted she never dated Ed in an interview with Elle.She said: ‘I did go on a few dates with Niall, but I was never in a relationship with Ed [Sheeran]. I have absolutely no idea where that came from and why it was turned into such a big thing.’I find it so frustrating that female musicians are constantly defined by the men they have or haven’t dated. It’s something I’ve talked about with Taylor [Swift] a lot. She definitely feels that.’Ed is facing massive backlash after it was confirmed that Macklemore, the opening act on his LOOP tour, was dropped over ‘free Palestine’ comments he made on stage this month. Fans have since unfollowed Ed on social media in waves and every one of his remaining opening acts withdrew from his tour. Macklemore is making it clear that he won’t be curtailing his pro-Palestinian activism and on Wednesday he announced that he would be donating $1million – which he earned from Sheeran’s tour – to Palestinian aid groups.Macklemore (real name: Benjamin Haggerty) also called out New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whom he has accused of conspiring with other stadium owners to get him blackballed from the tour, and challenged the billionaire to match his $1million donation. Ellie sparked romance rumours with Ed way back in 2013 and speculation then started that she had cheated on him with One Direction star Niall Horan after Ed wrote his hit song Don’t (Ed and Ellie pictured in 2013) As the fallout from the decision to drop Macklemore from Ed’s US tour intensified on Tuesday when all of his remaining support acts quit the live dates, Ellie posted a heart emoji on X Whilst she didn’t add anything further, the timing seemed interesting to fans and they began commenting in their droves Ed is facing massive backlash after it was confirmed this week that Macklemore, the opening act on his LOOP tour, has been dropped over ‘free Palestine’ commentsThe tactic appears to have been successful, as shortly after Macklemore announced his donation on Instagram, the billionaire shared a statement on X announcing that he planned to match a $2million donation from Ed.Ed had assured his followers that Macklemore’s removal would not affect his tour, as he told them ‘I would never let down the fans who had made plans’.In his reaction, which came two days after Macklemore’s own statement, he said: ‘I am appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine. ‘The suffering and pain caused on both sides is a human tragedy. There are too many wars across the world causing immeasurable pain, none of which should be tolerated.’Macklemore asked to join my tour last year and I agreed, because I respect him as an artist. As with all my support acts, I agree that they play a setlist of their choosing.’After Macklemore’s performances at my New Jersey shows, venues on my upcoming tour dates communicated that they would pull the shows if he was still supporting.’ The singer continued by explaining that he had tried to find a resolution so that Macklemore could remain on his tour but he was not able to.