text: Ed Sheeran surprised a fan in hospital for her birthday after she had to give up her tickets to his concert when she was diagnosed with cancer. The British singer, who is currently touring New Zealand, took time out of his schedule over the weekend to help Jess Knight celebrate her 20th birthday in Auckland Hospital. An ecstatic Ms Knight said she 'couldn't stop smiling' following the memorable visit. 'He was just the nicest guy. So humble and down to earth,' Ms Knight told Daily Mail Australia. Scroll down for video . Ed Sheeran, who is currently touring New Zealand, took time out of his schedule over the weekend to help Jess Knight celebrate her 20th birthday in Auckland Hospital . 'We were so excited to meet him. We all had butterflies and a few of the girls had the shakes.' Ms Knight had planned on being at Sheeran's concert in Auckland having bought tickets back in October, but just two weeks later she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The teenager had to endure countless chemotherapy treatments and a bone marrow transplant, which meant she was forced to give up her tickets. With the help of her friends, Ms Knight launched a social media campaign to catch Sheeran's attention and beg him to visit her in hospital. Ed Sheeran crashed Jess Knight's hospital birthday party and happily posed for selfies with her friends and family . The British singer visited Jess Knight in Auckland Hospital after she was forced to give up her concert tickets due to her cancer treatment . Ms Knight's friend, Anna Strong, set up the Ed Visit Jess Facebook page last month, while family and friends spruiked the hashtag #KiaOraEdPlsVisitJess to get Sheeran to visit. It was a long shot that eventually paid off. Sheeran ended up crashing Ms Knight's birthday party in hospital in between shows over the weekend. 'When I was told he was coming we all felt a bit shell-shocked. It was something we'd hoped would happen but it was such a long shot,' Ms Knight said. The 20-year-old said she had butterflies in her stomach when she first met him and described his as 'humble and down to Earth' With the help of her friends, Ms Knight launched a social media campaign to catch Sheeran's attention and beg him to visit her in hospital . 'The whole experience has been so surreal. The New Zealand and international support has been incredible. We never expected it to go as far as it has.' 'And for the record, no we did not plan to colour coordinate my beanie to his shirt. We both have great style.' The British popstar spent half an hour with an awestruck Ms Knight as they spoke of food, films and his upcoming visit to South America. Sheeran is currently touring New Zealand after a string of shows across Australia. Ms Knight had planned on being at Sheeran's concert in Auckland (pictured)having bought tickets back in October, but just two weeks later she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia . Sheeran is currently touring New Zealand after a string of shows across Australia .
target: Jess Knight, 20, was surprised by Ed Sheeran at Auckland Hospital .
  She had planned on being at his Auckland concert at the weekend .
  However, Jess was diagnosed with leukemia two weeks after buying the tickets last October .
  She launched a social media campaign to beg Sheeran to visit her .
  British singer spent 30 minutes with an ecstatic Jess and her friends .