Ranj Singh

Ranjit "Ranj" Singh (born 26 June 1979)[1][2] is a British doctor, television presenter, author and columnist. He is best known as a celebrity dancer on the BBC One dance series Strictly Come Dancing, and co-creating and presenting the CBeebies show Get Well Soon from 2012 to 2015. He also appears on ITV This Morning, as a resident doctor, as well as co-hosting ITV Save Money: Good Health alongside Sian Williams.[3]

For other people named Ranjit Singh, see Ranjit Singh (disambiguation).

Dr. Ranj Singh
Born
Ranjit Singh

(1979-06-26) 26 June 1979
Medway, Kent, England
OccupationDoctor
Television presenter

Career

Singh is an NHS clinician, having trained in London and worked in several hospitals as a specialist in Paediatric Emergency Medicine [4] Singh became a member of The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in 2007.

His television career began in 2012, having become the presenter for Get Well Soon a children's television show airing on CBeebies, which he co-created with Kindle Entertainment.[5][6] In 2016, the show received a children's BAFTA award in the Interactive - Adapted category.

Ranj has become a prominent contributor to factual programming and documentaries, appearing on This Morning as a resident doctor and on 20 July 2018, he was a guest presenter on the show, alongside Vanessa Feltz.[7]. He has also contributed to a range of other programmes such as Inside Out, 5 News and Good Morning Britain. Ranj also appears regularly on various quiz shows and celebrity specials [8]and in 2017, he won BBC's Pointless Celebrities, alongside Dr. Hilary Jones.

In August 2018, it was announced that Singh would be a contestant on the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[9] He was partnered with Janette Manrara and was the sixth contestant to be eliminated.[10]. Following his stint on Strictly, Singh became host of his own medical advice show called 'Dr Ranj:ON Call' which began airing on ITV in March 2020 [11].

Outside of his work on Television, Singh has become the author of two children's educational books: Food Fuel [12] and Skelebones,[13], a Sunday Times bestselling cookbook [14] and is a contributor and columnist for Al Jazeera, Attitude magazine and NetDoctor[15].

During the 2019 Coronavirus outbreak, Dr Singh stepped back from his media work to focus on supporting the NHS in his role as a paediatric emergency medicine specialist [16]. During the crisis, Ranj regularly used his platform to debunk the rise in misleading information confusing parents and the general public [17], with concern that many are being 'duped' by rumours with even celebrities sharing 'fake' information [18].

Personal life

Singh grew up in a traditionally Sikh household, and focused on school work gaining his first GCSE at 8 years old [19]. Singh is gay, having come out at the age of 30 in 2009, he discussed his sexuality in an interview for Attitude magazine in 2015 and in 2018 fronted the cover of Gay Times magazine as part of a special 'gaysian' celebration of LGBTQ Asians [20]. Ranj has been an advocate for LGBTQ rights, especially among minorities, and won the Attitute TV Award in 2019 where he spoke of how "People from ethnic minorities, people of colour, or LGBTQ people are still at a slight disadvantage" in the media [21]

Ranj was married to a woman after leaving university, but subsequently divorced.[22]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2016–presentThis MorningHimselfITVResident Doctor (57 episodes)
2020Dr Ranj:On CallHimselfITV(4 episodes)
2020Sport ReliefHimselfBBC OneSpecial
2019-presentLorraine HimselfITV(2 episodes)
2019-20Would I Lie to You?HimselfBBC One(3 episodes)
2020Celebrity MastermindHimselfBBC OneEpisode 6
2020Celebrity CatchphraseHimselfITVChristmas Special
2020Celebrity ChaseHimselfITVContestant (1 Episode)
2019Celebrity Antiques Road TripHimselfBBC One1 Episode
2018-19Strictly Come DancingHimselfBBC OneContestant (Eliminated Week 7)
2019 The RanganationHimselfBBC Two1 Episode
2017-18Loose WomenHimselfITV6 Episodes
2018Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes TwoHimselfBBC Two11 Episodes
2018Saturday Mash-Up!HimselfBBC Two & CBBC1 Episode
2018The One ShowHimselfBBC One1 Episode
2017Celebrity EggheadsHimselfBBC Two1 Episode
2012-15Get Well Soon HospitalDr RanjCBeebies15 Episodes
2016Inside OutHimselfBBC OneBBC West Midlands, Brexit Special
2012-15Get Well SoonHimselfCBeebies13 Episodes
2015The Wright StuffHimselfChannel 51 Episode
2013This WeekHimselfBBC One1 Episode

Bibliography

Non-fiction
  • Save Money Lose Weight : London: Transworld Publishers: 2019: ISBN 9781473570726

Children's Non-fiction
  • Food Fuel, Level 9 Illustrated by David Semple : London: Oxford University Press: 2015: ISBN 9780198306429
  • Skelebones, Level 10 Illustrated by David Semple : London: Oxford University Press: 2015: ISBN 9780198306467

Awards and nominations

Attitude Awards

  • Winner 2019 - Attitude TV Award

British Academy Children's Awards

  • Winner 2018 - Pre-School Live Action - Get Well Soon Hospital
  • Winner 2016 - Interactive: Adapted - Get Well Soon Hospital App

References
  1. "Dr Ranj's Top Ten Questions And Answers". mumazine.com. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. @thismorning (26 June 2018). "After we caught you dressed like this in the studio, we're imagining you're going to have a good night!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Nisbet, Megan (29 July 2018). "Dr Ranj real life uncovered away from ITV's This Morning". OK! magazine.
  4. The Guardian (4 July 2018). "Confessions from A&E: Peppa Pig, the unsung hero of paediatric medicine - video". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Get Well Soon". CBeebies. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. "Dr Ranj Singh talks about his new CBeebies show, Get Well Soon". BBC Media Centre. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  7. Hughes, Roxanne (20 July 2018). "Vanessa Feltz STUNNED at Dr Ranj outburst as she admits fears for show". Daily Express.
  8. IMDb. "Ranj Singh". IMDb. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. "Dr Ranj Singh is the seventh celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2018". BBC Media Centre. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. "Dr Ranj Singh becomes the sixth celebrity to leave Strictly". BBC Blogs. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. Molina-White, Lidia. "Dr Ranj: On Call – Everything you need to know". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  12. Singh, Ranj; Semple, David (illustrator) (26 March 2015). Food Fuel. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198306429.
  13. Singh, Ranj; Semple, David (illustrator) (26 March 2015). Skelebones. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198306467.
  14. Penguin Books. "Save Money Lose Weight by Dr. Ranj Singh". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  15. Singh, Ranj. "Dr Ranj Singh". NetDoctor. Hearst UK. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  16. Harvey-Jenner, Catriona. "Famous faces who have stepped up to work during the coronavirus crisis". nz.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  17. Singh, Dr Ranj. "Doctor's Note: Coronavirus myths and misconceptions". www.aljazeera.com.
  18. Hodge, Lisa (3 April 2020). "TV Doctor warns parents not to be 'duped' over virus child separation fears". dailyrecord. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  19. BBC. "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Dr Ranj Singh". BBC. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  20. Connolly, William J (20 November 2018). "Dr Ranj Singh Gaysians cover interview: "As queer Asians, we have so much to offer ourselves and to the wider world"". Gay Times.
  21. Attitude (9 October 2019). "Attitude TV Award: Dr Ranj Singh". Attitude.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  22. "STRICTLY'S DR. RANJ SINGH: 'COMING OUT AS GAY TO MY WIFE WAS HARD, BUT TELLING MY FAMILY WAS ANOTHER LEVEL'". Attitude. 5 November 2018.
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