Ranvir Singh

Singh was born in 1977 in Preston, Lancashire into a Sikh family. Educated at Kirkham Grammar School, an independent school in Kirkham, Lancashire, she graduated from the University of Lancaster with a degree in English and Philosophy. She then gained a postgraduate qualification in journalism at the School of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire in Preston.[1]

Singh joined BBC Radio Lancashire in 2002, initially on work experience before being given a six-month contract. She then moved to BBC GMR, covering the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[2]

Singh joined the BBC North West regional news programme North West Tonight in 2005 as a journalist and bulletin presenter.[2][3] Her first national presenting role came on Good Friday, 2006 when she co-presented Manchester Passion, a live BBC Three play that retold the last hours of Jesus Christ.

On 10 September 2007, Singh joined long-serving presenter Gordon Burns as the main co-presenter on BBC North West Tonight. Former BBC South Today sports editor Roger Johnson became Singh's co-presenter in October 2011 following Burns' departure.[3] While working on North West Tonight, Singh was also a regular presenter for late night and weekend breakfast shows on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Singh went on maternity leave from North West Tonight on 18 May 2012. It was later announced that she would not be returning to the BBC but would be joining the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak.[4] She made her first appearance on Daybreak on 3 September 2012.[5]

In 2012, Singh occasionally reviewed the newspapers on This Morning.

In May 2014, Singh joined Good Morning Britain as a features correspondent and news presenter with Susanna Reid, Sean Fletcher, Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins.

Since May 2014, Singh has been a relief newscaster on various ITV News bulletins.

On 25 September 2014, Singh joined the factual ITV programme Tonight as a reporter.

Since March 2015, she has guest presented numerous Exposure specials.

From 2015 until 2016, Ranvir presented two primetime series for ITV called Real Stories with Ranvir Singh.[6]

In 2016 and 2017, Singh co-presented The Martin Lewis Money Show alongside Martin Lewis.

In July & August 2017, Singh presented the four-part factual series, Eat, Shop, Save for ITV.

In 2017, Singh was presenting Good Morning Britain the day of the 2017 Westminster attack and garnered much praise for her ability to respond and react quickly to the developing story.  The Good Morning Britain Team then went on to win a prestigious Golden Nymph Award in the ‘Live Breaking News’ category at the 59th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 2019, beating CNN and Al Jazeera.

Singh's highlights at Good Morning Britain also include travelling around the world onboard the RAF Voyager with the Prime Minister, with visits including China, Canada and inside the White House with President Trump, and live reporting from the ground as the Grenfell Tower fire unfolded.

• In November 2010, Singh was awarded “Best On Screen Talent” at the  Royal Television Society’s North West Awards.
• In July 2013, Singh received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire.[7]
• In October 2015 she won Media Personality of the Year at the Asian Media Awards.
• On 20 January 2017 she was inaugurated as Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire.[8]

Singh is of Punjabi Indian origin. She lives in the Chilterns with her eight-year-old son Tushaan.[9]

Television

Guest appearances

• In 2012, Singh took part in the Christmas special of All Star Family Fortunes as part of the Daybreak team with Aled Jones, Gethin Jones, Dr. Hilary Jones and Richard Arnold.
• In 2013, Singh appeared in a Christmas edition of University Challenge on BBC Two. She was a part of the Lancaster University team who beat the University of Kent in their heat. As one of the four highest-scoring winning sides, they reached the semi-finals, losing 180–145 to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
• In 2015, Singh appeared in an episode of All Star Family Fortunes with her family, playing against Fabrice Muamba.
• In 2015, she appeared in a celebrity edition of The Chase.[11]
• In 2020, Singh guest hosted two episodes of Loose Women

• Good Morning Britain page at itv.com