Ranj Singh Biography
Ranj Singh is a British physician, television host, author, and columnist. He is most known for his appearances on Strictly Come Dancing and for co-creating and hosting the CBeebies show Get Well Soon. He can also be seen on ITV This Morning and Save Money: Good Health. In 2022, he won the ITV show Cooking with the Stars.
How old is Ranj Singh? – Age
He is 43 years old as of 26 June 2022. He was born in 1979 in Medway, United Kingdom. His real name is Ranjit Singh.
Ranj Singh Family – Education
Jaskaranjit and Gopi Singh are Singh’s two brothers. He grew up in a traditional Sikh household and focused on his studies, earning his first GCSE at the age of eight.
Ranj Singh Partner – Boyfriend
Singh married pharmacist Sulvinder Samra in a traditional Sikh ceremony in Nottingham in 2005, and they separated in 2011. Singh came out as gay to his wife in 2009, when he was 30 years old. In 2015, he spoke about his sexuality in an interview with Attitude magazine, and in 2018, he appeared on the cover of Gay Times magazine as part of a special ‘gaysian’ celebration of LGBTQ Asians.
Ranj has been a champion for LGBTQ rights, particularly among minorities, and in 2019 he won the Attitude TV Award, where he discussed how “people from ethnic minorities, people of color, or LGBT people are still at a slight disadvantage” in the media. He is a supporter of LGBTQ+ inclusive education.
Ranj Singh Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Ranj Singh Height
He stands at a height of 5 Feet 7 Inches(1.67m).
Ranj Singh Strictly Come Dancing
Singh was named as a contender on the sixteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing in August 2018. He was the sixth contender to be eliminated, coupled with Janette Manrara. Following his time on Strictly, Singh launched his own medical advice show, ‘Dr Ranj:ON Call,’ which debuted on ITV in March 2020.
Ranj Singh This Morning
Singh has become a notable contributor to factual programming and documentaries, appearing as a resident doctor on This Morning and as a guest presenter on the show on July 20, 2018, alongside Vanessa Feltz. He has also appeared on a number of other shows, including Inside Out, 5 News, and Good Morning Britain. Ranj frequently participates on a variety of quiz shows and celebrity specials, and he and Hilary Jones won BBC’s Pointless Celebrities in 2017.
Ranj Singh Cookbooks
Singh is the author of two children’s instructional books, Food Fuel and Skelebones, a Sunday Times bestselling cookbook, and a contributor and columnist for Al Jazeera, Attitude magazine, and NetDoctor.
Ranj Singh Career
Singh is a clinician in the NHS. He received his training in London and worked as a specialist in pediatric emergency medicine in a number of hospitals. In 2007, Singh joined The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health as a member.
His TV profession started in 2012, having turned into the moderator for Recover Soon, a kids’ TV program circulating on CBeebies, which he co-made with Fuel Diversion. In the Interactive – Adapted category, the show won a children’s BAFTA in 2016.
During the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, Singh moved away from his media work to zero in on supporting the NHS in his job as a pediatric crisis medication subject matter expert. Throughout the crisis, Ranj frequently made use of his platform to dispel the escalation of false information that was causing confusion among parents and the general public. He was concerned that many people were being “duped” by rumors, and celebrities were even sharing “fake” information.
He was one of the four contestants in the Christmas special of The Great British Sewing Bee, which was shown on BBC One on Boxing Day, 2020. Shirley Ballas, Sara Pascoe, and Denise Van Outen were his competitors on the show.
In April 2021, Singh reported he would show up in his own West End melodic for another oddball show called Cleans to Shines, following his vocal exhibitions on TV program Elite player Musicals in Walk 2021.
Singh was the host of the television series Extreme Food Phobics from August to November 2021, in which contestants tried to overcome food phobias.
The first episode of the revival series of the BBC game show The Weakest Link, which was hosted by Romesh Ranganathan, aired in December 2021, when Singh competed as a contestant on a Strictly Come Dancing special.
Ranj Singh TV Shows
2022 – Olivier Awards
2022 – Richard Osman’s House of Games
2020 – Dr Ranj:On Call
2020 – Sport Relief
2020 – Celebrity Mastermind
2020 – Celebrity Catchphrase
2020 – Celebrity Chase – Himself – ITV
2020 – The Great British Sewing Bee
2019-present – Lorraine
2019-20 – Would I Lie to You?
2019 – Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2019 – The Ranganation
2018-21 – Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
2018 – Strictly Come Dancing
2018 – Saturday Mash-Up!
2018 – The One Show
2017-18 – Loose Women
2017 – Celebrity Eggheads
2016–present – This Morning
2016 – Inside Out
2015 – The Wright Stuff
2013 – This Week