Ranvir Singh

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Ranvir Singh
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Singh in 2010
Born (1977-08-11) 11 August 1977 (age 46) [1]
Preston, Lancashire, England
Alma mater Lancaster University, University of Central Lancashire
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • television presenter
Years active2002 – present
Employer ITV
Notable credits
Riddiculous (2022–present)
Spouse
Ranjeet Singh Dehal
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(m. 2012,divorced)​
Children1

Ranvir Singh, born 11 August 1977, [2] is a British journalist and television presenter. She is a newsreader and presenter for Good Morning Britain , presenter of Riddiculous and a relief presenter of Lorraine (alongside Christine Lampard).

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Early life

Singh was born in 1977 in Preston, Lancashire, into a Sikh family. Her parents emigrated from Punjab in India in the 1960s. She has two older sisters. Her father died when she was nine years old from a heart attack at the age of 42. [3] 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. [4]

Career

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. [5] Singh joined the BBC North West regional news programme North West Tonight in 2005 as a journalist and bulletin presenter. [5] [6] 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. [6]

Singh in 2009 Ranvir Singh.jpg
Singh in 2009

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. [6] While working on North West Tonight, Singh was also a regular presenter for late night and weekend breakfast shows on BBC Radio 5 Live.[ citation needed ] 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 . [7] She made her first appearance on Daybreak on 3 September 2012. [8]

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. [9]

In 2016 and 2017, Singh co-presented The Martin Lewis Money Show alongside Martin Lewis, but was later replaced by Angellica Bell. [ citation needed ] In January 2017, it was announced that Ranvir had been promoted to Good Morning Britain's Political Editor. [10] Since the summer of 2017, Singh presented 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.[ citation needed ]

Singh's highlights at Good Morning Britain also include travelling around the world on board 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. [11] Since 2020, Singh has been a guest presenter on Loose Women . On 2 September 2020, it was announced that Singh would be taking part in the eighteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing . She was partnered with Giovanni Pernice. They reached the Semi-Final so were fifth place overall behind the four finalists Jamie Laing, HRVY, Maisie Smith and champion Bill Bailey.

From 6 September 2020, Singh co-presented ten episodes of ITV’s All Around Britain, a new weekly topical magazine series, with fellow Good Morning Britain presenter Alex Beresford. [12] [13] She was replaced with Lorraine entertainment presenter, Ria Hebden, while participating in the 18th series of Strictly Come Dancing . [14] On 16 December 2020, it was announced that Singh would be presenting Lorraine on the 21st, 22nd, and 23 December while main presenter, Lorraine Kelly, takes a Christmas Break. [15] In 2021, Singh continued to guest present on Lorraine, and she continues to regularly present in Kelly's absence.

Awards and honours

Scholastic

Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
LocationDateSchoolPosition
Flag of England.svg England10 July 2013 – present University of Central Lancashire Honorary Fellow [19] [20] [21]
Flag of England.svg England20 January 2017 – present University of Central Lancashire Chancellor [22]

Honorary degrees

LocationDateSchoolDegreeGave Commencement Address
Flag of England.svg England9 December 2015 Edge Hill University Doctor of Arts (D.Arts) [23] [24] Yes

Personal life

In 2012, Singh married Ranjeet Singh Dehal, with whom she has a son. [25] She announced her and her husband's separation in 2019. [26] Singh and her son live in the Chilterns. [27]

In 2021, Singh announced that she was dating Louis Church, whom she met on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020 when he was working on the show's production team. [28] [29] [30]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005–2012 North West Tonight Presenter
2012 This Morning Newspaper reviewerOccasional episodes
2012–2014 Daybreak Co-presenterAlso newsreader
Lorraine Newsreader
2012, 2015 All Star Family Fortunes Participant2 episodes
2013 University Challenge 1 episode
2014–2016, 2018 Tonight ReporterOccasional episodes
2014–2015, 2020 ITV News at Ten Presenter
2014–2020 ITV Lunchtime News Presenter
ITV Evening News
2014–2016, 2022 ITV Weekend News
2014–present Good Morning Britain Political EditorAlso relief presenter
2015 Exposure: When Pregnant Women Drink Reporter1 episode
The Chase Participant1 episode [31]
2015–2016Real Stories with Ranvir Singh [32] Presenter
2016–2017 The Martin Lewis Money Show Co-presenter3 episodes
2017–presentEat, Shop, SavePresenter
2020All Around BritainPresenter1 series, 10 episodes, [33] succeeded by Ria Hebden
Tipping Point: Lucky StarsParticipantContestant; 1 episode [34]
Strictly Come Dancing ParticipantContestant; series 18 [35]
2020–2021 Loose Women Guest presenter9 episodes
2020–present Lorraine School holidays presenter32 episodes
2021 Catchphrase Celebrity Special ContestantSeries 5, Episode 7; 13 February 2021 [36]
Save Money: My Beautiful Green HomeCo-presenterThree-part ITV series [37]
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel Celebrity expertSeries 2, Episode 6; 27 November 2021 [38]
Rolling In It: Christmas SpecialContestantSeries 2, Christamas special; 18 December 2021 [39]
2022 Ghislaine, Prince Andrew and the Paedophile Presenter ITV documentary [40]
Today at the Great Yorkshire ShowCo-presenter Channel 5 series [41]
Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow ContestantSeries 3, Episode 6 [42]
Riddiculous Host ITV quiz show [43]
2023Scam Britain: How to Stay SafePresenter Tonight Series 25, Episode 18 [44]

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