Former This Morning Star Reflects on Marriage Split After Coming Out as Gay

Dr Ranj Singh has spoken publicly about realising he was gay while he was married to a woman, saying the discovery came during therapy at a time when he felt he had already achieved the life he thought he wanted. The TV doctor and former This Morning presenter said he had reached major milestones, including the career and home he had always wanted, yet still felt something was missing. Therapy helped him understand that the unease was connected to his sexuality, and he later described the experience as emotionally difficult and life-changing. He said the breakdown of his marriage forced him to deal not only with his own feelings but also with the reactions of friends and family.

Singh said the period felt like “everything fracturing and then falling apart,” because the future he had imagined no longer matched the life he needed to live. He explained that the version of a “perfect life” he had worked toward was not truly perfect for him. He is now in a relationship with actor James Colebrook.

The doctor also reflected on his support for same-sex representation on television. In 2018, when he competed on Strictly Come Dancing, he asked to dance with a man, two years before the BBC show introduced same-sex couples. Instead, he was paired with Janette Manrara and exited the competition in week seven.

Separately, Singh addressed speculation about his absence from Morning Live, where he has been a resident medic since 2020. After viewers noticed he had not appeared on the programme for several months, some suggested he had been removed from the show. Singh rejected those claims and said he had not left permanently. He explained on Instagram that he was taking a break to focus on other projects and that his current brand collaborations meant he had to follow on-screen editorial rules, which prevented him from appearing on the programme for now. He said there had been no dispute with the production team and that he hoped to return once the brand work ended.

Singh also clarified his position on medical practice. He said that after about 20 years working in the NHS, including as a consultant in children’s A&E, he decided to pause his licence to practise while he pursued other opportunities. He stressed that the decision was voluntary, not disciplinary, and that he remains a fully registered doctor. According to Singh, doctors sometimes step back from direct clinical work for a period without any problem, and he said he was not in trouble with regulators.