Ranvir Singh shared "very cute" baby news during Thursday's episode of Good Morning Britain, where she co-hosted with Adil Ray. The programme covered the devastating deaths after flash floods in Nepal, with more than 800 people missing, and an interview with Liam Payne's cousin for the first time. Amid these headlines, the presenters took a moment to celebrate some good news.
The show had featured a segment on new dads taking parental leave, with a reporter speaking to those calling for more paternal pay and rights. When the cameras returned to the studio, the presenters shared their own thoughts.
Ranvir's family update
Sean Fletcher laughed as he said: "My kids are adults now and I know how expensive it is, actually it's still costing me loads of money."
Ranvir then added: "We've just had a newborn baby in our family in the last few days, and my nephew, little Avir, he's very, very cute, and his dad saved up every single day of annual leave this year, just so he can be at home."
Ranvir continued: "It is really difficult to manage," while Adil chipped in to offer his congratulations to his co-host. Concluding the segment, Ranvir said: "Thank you so much Sean, if you've got any thoughts on that, let us know."
Ranvir's career on ITV
Ranvir, who is a single mother to her son Tushaan, who she welcomed in 2012, tends to keep her private life out of the spotlight. She joined ITV in 2012, before becoming Good Morning Britain's Political Editor in 2014 and moving on to be one of the show's main presenters.
Ranvir also previously stepped in for Lorraine Kelly during the host's breaks on her own ITV programme, before a series of cuts led to Lorraine only airing on a seasonal basis. In a recent exclusive interview, Ranvir spoke about the "difficulties" amid the daytime TV changes. Lorraine's morning show was affected by the shake-up as it was cut to a half an hour show, running for only 30 weeks.
Reflecting on changes
Ahead of her new series of Riddiculous on ITV, Ranvir said: "I have to say, whatever you do personally in your career doesn't really equate to the difficulties that colleagues of mine behind the scenes have clearly felt.
"I have said a fond farewell to lots of people I've worked with for over ten years, who have got up at the crack of dawn and worked in all the different departments. A lot of those have stayed, because we're still doing really well, the figures are great for Good Morning Britain and we're doing well, but it has been a big change.
"Nothing you do personally, obviously, that's great, but you still miss the people that you have loved working with for over a decade on breakfast television. I'm still in touch with a lot of them, and we chat and message.
"That family feel… whilst we might all be slightly splintered now, the memories never, ever fade, it's a special kind of camaraderie you feel at 4am I have to say, it's unusual. Any shift worker will tell you, it's a very different kind of working relationship that you form with people at that time of the morning."
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays from 6am on ITV1 and ITVX.
