Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh has spoken candidly about her life as a single mother, her current relationship with a younger boyfriend, and her hard-won confidence after abandoning extreme diets.
A Modern Family Dynamic
The 48-year-old broadcaster, who was raised in a Sikh household in Lancashire, split from her first husband, Ranjeet Singh Dehal, in 2012 when she was seven months pregnant. She has since raised their son as a single parent.
Thirteen years on, Singh has established a new chapter with her boyfriend, BBC producer Louis Church, 29. The couple, who met when she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, moved in together earlier this year.
"Now we’ve got more of a traditional family dynamic in the Western sense, [our] understanding of one another has definitely deepened, and that breeds more love and more care," she revealed to Woman and Home magazine.
Marriage: 'Not a Primary Concern'
Despite their deepening bond, Singh is uncertain about walking down the aisle for a second time. She questions what formal marriage would add to her life at this stage.
"I don’t spend any time daydreaming about marriage. I wouldn’t rule it out, but it’s certainly not a primary concern," she stated. "I don’t know what marrying would add to my life at this point, when I have a house and a child, and I’m not planning on having any more."
From Fad Diets to Finding Strength
The television star also opened up about her past struggles with body image and unhealthy eating habits, which she has now firmly left behind. She criticised the long-standing narrative that fitness is solely about being thin, calling it "so detrimental."
Singh recounted trying drastic measures in the past, including a 21-day aloe vera diet and buying diet pills over the counter, which left her dehydrated and with poor skin. "I was really dehydrated and my skin was really bad, but I was thin. It was stupid," she admitted.
Her perspective shifted after joining a women's-only gym and starting weight training. "What’s happened to my body over the past year is a by-product of plodding on with the gym and eating more mindfully. My weight doesn’t matter. Being strong does," she explained.
Singh, who now fluctuates less and is more regularly a size 10, described food as having been her "nemesis," used as an emotional support. She now feels "liberated by not having fear."
"At 48, I feel the most sure of myself. I feel more grounded," she concluded. "Before, I catastrophised a lot, so it’s taking conscious effort to remind myself that things are okay."
The full interview is featured in the February issue of Woman and Home, on sale from December 31.
