Ranvir Singh


Ranvir Singh is a British television presenter and journalist, appearing on Good Morning Britain, ITV News and Loose Women.

Early life

Singh was born in 1977 in Preston, Lancashire into a Sikh family. 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.

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.
Singh joined the BBC North West regional news programme North West Tonight in 2005 as a journalist and bulletin presenter. 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.
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. While working on North West Tonight, Singh was also a regular presenter for late night and weekend breakfast shows on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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. She made her first appearance on Daybreak on 3 September 2012.
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.
In 2016 and 2017, Singh co-presented The Martin Lewis Money Show alongside Martin Lewis.
Since Summer 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.
Singh's highlights at Good Morning Britain also include travelling around the world onboard 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.

Awards and honours

Singh is of Punjabi Indian origin. She lives in the Chilterns with her eight-year-old son Tushaan.

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2005—2012North West TonightPresenter
2012—2014DaybreakCo-presenterAlso newsreader
2012This MorningNewspaper reviewerOccasional episodes
2012—2014LorraineNewsreader
2012, 2015All Star Family FortunesParticipant2 episodes
2013University ChallengeParticipant1 episode
2014—Good Morning BritainPolitical EditorAlso relief presenter
2014—ITV Lunchtime NewsPresenterOccasional episodes
2014—ITV Evening NewsPresenterOccasional episodes
2014—2015, 2020—ITV News at TenPresenterOccasional episodes
2014—2016ITV Weekend NewsPresenterOccasional episodes
2014—TonightReporterOccasional episodes
2015Exposure: When Pregnant Women DrinkReporter1 episode
2015The ChaseParticipant1 episode
2015—2016Real Stories with Ranvir SinghPresenter
2016—2017The Martin Lewis Money ShowCo-presenter
2017—Eat, Shop, SavePresenter
2020—Loose WomenPresenter4 episodes
2020All Around BritainPresenterUpcoming