# Ranvir Singh
**Ranvir Singh** (born 1977) is a British journalist and television presenter who serves as political editor and newsreader on ITV's breakfast program *Good Morning Britain*, and who also fronts primetime ITV factual and entertainment programs.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom[1](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/who-is-ranvir-singh-the-first-presenter-to-replace-piers-morgan-at-good-morning-britain-1.1181551) |
| Education | Lancaster University (English Literature and Philosophy); PGDip in Broadcast Journalism[2](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0) • [3](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/alumni/news/a-place-to-grow/) |
| BBC career | ten years as producer, reporter and presenter; co-presenter of BBC North West Tonight for nearly five years[4](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh) |
| Current roles | Political editor and newsreader on *Good Morning Britain*; relief presenter of ITV's *Lorraine*[1](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/who-is-ranvir-singh-the-first-presenter-to-replace-piers-morgan-at-good-morning-britain-1.1181551) • [5](https://www.thetvdb.com/people/8179282-ranvir-singh?sort=recent&types=all) |
| Major award | Golden Nymph, Live Breaking News, Monte Carlo Television Awards 2019, for *GMB*'s Westminster attack coverage[2](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0) |
| Other programs | *Real Stories with Ranvir Singh*, *Eat, Shop, Save*, *All Around Britain*, *Riddiculous*, *The Martin Lewis Money Show Live*[2](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0) • [6](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/print/pdf/node/5655) |
| Strictly Come Dancing | 2020 semi-finalist, partnered with Giovanni Pernice[7](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-10-17/ranvir-singh-strictly-come-dancing-2020-contestant/) |
## Early life and education
Ranvir Singh was born and raised in Preston, Lancashire. She graduated from [Lancaster University](https://www.edgepedia.org/lancaster-university), where she read English Literature and Philosophy, and later returned to complete a postgraduate qualification in broadcast journalism[2](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0) • [3](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/alumni/news/a-place-to-grow/). She was educated at Kirkham Grammar School before university[1](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/who-is-ranvir-singh-the-first-presenter-to-replace-piers-morgan-at-good-morning-britain-1.1181551).
## BBC career, 2002 to 2012
**Regional radio beginnings.** Singh joined BBC Radio Lancashire in 2002 as a reporter[8](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/tv-presenter-ranvir-singh-given-alumni-award/). She then moved to BBC Greater Manchester Radio, where she covered the 2002 [Commonwealth Games](https://www.edgepedia.org/commonwealth-games) in Manchester[8](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/tv-presenter-ranvir-singh-given-alumni-award/). In total she spent ten years at the BBC as a producer, reporter and presenter across regional and national radio and television[4](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh).
**North West Tonight.** Singh joined the BBC's flagship regional news program *North West Tonight* in 2004 as a reporter, becoming a permanent presenter of the show in 2007, co-presenting alongside the long-serving Gordon Burns[9](https://www5.uclan.ac.uk/sites/ImageBank/Marketing_Image_Library/11446_Graduation_Brochure_Dec2022.pdf) • [1](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/who-is-ranvir-singh-the-first-presenter-to-replace-piers-morgan-at-good-morning-britain-1.1181551). In 2010 she was awarded "Best On Screen Talent" at the [Royal Television Society](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-television-society)'s North West Awards[4](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh). Her national television debut came on [Good Friday](https://www.edgepedia.org/good-friday) 2006, when she took part in the [BBC Three](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-three) live special *The Manchester Passion*[4](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh). During this period she also presented regularly on BBC Radio 5 Live, including the *Weekend Breakfast* show, *Drivetime*, the *Late Night Phone In* and *Breakfast with Nicky Campbell*, and reported live for the *Election Night Special* with David Dimbleby on BBC One[4](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh).
## Good Morning Britain
In 2012 Singh left the BBC to join ITV's breakfast program *Daybreak*, where she presented the news hour until April 2014[8](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/tv-presenter-ranvir-singh-given-alumni-award/). ITV had announced her appointment, alongside Matt Barbet, as presenter of the program's first hour in June 2012[10](https://www.itv.com/news/2012-06-11/daybreak-announces-new-morning-presenters).
When *Daybreak* was rebranded as *Good Morning Britain* in April 2014, Singh joined the new program as a features correspondent and news presenter, and became its political editor in 2017[9](https://www5.uclan.ac.uk/sites/ImageBank/Marketing_Image_Library/11446_Graduation_Brochure_Dec2022.pdf) • [11](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/people/has-ranvir-singh-quit-good-morning-britain-when-she-was-on-strictly-come-dancing-and-what-she-could-do-next-3570716). In that role she has fronted the program's political coverage, reporting live from outside Parliament and Number 10 during the Brexit period[12](https://rts.org.uk/sites/default/files/television_nov_2019_low-res_1.pdf).
Her ITV reporting has included coverage from [Sierra Leone](https://www.edgepedia.org/sierra-leone) ahead of the G20 Summit, breaking news of the pursuit of the [Boston Marathon](https://www.edgepedia.org/boston-marathon) bombers, and the shooting of [Reeva Steenkamp](https://www.edgepedia.org/reeva-steenkamp) by Oscar Pistorius[4](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh).
**Westminster attack recognition.** In 2019 the *Good Morning Britain* team won the Golden Nymph Award in the 'Live Breaking News' category at the Monte Carlo Television Awards for their coverage of the [Westminster](https://www.edgepedia.org/westminster) attack; Singh was praised for striking "the perfect tone of urgency, without being alarmist and guiding viewers with a balance of fact and speculation"[2](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0).
During the coronavirus crisis she fronted #AskRanvir for *GMB* online, giving viewers information about government updates and guidelines, and generating 1.2 million impressions across the program's social media channels[2](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0). In March 2021 she was the first presenter to fill the seat vacated by [Piers Morgan](https://www.edgepedia.org/piers-morgan) when he left the program[1](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/who-is-ranvir-singh-the-first-presenter-to-replace-piers-morgan-at-good-morning-britain-1.1181551).
## Other television work
Singh has fronted several ITV primetime factual series, including *Eat, Shop, Save*, *Real Stories with Ranvir Singh* and *All Around Britain*[2](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0). *Real Stories* ran from 2015 to 2016 and featured interviews with people whose lives had been changed by extraordinary events[9](https://www5.uclan.ac.uk/sites/ImageBank/Marketing_Image_Library/11446_Graduation_Brochure_Dec2022.pdf). *All Around Britain*, a series of 10 hour-long Sunday morning programs presented with [Alex Beresford](https://www.edgepedia.org/alex-beresford), brought together the best of ITV's regional news journalism from a different UK location each week[13](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/print/pdf/node/5167). Since 2014 she has guest presented several *Tonight* specials, and she co-presented *The Martin Lewis Money Show Live*[4](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh).
**Riddiculous.** Since 2022 Singh has hosted the ITV quiz show *Riddiculous*, in which three teams of two compete over quick-fire questions to unlock riddles set by the Riddlemaster, actor Henry Lewis, with a double-or-nothing gamble on the final riddle in the endgame, "Henry's Riddle Run"[6](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/print/pdf/node/5655). The program is an East Media production for ITV[6](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/print/pdf/node/5655).
## Strictly Come Dancing and public profile
In 2020 Singh was a contestant on the BBC's *Strictly Come Dancing*, partnered with professional dancer [Giovanni Pernice](https://www.edgepedia.org/giovanni-pernice), and reached the semi-final[7](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-10-17/ranvir-singh-strictly-come-dancing-2020-contestant/). She has also appeared as a guest panellist on ITV's *Loose Women*[14](https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/articles/meet-loose-women-guest-panellist-ranvir-singh).
**Relief presenter of Lorraine.** Singh first filled in for [Lorraine Kelly](https://www.edgepedia.org/lorraine-kelly) on ITV's *Lorraine* in December 2020 and went on to guest present during Kelly's holidays and regularly on Fridays[15](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/exclusive-ranvir-singh-being-kinder/). After a cost-saving restructuring of ITV's daytime schedule reduced *Lorraine* from an hour to 30 minutes and from 52 weeks to 30, Singh's guest presenting on the program ended, while her hours on *Good Morning Britain* were extended, with the breakfast show allocated an extra half-hour of daily airtime[15](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/exclusive-ranvir-singh-being-kinder/).
## Honors and university roles
In 2013 Singh was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Central Lancashire for her contribution to broadcasting, and she has served as [Chancellor](https://www.edgepedia.org/chancellor) of the university[2](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0) • [9](https://www5.uclan.ac.uk/sites/ImageBank/Marketing_Image_Library/11446_Graduation_Brochure_Dec2022.pdf). Lancaster University gave her an Alumni award at its July graduation ceremonies in 2014[8](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/tv-presenter-ranvir-singh-given-alumni-award/).
## References
1. [Who is Ranvir Singh, the first presenter to replace Piers Morgan at Good Morning Britain?, The National](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/who-is-ranvir-singh-the-first-presenter-to-replace-piers-morgan-at-good-morning-britain-1.1181551)
2. [Ranvir Singh, Royal Television Society](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh-0)
3. [A Place to Grow, Lancaster University Alumni](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/alumni/news/a-place-to-grow/)
4. [Ranvir Singh: Journalist and Broadcaster, Royal Television Society](https://rts.org.uk/person/ranvir-singh)
5. [Ranvir Singh - TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/people/8179282-ranvir-singh?sort=recent&types=all)
6. [Riddiculous press pack, ITV Press Centre](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/print/pdf/node/5655)
7. [Meet Ranvir Singh, Strictly Come Dancing 2020 contestant, Radio Times](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-10-17/ranvir-singh-strictly-come-dancing-2020-contestant/)
8. [TV presenter Ranvir Singh given Alumni award, Lancaster University](https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/tv-presenter-ranvir-singh-given-alumni-award/)
9. [University Chancellor and UCLan graduate, Ranvir Singh, UCLan Graduation Brochure](https://www5.uclan.ac.uk/sites/ImageBank/Marketing_Image_Library/11446_Graduation_Brochure_Dec2022.pdf)
10. [Daybreak announces new morning presenters, ITV News](https://www.itv.com/news/2012-06-11/daybreak-announces-new-morning-presenters)
11. [Has Ranvir Singh quit Good Morning Britain?, NationalWorld](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/people/has-ranvir-singh-quit-good-morning-britain-when-she-was-on-strictly-come-dancing-and-what-she-could-do-next-3570716)
12. [Ranvir Singh puts practicalities before politics, RTS Television magazine](https://rts.org.uk/sites/default/files/television_nov_2019_low-res_1.pdf)
13. [New Weekend commissions from ITV for Autumn, ITV Press Centre](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/print/pdf/node/5167)
14. [Meet Loose Women guest panellist Ranvir Singh, ITV](https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/articles/meet-loose-women-guest-panellist-ranvir-singh)
15. [Ranvir Singh on being kinder to herself and her new TV goals after leaving Lorraine, Woman & Home](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/news-entertainment/exclusive-ranvir-singh-being-kinder/)
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