Good Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh on her busy schedule, motherhood and the TV shows she dreads
WORDS: TIM OGLETHORPE
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Ranvir Singh must be one of the busiest women on TV, regularly standing in for Lorraine Kelly on her morning chat show, appearing as a presenter on GMB as well as filming episodes of the hit ITV1 quiz Riddiculous, which returned for a second series earlier this month. On top of all that, she juggles being a mum to her son Tushaan, 11, and navigating a relationship with 28-year-old Louis Church, who she met while competing on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020.
Here, Ranvir, 46, reveals what keeps her awake at night, the terrifying TV challenge she might consider taking on and the nastiest thing a fan has ever said to her.
You’ve had an amazing career, but do you have any other professional ambitions you want to achieve?
I just want to carry on working on shows that I enjoy and find fulfilling. I’m standing in for Lorraine and there are various other projects which are potentially really exciting. I’m lucky to do a job that I really love.
How do you balance work and home life?
All parents strive for that balance, don’t they? I think it’s about quality time when it comes to being with my son. He’s that little bit older now, so it’s become that little bit easier. It’s about learning to be available in pockets of time for him, where you’re not being distracted by anything else. It’s the chance to have a really good talk with him or do something with him where nothing else is getting in the way. Quality over quantity, in other words. That’s the balance I try to strike!
And your romance with Louis is still going well?
We’re very happy.
You’re back with a second series of Riddiculous. How does the show work and what makes it so successful?
It’s a combination of general knowledge questions and riddles set by the Riddlemaster, also known as Henry Lewis. Some of the riddles can be fiendishly difficult!
How are you at solving them?
I think I’ve improved since series one, but Henry has made the riddles slightly harder for this new series so I’m lagging behind again. And he won’t give me any clues, even off set! But I have started keeping my very own book of riddles, in case we are given a series three, and have been stress-testing them with friends and family to see if they work. I’ve tried a few of them out on my 11-year-old son Tushaan. I love it when he gets it right, somet
