Dr Ranj is sporting his dancing shoes (Picture: BBC/Metro)

This Morning’s resident medical expert, Dr Ranj Singh, has been confirmed as another hopeful in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Those of you who watch This Morning will be familiar with him, but for those of you who don’t, here’s all you need to know about him.

Dr Ranj, 39, started his career working with the NHS, training at a number of London hospitals.

He mainly focused on the well-being of young people and is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.


OMG!! THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING!! ✨??✨ https://t.co/6yhnKRFyno — Ranj Singh (@DrRanj) August 16, 2018

Following his career working in hospitals, he has since become a TV personality where he’s regularly seen on This Morning giving advice to callers, along with appearances on Save Money: Good Health and as a children’s presenter on CBeebies series Get Well Soon and Bedtime Stories.



In fact, he’s been praised for his advice on This Morning to parents and carers on how to stop babies and children from choking.

ITV has said of him: ‘Our Dr. Ranj is a modest hero, whose online video has saved the lives of at least six children!

‘He’s happy knowing that he’s made a difference, but we think he deserves to be on the stage at the National Television Awards!’

Dr Ranj Singh regularly appears on This Morning (Picture: ITV)

Ranj’s announcement was made on ITV’s This Morning, where Ruth Langsford teased how a member of the show would be slipping on their dancing shoes.

After it was revealed to be the show’s resident doctor, Ranj said: ‘I’m so sore at the moment, I’ve been going to the gym to try and get fitter and everything hurts.

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‘My friends would describe me as a cross between dad dancing and go-go dancing. I do like to dance, I do it for fun, I’ve never had any training or anything.

‘I’m super excited. I really want to learn how to dance properly.’

Ranj will be hoping to have more success than This Morning presenter Ruth Langsford, who became the seventh contestant to be voted out in last year’s series.

Strictly is set to start filming this month, with more names to be announced over the next two weeks ahead of the red carpet launch.

Other confirmed contestants include cricketer Graeme Swann, Capital FM DJ Vick Hope, YouTuber Joe Sugg, Red Dwarf’s Danny John-Jules, Steps’ Faye Tozer and Katie Piper.

This year’s line-up is also tipped to include Coronation Street’s Catherine Tyldesley and Olympic diver Tom Daley.

Strictly is yet to receive an official start date but the launch show is expected to kick off in September.

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