Dr Ranj Singh has spoken about the moment he came out to his wife Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Dr Ranj has spoken frankly about coming out to his wife as gay after five years of marriage.

Dr Ranj Singh, who wed in his early 20s, decided to end it with his wife after realising he felt the marriage ‘wasn’t right’.

The This Morning doctor said the experience left him ‘completely broken’.

‘I felt like my heart had been wrenched out of my chest,’ he told The Mirror.


‘It was the lowest point in my life.

‘I can only imagine how hard it was for my wife, though – she didn’t deserve any of that.

‘I feel so incredibly sorry for what she had to go through.’



Singh added to Attitude magazine that he did love his wife, but had felt ‘pressured’ to start a family.

He will be taking part in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing, and recently called for a male professional dance partner.

He said: ‘I would love to dance with a same-sex partner. I would value a time when same-sex couples could dance on shows like Strictly. It is incredibly important. We are making progress but I think there is still time to go.’

However, a spokesperson told the Mail on Sunday: ‘Strictly has chosen the long-standing ballroom dancing format of mixed-sex couples and at the moment we have no plans to introduce same-sex couples.’

Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas have both supported the idea of same sex couples.

Dr Ranj will be competing alongside the likes of Faye Tozer, Katie Piper and Joe Sugg on the show, which returns next weekend.

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