Dr Ranj Singh: Talking out about This Morning was the proper factor to do
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r Ranj Singh says he believes talking out about alleged “bullying and discrimination” on This Morning was “the right thing to do”.
The former resident physician of ITV’s flagship present mentioned his feedback concerning the present’s tradition weren’t about Phillip Schofield “at all”.
Dr Ranj left the programme two years in the past and launched a press release on clarifying why he had left shortly after Schofield’s personal ITV departure within the wake of his secret affair revelations.
In the assertion, he hit out at a “toxic” tradition, saying he raised issues whereas working at ITV – and afterwards felt like he was “managed out” for whistleblowing.
At the Attitude Pride Awards 2023, Dr Ranj mentioned the social media assertion, saying: “I did everything I was supposed to do and everything that I believed was the right thing to do and hopefully some good will come out of all of this.
“That was the key thing behind it. It wasn’t about me. It wasn’t about Phillip at all.
“I’ve made no comment on that situation and my point was about creating a better working environment for everybody and hopefully something good will come of it.
“Generally speaking, workplaces need to be good for people’s well being.
“Okay we all work in pressurised areas, I work in the NHS it’s really pressurised. But it’s really really important that we look after our staff and our employees as well.”
Asked whether or not he would ever make a return to This Morning, Dr Ranj added: “I work on Morning Live now which gets double the ratings.”
In his unique assertion, Dr Ranj mentioned he had thought “long and hard” about posting about his departure from This Morning, however felt the necessity to “clarify some things”.
He mentioned he had “genuinely loved and valued” working at ITV however had change into “increasingly worried about how things were behind-the-scenes and how people, including myself, were being treated.”
“I even took my concerns directly to the top of ITV: the culture at This Morning had become toxic, no longer aligned with ITV values, and I felt like because I whistle-blew I was managed out,” he mentioned.
“The whole process was heart-breaking and even affected my mental health. But I’m happy to say I’ve found my feet again, know my worth and have found my tribe…
“There are some good people in TV, but we need to be brave and stand up to those who aren’t. Even if it’s scary as hell, we have to do the right thing otherwise nothing will change.”
A letter written by ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall to tradition secretary Lucy Frazer, DCMS Committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage and Ofcom’s chief government Dame Melanie Dawes, mentioned an exterior evaluate performed following Dr Ranj’s criticism had discovered “no evidence of bullying or discrimination”.