"Instead I had a messy and painful divorce."
Dr Ranj Singh’s ex-wife has addressed their “painful” divorce, reflecting on the breakdown of their marriage and its lasting emotional impact.
Sulvinder Samra was married to Dr Ranj Singh for seven years before he came out as gay, ending their relationship in 2011.
In an Instagram post, Sulvinder shared a montage of photos from their marriage as she marked what would have been their 20th wedding anniversary.
She wrote: “I thought my life would go as planned… Work hard. Get a degree. Get a job. Find a partner. Get married. Have kids. Instead I had a messy and painful divorce.”
Sharing her experience of the aftermath, she said it took years to heal and described long-term emotional damage.
“I could not trust anyone. I did not trust myself. I believed I wouldn’t be a good mum, I’m not good at relationships, I did not deserve any happiness.”
Sulvinder also reflected on how her expectations of motherhood shifted during that period.
She said: “I accepted that I would only be an aunt. That having children was not my future.
“It was a strict upbringing and the responsibility felt heavy.
“I saw university as an escape route. After some rebellion, I graduated, got a job as a Pharmacist, met my future husband and started married life.”
Recounting her marriage with the TV doctor, she said the relationship was challenging and the cracks began to show over time.
She added: “What I will say is there is not a lonelier feeling than feeling alone in a marriage. When it ended, both parties were hurting, and a divorce was the only option.”
Sulvinder’s comments come days after Dr Ranj Singh reflected on the breakdown of his marriage.
He said: “I was married and obviously that relationship broke down and then it was dealing with everybody else, friends and family. It happened when I’d got to where I was thought I was supposed to be.
“So the big question was, why am I still not 100 per cent happy? Why does it still feel like something’s not right? And that’s when therapy brought all of that stuff out…
“This perfect life that you’ve imagined and hoped for and dreamt of and worked towards isn’t your perfect life.”
The marriage breakdown also had a lasting impact on their family, with Sulvinder’s father previously saying:
“A lot of years have passed but whenever I see him on television I either turn it off, switch channels or just walk out of the room.
“He still brings back a lot of painful memories for me.”
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