Parents Heartbroken after Man who Married their Daughter for five years, Came Out as Gay

Dr Ranj Singh, 39, who Sulvinder Samra, 40,  in a Sikh ceremony in Nottingham in 2005, but divorced in 2011 before he came out as gay.

Dr Ranj Singh has spoken openly about the 'lowest point' of his life when he took difficult decision to divorce Sulvinder.



DR RANJ Singh's former father-in-law has admitted he "can't bear to watch him on TV" after he came out as gay.  He revealed that seeing the This Morning resident doctor on Strictly this year made him realise that he still hasn't accepted what happened.



His ex father-in-law  Jemera Samra, 68, told "The marriage and why they divorced had a devastating impact on us all"



His ex mother-in-law Manmohan Samra, 59, said: "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."



Mr Samra went on to add that he initially thought his daughter marrying a doctor was a "dream", and that he and his wife believed that Ranj was a "perfect match" for Sulvinder.



Jemera's grandchildren don't know that Ranj used to be in the family, and "got excited" when they spotted the CBeebies star on Strictly, with the star's former in-law admitting that he simply "walked out of the room".



Ranj has previously spoken about his struggle for acceptance as a gay man within the medical profession. And he said that telling his wife that he was gay was the toughest moment of his life.

Ranj met Sulvinder after he qualified as a doctor in 2003, with the pair marrying in a traditional Sikh ceremony in 2006.

Jemera insisted that his daughter has now "rebuilt her life" and that he wishes Ranj the best in the future.

Jemera says that that he can tell Ranj really enjoys the limelight and wished him nothing but the best.

However, he says, while the family have all moved on it's still painful to think about.

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