Former This Morning star Dr Ranj Singh has spoken out within the wake of the Phillip Schofield controversy and hit out on the “toxic culture” on the ITV daytime present.
He claimed he was “managed out” after taking his issues to Emma Gormley, the pinnacle of ITV Daytime.
“I was on the show for 10 years and I genuinely loved and valued working there,” he mentioned in a put up on Twitter.
“However, over time I grew increasingly worried about things were behind the scenes and how people including myself, were being treated.
“I did not know the reality about what was occurring with Philip [sic], however I do know the problems with TM [This Morning] go far past him. It takes a couple of individual to create a tradition.”
Dr Ranj mentioned he “did what I thought was right” and made a criticism about This Morning editor Martin Frizell’s behaviour, including “especially given that my job is to look after people’s wellbeing and I had been heavily involved in diversity, anti-bullying and mental health projects across the channel”.
“I then found myself being used less and less,” he mentioned.
“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.
“But as historical past and expertise have taught us, issues like bullying and discrimination are very laborious to show, notably in hindsight and when the ‘individuals in energy’ management the narrative. As we have seen, no assessment or investigation is foolproof.
“I haven’t worked on the show since… and I’m not the only one who has spoken up or experienced similar,” he added.
“That was two years ago and, frankly, it still hurts. The whole process was pretty 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.
He continued: “There are some good individuals in TV, however we must be courageous and stand as much as those that aren’t. Even if it is scary as hell, now we have to do the best factor in any other case nothing will change. I sincerely hope one thing good comes from all this.”
He also added in the post’s caption that “there’s a lot extra” he could say.
An ITV spokesperson earlier confirmed to Sky News they carried out an external review following a complaint made by Dr Ranj, and it “discovered no proof to help the criticism of bullying”.
It comes as ITV confirmed that Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary will present the show tomorrow after days of significant revelations about ex-presenter Phillip Schofield’s behaviour and the culture on set.
Last Saturday, Phillip Schofield announced he would be leaving This Morning after 20 years at the helm following reports his relationship with co-host Holly Willoughby had become strained.
Less than a week later, Schofield released a statement admitting an “unwise, however not unlawful” affair with a “a lot youthful man” and announced he was stepping down from ITV completely.
He also admitted he lied about the affair to ITV bosses, his agents and the media, resulting in the channel saying the were “deeply disillusioned by the admissions of deceit” and the administration firm YMU Group dropping him.
ITV confirmed on Saturday that they had investigated “rumours of a relationship” but the pair repeatedly denied the affair.
Ms Willoughby said the admission was “very hurtful” whereas different TV personalities together with Eamonn Holmes and Andrea Catherwood hit out at ITV executives.
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