{"id":2216377,"date":"2025-12-30T09:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2216377"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T09:05:21","slug":"food-became-a-best-friend-ranvir-singh-on-emotional-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/food-became-a-best-friend-ranvir-singh-on-emotional-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Food became a best friend&#8217; &#8211; Ranvir Singh on emotional eating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"4b382501-7251-4884-a8c2-376941ef8fc0\">In our exclusive interview, <em>Good Morning Britain\u2019s<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/tag\/ranvir-singh\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/tag\/ranvir-singh\/\">Ranvir Singh<\/a> tells us how she revitalised her mind and body, and is edging towards 50, finally feeling at peace within.<\/p>\n<p>Opening up too about the extremes she once took to be slim, Ranvir also reveals her quiet discomfort with ageing, her ambivalence towards marriage, her love for GMB and feelings for <em>Lorraine<\/em> as it brings a new half-hour format. After reinvention and radical realignment, Ranvir is right on track.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-eating-habits\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-eating-habits\"><span>Eating habits<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"2d4f0d69-7625-493a-b07d-ca21928f63d8-0\">&#8216;Food is my nemesis. Like many people, I\u2019ve overeaten because I\u2019ve used food as a primary emotional support, constantly in a loop of overeating and under-eating.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex custom-thumbnail-list-styles\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8216;Food became an incredibly kind, important, consistent best friend that I could always trust to make me feel better at night, in the morning, when no one\u2019s looking, when everyone\u2019s looking. Food has wallpapered every aspect of my life in every circumstance. Now I feel liberated by not having fear.&#8217;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"c2a21a8a-253b-4302-a1b0-2bcc94ffa6cb\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:149.95%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WkDZqH3cMNUETrjpHnPgnT-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WkDZqH3cMNUETrjpHnPgnT-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WkDZqH3cMNUETrjpHnPgnT-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WkDZqH3cMNUETrjpHnPgnT-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WkDZqH3cMNUETrjpHnPgnT-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WkDZqH3cMNUETrjpHnPgnT-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WkDZqH3cMNUETrjpHnPgnT-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WkDZqH3cMNUETrjpHnPgnT-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Future \/ David Venni)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-enjoying-exercise\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-enjoying-exercise\"><span>Enjoying exercise<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"13105f0f-82a7-4bcd-ab81-12483d8f0455\">&#8216;I\u2019ve never enjoyed exercise. Previously I felt intimidated by gyms. I\u2019d think, \u2018I look rubbish because I can\u2019t run fast enough.\u2019 Exercise has always been a chore.<\/p>\n<p>On Lorraine, I interviewed Dr Rangan Chatterjee, who spoke about the importance of seeking out discomfort every day. He said the only time you\u2019re improving is if things feel a little bit tricky. I thought, \u2018Maybe that\u2019s where I\u2019ve been going wrong all these years. I\u2019ve been waiting to enjoy exercise.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Now, exercise is like putting out the bins. I don\u2019t have to enjoy it, I have to do it. Earlier this year, I joined a women\u2019s-only gym and started weight training. I couldn\u2019t believe that after three or four months, when work got in the way, I actually missed going! It was a mental transition. I feel a bit evangelical about it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-RF3EsLySGavMdiEctJeVEJ\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-RF3EsLySGavMdiEctJeVEJ slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-weight-doesn-t-matter\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-weight-doesn-t-matter\"><span>&#8216;Weight doesn&#8217;t matter&#8217; <\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"7754499f-f9b8-4456-ae0e-b0c85698c4c6\">&#8216;It annoys me that for so long, we\u2019ve been told [fitness is] about being thin. That\u2019s so detrimental. I\u2019ve been thinner than I am now, but by doing an aloe vera diet for 21 days. Another time, I bought diet pills over the counter of a beauty salon. I was really dehydrated and my skin was really bad, but I was thin. It was stupid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019ve always fluctuated between a size 8 and 12, but recently I\u2019m more regularly a 10. What\u2019s happened to my body over the past year is a by-product of plodding on with the gym and eating more mindfully. My weight doesn\u2019t matter. Being strong does.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Earlier this year, we moved house. I was up early and didn\u2019t stop until 10.30pm, carrying big boxes to the car. During the move, I thought, B****y hell, I can do everything.\u2019 Then I thought, \u2018This is what it\u2019s all for. So when I\u2019m 70, I can open a jar, get my shopping out of my car and not be out of breath.&#8217;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex custom-thumbnail-list-styles\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-feeling-content\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-feeling-content\"><span>Feeling content <\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"116c4f72-e389-4263-98c8-a8192fd4da68\">&#8216;At 48, I feel the most sure of myself. I feel more grounded. Before, I catastrophised a lot, so it\u2019s taking conscious effort to remind myself that things are OK. I feel more content in my own skin, and that isn\u2019t to say I feel, look or think I\u2019m better than I ever have been. I\u2019m just no longer being complete b******t to myself. I am definitely now a better friend to myself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019ve also re-evaluated what success looks like. In the past, I\u2019ve never felt successful. People might say, \u2018You\u2019ve got a successful career,\u2019 and I\u2019d think, \u2018No way. I\u2019m nowhere near.\u2019 I could never accept the things I\u2019d achieved or done in my career. I can now look back and feel a sense of accomplishment that I reached my goals. I can high-five myself for letting go of comparisons and embracing my own achievements on my own terms.&#8217;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"d461fe3f-7bce-4db9-90c9-55968b728787\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:135.42%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h.jpg\" alt=\"Ranvir Singh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZjF5qpCQP8EGQyRrtn5P7h.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Future \/ David Venni)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-future-plans\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-future-plans\"><span>Future plans<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"c296c563-8b50-42ba-8e26-9a5cd134f453\">&#8216;I don\u2019t spend any time daydreaming about marriage. I wouldn\u2019t rule it out, but it\u2019s certainly not a primary concern. 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