Dr Ranj has opened up on his divorce from his wife nearly 20 years ago after his ex-wife Sulvinder Samra spoke out about the "painful" divorce for the first time. They met in 2003 and wed two years later, but eventually split after seven years and the TV doctor announced he was gay shortly after. The former This Morning doctor recently opened up about struggling because he "didn't feel 100% happy", so went to therapy.

And his former wife has since spoken out, telling Daily Mail that she switches the TV off if he appears on screen because he "still brings back a lot of painful memories". She explained that while she's accepted it, it's "still hard". Sulvinder was then inundated with support, though the Morning Live doc wanted to add furhter insight and released his own statement on Instagram and explained he was keen to share "a little perspective".

He said in the caption that he never expected to revisit the topic, but he wanted to reflect, and explained that it had been "nearly 20 years" since his divorce. Ranj wrote: "I'm genuinely sad that this subject can still bring up pain and difficult feelings. That has never been, and would never be, my intention."

Dr Ranj continued: "Out of respect, I've always been mindful of identifying or commenting on others involved, as that's not my story to tell." He explained that people are still making assumptions and passing judgement but warned that relationships are not often straightforward.

"I fell in love and was married for almost four years in my twenties, for context I turn 47 next month, sadly that relationship broke down for many reasons, not to mention we were young and still working ourselves out," he added.

It was explained that he then went to therapy for years and started to understand who he was, telling his followers that he didn't growo up to deliberately hide who he was, nor did he try to mislead anybody. He continued: "Like many people, I was trying to build the life I thought happiness looked like. If I'd truly known what I know now or it had been in another time, maybe it could've been different."

He added that there are "no winners in break-ups" and the situation was heartbreaking, but has respect, gratitude and kindness for his ex wife. Wrapping up the post, Dr Ranj added: "It's important to keep moving forward, which is often easier said than done. As long as every step we take is with kindness - towards others and ourselves - that's all that matters."