Dr Ranj Singh says he suffers from anxiety after ‘horrific’ online trolling by GP

TV personality and actor Dr Ranj Singh has said he suffers with anxiety after “horrific” online trolling by a GP who has now been struck off.  

Former This Morning star Dr Ranj – who went Instagram official with his new boyfriend, actor and podcast host James Colebrook, earlier this year – said that he was trolled relentlessly online by Dr David Cartland over his support for the Covid-19 vaccine. 

Dr Ranj sued Cartland for defamation last year in a case which ended in the pair settling. He also reported him to the General Medical Council (GMC). Cartland was removed from the medical register for serious professional misconduct following his tribunal hearing.

Dr Ranj told a panel: “The impact on me was extremely upsetting and damaging. I now suffer from anxiety and am seeing a therapist due to the abhorrent things Dr Cartland said about me. 

“My reputation is everything. This has been a horrific experience.”

Cartland, who claimed X was a place for “rigorous debate”, admitted that he “reacted unwisely online”. He was found to have harassed three doctors and a practice manager between 2022 and 2025. He was struck off after the tribunal said is was being “concerned” that he “would behave in a similar way in future”. 

One of his posts on X read: “Anyone think a kids Dr calling for help and support for paedophiles is ok?”

‘Dramatic and awful impact’

Singh, who has brought forward another civil claim against Cartlandm said: “I feel Dr Cartland is doing this in order to harass and defame me, to build a negative sentiment about me amongst his followers and the general public and to encourage others to continue to harass, and also to try to intimidate me.” 

He added in his evidence: “I did everything I could to limit the negative and distressing traffic that I was receiving – but Dr Cartland’s behaviour had a dramatic and awful impact on me both personally and professionally.

“After I complained to the GMC, the continued messaging by Dr Cartland was targeted bullying behaviour. I continued to get an onslaught of abuse, often of a homophobic nature, and at one stage had to deactivate my account.”

He said the impact has been “extremely upsetting and damaging” and that he now needs a therapist due to his anxiety. 

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