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A BBC star is taking a temporary step back from his role on Morning Live to work for a fat-jab company alongside Coleen Nolan.
Doctor Ranj Singh, 46, is a familiar face to viewers of the breakfast TV, where he weighs in on the latest medical stories.
Prior to working for the BBC, he also appeared on This Morning in a similar role from 2016 to 2021.
But in a dramatic new career move, he is now working with weight loss company Voy, which sells weight loss jabs and programmes.
He told Coleen Nolan: 'The reason why platforms like Voy are so effective and so helpful and useful to people is because they bring everything under one roof.
'So you've got coaching to address lots of aspects of your life and lifestyle, and you've got clinical support.'
Doctor Ranj Singh, 46, is taking a temporary step back from his role on BBC's Morning Live to work for a fat-jab company alongside Coleen Nolan
He is now working with weight loss company Voy, which sells weight loss jabs and programmes
Prior to working for the BBC, the doctor also appeared on This Morning in a similar role from 2016 to 2021
The company, which has the backing of several educational institutions including the University of Oxford, charges a minimum of £169 for its monthly weight loss injections.
The doctor continued: 'It's all in one platform, so it's designed to make it as easy as possible to get all that help in one place, but also it's designed to make it as personalised to you as it can be.
'There's research that shows that using a platform like Voy is more effective at losing weight and keeping it off, and that's why it's so important.'
It's not known what the TV doctor is being paid for the potentially lucrative deal, however, he was previously paid £22,500 to feature in an AstraZeneca advert about childhood flu.
The BBC has confirmed that as a freelancer, the TV doctor is free to undertake paid work away from the broadcaster.
A BBC spokesman told The Sun: 'Dr Ranj is a freelancer who can undertake work outside of the BBC in line with editorial guidelines.
'He has stepped away from his role on Morning Live while he fulfils this third-party engagement.'
It's not known what the TV doctor - pictured here on ITV's This Morning - is being paid for the potentially lucrative deal, however, he was previously paid £22,500 to feature in an AstraZeneca advert about childhood flu
He told Coleen Nolan: 'The reason why platforms like Voy are so effective and so helpful and useful to people is because they bring everything under one roof'
The new partnership with the TV doctor and Coleen was launched on social media this week.
But while the TV doctor is currently focusing on this new project, BBC sources have confirmed that his break from breakfast TV is only temporary.
Clinical options offered by the platform include Mounjaro and Wygovy fat jabs and coaching.
So-called fat jabs have been a phenomenon since they made their way into mainstream use in the 2020s.
They work by suppressing a person's appetite, offering a non-surgical alternative for those looking to lose weight faster.
Morning Live airs weekdays from 9:30am on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.
