Jeremy Kyle reveals two stars who stood by him after ITV show was cancelled
JEREMY Kyle has revealed the two stars who stood by him after his ITV show was cancelled.
The ITV show was cancelled following the tragic death of a guest in 2019.
Steve Dymond took his own life after failing a lie detector test on the ITV1 daytime show having been accused of cheating on his partner.
But in September last year an inquest found no “clear and reliable causal connection” between the suicide and Dymond’s appearance on the series.
Now, Jeremy has revealed which TV stars stuck by him during the tough time.
Revealing the support he received from Kate Garraway and Piers Morgan, he candidly revealed: “You find out who your friends are, Piers Morgan instantly (reached out) rock solid, Kate Garraway rock solid, lots of people and that’s fine.”
Jeremy added: “You know, I can also tell you three weeks ago when Kate Garraway’s Life Stories interview went out, I got text messages from people I haven’t heard from in six years.”
During an emotional chat with Kate, Jeremy recalled the devastating time he found out about Steve taking his own life.
Jeremy said: “I’ve got great people who saved me.
“My thoughts were always first and foremost for Steve Dymond.
“To get to a point where you would do that, must be terrible and his family but it was so frustrating Kate because for five years I couldn’t say anything for legal reasons.”
The TV presenter admitted it quickly “snowballed” and he felt for the people who worked on the show that lost their jobs.
Jeremy continued: “I wasn’t able to say anything and I thought about the people who lost their jobs over night, lost their mortgages, lost their livelihoods.
“It was snowballing and it became massive. It became a news story and the frustration was that you’re sat there and you couldn’t say anything which was really difficult. You have to feel for his family as well and the process got dragged out.”
He added: “It became huge because the family needed the truth and we needed the truth to be out there.
“I get it, I understand entirely that the Kyle show had to fall as a result of it. I completely get the people who were critics of the show, the ‘He had it coming!’ ‘Gobby!’ whatever. I get that, it’s fine, no bitterness, no anger. You find out who you’re friends are.”
The ITV series was axed in 2019 after 3,320 episodes across 17 series.