Presenter felt hunted after show was axed
Jeremy Kyle has said he felt scapegoated after the cancellation of his TV show following the death of a guest.
The controversial talk show was suspended indefinitely by ITV in May 2019 following the death of a participant, 63-year-old Steve Dymond, a week after a programme featuring him was filmed.
The programme, which had been a regular fixture on TV schedules since 2005, was axed for good following calls for it to be cancelled from MPS and members of the public.
His admission came as talkradio announced Kyle will host a weekday show starting on September 13.
Kyle said he was unable to leave the house, and because of how low he was feeling he went to see a doctor who diagnosed him with an anxiety disorder.
He said: “I used to think ‘get a grip’ when some celebrities talked about those sort of problems.
“But suddenly I realised first-hand you can’t always do that. I never thought they would affect me like they did. That was a shock but I’ve always said, ‘If you have a problem, admit it,
and then seek the proper help’. So that’s what I did.
“It’s been awful to feel so scapegoated, and without being able to have my say about the accusations that often seemed to be levelled only at me.”