A MAN who appeared on The Jeremy Kyle show said he “wasn't surprised” when he heard someone had committed suicide as he recalled his own treatment on the show.

Kane Manning, who appeared on the show in 2017 and whose family comes from Bradford, commented on the incident after Channel 4's documentary called Death on Daytime aired on Sunday night.

The controversial documentary explored the death of Steve Dymond, a guest on the show who was tragically found dead just days after failing a lie detector test, and the culture of the TV film crew on set.

Issues around mental health and aftercare were raised in the documentary, and Mr Manning, who was 20 at the time, said he can't recall any mental health checks ever taking place.

However, ITV issued a statement in response to the documentary, to say that "The Jeremy Kyle Show had an extensive and detailed duty of care processes in place for contributors built up over 14 years and a dedicated guest welfare team of mental healthcare professionals with decades of experience in NHS mental healthcare, who were focused on the welfare of guests throughout the production process.”

Mr Manning went on the show to discuss his own family matters but has regretted it ever since.

He said: “I was put in a room on my own for two hours and different crew members would come and go, find out my story, make-up stories and edge you on to become unnecessarily angry. They also told me to be more lively when I go on stage."

Anonymous production crew members are portrayed by actors as ‘whistleblowers’ in the documentary and describe the guilt they feel for the way they treated guests.

But ITV highlights in the statement that it "does not accept the central allegation of this programme of a “bad culture” within the production team.

We note that the programme includes anonymous former production members claiming wrongdoing by themselves and others, without supporting evidence."

Mr Manning said people still "take the p*ss now" about him going on the show, and it "should have been stopped years ago", but he's "so happy" it has been cancelled and that more people are coming forward to share their stories.

An inquest into the death of Mr Dymond is due to take place this month.