In late 2004 Radio broadcaster, Jeremy Kyle was drafted in to host a talk show, The Jeremy Kyle Show, which was first broadcast on 4 July 2005 in ITV’s weekday 9:25 am slot. He was the host of the show from 2005 until 2019 when the show was taken off the air.
What has happened to Jeremy Kyle?
Two main things have happened to Jeremy Kyle between 2012 and 2019. The first one that happened in 2012 had to do with his health and the second one was about his work, The Jeremy Kyle Show.
Kyle was diagnosed with testicular cancer in late 2012. He got chemotherapy and had the damaged testicle removed after surgery. Following surgery, he was given the all-clear and returned to hosting The Jeremy Kyle Show; the show’s taping had been placed on pause while Kyle was undergoing treatment.
In 2019, his show was taken off the air after a guest who appeared on the died later. Steve Dymond, 63, was suspected to have taken his own life seven days after filming The Jeremy Kyle Show.
What does Jeremy Kyle do now?
In 2021, it was reported that Jeremy was on the airwaves on talkRADIO as host of the Drivetime show. Ahead of his joining the radio station, he praised the public support and “positivity” he received after his hiatus from the spotlight.