A FORMER guest on the Jeremy Kyle show feels that the host’s comments on his own anxiety are too little too late.

Kane Manning, aged 23, appeared on the show back in July 2017 and said he was caused ‘emotional distress’ by Kyle.

The TV show was cancelled in 2019 following the death of another guest, Steven Dymond who was 63.

It has now been reported that Kyle felt “scapegoated” after the show was axed.

More than two years later, Kyle told The Sun how he felt too low to leave the house and was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

He said that what happened was a “terrible tragedy” and “devastating” for Mr Dymond’s friends and family, as well as the show’s crew.

The Argus: Kane Manning says "we won't forgive him" about Jeremy Kyle's comments on his anxiety.

About his anxiety 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.”

Kane, from Portslade, said: “It’s a disgrace, why two and half years later? He knows how he made guests feel. What goes around, comes around.”

He said he feels it is insensitive that Kyle would think ‘get a grip’ when celebrities spoke about mental health.

Kane, who was 20 at the time, appeared on the show to speak about a family matter in which he believed a woman was lying about his brother being the father of her child.

The footage can be found online and shows Kyle grilling Kane about the situation and mocking his clothing as well. The audience laughs loudly as Kyle questions Kane.

At the time of Mr Dymond’s death Kane said that while his death was tragic, he could have seen it coming.

He said the show provides an “uncomfortable” atmosphere that put him on edge and not enough is done to ensure guests are looked after following their appearance.

The Argus: Former Jeremy Kyle guest says 'what goes around comes around' to Kyle's comments on anxiety.

“Jeremy Kyle is vile, he’s a disgrace. In my opinion he should be sacked. I went on the show and he called me shifty. The audience were laughing at me too,” he said.

On the show, Kane walks on to the set and Kyle immediately makes a remark about his “tweed” trousers.

Kane said: “People all around the world could have watched that. He was nice before the show but afterwards I felt insulted. And at the end he said it was all for the show but that’s not on, that’s not right.

“I phoned up and complained when I got home and they said they couldn’t do anything about it.”

Kane said someone from the show did call him back a couple of days after filming but the conversation did not progress any further than “how are you?”.

Now, he said that he regrets ever going on the show and wishes he could turn back time.

“We won’t forgive him, his comments don’t heal people who have been on the show,” he said. Ultimately, Kane hopes that Kyle has “learnt his lesson,” he added.

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