Jeremy Kyle has confirmed he will be returning to television in the near future, nine months after his chat show was axed.
The presenter, 54, vowed to ‘have his say’ after months away from the spotlight, in a statement posted by his new manager Claire Powell.
It comes after The Jeremy Kyle Show was axed by ITV just days after one of its guests Steven Dymond took his own life a week after appearing on the show.
He’s back! Jeremy Kyle has confirmed he will be returning to television soon, nine months after his chat show was axed following the suicide of one of its guests (pictured May 2019)
The statement, posted by Jeremy’s new management, said: ‘So pleased to welcome the very talented and very real … Jeremy Kyle exclusively to @the_can_group.
‘For 14 years, Jeremy Kyle dominated Daytime TV with his hugely successful eponymous talk show.
‘He’s also proved a hit in prime time, fronting five successful series of his investigative current affairs brand, The Kyle Files.
‘Jeremy’s runaway UK success was the catalyst for two syndicated US series as well as stints presenting two other ITV juggernauts This Morning and Good Morning Britain.
Returning: In a statement posted by his new management, the presenter vowed to ‘have his say’ after months of silence following the series’ axe
‘Jeremy first came to prominence as a Sony Award-winning radio host who changed the game at BRMB, Virgin Radio, Capital FM, talkSPORT and talkRADIO.
‘Known for his honest, engaging opinions, Jeremy has also authored numerous columns for The Sun and a bestselling book for Hodder & Stoughton.
‘A committed father and family man, he’s also a cancer survivor who has miraculously just welcomed a new son (and grandson!) into the world. WATCH THIS SPACE!’
Over: The Jeremy Kyle Show was axed by ITV in May 2019 after guest Steve Dymond took his own life, a week after appearing on the show
Sad: Steve took his own life a week after his Jeremy Kyle Show appearance, when he failed a lie detector test following claims of infidelity against his fiancee
In August it was reported that ITV were considering Jeremy to front a new primetime series this year in the vein of his previous daytime format.
A source told The Sun: ‘Jeremy is a huge ratings draw and he has a great relationship with ITV, who are very keen to bring him back.
‘So it was only a matter of time. An ITV team have been told ”find a format for Jeremy” and that is what they are working hard to do.’
In May 2019 The Jeremy Kyle Show was axed by ITV following the death of guest Steve Dymond, just a week after he appeared on the show.
Upsetting: It had been reported in August that ITV bosses were considering featuring Jeremy in a primetime series
Steven, 63, took his own life just days after he appeared on the show and failed a lie detector test following claims of infidelity against his fiancee.
Members of the Government’s Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee slammed the host in July for his ‘irresponsible’ conduct on the show.
Jeremy refused to appear before the committee, but in his absence MPs said they were ‘astonished’ producers couldn’t tell them how accurate the lie detector tests were.
The source continued: ‘We are expecting to have initial meetings about what they come up with in September, with the aim of then having back on TV early next year.’
Exciting: The news also comes after Jeremy and his fiancé Vicky Burton welcomed their first child together in January, a year after they announced their engagement
The news also comes after Jeremy and his fiancé Vicky Burton welcomed their first child together in January, a year after they announced their engagement.
The presenter shares a daughter Harriet, 29, with his first wife Kirsty, who the now father-of-five married in 1989 before divorcing in 1991. Harriet made Jeremy a grandfather in 2018 with the birth of her child.
He later welcomed children Alice, 16, Ava, 14, and Henry, ten, with his second wife Carla Germaine, who he divorced in 2016 after 14 years of marriage.
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Over: The star was previously married to Carla Germaine from 2002 to 2016, and the couple have three children together