Jeremy Kyle Show inquest latest: Steve Dymond had ‘suicidal thoughts and was sectioned over mental health’
Jeremy Kyle guest Steve Dymond previously had suicidal thoughts and was sectioned over his mental health, an inquest into his death has heard.
Steve Dymond, 63, died of an overdose and heart problem in a suspected suicide at his home in Portsmouth seven days after filming for the ITV show in May 2019.
Mr Dymond failed a lie detector test he took for the show after being accused of cheating on his ex-fiancee Jane Callaghan.
Giving evidence on the second day of the hearing on Wednesday, his GP Dr Rehman said Mr Dymond was “insisting” he wrote him a letter to say he was no longer depressed or taking his mental health medication so that he could go on a television show.
The GP told Winchester Coroners’ Court he explained to Mr Dymond that he was depressed, but the 63-year-old countered that he was merely upset after separating from his fiancee, who he was subsequently back together with, and no longer want to take his anti-depressants because “he wanted to go on a TV show”.
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