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| A guest on The Jeremy Kyle Show was found dead in his rented room in a suspected suicide after growing concerned about the repercussions of his appearance on the programme, an inquest has heard. | A guest on The Jeremy Kyle Show was found dead in his rented room in a suspected suicide after growing concerned about the repercussions of his appearance on the programme, an inquest has heard. |
| Steve Dymond, 63, died about a week after apparently failing a lie detector test on the daytime show, which has since been axed. | Steve Dymond, 63, died about a week after apparently failing a lie detector test on the daytime show, which has since been axed. |
| The construction worker was found in Portsmouth on 9 May after splitting from his on-off fiancee, Jane Callaghan, Portsmouth coroner’s court heard. | The construction worker was found in Portsmouth on 9 May after splitting from his on-off fiancee, Jane Callaghan, Portsmouth coroner’s court heard. |
| His death comes at a time of growing scrutiny over the duty of care reality TV programmes have to participants. | His death comes at a time of growing scrutiny over the duty of care reality TV programmes have to participants. |
| DS Marcus Mills of Hampshire police told the inquest, which opened on Wednesday, that Dymond had moved into his new accommodation on 10 February. | DS Marcus Mills of Hampshire police told the inquest, which opened on Wednesday, that Dymond had moved into his new accommodation on 10 February. |
| He said Dymond told the owners of the flat, Michelle and Sam, that he had been in a relationship with a woman named Jane. | He said Dymond told the owners of the flat, Michelle and Sam, that he had been in a relationship with a woman named Jane. |
| “They had split up and he had been kicked out of the house following allegations he had been cheating,” Mills said. | “They had split up and he had been kicked out of the house following allegations he had been cheating,” Mills said. |
| “Steven had also mentioned they were going to go on The Jeremy Kyle Show for a lie detector test to get everything sorted. Steven told Michelle that things didn’t go well on the show. | “Steven had also mentioned they were going to go on The Jeremy Kyle Show for a lie detector test to get everything sorted. Steven told Michelle that things didn’t go well on the show. |
| “He became angry when talking about Jane. He became concerned about the repercussions of the show and the rumours that had started as a result.” | “He became angry when talking about Jane. He became concerned about the repercussions of the show and the rumours that had started as a result.” |
| The ITV show was axed after a 14-year run following the death of Dymond, with Kyle saying he was “utterly devastated”. | The ITV show was axed after a 14-year run following the death of Dymond, with Kyle saying he was “utterly devastated”. |
| MPs have launched an inquiry into reality TV, and the media regulator, Ofcom, has said it will look into the use of lie detector tests on TV shows. | MPs have launched an inquiry into reality TV, and the media regulator, Ofcom, has said it will look into the use of lie detector tests on TV shows. |
| Dymond had been in touch with his estranged son, Carl, and discovered he was a grandfather, the hearing was told. | Dymond had been in touch with his estranged son, Carl, and discovered he was a grandfather, the hearing was told. |
| Mills said: “There were no signs of foul play from any other parties. This was a suspected suicide. He was known to have issues with his knee, which he was on medication for.” | Mills said: “There were no signs of foul play from any other parties. This was a suspected suicide. He was known to have issues with his knee, which he was on medication for.” |
| The hearing is awaiting results from a postmortem. | The hearing is awaiting results from a postmortem. |
| The senior coroner David Horsley adjourned the inquest until 21 November. | The senior coroner David Horsley adjourned the inquest until 21 November. |
| No family or friends attended the hearing, which lasted about 15 minutes. | No family or friends attended the hearing, which lasted about 15 minutes. |
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