A man who appeared on the Jeremy Kyle show said he is “glad the show got cancelled” after it left him with anxiety.

Kane Manning said he struggled immediately after appearing on the controversial daytime TV in a segment about his brother’s unborn child.

The former security guard claimed producers “twisted” his words and warned him "Jeremy doesn't want a boring show" before he went on stage.

The show is coming under renewed scrutiny after a coroner concluded that there was "no causal link" between another man’s appearance on it and his death.

Kane, from Brighton, appeared on the show aged 19 in April 2017 in a segment called "You're obsessed with my brother, he's not your baby's dad!".

Craig, then 19, on The Jeremy Kyle ShowCraig, then 19, on The Jeremy Kyle Show

He was a guest alongside his big brother, Craig, who underwent a DNA test to see if he was the father of an unborn baby.

Kane, now 26, said: “Before the show we had four different producers all talking to us.

“They try and twist what you say constantly, they pretend people like my brother have said different things to what they have.

“I was on stage and we kept being told before that Jeremy doesn't want a boring show.

“I felt very under pressure – it wasn’t easy.”

Kane appeared on the show at the request of his brother who went on after his then partner said she would be going on it to find out who the father of her baby was.

He said he and Craig had their travel from Brighton to Manchester, where the show was filmed, paid for and were put up in a hotel but received no other payment for appearing on the show.

He claims members of the audience booed and laughed while guests, such as he  and his brother, were going through difficult life experiences.

Kane ManningKane Manning (Image: The Argus)

Kane was grilled by Jeremy Kyle because of his belief that the father of the then unborn child was no relation to his brother.

The show climaxed with the results of a DNA test being read out, revealing Craig was the father.

Kane added: "Jeremy was constantly making digs at everyone and people in the audience were booing and laughing.

“My brother only wanted to go on to clear his name, but he also regretted it.

"Thank God it's no longer on TV. I’m glad it got cancelled.”

The ITV show was cancelled in 2019 after another contestant, Steve Dymond, 63, from Portsmouth, killed himself seven days after he recorded an episode.

An inquest this week found there was “no causal link” between Mr Dymond’s death and his appearance on the show after he was left “broken” by his experience.

The coroner said: "There is insufficient evidence for me to be satisfied that this was the direct cause of Steve's death."

A spokesman for ITV said: "We extend our deepest sympathies to those close to Mr Dymond and recognise how difficult the inquest and the past five years have been for them.

"The coroner did not find any causal link between Steve Dymond’s appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show and his death.

"In the coroner’s findings of fact he confirmed that The Jeremy Kyle Show had comprehensive duty of care processes covering the selection of contributors who appeared on the show and their care both during and after filming."

"The coroner described how these processes were followed with Steve Dymond including the offer of follow up cognitive behavioural therapy support.

"ITV is committed to continuing to evolve and strengthen the care given to all those who take part in our shows which we believe set industry leading standards for the selection, protection and support of participants."