Jeremy Kyle fights tears as he reveals he 'collapsed' into doctor's arms after cancer diagnosis

has opened up about his near-death experience which saw him 'collapse' into his doctor's arms after hearing the news of his. The 59-year-old radio star and chat show host appeared on Kate Garraway's Life Stories where he discussed his upbringing, his early career and his health.

The star was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 and underwent surgery before of that year to remove one of his testicles. During his appearance on the programme, he retold the story about hearing the devastating news and how he postponed going to the hospital for weeks after feeling like something was wrong.

"I got to the hospital and I was on my own," he said on the show, where he talked for the first time about the suicide of studio guest Steve Dymond, a week after he failed a lie detector test on the . "I remember walking down this corridor and this huge bloke opened the door. He was an anaesthetist, he was about 11ft tall.

"I collapsed into his arms and started crying. I remember thinking, 'I’m dead'. They did the operation and I remeber it was 95% toxic and it would have spread. I remember waking up to this amazing nurse, who stayed with me all night and held my hand."

He continued: "I was terrified. I thought if she went out of the door and the light went out, that was it. I thought I was dead."

Jeremy said his testicle was '95% toxic' and was told his cancer would have spread if it wasn't taken out. The star said he was 'very lucky' as he discussed going through chemotherapy before going into remission.

He returned to his job at The Jeremy Kyle Show several months later.

Kyle, who in 2021 married his third wife Vicky Burton, with whom he has two children, Ollie and Iris, had revealed that the terrifying cancer diagnosis encouraged him to launch a new medical show, Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room.

Talking on to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford in 2015, he said: "I've moved on but over the last couple of weeks I've met people who are terrified of what they're going to find out.

"If you'd asked me five years ago, I'd say I was too squeamish [to do the show] but it's been seriously fascinating. There's real constructive help here from the doctors."

The show, which run for two series from June 2015 to February 2017, has been described as a cross between The Jeremy Kyle Show and in which he joined staff in hospital wards who were treating patients with a number of ailments.

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