Jeremy Kyle says show psychologist Graham Stainer 'saved' his life

Jeremy Kyle has revealed that the show’s psychologist Graham Stainer “saved” his life.

Kyle, who is known for sorting out other peoples troubles and issues on The Jeremy Kyle Show, revealed how he was rescued from his own problems.

Whilst Stainer makes brief appearances on the ITV talk show to offer support, the psychologist has played a much bigger role behind the scenes.

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During a particularly emotional episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show where Kyle and Stainer took part in a Q&A, Kyle recalled how he was helped during the breakdown on his marriage to Carla Germaine three years ago.

Sharing his personal story with a guest, the host explained: “I have to say in my defence when I got divorced sadly, three years ago, I lived with this man and he saved my life and that’s the truth.”

Having been asked whether they had ever had an argument, Stainer responded: “I don’t think we had a bit of an argument. I think I told you off.”

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Reflecting on how the show has given him perspective on his own life, Kyle continued to comment: “When you see other people’s lives it puts your own into perspective would you agree with that?”

Agreeing, Stainer added: “Yeah I think you generally do make that comparison with your own life and someone else’s but I think that’s something that we generally do throughout our journey in life.”

During the poignant episode, Kyle also revealed that he didn’t cope very well following the death of his mother.

“She was the most important person in my life,” he shared in front of the studio audience.