In 2019, The Jeremy Kyle Show was cancelled and all of the people who worked on the show lost their jobs.
The controversial show had been on our screens for 14 years but it was eventually was removed from TV schedules in May 2019 after the tragic death of guest Steve Dymond before being cancelled forever.
The 63-year-old appeared on the show and 'failed' a lie detector test - which are not 100% accurate.
He had been trying to prove he had not been cheating on his fiancée.
Just days later, he was found dead at his home, as reports the Mirror.
Following the sad news, host Jeremy said the production team were all "utterly devastated" by Steve's passing and sent their condolences to his family and friends.
Amongst the staff who lost their job was the show's legendary security guard - 'Big Steve'.
Whether it be to split up fighting guests or to provide tissues to upset ones, Steve was always standing at the sidelines ready to help out.
Steve, who has been working in the TV industry for 17 years, developed a cult-like status while working on The Jeremy Kyle Show.
After the show ended, fans were eager to know if the tattooed former bouncer was still working.
The gentle giant would frequently be called upon when things got out of control on stage - and would always refer to the presenter as 'Mr Kyle'.
Jeremy once revealed that Steve had "got his own fan club" when one infatuated guest asked to meet him and got a kiss on the cheek.
And the host would always put Steve into awkward situations, such as asking about his sex life, but the security guard would delight the audience with his incredibly respectful answers.
In 2017, Jeremy ran over to ask him: "Would you stay with a woman if she didn’t put out for a year?"
Being the gent he is, Steve simply answered "yeah" before adding: "If you love her."
Despite being in the studio to stop rows boiling over into violence, Steve was known for showing his softer side with guests.
This was shown in the statement he put out on his Instagram page following the announcement of Steve Dymond's death.
"We at @thejeremykyleshow are deeply saddened to hear the news of one of our guests passing away," wrote security Steve.
"Our show has always been about trying to help ordinary people with problems to help their quality of life improve drastically, every day I turned up to work happy knowing somebody’s life would change for the better with the help of all the staff and crew at @thejeremykyleshow."
Caring Steve also told anyone who was struggling to message him directly or use his own special hashtag on social media.
"My thoughts and condolences go out to everybody affected by the news today," he continued.
"My Direct Messages are open for the next few days for anybody who needs to talk about any problems they may have, use #StevesDMs to spread the word on various social media platforms so anybody who needs help knows I’m here.
"Rest in Peace - Big Steve."
After a couple of days of speculation, ITV's CEO Carolyn McCall announced that The Jeremy Kyle Show had been permanently cancelled after 14 years on air.
Taking to Instagram once again, Steve shared a number of photos of him working on the show alongside other crew members.
"Over the course of 14 years working on TV I have met so many amazing individuals," he wrote alongside the snaps.
"Thank you for your love, support and everything. I don't know what I will be posting/doing in the near future but will keep you all updated - Big Steve Out."
While Steve was no longer able to work on the axed The Jeremy Kyle Show, he did stay with ITV in his other role.
He was also working as a security guard on Judge Rinder and was seen standing next to the warring guests after they had been in the court room.
In March 2020, Steve was seen taking taking a stroll outside the ITV studios in Manchester with TV judge Robert Rinder.
But rather than wearing his classic black polo shirt with 'SECURITY' boldly written on, he was sporting a grey hoodie as he walked out with the criminal barrister.
Steve has not posted on social media since 2019, but has been spotted on the Instagram page of one of his former colleagues.
The Jeremy Kyle Show's former psychotherapist, Graham Stanier, wished Steve a happy 50th birthday in March last year.
"Happy 50th Birthday to this beautiful human being," Graham captioned a sweet snap of Steve, who was wearing a black shirt with his name on.
Because this was during lockdown, Graham added: "The celebration is postponed but it will happen."
In December 2019, Graham posted a sweet selfie with Steve, who was wearing his usual security uniform, in what looked like a dressing room.
Confirming they'd had a reunion, Graham wrote: "Great catch up with our Steve today!"
It doesn't look like Steve will be reuniting with former colleague Jeremy on-screen any time soon.
There had previously been plans for Jeremy to return to ITV with a brand new show, with ITV boss Kevin Lygo initially confirming that Jeremy was working on something.
"He was devastated. He really upset and obviously distraught someone had died who had recently been on his show and understood the decision," said Kevin in 2019.
"For him suddenly overnight to have lost the job he has been lorded over for 15 years, was a big jolt."
Lygo confirmed ITV was "piloting" Kyle's new project and that his investigative series The Kyle Files would return in 2020.
The ITV boss added: "We are piloting something with him and we will just have to have a look because he is a consummate broadcaster and it would be absolutely wrong to apportion blame of the show against the presenter of it.
"We don't hold him in any bad way. We will look to find another show with him but I think it is unlikely it will go in the same slot."
However, last week The Mirror was told that Kyle appears to have no TV projects in the pipeline.
ITV sources said they were not aware of Kyle being involved in any shows at the moment. His publicist did not respond when contacted about new TV projects.
After his show was cancelled, Jeremy said he knew his critics would say he "got a taste of his own medicine" but had struggled in the aftermath.
The presenter told The Sun: "I don’t want to sound 'woe is me', and as I’ve said the whole thing was a terrible tragedy — devastating for Steve Dymond’s friends and family, of course, and for the many people who worked on the show.
"But it did hit me hard. And it’s been awful to feel so scapegoated, and without being able to have my say about the accusations that often seemed to be levelled only at me. I’ve felt hunted and made out to be responsible for everything that ever took place around that show. But I was just the face of it."
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