Steve Dymond's fiancée has revealed that she had her tattoo of Jeremy Kyle's signature covered on her arm - with a floral tribute to her fiancé.
Jane Callaghan, 51, appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show with her partner Steve back in 2019 so that he could take a lie detector test to prove that he hadn't cheated on her.
At the time, the grandmother-of-five didn't blame the show for Dymond's death, even having a Jeremy Kyle tattoo inked in support of the talk show host.
On reflection, she supposes she got the tat to show that she didn't hold the show to blame.
However, after a recent documentary broadcast claims about alleged manipulative tactics behind the scenes, Jane, 52, says she feels strongly that the show had indeed been a contributing factor in Steve's death.
Saying she feels 'used and humiliated' by the since cancelled daytime TV show, Jane has now had her tattoo covered up with a touching floral tribute to Steve.
Her new ink includes the lyrics 'only love can hurt like this', from the moving Paloma Faith ballad Steve used to play for her.
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Speaking with the Mirror, Jane, who, like many others, used to enjoy watching the show, explained that she had her original tattoo done around three or four months after Steve took the failed lie detector test.
Many people couldn't understand why she did it, but, at this point, Jane didn't blame the show for Steve's death. Producers who came to visit her house in Portsmouth appeared to be, in her words, 'really good' to her. She says she saw no reason then to doubt their intentions.
However, after the Channel 4 documentary Jeremy Kyle: Death on Daytime aired in March, Jane, who is unemployed, says she was left feeling 'used', hating herself for having been 'sucked in by them'.
One anonymous former Jeremy Kyle staff member, who appears in the show, said: "Jane has this bizarre connection with the producers that went down to Portsmouth. I think she has this weird connection with them, and that she owes them something.
"She doesn't see it like she thinks they're like her friends. She probably needs people. I don't think Jane has many genuine people that care about her and I find that really sad."
Jane says this conclusion 'hit home' for her, and she now claims the producers' interest in her wellbeing was an attempt to stop her from speaking to the press, rather than genuine sympathetic concern.
Jane recalled: "One time, after the documentary, I tried to sandpaper the tattoo off. I felt it was dirty. Because I did like Jeremy Kyle. I liked his show and everything.
"But I thought it was all just put on for the cameras, but it wasn't. I get anxiety, and I get depressed when I see him, and the tattoo just made me feel as though I had poison in my arm.
"So I waited until I got paid, and I literally went skint to get this tattoo covered over."
She knows all too well that the old tattoo is still there underneath, and would have liked enough money to have had it lasered off completely, However, Jane still loves her new body art.
Jane said: "I'm really happy with the result from the tattooist, she was absolutely brilliant. I was quite emotional that day."
After the documentary aired, Jane ended up receiving cruel abuse, with some people attacking her for having the original tattoo done in the first place.
This led to Jane becoming very depressed, so much so that she now doesn't like going out at all, feeling as though she's 'known as the one off The Jeremy Kyle Show '.
Although Jane says she feels 'absolutely over the moon' with her poignant tattoo cover-up, she does still harbour regret about ever setting foot in the Jeremy Kyle studio.
According to Jane, she had some reservations about going on the show beforehand, but Steve was adamant they continue, wanting to prove that he'd been faithful to her. She feels they just didn't have all the facts.
Jane said: "As far as I'm concerned, [ The Jeremy Kyle Show ] did contribute towards his death. Because I found out in the documentary that the lie detector wasn't 99.9%.
"It was actually 50-60%, and not a chance in hell would me and Steve have gone onto that show if I knew that. Now I believe that Steve was telling the truth."
Reflecting on the loss of Steve, Jane says she still feels his presence with her, seeing the man who she'd wanted to marry in her dreams and keeping him in her thoughts every day.
She even believes she's captured the sound of his voice calling her 'babe', just as he would have done when he was alive.
Jane continued: "I miss him so much. I really do miss him. There's not a day that goes by where I don't think of him.
"I'm always posting on his wall. All the time. Christmas, birthdays, his anniversary. Songs that remind me of him".
The inquest into Steve's death is ongoing three years on, and after renewed public interest in the documentary, Jane feels her life is currently very much an 'open book'.
However, with her new tattoo, she's been able to pay a personal and heartfelt tribute to the man she knew and loved.
An ITV spokesperson told the Mirror : "Our sympathies are with Mr Dymond’s family and friends. In light of the forthcoming Coroner’s inquest, it would not be appropriate for ITV to comment".
The Mirror has reached out to Jeremy Kyle's representative for comment.
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