Jeremy Kyle has opened up about the moment he "collapsed" and feared he was "dead" after hearing about his cancer diagnosis. The former ITV presenter, aged 59, was diagnosed with the illness in 2012 and underwent surgery to remove one of his testicles before Christmas that year. He later said he felt "lucky to be alive" after he had put off going to the doctors for weeks after having a "feeling" that something wasn't quite right. Jeremy recently became a dad again at 58 years old, and it is the second child with his current wife, Victoria Burton.

The father of six has now opened up about the horrific ordeal to Kate Garraway for Life Stories on ITV. He discovered his testicle was "95% toxic" and if he hadn't got it removed, it would have spread.

He said to Kate, "I remember waking up to this amazing nurse, who stayed with me all night and held my hand. 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."

He also explained that he was told to go to see a doctor at the Princess Margaret Hospital and that he "didn't think anything of it" and was told to take his trousers down before being informed that he "had a lump." Jeremy went on to have successful rounds of chemotherapy before being given the all clear.

When Jeremy announced that he was to become a father again for the sixth time, he shared the exciting news in an interview with The Sun and even joked that he's catching up with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

He said: "Yes, baby number six is incoming, I’m catching BoJo up, to be honest! Vic says I need to set up a side business by bottling it because I’m 58 and I’ve only got one testicle, but everyone knows that anyway."

Victoria is his third wife after he was previously married to Kirsty Rowley in 1989 and then Carla Germaine from 2002 until 2016. Jeremy and Carla have three children together: Henry, Alice and Ava. His eldest child is Harriet, who is his only daughter from his first marriage to Kirsty.