Unaired scenes of Jeremy Kyle showcased the ITV host asking co-stars: "Do you think Phillip Schofield has to put up with this sh**?"
It comes as part of a new Channel 4 documentary, Jeremy Kyle: Death on Daytime, which explores the downfall of the controversial daytime show, which was axed from TV in 2019 after 14 years.
The two-part documentary, which airs on March 13, features a number of interviews with ex-employees and former guests of the show who make claims about their experiences on the show, The Daily Star writes.
In one unaired moment from the second episode, which airs March 14 at 9pm, Jeremy can be seen ordering the lighting team to turn the lights off as he prepares to film a link.
Standing in the infamous studio with a cue card, Jeremy shouted: "Shut up! We don't need the lights on for me to read a line, do we? Turn it off."
When the lights finally get turned off in the room, Jeremy shook his head before adding: "Do you think Phillip Schofield has to put up with this sh**?"
Jeremy's former ITV colleague Phillip has presented ITV's This Morning with Holly Willoughby since 2002, as well as its hit skating show Dancing on Ice.
Another behind the scenes moment in episode one showed Jeremy slamming the writers of the show.
After a number of bleeped words, Jeremy said: "That's b****cks. Whoever wrote that... are you winding me up? Shall I write it, present it, produce it, record it..."
One ex-employee, with their identities protected by actors, said Jeremy was "incredibly nasty" and "demeaning" on set.
They said: "Jeremy was incredible nasty. Really just demeaning."
A fellow former staff worker said: "He would make comments to us about the guests insinuating that they were thick or that they were scruffs."
They went on: "And this was quite disturbing because you just get the sense he didn’t care about these people and if you don’t care then you shouldn’t be doing that job."
One audio clip revealed Jeremy slamming the guests as "terrible" and "thick as sh**".
Kyle can be heard saying: "No, I don't understand. They're terrible f***ing guests. You've done it again - they're as thick as s***."
One crew member alleges: "I think that show gave him and I think it gave many of us a god complex - that you can talk to people however you want."
ITV released a statement to Channel 4 which read: "The Jeremy Kyle Show was broadcast for 14 years. In that time, more than 20,000 people took part in the show seeking help to resolve relationship issues, or to address drug or alcohol related problems. The central purpose of the show was conflict resolution, and the show achieved many positive outcomes where people were able to resolve personal problems.
"The Jeremy Kyle Show had extensive and detailed duty of care processes in place for contributors built up over 14 years.
"It had a dedicated guest welfare team of mental healthcare professionals with decades of experience in NHS mental healthcare, who were focused on the welfare of guests throughout the production process.
"Guests were supported by the programme and welfare teams prior to filming, throughout filming and after filming.
"Should they require ongoing help then appropriate solutions were found for them, which could include residential rehabilitation, counselling, anger management, family mediation, child access mediation or couples counselling.
"Due to the gravity of events in May 2019, namely the death of a guest a few days after taking part in the show, ITV decided to end production of the show. It would not be appropriate for ITV to comment further on that in advance of the inquest to be held later this month.
"ITV does not accept the central allegation of this programme of a “bad culture” within the production team.
"We note that the programme includes anonymous former production members claiming wrongdoing by themselves and others, without supporting evidence. ITV would never condone any of its production staff misleading or lying to guests.
"All guests on the Jeremy Kyle Show were aware of the nature of the show and the presenter’s style before taking part in recording.
"Most of those who applied to appear watched the show themselves. All guests gave their informed consent, in writing, to take part.
"Since 2018 ITV has taken significant steps in relation to its duty of care of participants.
"ITV issued detailed new guidance to all its producers on protecting participants in October 2019, which represents industry-leading good practice and now reflects the changes to the Broadcasting Code made by industry regulator Ofcom in 2021.
"ITV also ensures greater management oversight of participant welfare through a Duty of Care Board, and has created a Mental Health Advisory group involving mental health charities to advise ITV on its policies for staff and programme guests."
Jeremy Kyle was approached for a response to the series but did not provide a comment.
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