Now, let's be honest, we don't watch programmes like Jerry Springer and Ricky Lake to listen to an honest, open and heart-warming discussion. We watch them for a fight. Don't pretend you've never sat in your living room and chanted 'Jerry! Jerry!' while the chat-show supremo wades into a brawl?
Although I must admit, I never really thought that the guests and scenarios were real. I mean, why would you go on national TV to confess an affair / tell your partner he's not the father / disown your teenage son??
So I was fairly surprised today to hear that a Jeremy Kyle guest has been punished in court for headbutting his love rival on the show and that the producers are accused of winding up guests before they go on.
If that's the case, it was only a matter of time before it got serious. In case they hadn't noticed, people don't react well to affairs and will rarely be able to control their emotions just because several million people are watching. Not that this excuses the man's behaviour, but things like this are better sorted out in private instead of very publicly when the adrenaline is going and there's a studio audience to egg you on. Not good.
So I say, keep it Jerry style with a bit of fake drama and couple of burly bouncers to keep the screaming women apart. Come on, you know you want to..."Jerry! Jerry!"
Helen
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