A TV producer on The Jeremy Kyle Present hanged herself after she struggled to seek out work when the programme was axed following a visitor’s suicide, an inquest heard at the moment.
Natasha Reddican, 31, downed wine and whiskey after a scheduled job interview was cancelled – earlier than taking her personal life at her Higher Manchester dwelling.
Natasha Reddican, who labored as a producer on The Jeremy Kyle Present, was discovered lifeless at dwelling earlier this 12 months
Natasha, pictured in a gaggle with Jeremy Kyle, died 9 months after the programme was axedCredit score: gavin rodgers/Pixel8000 07917221968
The present got here to an finish after a visitor took his personal life Credit score: ITV
The tragedy occurred simply 9 months after the programme was taken off air following the suicide of visitor Steve Dymond.
Ms Reddican, who had labored on the present for six years, was discovered by her boyfriend when he returned from work on February 27.
Her mom, Laraine Regulation, instructed an inquest in Bolton at the moment that her daughter’s job was “all the pieces to her”.
She stated: “For that to be taken from her in such a sudden and surprising manner, she turned down and depressed.
“I feel it actually knocked her.”
She stated Ms Reddican, identified to household and buddies as Tash, had an “wonderful, bubbly persona” however she added: “Generally when she was a bit down or a bit low she would drink.
“Then you definately see that weak aspect.”
Boyfriend Mackenzie Hanafan, who labored together with her on the daytime present, stated: “Tash labored so onerous to get the job and did it very effectively and had the respect of all of her colleagues.”
He stated the circumstances of the programme being taken off air was “one thing that weighed on her thoughts lots”.
He stated: “The best way all the pieces performed out, it was not a brief interval, it was dragged out over the 12 months.
“It did weigh on her lots.”
Ms Reddican’s accomplice stated the circumstances across the present being axed had weighed on herCredit score: Cavendish Press
Steve Dymond took his personal life after showing on the ITV presentCredit score: Social Media – Check with Supply
Questions have been raised on the inquest about how a lot help was given to those that misplaced their jobs when the present was pulledCredit score: Cavendish Press
Ms Reddican’s mum says her job was ‘all the pieces to her’Credit score: Cavendish Press
Annaliese Edwards, a co-worker of Mr Hanafan on the time of Ms Reddican’s dying, instructed the inquest her ex-husband had additionally labored on The Jeremy Kyle Present.
She stated that though help was provided by ITV within the redundancy course of it was “not sufficient for some folks” and stated: “I feel some folks struggled with the disgrace of what occurred.”
Concluding Ms Reddican’s dying was suicide, Timothy Brennand, the senior coroner for Manchester West, stated it was a “tragic and harrowing case” involving a younger girl with “such spectacular potential”.
He stated: “She was an area woman made good with a excessive work ethic who labored her manner up from a modest put up to turn out to be a producer on a widely known tv manufacturing.”
He stated the explanations for the interview not going down as deliberate remained unclear but it surely was by means of no fault of Ms Reddican.
Mr Brennand stated the motivations for her actions appeared “multi-faceted” – however famous that after dropping her job she “appeared to have been thought to be one thing of a pariah within the trade”.
Kyle spoke of his devastation on the time of Natasha’s dying.
A press release from the presenter stated: “I can scarcely imagine this tragic information.
“Tash was such a proficient producer, and an especially necessary and standard a part of our crew.
‘IMPOSSIBLY SAD’
“After all my first ideas are for her household and buddies – my coronary heart goes out to them at this impossibly unhappy and tough time.”
Natasha had labored on the Kyle present reserving friends and serving to with the operating of the present for eight years.
She was made redundant together with others on the present within the wake of the row over the suicide of Mr Dymond who died of a drug overdose after failing a love cheat lie detector take a look at on the present final 12 months.
A pre-inquest evaluate in August heard he died a morphine overdose and a coronary heart drawback in a suspected suicide.
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TV sources insisted Natasha had performed no half in reserving Steve however had since left the programme.
A pal paid tribute to Natasha, saying: “I by no means thought I might ever have to write down one thing like this.
“We have been finest buddies, distant buddies, did not b***** discuss to one another for some time buddies.
“However by no means did I see the day I might ever have to write down a goodbye to you so early in your life.
“From day one on Jezza Ok we clicked, my wifey – Valentine’s Day playing cards to one another yearly, our Prezzo lunches on a Monday and the pure banter we might have was good.
“I bear in mind we drank all of the booze in your home one time after which made the choice to stroll to the storage at an ungodly hour to get extra, singing Bon Jovi’s ‘Residing on a Prayer’ on the prime of our voices on the best way there and again.
“We made one another snicker, we made one another cry, we completely p***** one another off. And even once we did not discuss I used to be so glad to see you have been blissful.”
Her dying got here after Steve appeared on the present to persuade his fiancée Jane Callaghan that he hadn’t been untrue.
However they cut up after he failed the take a look at and buddies imagine Steve took his personal life.
Jane, who stated Steve had been recognized with melancholy, added: “He wished to go on. He was actually excited and assured. But it surely was all a entrance and I knew it. He wasn’t effectively in any respect.”
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