A Mormon husband has been jailed for assaulting his cheating wife during an armed police stand-off after she failed a Jeremy Kyle lie detector test.

Alan Kent, 38, locked himself and his wife Louise inside their home in Colchester, Essex, before threatening to kill himself after learning she had cheated on him.

Officers spent a number of hours negotiating with Kent, who was hanging out of an upstairs window, and allegedly had two children inside the house at the time.

Today Mrs Kent revealed that she forgives him for his actions during the police stand-off on July 29 and hopes they can get back together after he is released.

Host Jeremy Kyle described Alan Kent (both pictured) as 'his favourite guest ever' due to his smart three-piece suit, accompanied with trainers, and laid back attitude

Kent, 38, locked himself and his wife Louise inside their home in Colchester, Essex, (pictured) before threatening to kill himself because she had cheated on him

The stand-off took place shortly after Kent appeared on ITV's Jeremy Kyle Show, suspecting his 26-year-old wife was having a three-month affair behind his back.

Kyle described him as 'his favourite guest ever' due to his smart three-piece suit, accompanied with trainers, and laid back attitude.

The television host also called Kent, a self-confessed church-going Mormon, 'barking mad' and told him 'I love you'.

The show, which was aired in February, featured Kent voicing fears his wife was being unfaithful just a year after the pair got married.

The stand-off took place shortly after Kent appeared on ITV's Jeremy Kyle Show, suspecting his 26-year-old wife Louise (pictured) was having a three-month affair behind his back

Kent revealed he had moved into a new area when he spotted 'pretty girl' Louise on the bus one day while he was on his way to church.

He said he didn't believe in sex before marriage but then had Jeremy in fit of giggles after confessing the pair had sex twice four days before the wedding.

'You can only put up with it for so long before it gets heavy,' he said.

A year after the pair wed, Kent feared his wife was being unfaithful. He said her behaviour changed and he saw her 'sneak sexy clothes out of the house'.

He explained: 'I don't think she's as religious as I might be.'

Police and ambulances at the scene after Kent took his wife hostage in the home they shared

Although Mrs Kent failed every lie detector test, the couple said they were going to work hard for the sake of their relationship and family.

Mrs Kent denied she was having an affair and said she made it all up as Alan kept accusing her.

But months later, armed police were called to the couple's home by witnesses who described a 'hostage situation.'

Neighbour Vickie Martin said: 'This is the same couple who were on Jeremy Kyle a few months ago.

'He had an argument with her earlier in the day and was going on about how she cheated on him.

'She had left the house and he was kicking off, shouting out of his windows, saying he had taken tablets and calling his wife every name you can think of.

Kyle also called Kent, a church-going Mormon, 'barking mad' and told him 'I love you'

'Police were asking him to let his kids out.'

Following the stand-off and arrest, Kent was charged with assaulting his wife and a police constable, and obstructing a police constable.

He appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court where he admitted the charges.

He was jailed for 16 weeks, fined £100 and ordered to pay £200 in costs.

Kent was also told he must pay £100 in compensation to PC Scott, £100 to Louise Kent and he was slapped with a 12-month restraining order.

He was also told he must complete a 30-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement to help him address his behaviour.

Mrs Kent today admitted cheating on her husband with a man she was in love with before they got married.

The mother-of-two told how she met her ex, Paul, around five years before she married Kent, and he is also the father of her two children.

She admitted having an affair with her former lover but said she regretted not coming clean on television.

Mrs Kent said: 'I haven't ever told anyone about this in my life but in the first years of my marriage I did something very bad.

'I can't say anything about the lie detector test, it catches you out. I'd known him for about four or five years before I met Alan, I loved him before I met Alan.

'Alan found out that I had been sent emails after emails, they said 'I love you and I miss you'. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't have cheated on Alan, that's the one thing I would change.'

Mrs Kent also revealed that she forgives him for his actions during the police stand-off on July 29 and hopes they can get back together after he is released.

She said: 'That was the first time he's ever touched me. He's always non-violent.

'We only have knives for cutting vegetables and meat and stuff. He would never lay a finger on me. Alan and I will always find a way to be together, we're made to be together.'

Mrs Kent plans to write letters to him to stay in touch with him while he's in prison.