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A guest on the Jeremy Kyle Show says he was ordered to wear a tracksuit - just so the host could mock the outfit.

Angry Gareth Evans appeared on the TV show alongside his girlfriend to find out if he really was the father of her nine-month-old baby.

He says he arrived smartly dressed but was told to wear a tracksuit during filming.

During the episode Kyle then told Gareth to "shut up" and dubbed him an "ex-drug dealer in a tracksuit" who was "scum".

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But the 24-year-old, from Barnstaple, Devon, said that he was made to change into the clothes by the producers.

He said: "He slated me for the tracksuit but it was his tracksuit so he slated himself.

"I was wearing an Officers Club jumper but they also said I couldn't wear it because of the logo."

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Girlfriend Charmaine Wright, 21, said the show's staff had been manipulative, "egging" her and Gareth on before the cameras started rolling.

While Gareth was backstage Jeremy told the audience he was "not a good dad" and asked them how they would welcome him "how the world welcome a drug dealer".

The presenter also gloated: "I love mornings like this."

The episode, called "I'll prove my drug dealing ex is the father to my baby", was aired on January 26.

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The troubled couple, who have been together nearly three years, went on the ITV show after baby Damien was born with ginger hair, leading Gareth to think it might not be his.

"I wanted to go on the show to be sure Damien was mine, but we 100 per cent regret it," he said. "I only went on the show for my son."

The DNA test proved Damien was Gareth's and he promised to be a good father.

"It has brought us closer together," said Gareth.

The Jeremy Kyle Show has been asked for comment but has so far yet to respond.