A MAN who is addicted to sugar and eats 13 bowls of cereal a day has appeared on the Jeremy Kyle show with his girlfriend, the Worcester News reports.

Philip Patrick made national headlines earlier this year after he pleaded for help to overcome his addiction to cereal covered in ten teaspoons of sugar.

The 19-year-old was taken on the infamous show by his girlfriend Sophie Richold for a segment titled "I'll leave my boyfriend if he doesn't stop eating cereal."

As the shocked audience recoiled at the sight of Mr Patrick pouring half a bag of sugar on his cornflakes, his partner told Kyle: "He needs to choose - it's me or the cereal."

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