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Evening Standard
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Lisa McLoughlin

A Place in the Sun’s Jonnie Irwin ‘overwhelmed’ by support after going public with cancer diagnosis

Jonnie Irwin shared his gratitude for the outpouring of support he’s received since sharing his terminal diagnosis

(Picture: @jonnieirwintv/Instagram)

A Place in the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin has been left “overwhelmed” by the outpouring of support he’s received after announcing his terminal cancer diagnosis.

The father-of-three recently went public with his fight saying he “doesn’t have long left” after his lung cancer had spread to his brain. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, the 48-year-old shared his gratitude to his followers for their support since his cancer diagnosis after taking a few days off social media to give himself some “headspace”.

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