Jonnie Irwin has revealed he is currently in hospital as he carries on his fight against terminal cancer. A Place In The Sun star Jonnie, 49, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020, which has since spread to his brain.
The father-of-three and Channel 4 TV presenter recently shared an update that he had gone into hospital, as reported by The Mirror. He explained he hoped to be out in time for a scheduled appearance at the weekend.
He wrote in an Instagram post: "In hospital this week monitoring a changeover in my pain management regime. Fingers crossed I’ll be out in time to make an appearance on Sunday for this weekends @aplaceinthesunofficial LIVE event at @olympialondon in Kensington."
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If he is released from hospital in time Jonnie will be joined by fellow presenters Jasmine Harman, Ben Hillman and Laura Hamilton. He added at the end of the post: "Hope to see you there…x."
Jonnie was flooded with replies from supporters, wishing him well. One fan wrote: "Hope it all goes well. Would be great to see you there this weekend Jonnie".
"Praying for you. You and Jane McClelland got this," another added. And a third remarked: "Sending best wishes Jonny! You’re my favourite on A Place in the Sun and on Escape!"
"Sending you much love & wishes for a speedy recovery," another said. Last month, Jonnie said he had "been at death's door twice".
He is married to wife Jess and has three children – Rex, three, twins Rafa and Cormac, two – with her. In a recent podcast OneChat, Jonnie explained: "I am living with cancer rather than dying from cancer.
"As soon as you say you’ve got cancer, people just write you off, people just think you are going to cark it.
"Unfortunately, one of the companies claimed they couldn’t insure me and so they didn’t renew my contract and left a massive hole in my income.
"The day I came out and told the world that I had cancer, terminal cancer, is the day I started living again. It’s like being Jonnie Irwin again and I actually feel alive."
But he said: "I have been close to death's door, twice at least."
Jonnie went on: "You lose your memory, you lose your patience. I have got a very short temper.
"It’s not made me a better person, that’s for sure.
"I’ve been home more than ever before and I’m lucky to have seen every bit of their upbringing, and see how they change."
Jonnie recently opened up about preparing his family for life after his death and he wants to leave messages for his wife and children so he can still 'speak' to them after he passes away.
He plans to make the very most of modern technology - despite how difficult it will be. "It's amazing to think I too could speak to my wife and children after I pass away," he told the BBC.
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