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Liverpool Echo
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Charlotte Hadfield

A Place in the Sun's Jonnie Irwin supported by fans as he fears he 'looks a right state'

Jonnie Irwin was supported by fans as he shared an update amid his latest cancer treatment.

The A Place in the Sun presenter was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given six months to live in 2020. The 49-year-old chose to keep his illness private until last November, but hopes sharing his diagnosis will encourage others to "make the most of every day".

Jonnie shares three sons with his wife, Jessica Holmes, and he regularly shares updates from his life on Instagram.

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Taking to Instagram this morning (Monday), Jonnie shared a photo of himself on a train with the caption: "Must’ve looked a right state, crazed and panicked chemo boy dragging a wheeled case with a strange, transparent shoulder bag falling down his arm, and a hot crossed bun hanging from the side of his mouth, attempting to run for the departing train.

"Thankfully, the kind guardsman held the door at the far end. My penance was that my seat was at the opposite end so I had to walk past all the passengers who had viewed this spectacle. #walkofshame."

Jonnie was supported by fans who flooded the comments to say what an inspiration he is. One wrote: "You are simply amazing! That is no walk of shame, that’s a walk of a sheer ‘strength’ and ‘determination’.

"Stay strong Jonnie, enjoy those buns…Happy Easter."

Another fan said: "There is no such thing as a walk of shame. You are an amazing guy going through a tougher time than any potential critic could even imagine. Please don't also take on the burden of considering what others might be thinking about you."

A third wrote: "You’re amazing !If I had been a passenger I would have looked at you and thought what a guy. Such an inspiration."

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