Jonnie Irwin

Presenter Jonnie Irwin of A Place In The Sun has taken off today for a vacation in honor of his 49th birthday.

Jonnie Irwin has lung cancer. The British TV star, 49, said in a statement to The Sun that his contract with Channel 4’s home repair program A Place in the Sun, which he has fronted on-air since 2004, had been canceled after he revealed his terminal lung cancer diagnosis in 2020. Jonnie recalls receiving the news that he has six months to live after learning that he has lung cancer just before his birthday.

The A Place In The Sun star revealed last month that he has lung cancer which has spread to his brain.

This comes after Irwin accused the production company behind A Place In The Sun of not fighting for him to stay after his terminal cancer diagnosis. The presenter said he chose to keep his illness private until now as he did not want people to treat him differently and that he still needed to work. We’re normal human beings the same as everyone else and we want the same opportunities for fun and living as everybody else gets.”

The Leicester-born presenter has opened up about life assurance and admitted: 'I wish I'd done more'

"So critical illness is a policy you take alongside that and that kicks in as soon as you're ill. The former A Place in the Sun presenter began by discussing the moment he found out his health had taken a turn for the worse. But terminal diagnosis' can go on for years and it will affect your illness affects your work, so if you're unable to work and you're waiting for this pay-out, who is going to pay the rent? "So when you get a terminal diagnosis, it covers you for when you're gone." The 48-year-old, who was told by doctors at the time of his diagnosis that he had six months to live, appeared on Thursday's Morning Live (Dec 15) where he discussed his current health with Gethin Jones and Kimberley Walsh. Jonnie Irwin has opened up about a heart-breaking mistake he made following his cancer diagnosis.

Jonnie Irwin said that he made a "mistake" when he found out he had cancer. The Channel 4 A Place in the Sun presenter revealed last month that he has been ...

I didn't take that and that put a lot of pressure on me, having to work on days when I didn't feel like it. He added that most people think about life insurance, but said he didn't realise there is a gap and critical illness covers the gap. [mortgage-free situation](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/your-money) and so I sold my buy-to-lets and then started looking around my savings. [BBC's Morning Live](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/bbc) to talk about how he is planning for the future of his sons Rex, three, and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac. "I went round looking in all my cookie jars. That is the one mistake I made." "Being freelance, I had a couple of properties. The moment you have family, your have this massive responsibility to look after them. The 49-year-old was diagnosed two years ago but kept his illness private until recently when he revealed his lung cancer had spread to his brain. I think most people should do this every five years anyway, just to see how much you are worth. When you get diagnosed with something so serious, all control is taken away. I wanted to try and get in a position to get my family into a

The TV presenter and property expert announced his terminal lung cancer diagnosis in November.