A Place in the Sun’s Jonnie Irwin Opens Up About The Devastating Mistake He Made After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
The announcer, 49, was told he had six months to live two years ago.
Doctors discovered that he had lung cancer that had spread to his brain.
He recently said that he was fired from A Place In The Sun after his cancer diagnosis.
Jonnie shares son Rex, three, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two, with wife Jessica
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A Place in the Sun host Jonnie Irwin has opened up about the devastating mistake he made after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
The 49-year-old broadcaster was told he had six months to live two years ago after doctors discovered he had lung cancer that had spread to his brain.
Escape to the Country host Jonnie, who shares son Rex, three- and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac with wife Jessica Holmes, appeared on Morning Live on Thursday when he told hosts Gethin Jones and Kimberley Walsh who wished he had. different things with life insurance.
Tough: A Place in the Sun host Jonnie Irwin, 49, has opened up about the devastating mistake he made after being diagnosed with terminal cancer
He explained: ‘So when you get a terminal diagnosis, you cover it up when it’s gone.
“But a terminal diagnosis can last for years and it will affect… your illness affects your work, so if you can’t work and you’re waiting for this payment, who’s going to pay the rent?
“So critical illness is a policy that you take along with that that kicks in as soon as you’re sick.
Heartbreaking: The host was told he had six months to live two years ago and wishes he had made different decisions regarding life insurance.
“I didn’t take that and that required a lot of pressure from having to work on days where I didn’t want to go to work, and that’s a mistake I tell everyone.”
Jonnie said he suffered “strange images” while filming in Italy, leading a crew member to rush him to hospital after recognizing the symptoms.
He recently said he kept his terminal cancer diagnosis a secret for fear of losing his job if TV bosses found out he was dying.
Fears: Jonnie recently said he kept his terminal cancer diagnosis a secret for fear of losing his job if TV bosses found out he was dying (pictured with fellow A Place in the Sun presenter Jasmine Harman)
Jonnie, who said there’s no need to tell his children about his terminal diagnosis as they’re too young, insisted he needs to put ‘food on the table’ for his family but says producers are quick to ‘dismiss’ it when find out. about your diagnosis.
He said: ‘As soon as people find out you have cancer, they write you off. Yes, I’m stage four and it’s terminal, but not yet, so let me live my life while I can.
‘Yes, I am a family man and I need to put a roof over our heads and food on the table, but work is something that is very important to me. It also keeps me from thinking about cancer.
Family: Jonnie, who shares son Rex, three, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two, with his wife Jessica, said there’s no need to tell his children about his illness as they’re too young.
Jonnie also claims that A Place in the Sun did not renew his contract after learning of his diagnosis, even though he wanted to continue with the show.
He said Sun: ‘As soon as I told A Place in the Sun about my diagnosis, they paid me for the rest of the season but did not renew my contract. They knew that I wanted to continue.
‘That hurts. That broke my heart. I feel hugely disappointed. I can’t even watch the show right now.
However, Channel 4 has claimed that production company Freeform was unable to “secure adequate insurance” to cover Jonnie.
On screen: Jonnie was selected from hundreds of applicants along with co-host Jasmine Harman to present the Channel 4 property show A Place In The Sun – Home Or Away in 2004
A statement from Channel 4 and production company Freeform said: “No stone was left unturned in trying to allow Jonnie to continue his international filming with us during COVID, but the production company was unable to secure adequate insurance cover for him.”
“Of course, we understand how frustrating this must be for him at this incredibly difficult time.”
While Jonnie has been “impressed” with Escape to the Country and A Place In The Sun Ltd for hiring him, the star insists he “didn’t get that support” from A Place in the Sun.
Jonnie, who recently said he was “full of love” after speaking out about his cancer diagnosis, said he could get medical notes and assurances from his oncologist that he was fit to work, but says bosses explained they couldn’t get sure enough. .