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A Place In The Sun's Jonnie Irwin felt like he’d been “thrown on the scrap heap” when his contract was not renewed as he battled cancer. The 49 year old presenter was initially given six months to live when first diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2020, but has outlived doctor’s predictions with the help of medication, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
The father of three only went public with his illness in November 2022, almost two and a half years after his diagnosis. He told how he kept his condition private for such a long time because he “needed money” and therefore had to keep working while undergoing treatment.
However, once his condition became too obvious to hide, Jonnie confided in his bosses at A Place In The Sun in the middle of a series. Subsequently, his contract was not renewed.
Speaking on the OneChat podcast, he said: “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. “I felt like I’d been thrown on a scrap heap.They recruited within a week and then I saw someone else doing my job.” He added: “As soon as you say you’ve got cancer, people just write you off, people just think you are going to cark it." At the time his diagnosis was made public, a spokesperson for the production company that created A Place In The Sun, Freeform, said: “No stone was left unturned in trying to enable Jonnie to continue his international filming with us during Covid but the production company were unable to secure adequate insurance cover for him.
"Whilst we were unable to continue to film abroad with him, we're delighted that he was able to remain as part of our team in the UK for exhibitions. “We of course understand how
.Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme opens up about his cancer diagnosis.
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Jonnie Irwin has revealed he is yet to tell his three young kids about his terminal cancer diagnosis.
Jonnie Irwin has said that he is yet to tell his three young children about his terminal cancer diagnosis as it would "confuse" them. In an interview with HELLO! he explained: "I keep being asked, 'Are you going to tell them?' but tell them what? "It would be horrible news that they'd have to get their heads around. And it would confuse the hell out of Rex – he's got a shocking enough day coming.
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Jonnie Irwin, 49, has broken his silence after being admitted to hospital last month, as doctors were "monitoring a changeover in my pain management regime". The former A Place In The Sun presenter is battling incurable cancer, and one fan took to Twitter to ask how he was doing. The worried Twitter user enquired: "Wonder how @jonnieirwin is doing? "I know he has cancer and was in the hospital getting pain management.
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A Place In The Sun's Jonnie Irwin has been admitted to hospital amid his devastating cancer battle.The 49 year old broadcaster has terminal lung cancer, which has spread to his brain, and he's bravely kept his Instagram followers updated with his journey.The father of three took to the social media platform on Wednesday to inform his followers that he'd been admitted to hospital, but revealed that he hoped he would be out soon. He wrote: "In hospital this week monitoring a changeover in my pain management regime.
Jonnie Irwin has revealed he has been admitted to hospital amid his terminal cancer battle as he hopes to make an A Place In The Sun event over the weekend.
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An emotional Jonnie Irwin has spoken about his devastating terminal cancer diagnosis, revealing how close he has come to tragically passing away. The former A Place in the Sun presenter appeared on the OneChat podcast where he revealed he has been close to dying "at least twice" since the cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2020, spread to his brain.