 In an emotional interview alongside his wife Jessica, Jonnie told Hello! magazine about the amazing support he has had. However, leaving A Place In The Sun after so long came as a crushing blow. He said: "The Escape to the County team were brilliant. "I wanted to work and I needed to work for my own wellbeing and to provide for my family, they couldn't have done more to help me." He says he now wants to make memories for his children and wife ( jonnieirwintv/Instagram) He explained that his departure from A Place In The Sun left him in a 'really dark place' ( jonnieirwintv/Instagram) But his time on A Place In The Sun left him in a "really dark place". He added: "I had been with the show for almost two decades, so physiologically, that was was a really big blow." The host, who is proud dad to three-year-old son Rex and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac with his wife Jessica, said he had chosen to keep his illness private until now. Alongside going){kind=link}
A Place In The Sun and Escape To The Country presenter Jonnie Irwin has announced he’s got terminal cancer and doesn’t know how long he has left to live
Jonnie Irwin says getting the axe from A Place In The Sun after almost 20 years left him in a ‘really dark place’.
The presenter, 48, was heartbroken when his contract wasn’t renewed by Channel 4, after filming more than 200 shows for the hit property programme.
It comes as Jonnie has spoken out for the first since being diagnosed with terminal cancer, saying he is determined to make the very most of whatever time he has left.
The father-of-three decided to go public with the tragic news in order to get the ‘monkey off my back’.