![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/jonnie-irwin-says-first-sign-of-terminal-cancer-was-blurred-vision-while-driving/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-160459.jpg&description=Jonnie Irwin was given six months to live after filming A Place In The Sun in Italy in 2020 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer, which has now sadly spread to his brainJonnie Irwin visits salvage yard during filmingJonnie Irwin said he first realised he wasn't well when he experienced blurred vision when driving. The Place In The Sun presenter, 48, was given six months to live in 2020 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer, which has now sadly spread to his brain. The father-of-three was filming the Channel 4 property show in Italy before receiving the devastating news and has now opened up about the weeks that followed. "Within a week of flying back from filming, I was being given six months to live. I had to go home and tell my wife, who was looking after our babies, that she was on her own pretty much. That was devastating. All I could do was apologise to her. I felt so responsible," Jonnie shared. The much-loved presenter, who shares three-year-old son Rex and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac with his wife Jessica, 40, has continued to work as much as possible while receiving chemotherapy. Jonnie Irwin experienced blurred vision before his diagnosis ( Channel 4) Speaking about his decision to share the news of his diagnosis, Jonnie told Hello magazine.: 'It's got to the point now where it feels like I'm carrying a dirty secret, it's become a monkey on my back. 'I hope that by shaking that monkey off I might inspire people who are living with life-limiting prospects to make the most of every day." Jonnie added that while he knew his illness would 'catch up with him eventually', he was trying to 'hold that day off for as long as possible'. The presenter with wife Jessica ( jonnieirwintv/Instagram) He's a proud dad of three ( jonnieirwintv/Instagram) Jonnie made his debut on A Place In the Sun in 2004 and fronted the show until last year as its longest-serving presenter, alongside co-star Jasmine Harman. After the former rugby player shared his diagnosis on In){kind=link}
Jonnie Irwin was given six months to live after filming A Place In The Sun in Italy in 2020 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer, which has now sadly spread to his brain
Jonnie Irwin said he first realised he wasn’t well when he experienced blurred vision when driving.
The Place In The Sun presenter, 48, was given six months to live in 2020 when he was diagnosed with lung cancer, which has now sadly spread to his brain.
The father-of-three was filming the Channel 4 property show in Italy before receiving the devastating news and has now opened up about the weeks that followed.
“Within a week of flying back from filming, I was being given six months to live. I had to go home and tell my wife, who was looking after our babies, that she was on her own pretty much. That was devastating. All I could do was apologise to her. I felt so responsible,” Jonnie shared.