A PLACE In The Sun star Jonnie Irwin admitted he was exhausted as he posed for his final photo just days before his tragic death.
Tonight, the death of a brave 50-year-old woman was announced on Instagram.
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Jonnie Irwin died of cancer at the age of 50 Credit: instagram
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Jonnie and wife Jessica on vacation together
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The TV star continued to work hard despite her terminal diagnosis Credit: Rex
In a statement, his family wrote: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Jonnie’s passing. A truly remarkable soul, he bravely fought cancer with unwavering strength and courage. Jonnie touched the lives of many with his kindness, warmth and infectious spirit.
“At this time, we kindly ask for the privacy of Jonnie’s family as they work through this profound loss. Their grief is immeasurable, and your thoughts, prayers and support are deeply appreciated.
“As we remember the good times shared with Jonnie, we celebrate a life well lived and a legacy that will forever be etched in our hearts. Jonnie may be gone from our sight, but his love, laughter and memories will live on.
“Rest in peace dear Jonnie. You will be greatly missed but never forgotten.”
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The post was accompanied by a picture of dad-of-three Jonnie and wife Jessica smiling on a motorbike.
Jonnie was a presenter on Channel 4’s A Place In The Sun for 18 years, and the program shared its grief in light of the news.
The statement read: “We are heartbroken. Jonnie was a much-loved part of the A Place In The Sun family and brought joy, wit and loads of energy to the show for over 18 years.
“We will miss him terribly. Our thoughts today are with Jess and the boys and the rest of Jonnie’s family.”
His colleague Jasmine Harman spoke glowingly of her late friend and her admiration for him.
She wrote: “Jonnie, you have taught me so much in our time as co-workers and as good friends. I have never admired you more than over the last few years as you faced life with cancer with positivity, determination and a bloody mind. Never I have never known anyone as strong as you. You have made yourself, your loved ones and all of us proud.
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“The world is a little darker without you today, but I’ll always smile when I think of you. My partner in crime, my OG co-host – Jonnie, I’ll miss you.”
Last week, the star of the series Escape to the Village shared a picture on Instagram of herself in a hospital scrub before an MRI scan.
He explained: “This is the look of a man who hasn’t slept for 6 nights and is waiting for a full body MRI scan of at least an hour. If you haven’t had one, they are claustrophobic and claustrophobic and make loud random noises. Joy.
“Mind the attempted joke not on my dress! I expect to be out on India News all 195!”
In his latest interview, Jonnie admitted he embraced alternative options to allow himself to feel “empowered” during his battle with lung cancer.
Jane McLelland, author of How to Cure Cancer, gave Jonnie personal nutritional advice in an attempt to help him.
Speaking about how useful Jane’s advice was, Jonnie said: “I just think the work you do is so important because if I just listened to the prognosis they keep giving me, I’d curl up in a ball and cry myself to death.
“But I feel a lot more empowered and educated. There is a sphere of help, and NHS help is a huge part of that sphere, but there are also little things that I can do.
“Look at this – I’m in there for at least an hour a day and I have to come in later [a hyperbaric oxygen chamber].”
As part of his treatment regimen, Jonnie said he was “taking oxygen, vitamin C” to get better results.
Podcast host Jane then chimed in on the physical benefits of the practice: “Intravenous vitamin C, so it bypasses the gut and doesn’t cause diarrhea.”
The Channel 4 star said: “I feel great after it. I feel great after hyperbaric – I feel great after vitamin C.
“These things, if I was fit and well, I would try to use them anyway because I’m a lot more open-minded, probably because I have a gun to my head. And that’s a rich kaleidoscope of help that I’m following and will continue to do.”
Jane then revealed why she thought it was important to introduce alternative methods and medicines and how they could work alongside traditional NHS prescribed therapies.
She said: “You have to look for alternatives and you have to do your own research.
“There is always a misconception that anyone who provides information for a different form of treatment is encouraging people to abandon conventional treatment.
“I’m very ‘let’s put everything together – cocktails, combinations like you already mentioned.
“We have to find the right cocktails and combinations, and that’s really lacking in our current approach.”
Jonnie defied the odds after being given just six months to live in August 2020.
After the diagnosis, the host talked about his desire to spend as much time as possible with his family. He shares three-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac with his wife Jess, as well as their five-year-old son Rex.
Jonnie underwent life-prolonging treatment and recently shared several photos of him living life to the fullest.
This included enjoying a drink in his local pub and taking Rex to their local panto, which was Pinocchio. “Rex was in stitches,” he commented afterwards on social media.
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Jonnie with his three sons Rafa, Rex and Cormac Credit: Instagram
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Jonnie was best known for fronting the album A Place In The SunCredit: C4
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