Jonnie Irwin: A Place in the Sun presenter jokes he looks a ‘right state’ as he updates fans about his chemo
Jonnie told his Instagram followers how he almost missed the train after a chemotherapy appointment in Newcastle.
Jonnie Irwin has joked about looking a ‘right state’ as he updated fans about his chemotherapy journey. The ‘A Place in the Sun’ presenter, 49, announced that he had terminal lungcancerin November last year, almost two-years after his initial diagnosis.
This morning (10 April), Jonnie told his 160,000Instagramfollowers how he almost missed the train after a chemotherapy appointment inNewcastle, but thanked the ‘kind guardsman’ who held the door open.
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The father-of-three wrote: “Must’ve looked a right state- crazed and panicked Chemo boy dragging a wheeled case with a strange transparent shoulder bag falling down his arm and a hot crossed bun hanging from the side of his mouth attempting to run for the departing train. Thankfully the kind guardsman held the door at the far end.”
He added: “My penance was that my seat was at the opposite end so I had to walk past all the passengers who had viewed this spectacle. #walkofshame #relief”.
Fans were quick to call the television presenter an ‘inspiration’, with one commenting: “I would have given you a standing ovation ❤️ your inspirational no giving up in you Jonny Irwin ”. Another added: “You’re amazing ! If I had been a passenger . I would have looked at you and thought what a guy . Such an inspiration”.A third simply wrote: “Johnny, you’re an inspiration ❤️”.
Last month, Jonnie hosted a huge party to celebrate his 50th birthday, which is in November. A national newspaper reported that 170 friends and relatives attended the pre-birthday event.
He told the publication: “It was a great night. I chose a playlist with some great tunes from the ‘90s and 2000s and people came from all over the country and abroad.” The Escape to the Country presenter added: "I just wanted to do something to celebrate my birthday and had no idea how many people would actually turn up. It was incredible."