Jonnie Irwin: TV host says A Place in the Sun axed him after cancer diagnosis



38 mins agoSharenearShare pageCopy hyperlinkAbout sharingImage caption, Jonnie Irwin has offered A Place wrong the Sun connected the grounds that 2004, filming greater than 200 episodesBy Helen BushbyEntertainment reporter

TV presenter Jonnie Irwin has accused the bosses of Channel 4 belongings amusement A Place wrong the Sun of losing him aft helium told them helium had terminal cancer.

Irwin told The Sun that Freeform Productions "paid maine disconnected for the relaxation of the play and did not renew my settlement", which near him "truely low".

He found retired successful beforehand this month that his lung astir cancers had dispersed to his mind.

Freeform and C4 said "no chromatic changed into near unturned" to observe a mode for him to live, nevertheless they could not get insurance.

"Whilst we had been incapable to sphere to movie overseas with him, we're overjoyed that helium turned into capable to proceed to beryllium arsenic portion of our squad wrong the UK for exhibitions," the businesses stated successful a assertion. "We of people recognize however irritating this ought to beryllium for him astatine this notably pugnacious time."

Irwin, 48, has been a presenter connected A Place wrong the Sun considering that 2004, and has regarded connected BBC One's Escape to the Country considering that 2010. He became diagnosed successful 2020 and go fixed six months to live, but did nary longer marque his corruption nationalist until recently.

Image supply, Getty ImagesImage caption, Irwin pictured with A Place wrong the Sun co-presenter Jasmine Harman successful 2007

The presenter said whilst helium told A Place wrong the Sun's bosses "the wide tale" astir his prognosis, they made "the incorrect conclusion, owed to the information I said, 'Look, it is signifier 4, due to the fact that of this it is terminal, nevertheless not yet. So fto maine unrecorded my lifestyles whilst I can.'"

He stated helium had nary longer filmed for the show considering that helium revealing his investigation years successful the past.

No longer presenting the show "broke my heart... [and] affected my intelligence health", helium informed the newspaper.

"I've been a presenter, past I wasn't a presenter for A Place wrong the Sun aft 18 years. And past I flip the TV on, and determination is simply a idiosyncratic other doing my activity."

He introduced: "To person that taken away, to person that wage taken away, to person that to person that motive taken away... If having crab wasn't unspeakable sufficient... I go truly low. That decidedly affected me. I cannot adjacent ticker the amusement now."

Irwin besides appeared connected Good Morning Britain (GMB) connected Thursday, and was asked whether helium felt "aggrieved" astir A Place wrong the Sun ending his settlement.

He explained astir the sum issues, nevertheless stated: "It conscionable broke my bosom and I conscionable didn't presume they adjacent fought for me.

"[Being a presenter] usually defines you, and present not being capable to travel and bash what I deliberation I'm beauteous suitable at, and not being capable to connection for my ellipse of relatives... Each show I bash now, it's currency for my family, for [their] destiny."

Irwin has persevered to paintings connected Escape to the Country, and informed The Sun helium has additionally worked connected concern tasks, consisting of flying overseas.

The assets nonrecreational informed Hello Magazine earlier this period helium did present not cognize precisely "how lengthy I adjacent person left" nevertheless that helium is making an effort to unrecorded "nice", taking the presumption that helium became "dwelling with cancer, present not decease from it".

In their associated assertion, Freeform Productions and Channel 4 stated: "Jonnie has been a highly important a portion of the A Place successful The Sun ellipse of relatives for implicit 18 years and each of america person been profoundly saddened by his prognosis.

"Much cherished by means of anyone astatine the production, nary chromatic go near unturned successful trying to licence Jonnie to clasp his worldwide filming with america astatine immoderate signifier successful Covid nevertheless the accumulation organisation were not capable to unchangeable capable sum screen for him."

TV presenter Irwin exhibits helium has terminal cancer