[News] Jonnie Irwin RIP

[Official Old Man]

Someone we saw a lot of on TV wishing we could afford the homes he was showing in the sun.
Met him once, real nice guy. Only 50.

Jonnie Irwin: Escape to the Country and A Place in the Sun host dies aged 50

The TV host was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020 after the disease had spread from his lungs.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[peterward]

Yes saw that. Truly tragic and way too young.

A really positive inspiration in how he lived with it and passed.

RIP Jonnie

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

We love the show. Jonnie and Jasmine Harman, both original presenters, were our favourites. As @peterward said, Jonnie was a real inspiration. He posted a video on his Instagram not long before he passed away about new windows he'd had installed at home. Jasmine posted this on her Instagram. A beautiful photo and beautiful words.



RIP Jonnie

 

[The Grockle]

He came along with his wife to a pre opening evening at a pub I managed at about 10 years ago.

We had invited lots of middle aged couples for complimentary meals and I don't think he was quite prepared for how many of the wives were desperate to chat and have photos taken with him, his wife found it very amusing.

He was very down to earth and friendly and considering he was at the peak of his fame at the time seemed a bit bemused by the excitement around his presence, handled it with incredible modesty.

I guess it would be easy to give up when faced with such an awful diagnosis but he used his social media presence to share positivity around his illness which I imagine helped countless people in a similar situation. I followed his cancer journey through his posts and found it incredibly inspiring. Very sad loss and my thoughts are with his wife and children.

 

[SteveU]

Great presenter on APITS.

Really sad, he held on so long after his original diagnosis.

RIP

 

[papachris]

One of our favourite programs over the years. We were inspired by Jonnie and Jasmine and bought our own little place in Spain. Jonnie always came across as a genuinely nice guy and it seemed he was always true to himself and not a 'celebrity'.
RIP Jonnie and thoughts with your family

 

[Weststander]

RIP young man.

Loved his presenting style, in interviews he came across as a gentle and kind soul.

 

[AlexBH]

Awful news. Many a time I’ve watched him on TV. RIP

 

[Grassman]

His fight against cancer was incredibly inspirational. Far too young, feel for his young family.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Always seemed to be a really nice guy who will be sadly missed by many, including me. RIP

 

[GoingUp]

Really said stuff, it was horrible watching him deteriorate.

I never watched 'A Place In The Sun' but absolutely love 'Escape To The Country' which he was great on.

RIP.

 

[Javeaseagull]

I have just watched Escape to the Country for the first time in ages and was quite surprised that Jonnie was the presenter. I wasn’t sure what to think at first but it was an excellent episode and finished with some takes from funny moments from previous programmes. It was very well done by the BBC and I don’t say that very often.

 

[SK1NT]

Great little tribute to him at the end of Monday's Escape to the Country.

Awful awful news. Like the show but he was always my fav presenter. Such sad news. His poor young family. RIP