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Jonnie Irwin ‘leaves wife nearly £1million in his will’ following cancer battle

Jonnie Irwin has left his wife Jess nearly £1million in his will following cancer death, according to a report. He died in February 2024.

Jonnie, who appeared in 200 episodes of A Place in the Sun and also hosted the BBC’s Escape to the Country, learned he had terminal cancer in 2020. Jonnie Irwin presenting Escape to the Country in an episode that aired in October 2021 (Credit: BBC iPlayer)Jess reflected, emotionally to the Daily Mail: “You hear people say: ‘He passed away peacefully. Additionally, she revealed some of Jonnie’s ashes will nurture the roots of an evergreen tree planted in land belonging to her family.

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