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Jonnie Irwin’s ‘selfless’ wish for wife Jess to move on after his death: ‘It breaks my heart’

The death of Jonnie Irwin was announced on Friday, with his wife devastated, but the presenter previously revealed he'd like her to move on

Parents to sons Rex, four, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two, Jess and Jonnie met through mutual friends in 2016 and were married within a year after he popped the question in India. The death of Jonnie Irwin was announced on Friday (Credit: BBC) The Escape to the Country presenter told The Sun back in November 2022 that he felt “lucky” to have Jess “to lean on”. Jess is not the sort to go on a dating app and in a perfect world I suppose she will meet a divorcé dad or someone who has lost their partner.

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