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Jonnie Irwin's heartbreaking first sign of cancer after noticing something was wrong when filming


A Place In The Sun host Jonnie Irwin has died at the age of 50 after battling lung cancer for three years. The TV star was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2020 and kept it private until 2022, when he shared the devastating news with fans for the first time.

Read MoreRelated Articles Jonnie Irwin's A Place in the Sun co-star Jasmine Harman pens devastating tribute to 'partner in crime' Explaining he was suffering from blurred vision when driving through Italy on the Channel 4's A Place in the Sun, he said: "Within a week of flying back from filming, I was being given six months to live." Jonnie shared regular health updates throughout his heartbreaking diagnosis (Image: Instagram/jonnieirwintv/)The tumours had been able to grow without symptom, and spread through his body up into the lymph nodes - until they began pressing against his brain.

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