A PLACE in the Sun’s Jonnie Irvwin has urged his fans to learn from his “ridiculous mistake” in an emotional interview.
The 49-year-old much-loved TV show host is bravely battling terminal lung cancer which has since spread to his brain after he was diagnosed in 2020.
Jonnie Irwin said the recent holiday was the ‘best Father’s Day ever’ as he urges people to get insurance
Jonnie’s cancer was revealed to be terminal in 2020 when he was told it had spread to his brain
The reason Jonnie didn’t make his diagnosis public until last year was that he felt he had to keep working, and covered it up as he believed TV bosses wouldn’t want to hire him.
However, since revealing he was ill, Jonnie has been incredibly honest about his condition and the fear he has for his family.
In a new interview, the father-of-three has opened up about his regrets and mistakes and urged his fans not to follow in his footsteps.
Speaking to AIG Life’s The OneChat podcast, he said: “I didn’t take critical illness insurance out and therefore I had to keep working.
“Without work, I’ve got no means of paying the bills. And if I had taken the critical illness insurance out, that could’ve covered my outgoings and I probably could’ve told the world [about his condition] a lot sooner.”
He went on: “I could’ve had two years of living a more open lifestyle. And I want people to learn from that mistake.
“I think at the time I just thought I can better spend that money elsewhere. Where I don’t know.
“I’ve not frittered it away. Maybe because I know what benefits it would have had, it just seems ridiculous that I didn’t.
“I thought I was doing well just taking out life insurance. It’s one positive thing and helped me a great deal in getting a financial position in life to know my wife and my boys are more secure. But how I wish I’d taken out that extra cover.”
Jonnie gave his followers a positive insight to his life on Sunday while celebrating Father’s Day.
The property expert was treated to a very special day by his three boys Rex, three, Rafa and Cormac, both two and his wife Jessica Holmes.
In one picture Jonnie was all smiles as he held a bar of chocolate surrounded by his sons, while in another he enjoyed a slice of cake outside.
He also posted a snap of the cards that the youngsters made, as well him in motorcycle gear.
Jonnie captioned the post: “Had The best Father’s Day ever.
“Breakfast of Chocolate Guinness cake baked expertly my brilliant wife then cards from the boys and visit from my brother in law for a brief pillion ride back in time to enjoy some of the highs and lows of the Ashes ending in more cake with more family washed down by a drop of champers. #fathersday.”
Jonnie Irwin was spoiled with cake, cards and presents from his three children
Jonnie is always supported by his wife Jessica
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