Jonnie Irwin says he was axed as A Place in the Sun presenter due to terminal cancer

Insurance issue related to diagnosis blamed for his removal from the Channel 4 show he fronted for 18 years

Jonnie Irwin
Jonnie Irwin on Good Morning Britain. Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Rex/Shutterstock

TV presenter Jonnie Irwin has claimed that he was removed from hosting duties on Channel 4’s property show A Place in the Sun because he had terminal cancer. He said the production company took the decision on the basis of his cancer diagnosis’ impact on their insurance – leaving him feeling hugely upset.

“I feel massively aggrieved. I could work on Escape to the Country – which is the same show, albeit better,” he told Good Morning Britain, of his continued work on the BBC house-hunting programme despite his diagnosis. “You know, I can travel away from home for three to four days.

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