Jonnie Irwin, beloved host of A Place In the Sun, passes away at 50 after a brave fight with cancer, as wife Jessica Holmes mourns her ‘incredible husband’

A Place in The Sun’s Jonnie Irwin has tragically lost his battle with lung cancer aged 50, wife Jessica Holmes announced in a heartbreaking tribute on Friday. 

Taking to Instagram she described her beloved partner, with whom she shares three-young sons, as a ‘truly remarkable husband’.

The TV host revealed in November that his cancer had spread to his brain after first being diagnosed with the disease in 2020.

A Place in The Sun ‘s Jonnie Irwin has tragically lost his battle with lung cancer aged 50, wife Jessica Holmes announced in a heartbreaking tribute on Friday 

Last month, Jonnie revealed he hasn’t slept for six nights in a row as he gave an update on his health from hospital.

The presenter was at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital for a full MRI scan and he looked exhausted as he shared a picture on Instagram from hospital revealed his anxiety of having the full body scan due to it being claustrophobic.

Jonnie said: ‘This is look of a man who’s not slept for 6 nights and awaiting a full body MRI scan of at least an hour.

‘If you haven’t had one they’re claustrophobic and claustrophobic and omit loud random noises. Joy.

‘Take note on attempt of a jaunty not on my gown! I’m expecting to come out to news of India all out 195!’.