Jonnie Irwin has sent another health update to followers as he battles terminal cancer.
The 49-year-old A Place in the Sun host disclosed in November that a lung malignancy had migrated to his brain, leaving doctors unsure how long he would survive.
Professionals did not expect him to live till 2023, he subsequently revealed.
Jonnie has kept his fans up to date on his therapy and check-ups, while also sharing heartwarming moments with his family as he makes the most of his final days.
The property expert disclosed in his most recent update that he not only had MRI and CT scans, but that they were performed in an unusual location.
The father-of-three posted a video to Instagram of himself strolling through the sunshine in a parking lot.
‘I had some scans today,’ Jonnie began.
‘Not in a hospital …but in a leisure centre car park,’ he said with a funny expression.
‘MRI and CT unit in this!’, Jonnie added, panning the camera around to a mobile treatment room.
‘Surprising!’, Jonnie exclaimed with a smile.
The Escape to the Country singer was full of praise for the health service in his caption.
‘I actually had a great experience’, he said.
‘We were able to park almost on the doorstep, no queue and done n dusted in under 15 minutes. Well done #nhs’.
Offering their support in the comments, one follower responded: ‘Looking really well, Jonnie, sincerely. Hope you had a good break x’
‘You look really amazing Jonnie . Keep fighting all your fans have their hands on your back . ❤️❤️❤️🙌🙌🙌’, said another.
Another said sweetly: ‘You are doing amazing pal, admire you so much. Xxx’
Jonnie has recently returned home from a well-deserved vacation with his wife Jess and their three young sons: Rex, four, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two.
Despite experiencing road trip horror on the way there, as all three kids were trapped in the van with iPads – and no headphones! – Jonnie and his lovely family enjoyed the time of their lives.
The presenter turned to social media over the weekend to wow followers with the sweetest images from the trip.
He wrote: ‘The best weather, best fun and the very best people for a few days away.’
Jonnie uploaded many images of his wife, children, and himself enjoying their holiday, including one in which he sat on a sun lounger with his three boys, who were all dressed in similar shirts.
They also went swimming and played with a variety of inflatable toys.
Jonnie’s children are uninformed of his terminal disease since he has stated that discussing it with them will ‘confuse’ them.
He has, however, talked openly about his “uncomfortable boundaries” and admitting to feeling “weaker” these days.
‘I really would like to go on holiday – every week I feel a little bit stronger,’ he recently explained to The Sun in an interview.
‘I don’t think I would be able to go long haul, I wouldn’t feel comfortable but if I could go somewhere in Spain, Portugal or Italy – that would be great,’ the star added.
He also told the outlet: ‘I get more tired, my appetite has been affected but I’m just trying to do as much as possible all the time really.’
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