Jonathan James Irwin was an English television presenter, writer, lecturer, businessman, and property expert.
15 Facts About Jonnie Irwin
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Jonnie Irwin was best known for presenting the Channel 4 lifestyle programme A Place in the Sun between 2004 and 2021, as well as the BBC daytime programme Escape to the Country between 2010 and 2023.
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Jonnie Irwin was born on 18 November 1973 in Rugby, Warwickshire, to Avie and James Jonnie Irwin, a property developer.
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Jonnie Irwin grew up on a small farm in the village of Bitteswell, Leicestershire.
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Jonnie Irwin obtained a degree from Birmingham City University in estate management.
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In 2022, Jonnie Irwin accused A Place in the Sun producers of axing him as presenter after 18 years due to a cancer diagnosis, leaving his mood "really low".
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Jonnie Irwin presented episodes of BBC property shows Escape to the Country and To Buy or Not to Buy.
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Jonnie Irwin presented the spin-off of Escape to the Country, Escape to the Perfect Town.
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In January 2011, Sky 1 broadcast Jonnie Irwin's own show, titled Dream Lives for Sale, which saw him help people leave behind their lives in the UK and buy a business.
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Jonnie Irwin advised clients on business and property, ranging from small high street gift shops to multimillion pound corporate hotel packages.
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Jonnie Irwin wrote a regular column for A Place in the Sun magazine.
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Jonnie Irwin appeared at A Place in the Sun Live giving presentations on his tips for buying property abroad.
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Jonnie Irwin played cricket many times for Gumley Cricket Club, and rugby for Lutterworth RFC and then for Rugby Lions RFC, until an accident in a sevens tournament in which he broke his back and subsequently retired.
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Jonnie Irwin married Jessica Holmes in September 2016 and they had three sons.
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In November 2022, Jonnie Irwin shared that he had terminal lung cancer, after being diagnosed in August 2020 after experiencing blurred vision while driving.