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Brave TV star Jonnie Irwin has marked an emotional final milestone with his young son, amid his terminal cancer diagnosis. The former A Place In The Sun presenter, 49, shared last year how he is unsure how long he has left to live, after being diagnosed with lung cancer in August 2020, which has since spread to his brain.
Jonnie, who has yet to tell his three young sons that he is battling cancer, took to Instagram on Monday to share an emotional post as he marked his 'last ever' trip to nursery with his eldest son Rex, 4.
The TV presenter, who shares sons Rex, 4, and twins Rafa and Cormac, 2, with wife Jessica Holmes, shared a sweet snap of himself and his three boys riding on their bikes as Rex headed off to his final day at nursery this summer. Jonnie beamed in the wholesome family snap as he kept warm in a dark green coat and neck-scarf while cycling a yellow bike - despite admitting recently that he feels himself getting 'a lot weaker' amid his cancer battle.
"Last EVER ride to nursery with Rex. Suitably waved off by Rafa and his spade and Rex with his game face on," Jonnie penned alongside the sweet snap. Jonnie then shared another photo of himself and Rex riding their bikes to nursery as he marked the emotional moment as a dad-of-three.
Jonnie marked the emotional milestone on his Instagram account (Instagram)
The TV presenter, shares sons Rex, 3, and twins Rafa and Cormac, 2, with wife Jessica Holmes (Instagram)It comes after Jonnie recently unveiled to his loyal followers how he manages to still enjoy family bike rides with his three sons as his strength continues to diminish amid his cancer terminal battle. The former A Place In The Sun presenter revealed that he has been feeling much weaker, but thanks to the help of an electric bike with a built-on cabin, he and his three youngsters can sit and enjoy the view together.
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Earlier this month, Jonnie posted a photo of himself beaming on the electric bike while Rex, Rafa, and Cormac sit comfortably in the cabin basket in front as their dad does the steering. Alongside the new adorable family photo, Jonnie wrote: "I've been out most days. I’m obviously a lot weaker these days and would never be strong enough to cart these ankle biters around but with electric power assistance I can pretty much go anywhere. The boys love it and it’s made the nursery run fun (if I’m up in time) it’s probably cut our car use by about 50% so obviously much greener so hopefully making up for some of the naughty motors in my past."
Jonnie is a proud dad to his three sons (INSTAGRAM)Jonnie decided to go public with the tragic news of his terminal diagnosis last year in order to get the 'monkey off my back'. The Escape To The Country star was shooting a TV project in Italy when he first realised something might be wrong with his health.
In August 2020 Jonnie had an episode of blurry vision whilst he was driving - with subsequent tests confirming the dad-of-three had developed lung cancer, which had spread to his brain. Alongside going public with his diagnosis in November, Jonnie also encouraged others to take out life insurance. "That has helped so much and when I leave this planet, I’ll do so knowing Jess and the boys are in a house that is fully paid off and there’s a bit of money in the bank for them to live off," Jonnie admitted in the first interview about his condition last year.
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