Jonnie Irwin shares emotional post and marks milestone with his son Rex, 3, as he takes him on 'last
Jonnie Irwin revealed that he took his son for their ‘last ever’ ride to nursery on Monday in an emotional post on Instagram.
The A Place In The Sun host, 49, who is battling terminal cancer after being diagnosed in 2020, has remained positive and uplifted throughout his journey.
The father-of-three shares Rex, three, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two with his wife Jessica Holmes.
In the snap, Jonnie was pictured cycling around with Rex heading to nursery for the last time.
His son Rafa made an appearance in the sweet snap to cheer Rex on for his last day before he starts primary school.
Milestone: Jonnie Irwin revealed that he took his son for their ‘last ever’ ride to nursery on Monday in an emotional post on Instagram (Rex pictured on the bike, Rafa pictured standing)
Emotional: The A Place In The Sun host, 49, who is bravely battling terminal cancer after being diagnosed in 2020, has remained positive and uplifted throughout his journey
Sweet: He captioned the post: ‘Last EVER ride to nursery with Rex, suitably waved off by Rafa and his spade and Rex with his game face on’
He captioned the post: ‘Last EVER ride to nursery with Rex. Suitably waved off by Rafa and his spade and Rex with his game face on!
Some of his 186K followers gushed to the comment to praise Jonnie for his strength and resilience that he has for his children through his tremendously hard times.
Fans wrote: ‘Johnny, your a credit and an inspiration.’
‘Awww, I hope you all enjoyed yourselves. Those boys are growing. You are looking really well and happy Jonnie.’
‘Jonnie those boys will learn so much about your strength & tenacity, memories to last them their lifetime. You’re truly inspirational and what a Daddy you have shown them to be.’
‘Incredible!!! You look better all the time.’
‘One amazing Daddy great pics x’
‘They know their daddy they will always feel the love.’
Getting older: In the snap, Jonnie pictured Rex cycling around while they headed to nursery for the last time
Support: Some of his 186K followers gushed to the comment to praise Jonnie for his strength and resilience that he has for his children through his tremendously hard times
Family: The father-of-three, who shares Rex, three, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two with his wife Jessica Holmes, have chosen not to tell their boys about Jonnie’s illness
Health update: Jonnie recently revealed he is ‘a lot weaker’ as he took to Instagram to share a health update with his fans last month
‘Jonnie you are truly inspiring.’
The television personality is bravely battling the terminal disease after he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020, which has since spread to his brain.
Jonnie appeared on BBC Morning Live earlier this month to give fans a health update and talk about the importance of palliative care.
Jonnie previously admitted that the pain can get so bad that he seeks solace at a hospice, unwilling to let his family see him suffer.
Speaking to Hello! magazine, he explained: ‘I remove myself on a number of occasions because I’m not good to be around when I’m in pain.
‘I’m like a bear with a sore head and I don’t want them to be around that.’
Discussing his death, the dad-of-three added: ‘It can happen at any time. I’m here to stop it for as long as possible.’
The presenter also discussed his decision to keep the cancer battle a secret from his children.
‘I keep being asked, ‘Are you going to tell them?’ but tell them what? It would be horrible news that they’d have to get their heads around,’ he said.
‘And it would confuse the hell out of Rex – he’s got a shocking enough day coming. Let’s bury our heads in the sand for as long as possible.’
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