Jonnie Irwin beams as he enjoys England’s cricket match against New Zealand at the Oval – after admitting he’s been ‘pretty unwell’ amid terminal cancer battle

Jonnie Irwin appeared in good spirits as he enjoyed England’s final cricket match against New Zealand at The Oval on Wednesday.

The much-loved TV presenter, 49, was beaming from ear to ear as he posed for a few Instagram photos with his friends and bowling legend Ryan Sidebottom during the match.

He wrote his latest post: ‘I had the best day in great company thanks to @ryansidebottom_official and @engagegroup_uk who made the whole experience a huge highlight of my summer.’

Jonnie – who is battling terminal lung cancer after being first diagnosed in 2020 – looked radiant as he was captured hugging his friend and then posing for a selfie.

In the snap, the TV favorite is captured both in and out of hat as he stood on the sidelines watching the action unfold in the company of others, including former international Graeme Swann.

Earlier on Tuesday, the A Place In The Sun presenter gave fans a health update via an Instagram post, revealing he had been ‘quite unwell’ for the past week.

The presenter shared a slew of sweet snaps from Sunday with his family, including one with one of his little boys on his shoulders, and a photo beaming with his beloved wife Jessica Holmes.

He told his followers: ‘I’ve been quite unwell for the past week but felt better this morning so I went out to watch Monster Trucks. Kids loved it, got soaked in the rain, changed quickly when we got home to go to another baptism. Sunday full.’

But despite his earlier message, Jonnie appeared jovial as he enjoyed the match with his friends.

Former England international cricketer Ryan – who played domestic cricket for Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire and retired in 2017 – also wrote about the occasion: ‘Always the BEST days @surreycricket #oval with @engagegroup_uk @jonnieirwintv.’

Fans were quick to express their delight when they saw Jonnie looking particularly good-humored – following his recent health update.

And many thought he looked better than he has in a while.

One wrote: ‘You look better every day, Jonnie!’

Another user added: ‘My thoughts too!! things have really looked good over the last few weeks.”

‘Looking good Jonnie. So great to see your beautiful smile,” a third person said.

And a fourth added: ‘You look so good, wow, long may it stay that way x.’

Earlier last week, Jonnie provided an update on the ongoing renovation of his home and gave his fans a glimpse into the construction of his new porch.

The TV presenter showed off the latest step in the renovation on Instagram and filmed himself explaining what the final product will look like.

Jonnie said the building process was ‘very positive’, but admitted he is suffering from ‘decision fatigue’.

Jonnie took a selfie video while wearing a green track jacket and stood in front of his family home as he showed off how the bare bones of the porch were built.

A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building and features a roof structure above a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls.

A wooden frame had been placed around the existing structure of the house and wood paneling had been added as the project looked good.

“Quick update on the project then,” he began. ‘The porch is enormous and is really starting to take shape. The upholstery is also on it.’

Talking about how a large window would be built on the first floor, he continued, “I love that big open window. I think a big window will make a difference to the design.

“You noticed the cedar cladding, but I didn’t want to pretend it wasn’t a 1960s building. I didn’t want it to be all cladding, but if you step back you’ll see there’s a window and you’ve got half-height cladding.”

However, he did talk about one change he wants to make to the extension, as he said: ‘The builders will love me, but I think it should be full height otherwise it will look a bit half-length. So that’s a conversation I’m going to have to have. They seem very open to it.’

He also said the side of the porch will have a wall of burnt cedar black wood panels, but will also have a doorway leading to the garden.

He continued: ‘I’m looking forward to this too. This will be all solid wood, all solid like burnt cedar black panels, but it will have a doorway in it so he can get into the garden and take the bins out, so I’m quite happy with that design.

‘Then we also have to decide again, the covering for this floor now, clinker paving or cobblestones.’

Jonnie then said they had yet to decide what to do with the rest of the garden, admitting he was getting ‘decision fatigue’.

‘I’m currently suffering from decision fatigue, but now it’s getting exciting. Things are going up rather than being ripped off, so it’s all very positive,” he added.

Jonnie has been renovating the inside and outside of his childhood home, giving fans updates along the way.

As builders started building the front of the house last month, Jonnie told fans about some of the changes they had in store.

He said, “The plan is to put in a bunch of different designer windows, drop those windows a little bit, then tear down that porch and move the doorway to the center of the house.

‘This places this large room in the middle of the house, a kind of connecting room. That makes it an entry hall, which I think will be more pleasant to live in and better for the house once it’s finished. Early days, but quite exciting.’

Jonnie shares three young children – Rex, four, and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac – with his wife Jessica.

It comes after Jonnie gave fans a health update last month amid his terminal cancer battle.

The former A Place In The Sun presenter took to Instagram to praise the NHS after attending an MRI and CT scan to monitor his illness.

Jonnie was surprised to find that his scan took place in an unlikely location and not in a hospital.

He shared on his social media that he was scanned in portable scanners at a nearby recreation center parking lot.

He said: ‘I’ve had a few scans today. Not in a hospital, but in a recreation center parking lot. MRI and CT unit. Surprising in this.

‘I actually had a great experience. We were able to park almost in front of the door, no queue and it was ready and dusted within 15 minutes. Well done #nhs.”