Jonnie Irwin joked he was looking good on Monday as he gave his fans an update amid his battle with cancer.
The 49-year-old TV presenter had just six months to live when he was diagnosed in August 2020 with stage four lung cancer, which has spread to his brain.
However, Jonnie kept his spirits up and took to Instagram on Monday to joke that he’d taken a ‘walk of shame’ while running to catch the train to Newcastle.
He joked that he looked like a “crazy and panicked chemo boy” as he rushed to catch the departing train.
Alongside a selfie from his seat, he wrote: “It must have looked alright – crazed and panicked chemo boy dragging a wheeled suitcase with a strange clear shoulder bag slung over his arm and a hot crossover bun hanging on the side of his mouth hangs trying to run for the departing train.
Funny: Jonnie Irwin joked he looked good on Monday as he gave his fans an update amid his battle with cancer
Joker: Jonnie kept his spirits up and took to Instagram on Monday to joke that he had taken a ‘walk of shame’ while running to catch the train to Newcastle
Fortunately, the friendly guard held the door at the far end. My penalty was that I sat on the other side and therefore had to walk past all the passengers who had seen this spectacle.’
He added the hashtags: “#walkofshame #relief.”
Last month, Jonnie gave a heartbreaking update amid his tragic battle with cancer.
The presenter was given just six months to live when he was diagnosed in August 2020 with stage four lung cancer, which has spread to his brain, and publicly shared his prognosis in December.
During an interview with The sunJonnie said, “I’m weak now, fragile, and my memory is terrible…but I’m still here.”
Jonnie then explained: ‘I was trying to play football with Rex the other day and was in goal and I couldn’t get to the ball. It was so frustrating.
‘I’m very sporty and suddenly it’s like… it was like it was the first time I played football. I felt like a grandpa. And that broke me a bit.’
Jonnie lives with his wife Jessica, 40, and their three children – son Rex, three, and twins Rafa and Cormac, two, in Hertfordshire.
During the interview, Jess recalled the moment Jonnie came home and told her about his terminal diagnosis: “He couldn’t stop apologizing. He kept saying ‘sorry’ over and over and I kept saying it wasn’t his fault.’
She added, “I think I’m still in denial about a lot of it if I’m being honest.”
The father of three was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020 and had months to live.
The TV presenter initially decided to keep his illness private, but went public a year later.
Jonnie recently spoke about his condition and said he tries to reminisce as much as possible with his wife Jessica and their three sons.
Heartbreaking: The TV presenter was given just six months to live when he was diagnosed in August 2020 with stage four lung cancer, which has spread to his brain (pictured with his wife Jessica, 40, and their three children – son Rex, three and twins Rafa and Cormac, two)
It comes after Jonnie said he plans to record video messages so that he can still talk to his beloved wife and three children after his death.
Jonnie hosted a segment on digital legacy on Morning Live earlier this month, giving hosts Rav Wilding and Kimberley Walsh goosebumps.
The Escape To The Country host said he will “take every opportunity” to give his wife Jessica and their three children a bright future after he is gone.
After watching a clip about how a woman battling stage 4 colon cancer records a short clip every day for her loved ones to watch while she’s gone, Jonnie said he plans to do the same.
‘It’s great to think that after my death I can also talk to my wife and children. My diagnosis has demanded a lot from me, but it has given me the opportunity to prepare.’
Reflecting on his own actions to date, Jonnie said, “I have a lifetime of memories and while many have been stored online over the years and while I’ve got my act together since my diagnosis two and a half years ago, I didn’t think much about my digital legacy.
“I’ve put thousands of photos and digital images online, but when I pass them on, I have no idea what will happen to those images.”
Back in the studio, host Rav said, ‘I’ve got goosebumps. What a powerful film from Jonnie. I think that movie is a real reminder of all the practical things you can do.”
Kimberley: ‘It’s heartbreaking. I think creating special memories with your loved one can be as easy as sitting down for a Sunday roast.”