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Susan Knox

Jonnie Irwin beams in sweet snaps with sons who are unaware of his terminal diagnosis

Jonnie Irwin has beamed in a number of new family photos with his three sons - who are yet to discover his terminal cancer diagnosis.

The former A Place In The Sun star, 49, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020 and recently revealed he is yet to tell his three young sons about his cancer.

The TV star announced last year how he is unsure how long he has left to live, following the cancer spreading to his brain.

In a bid to prolong his life and fight his cancer, Jonnie also recently travelled overseas for treatment after being diagnosed with lung cancer three years ago, but the medical procedure caused irreversible damage to his liver.

Despite his hard battle, Jonnie has remained inspiringly positive, and in a new set of family photos, the proud dad-of-three has beamed alongside his beloved sons and wife Jessica Holmes.

Jonnie posted some snaps from his Father's Day celebrations (INSTAGRAM)

The proud dad has posted some more snaps of his special Father’s Day celebrations after receiving a gift to mark what is likely his last Father's Day.

Last week, Jonnie shared adorable family photos of his Father’s Day celebrations, calling it the ‘best ever’ as he enjoyed a Guinness cake, some cricket, and quality time with the loved ones in his life.

Jonnie, who shares sons, Rex, 4, and twins Rafa and Cormac, 2, with Jessica, has taken to Instagram to share some more photos of his special day.

He has now posted a picture of a Father’s Day present he received from Time Out Space furniture.

The former TV presenter can be seen eating his Guinness cake at the table with a cup of tea, while his three sons play around him in their garden.

Jonnie decided to go public with the heartbreaking news of his terminal diagnosis last year in order to get the "monkey off my back".

Jonnie has yet to tell his three sons of his terminal cancer diagnosis (INSTAGRAM)

The presenter was filming a TV project in Italy when he first realised something might be wrong with his health.

In August 2020 he had an incident of blurry vision whilst he was driving - with tests later confirming the dad-of-three had developed lung cancer, which had spread to his brain.

Speaking in his latest interview, the doting dad admitted telling his three sons about his terminal diagnosis would 'confuse' them and hasn't yet shared the awful news with them.

"I keep being asked, “Are you going to tell them?” but tell them what?’, he told Hello!.

"It would be horrible news that they’d have to get their heads around. 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."

For information or support about cancer, you can contact Macmillan Cancer Support or you can call 020 7940 1760 for advice.

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