Insurance issue related to diagnosis blamed for his removal from the Channel 4 show he fronted for 18 years
TV presenter Jonnie Irwin has claimed that he was removed from hosting duties on Channel 4’s property show A Place in the Sun due to having terminal cancer. He said the production company took the decision on the basis of his cancer diagnosis’impact on their insurance – leaving him feeling hugely upset.
“I feel massively aggrieved. I could work on Escape to the Country – which is the same show, albeit better,” he told Good Morning Britain, of his continued work on the BBC house-hunting programme despite his diagnosis. “You know, I can travel away from home for three to four days.