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A Place In The Sun's Jonnie Irwin shared some sweet festive snaps with his family on Thursday amid his terminal cancer battle.
The TV presenter, 49, was given just six months to live when he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, which has spread to his brain, in August 2020, and publicly shared his prognosis last month.
But Jonnie is making the most of time with his loved ones and headed on a Christmas day out with his wife Jess and son Rex, three, this week.
Day out: A Place In The Sun's Jonnie Irwin shared some sweet festive snaps with his family on Thursday amid his terminal cancer battle
The parents took their little one to see Santa Claus at a Christmas tree farm where they enjoyed mince pies and mulled wine and took some lovely snaps.
Alongside the pictures Jonnie penned: 'Ok, I've given in, Christmas is here! Nothingbtondonwith the mince pies and mulled wine on offer at all! Merry Christmas! X'
Jess and Jonnie also share twins Rafa and Cormac, two, but they didn't feature in the family pictures.
Heartbreaking: The TV presenter, 49, was given just six months to live when he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, which has spread to his brain, in August 2020, and publicly shared his prognosis last month
It comes after last month Jonnie admitted Christmas will be 'tricky' following his terminal cancer diagnosis.
He also gushed about his 'perfect partnership' with wife Jess whom he married within just a year of meeting in 2016.
With just days to go until December, he told The Sun: 'I'd be lying if I didn't say that Christmas will be tricky. I'm not saying this will be my last one because I don't know for certain.
'I want to be here as long as I can but it could be. And I want to enjoy it and just spend time with Jess and the kids.'
Love: But Jonnie is making the most of time with his loved ones and headed on a Christmas day out with his wife Jess and son Rex, three, this week
The couple tied the knot within 12 months of meeting after Jonnie convinced his new love to hand in her notice at work and go travelling with him.
He said: 'I asked Jess to marry me because not only is she very pretty but classically so, but she was fun. That's not to say anyone else I've dated 'wasn't fun, but she was just on my wavelength. She has a great spirit of adventure and we didn't have one argument until the kids came along, and all parents fall out don't they?'
Jonnie recently revealed he's been 'showered with love' by fans since he revealed he was axed from Channel 4's A Place In The Sun following his cancer diagnosis.
The TV host admitted he 'had no idea how much people liked what he did' on the series, until he was flooded with supportive comments and messages from fans offering their sympathies.
Fun: The parents took their little one to see Santa Claus at a Christmas tree farm where they enjoyed mince pies and mulled wine and took some lovely snaps
He said: 'I've had messages from people all over the world, wishing me well. Thousands of people have left me heart-warming comments on Instagram and I promise I will try to read them all.
'They range from practical, scientific advice to ones from very religious people. There are thousands and thousands of them on my social media platforms and it's been great.
'I've not hidden away but I'm not bothered about the limelight. I had no idea how much people really liked what I did and I know that now.'
In an interview last month, Jonny revealed that after sharing his cancer diagnosis with A Place In The Sun bosses, his contract was not renewed, with Jonnie admitting the decision 'broke my heart.'
Reflecting: It comes after last month Jonnie admitted Christmas will be 'tricky' following his terminal cancer diagnosis
Bosses expressed their sympathies to him in a statement, while clarifying why they were unable to renew his contract following his cancer diagnosis.
Free Form Productions, who make the programme, said they were 'unable to secure adequate insurance cover' for him to continue international filming amid the Covid-19 crisis and said they understood his 'frustration' at the decision.
A statement released to MailOnline read: 'Jonnie has been a hugely important part of the A Place In The Sun family for over 18 years and all of us were deeply saddened by his diagnosis.
'Much loved by everyone on the production, no stone was left unturned in trying to enable Jonnie to continue his international filming with us during Covid but the production company were unable to secure adequate insurance cover for him.
Kind: The presenter (pictured with Jasmine Harman) said recently: 'I'd be lying if I didn't say that Christmas will be tricky. I'm not saying this will be my last one because I don't know for certain'
'Whilst we were unable to continue to film abroad with him, we're delighted that he was able to remain as part of our team in the UK for exhibitions. We of course
