Terminally ill Jonnie Irwin warns fans to not 'make the same mistake' he did in candid chat
ok.co.ukA Place in the Sun’s Jonnie Irwin, who is currently battling lung cancer which has since spread to his brain, has urged his fans in an emotional interview not to “make the same mistake” that he did.The 49 year old was first diagnosed in 2020, however he didn’t make his diagnosis public until last year as he felt like bosses wouldn’t want to work with him and that he had to keep working.The star has since being very open and honest about his journey and speaking to AIG Life's The OneChat podcast he has candidly revealed what he regrets and urged fans not to do the same.
Speaking on the podcast, he said: “I didn’t take critical illness insurance out and therefore I had to keep working. “Without work, I’ve got no means of paying the bills.
And if I had taken the critical illness insurance out, that could’ve covered my outgoings and I probably could’ve told the world a lot sooner." He continued and said he could have had a more “open lifestyle” if he had taken out the cover before he said: “I thought I was doing well just taking out life insurance.
It’s one positive thing and helped me a great deal in getting a financial position in life to know my wife and my boys are more secure.
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