Escape to the Country fans left emotional as episode with 'brilliant presenter' Jonnie Irwin airs four months after his tragic death By Milly Veitch For Mailonline Published: 14:17 EDT, 11 June 2024 | Updated: 18:25 EDT, 11 June 2024 e-mail 28 shares 3 View comments Escape to the Country fans were left emotional on Tuesday, as an old episode was aired that was presented by the late Jonnie Irwin , months after his tragic death. The presenter passed away in February at the age of 50, three years after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lung cancer in 2020. He left behind his wife Jessica Holme and their young sons Rex, four, and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac.
Tuesday afternoon saw the BBC air a rerun of an episode from 2022 in North Yorkshire, where Jonnie was helping Ian find a new home for £350,000, after moving back to the UK from Hong Kong. But the episode was tinged with melancholy, as one of the last to feature Jonnie before his passing. Escape to the Country fans were left emotional on Tuesday, as an old episode was aired that was presented by the late Jonnie Irwin, months after his tragic death (pictured) The presenter passed away in February at the age of 50, three years after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lung cancer in 2020 He left behind his wife Jessica Holme and their young sons Rex, four, and two-year-old twins Rafa and Cormac (pictured) Viewers couldn't help but be distracted by the sad reminder and took to social media to remember t.
