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Jonathan James Irwin (born 18 November 1973) is an English television presenter, writer, lecturer, business and property expert.
Early life
Irwin grew up on a small farm in the village of
Bitteswell
Bitteswell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bitteswell with Bittesby, in the Harborough district of Leicestershire in England. It is situated just north of the town of Lutterworth, and in the 2001 census had ...
, Leicestershire. Irwin was educated at Lutterworth Grammar School and Community College. He obtained a degree from
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University (abbrev. BCU) is a university in Birmingham, England. Initially established as the Birmingham College of Art with roots dating back to 1843, it was designated as a polytechnic (United Kingdom), polytechnic in 1971 and gai ...
in
estate management
Property management is the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of real estate and physical property. This can include residential, commercial, and land real estate. Management indicates the need for real estate to be cared for and monit ...
.
He is of Irish descent.
Career
Irwin worked for business transfer specialists Christie & Co, becoming an associate director within three years, before going on to work for Colliers International.
In 2004, Irwin was selected from hundreds of applicants along with co-presenter
Jasmine Harman
Jasmine Isabelle Harman (born 15 November 1975) is an English television presenter, radio presenter, property expert and writer. From 2004 to 2019 she co-presented the Channel 4 series '' A Place in the Sun: Home or Away?'' alongside Jonnie Irwi ...
to present
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
's show ''A Place in the Sun – Home or Away'', and has filmed over 200 episodes all around Britain. The programme is also broadcast daily on
More4
More4 is a British free-to-air television channel, owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The channel launched on 10 October 2005. Its programming mainly focuses on lifestyle and documentaries, as well as foreign dramas.
Content
When ...
,
Discovery Real Time
Discovery Real Time was a British television channel owned by Discovery Networks UK focused on educational and learning content.
History
It was originally launched on 9 March 1992 as The Learning Channel, United Kingdom's version of the Ameri ...
and
Discovery Travel & Living
Discovery Travel & Living is a defunct channel brand from Discovery Communications. This name was used in countries of Europe, Latin America and Asia. In other parts of the world the channel is known as Travel and Living Channel. It features trav ...
, as well as channels throughout Europe and the rest of the world, including New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. In 2022 Irwin accused ''A Place in the Sun'' producers of axing him as presenter after 18 years due to a cancer diagnosis, leaving his mood “really low.”
Irwin also presents episodes of
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property shows ''
Escape to the Country
''Escape to the Country'' is a British daytime television reality property-buying/real estate programme, created by Talkback Thames, which premieres on network BBC One, produced by John Comerford and is repeated on BBC Two. It first aired on 14 ...
'' and ''
To Buy or Not to Buy
''To Buy or Not to Buy'' is a British reality television series made between 2003 and 2010 for BBC One in the UK. The final series was the eleventh and contained 90 episodes, in one of two formats—either 30 or 45 minutes in length. It aired on ...
''. Irwin has also presented the spin-off to ''Escape to the Country'', ''Escape to the Perfect Town.
In January 2011,
Sky 1
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broadcast Irwin's own show called ''Dream Lives for Sale'', which saw him help people leave behind their lives in the UK and buy a business. In late 2011 he began a new series, ''The Renovation Game'', which aired on weekday mornings on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
.
Over the past ten years, Irwin has advised clients on business and property, ranging from small high street gift shops to multimillion pound corporate hotel packages. He still runs a property and business consultancy.
Irwin writes a regular column for ''A Place in the Sun'' magazine. He appears at ''A Place in the Sun Live'' giving presentations on his tips for buying property abroad. Irwin also regularly hosts seminars and corporate events.
Personal life
Irwin is a keen sportsman. He played rugby for Lutterworth RFC and then for
Rugby Lions RFC, until an accident in a sevens tournament in which he broke his back and subsequently retired.
Irwin married Jessica Holmes in September 2016. Together they have three sons. Irwin and his family moved to the Hertfordshire town of
Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted ( ) is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, in the Bulbourne valley, north-west of London. The town is a civil parish with a town council within the borough of Dacorum which is based in the neighbouring large new town ...
in 2018 and then to the
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...
area.
Health and illness
On 13 November 2022, Irwin shared that he had
terminal
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* Computer terminal, a set of primary input and output dev ...
lung cancer
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, after being diagnosed in 2020. In an interview with ''
Hello!'', Irwin said, "I don't know how long I have left, but I try to stay positive and my attitude is that I'm living with cancer, not dying from it. I set little markers – things I want to be around for
..I'm doing everything I can to hold that day off for as long as possible. I owe that to Jess and our boys. Some people in my position have bucket lists, but I just want us to do as much as we can as a family."
References
External links
Official A Place in the Sun website
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1973 births
Alumni of Birmingham City University
English people of Irish descent
English television presenters
Living people
People from Lutterworth