Jonnie Irwin, the former host of daytime TV favourite A Place in the Sun, has revealed his regret at failing to get critical illness cover when he bought his life insurance policy.
The presenter, 49, issued the warning to others as he battles terminal cancer. Irwin said choosing not to take out critical illness cover before his diagnosis was a "mistake". Speaking on BBC One's This Morning Live, he said: "I didn't take that and that put a lot of pressure on me, having to work on days when I didn't want to work on really, but critical illness, that's one mistake I say to everyone. Get it out." The A Place In The Sun host revealed earlier this winter that he had been given "months" to live after learning he had the disease in 2020. He has been open about his ...
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