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Jonnie Irwin makes candid comment about fatherhood with adorable photos of sons

The TV presenter shares three children with his wife Jessica

Senior Features Writer
October 6, 2021

Jonnie Irwin is a regular on our TV screens for shows such as Escape to the Perfect Town and A Place in the Sun but the presenter has a busy home life too with his three young sons. The presenter previosuly took to Instagram recently to share cute snaps of his children - and made a candid comment about fatherhood – and it's so relatable!

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In the photo, Jonnie's children Rex and twin boys Cormac and Rafa can be seen enjoying a picnic together as the proud dad wrote in the caption: "The Irwin boys. TBH it's a bit of 'Insta lies' as was a rare ten minutes of peace where I could sit down and just enjoy them for a moment, albeit very brief."

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Jonnie's followers were delighted with the sweet snap and could relate to the "rare" moment of peace! One person said: "What's rare is beautiful when they are so little," while a second said: "Aaaawh Rex is being so kind... or is this one of the rare moments!!!" A third quipped: "Jonnie you are truly blessed… for five mins a day."

Meanwhile, the presenter is gearing up for a brand new series of Escape to the Perfect Town on BBC and gave a glimpse of what viewers can expect from the new episode.

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Jonnie often shares photos of his youngsters on Instagram

Posting an image on Instagram of him on set in Stratford-upon-Avon, Jonnie told followers: "We filmed just prior to the first lockdown so looks and feels very different to some of the shows currently on TV- hopefully providing some light at the end of the tunnel.

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"If you haven't been, Stratford is a beautiful town which we try our best to showcase with some lovely properties plus we make our own gin and I even do a bit of yoga - what's not to love?!" 

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