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RTÉ presenter Jonathan McCrea on his love of cycling, salad, and ongoing battle with Tony’s Chocolonely

Jonathan McCrea: I don’t like it when people individually attack a person rather than their ideas.

THERE are many things the world doesn’t know about Jonathan McCrea. For example, even though he’s on it every week, he rarely watches TV. Though there is one movie he never misses this time of year.

“We always joke about Elf in my house,” he laughs. “The scene where they’re singing and Santa flies over. I cry every time. Not just welling up but streams of tears down my face. It’s embarrassing.”