A Place in the Sun star Jasmine Harman has dealt with her fair share of challenges over the years, including struggles to conceive with her husband Jon and his recent health ordeal
A Place in the Sun presenter Jasmine Harman recently revealed that her husband, Jon, suffered a heart attack — and this isn’t the only personal challenge she has faced over the years.
From coping with her mother’s hoarding problem to mourning the loss of her beloved friend and co-star Jonnie Irwin, the 49-year-old has openly broken down in tears while reflecting on these difficult experiences.
IVF struggles
Jasmine has previously been open about her struggles to conceive their children, Joy and Albion. After a six-year struggle, she and her husband opted for IVF treatment, which was successful on the first trial.
Ahead of the treatment, however, the property expert was faced with “a few issues” after a benign tumour was discovered. “I had a few issues, with an ovarian cyst, they call it a tumour, but it was completely benign,” she explained.
“They wanted to check that before I could go for IVF. I had no side effects at all, I got pregnant on the first cycle and had three embryos frozen. The next time we tried it didn’t work out, and the third time we tried with a frozen embryo – that was Albion – I always tell him that he was frozen,” she added to The Sun.
While the pair had hopes for a third child, their fourth attempt was unfortunately unsuccessful.“So it wasn’t completely plain sailing, but we are very grateful to only have to have one cycle and have two lovely children,” she continued.
Dealing with hoarding
The Place in the Sun presenter was once left in tears on This Morning, as she discussed her mother Vasoulla’s hoarding problem. In 2023, Jasmine made it her mission to raise awareness about the disorder, in which sufferers find it difficult to throw away possessions.
Those affected often fill their homes with excessive items, leading to overwhelming amounts of clutter.
Speaking on the show, Jasmine admitted she was so “embarrassed and ashamed” by her mother’s hoarding that she didn’t bring anyone home when they lived together.
“In fact, when I started working in television, it was my biggest fear that someone would find out about the way I’d grown up and the way that we lived at the time,” she told Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond.
Reflecting on her relationship with her mother today, she said her focus is on “having a loving relationship” with her, rather than “focusing on the hoarding” anymore. Jasmine has also set up a hoarding support website to help those struggling with the issue.
Jonnie Irwin’s death
Jasmine was left heartbroken when her A Place in the Sun co-star Jonnie Irwin died last year aged 50. The latter had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020, after the disease spread from his lungs to his brain.
In an emotional tribute at the time, Jasmine said of her colleague of 20 years: “I have never admired you more than over the last few years as you’ve faced life with cancer with positivity, determination and b****y mindedness. The world is a little darker today without you, but I will always smile when I think of you.”
Weeks later, during an appearance on Loose Women, she broke down while discussing the sad news. As she wiped away tears, she told the panellists: “You never know what’s around the corner and I think Jonnie’s situation, we can all take something from it.”
Husband’s heart attack
In Jasmine’s new Channel 4 documentary about her family’s move to Spain, she revealed that her husband, suffered a heart attack. The cameraman fell ill while renovating their new home in Estepona and was later rushed to a nearby hospital.
Dramatic scenes later show Jon being informed by doctors that he had suffered a heart attack. Earlier in the episode, Jasmine’s spouse revealed that heart issues run in his family, with his sister Jo unexpectedly dying from sudden arrhythmic death syndrome aged 40.
Giving an update on Jon’s health, Jasmine told The Mirror that he is thankfully on the mend.
“Jon is fine now and he is back working,” she shared.
“I know this sounds strange but even with the background of what could have happened and worrying he could have died, it makes you feel lucky he just had a mild heart attack and everything is fine.
Source: Mirror
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