A Place In The Sun’s Jasmine Harman opens up on heartbreaking ‘reminder’ after tragic loss
A Place In The Sun presenter Jasmine Harman has revealed the devastating heartbreak she and her husband endured whilst attempting to grow their family.
The 49-year-old television personality initially joined the beloved property show in 2004 and has since featured in more than 200 episodes. Beyond the cameras, Jasmine is wed to Jon Boast, and the pair are parents to two children.
In conversation with The Sun’s Fabulous magazine, Jasmine spoke openly about the emotional struggles of raising children, bereavement, and appreciation as she pondered how her own childhood has influenced her parenting style.
“Every decision you make as a parent brings doubt,” Jasmine confessed. “But I remind myself that children turn out as they turn out, shaped by guidance, experience and their own personalities.”
Currently a dedicated mother to Joy and Albion, both conceived through IVF, Jasmine acknowledges she is mindful of giving her children the upbringing she herself was denied.
“I had such a different childhood from that of my kids. I’m the eldest of seven and, growing up, our family had very little. I spoil my children more than I should and it feels good to give them the things I didn’t have.”
Despite her cheerful television persona, Jasmine’s path to motherhood hasn’t been without anguish. She disclosed that she and Jon, a cameraman she encountered whilst filming A Place in the Sun, attempted to conceive a third child, only to have their dreams shattered when the embryo failed to implant.
“Sadly, when we tried for a third baby, our embryo didn’t implant,” she said. “This came so soon after losing Jon’s sister, Jo, who died suddenly at 40 from an unexplained heart problem.
“We’d hoped that welcoming a new baby might have lifted the family and brought fresh joy after such a painful time, but instead we were reminded how fragile and precious life can be.”
Jasmine, who became part of A Place in the Sun when it debuted in 2004, has emerged as one of the programme’s most enduring hosts, helping countless British property seekers find their perfect overseas homes abroad.
Off camera, however, she is candid about the challenges of motherhood and balancing family life.
“All parents muddle through,” she mused. “Every day is the first time you have experienced that stage of raising a child – right now, challenges range from siblings falling out to screen-time boundaries.
“I always apologise if I lose control of my emotions, as I want to model how they should react in or after stressful situations. I just hope my kids see me as present, understanding and kind, and that they remember childhood as a time of love, exploration and adventure.”
The television personality is poised to debut her own new programme, Jasmine’s Renovation in the Sun. The show will chronicle how Jasmine and her family acquired a dilapidated Spanish property and transformed it into their perfect sanctuary.
Jasmine’s Renovation In The Sun will be available to watch on Channel 4 in November
