A Place In The Sun star Jasmine Harman has opened up for the first time about her devastation after husband Jon suffered a heart attack during their home renovations
18:00, 11 Nov 2025
Jasmine Harman and her husband Jon were shocked when he suffered a sudden health scare(Image: Channel 4)
Jasmine Harman has spoken for the first time about her husband’s shock heart attack at the age of 45 that took place while the couple were renovating their new Spanish home.
A Place In The Sun star Jasmine and Jon, who have two children – Joy, 12 and Albion, nine – have been documenting the trials and tribulations of renovating their home in Estepona in a new daily Channel 4 teatime series. But in today’s episode the building works took a devastating twist when he was filmed being rushed to hospital after falling ill.
And in dramatic scenes that aired this afternoon, Jon was told by doctors he had suffered a heart attack.
Earlier in the episode, Jasmine’s husband had already shared how heart issues run in his family. Tragically in 2016, his sister Jo died unexpectedly at the age of 40 from sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.
It was then a few weeks later in May he suffered his own heart attack.
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Today, in her only interview about the ordeal, Jasmine reveals Jon is now thankfully on the mend but she confides the worrying encounter has made her completely reassess her life – especially after losing several close pals, including fellow A Place In The Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin.
Jonnie tragically lost his battle with cancer in February 2024 at the age of 50. As well as Jon’s sister, the couple have also been coming to terms with the death of Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, who also died last year.
Jon worked closely with Dave for years, and earlier in the renovation series, his widow Lili was filmed visiting the couple’s project.
Jasmine – who turns 50 this week – exclusively tells the Mirror : “Jon is fine now and he is back working.
“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.
“But the challenges life throws at you has made me take things in my stride a lot better than I used to.”
Jon’s heart attack is the main reason why, she goes on to admit, the renovation project was so tough.
Jasmine has hinted that the renovations to the couple’s Spanish home have been a nightmare(Image: Channel 4)
Indeed, before the launch of her new series, she hinted it had turned into a ‘nightmare’ – but kept details of why private until now.
She says the experience has made her become far less of a ‘control freak’, adding: “You can’t control anything in life unfortunately, except your own responses to situations. I used to be quite a control freak but now I feel I am able to go much more with the flow and not let things get under my skin.”
Recalling the moment Jon, now 46, started to feel poorly in May when the attack happened, Jasmine says: “We’d just had lunch and he said he started to feel funny and strange.
“He went to lie down but he then started to get very agitated and said there was a tightening in his chest. He was having a bit of trouble breathing and everything that was touching him was annoying him. I immediately called the ambulance as soon as he said he felt funny.”
In January, Jon had broken his left leg playing padel tennis and he then went on to develop thrombosis during his recovery.
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She says, despite the added worry of knowing he had thrombosis, she didn’t panic. Jasmine continues: “As he had thrombosis from the leg break, it was obviously scary but I don’t know why, something inside me was saying: ‘don’t panic, it’s going to be fine’. I was very calm.”
Once they arrived at the Spanish hospital, doctors were quick to reassure Jon. “They told us he’d had a mild heart attack and immediately started doing some tests,” she explains.
“With Jon’s family history, he’d already been having regular screenings. Now they are doing more investigations and keeping an eye on him. He’s on medication and they will continue to do regular monitoring.”
Jasmine says the ordeal has made her not sweat the small stuff. “It’s definitely taught me a lot about how responses shape our experience to whatever happens,” she adds.
“There was a time if I was late for the school drop off, I would get stressed and furious. Now I’m like, ‘OK, the traffic is bad but we can’t help it’. Life is what you make of it. If you don’t ever take a chance or a risk, like we did by moving to Spain, you will never do anything new. It is worth it to dream big and take a risk that your heart tells you to do.”
Her mum Vasoulla, who flew out from the UK to be with the family in their hour of need, was also a huge help, Jasmine adds.
Jon suffered a thrombosis after breaking his leg at the start of the year(Image: Channel 4)
She explains: “With Jon also breaking his leg, now when I look back on everything, I don’t know how I did it. What I do know is I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my mum. When she arrived, I let go of all the pressure and the stress and said: ‘right I need to focus on things’ and do it in a way to not overwhelm or burn myself out.”
She stresses they don’t have any regrets about the move to Spain, made partly because of the shock of losing Jon’s sister nine years ago.
“She was fit, well and very healthy,” confides Jasmine. “It was a very big shock.
“We are really enjoying living in Spain. We are now doing the stuff we wouldn’t be doing if we were still in London and so it is the lifestyle that we’ve appreciated so much.”
Will she ever return to the UK now? “Jon and I have never been big planners,” she replies. “Who knows? We will go with the flow.
“Of course, we all miss our friends but we have been making new friends and the kids are really happy.”
She pauses, smiles and then of the move adds: “A renovation can be challenging but it can also be so rewarding. It’s important to go with the flow and be grateful for every experience.”
Looking to the future and given everything she has been through; Jasmine says she is now determined to enjoy every second of her time in Spain.
READ MORE: A Place in the Sun search halts abruptly as couple ‘can’t stand’ home in SpainJon and Jasmine are still working on their dream Spanish home(Image: Channel 4)
She’s also looking forward to filming new episodes of the programme that made her famous. And despite the twists and turns, she reveals she would also love to help others hoping to renovate an old building into their dream home.
“Maybe I could help other people renovate their place in the sun,” adds Jasmine. “I love the human stories behind A Place In The Sun and the house hunt is a vehicle to get to know their story, why they decided to do it and why they deserve it.
“Anything I can do to help change people’s lives and be brave, I’m up for it.”
*Jasmine Harman’s Renovation In The Sun continues to be broadcast weekdays at 5pm on Channel 4. Episodes can also be downloaded at www.channel4.com
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