JASMINE GETS SUNDRESSED; HOT HARMAN DARES TO BARE FOR LATEST CAMERA APPEARANCE.

STUNNING TV host Jasmine Harman is normally a natural in front of

the camera.

But the 34-year-old presenter of Channel Four’s A Place In The

Sun, which returns to our screens next week, was frozen with fear after

she stripped off for a naked photo shoot for charity.

She was determined to do it though, particularly after a fan had

recently asked Jasmine if she was expecting – when she was decidely

un-pregnant.

Jasmine said: “The fan asked if I was expecting a happy event.

I’m not pregnant, so at first I was upset. I love my food. I like a

good man-sized portion of food.

“My weight goes up and down. I’m tall and I’ll never

be a size zero.”

The less than complimentary remark came during filming for the tv

show in Italy and America.

Jetting around the world finding new homes for Brits may be a dream

job, but it meant Jasmine had piled on the pounds.

The 5ft 9in presenter says her love for cheese, risotto and fine

wine caught up with her and she tipped the scales at 11st 3oz.

And although now toned, tanned and in great shape for summer,

Jasmine reveals signing up for the Cancer Research Give Up Clothes for

Good campaign was daunting.

She said: “I was so nervous about stripping for the photo

shoot, I couldn’t string a sentence together.”

“I’m not fussed about nudity. I don’t know why I was

so shocked. I was sweating and I felt sick.

“The photographer was great, though and put me at ease. He

sent everyone else out of the room which helped to overcome my nerves,

but it was horrible.”

Her confidence to bare all for the nation was boosted after she

dropped from a size 14 to a svelte size 10. She’s the cover star of

July’s Weight Watcher magazine after using their diet advice to

slim to 9st 12oz.

But her husband Jon Boast thought the celebrity shoot to encourage

people to donate old clothes to charity was a bit cheeky.

The TV cameraman she married last June after meeting on the set of

A Place In The Sun, would have preferred if she’d left more to the

imagination.

Jasmine said: “My husband was mortified. I’d told is him

I was going to do it but when he saw the pictures, he said, ‘but

your whole bum is on display. He was like, ‘no I don’t want

everyone else seeing your bum.’ They sent me the original photos so

I could choose my favourite. All they did, I think, was even out my skin

tone with airbrushing. I thought I looked alright. I was quite amazed,

actually.”

When the pregnancy remark was made, Jasmine admitted she had

stopped paying attention to what she was eating and drinking.

She said: “I thought, ‘I need to get back on top of

this’. I don’t feel as confident and sexy when I feel bloated

and heavy. I hate feeling uncomfortable in my clothes. I look at myself

on camera and I know my weight goes up and down. I’m tall and a

size 10 is where I’m happiest, although my body wants to gravitate towards a size 12.

“I wouldn’t mind losing a couple more pounds but I feel a

lot more confident. It’s great as I can fit in to clothes I

haven’t been able to get into for ages.”

Exercise is a big secret to Jasmine’s weight loss and in

particular, tough training for the approaching Shock Absorber women-only

triathlon.

A trained fitness instructor before she was chosen to present A

Place In The Sun five years ago, the triathlon will be a chance for

Jasmine to return to fitness.

The gruelling event in London on July 3 for Breast Cancer Care

means Jasmine will swim 200m across Dorney Lake, a venue for the 2012

Olympic games, then cycle for five km, followed by a final 2.5km run.

Jasmine said: “I’ve been told to put a banana down my

triathlon suit to prevent chafing, but I think I’d rather run the

risk than look like a drag queen!

“I’ve never done a triathlon before. I can’t really

swim very well. I don’t like putting my face in the water. I

don’t think I’ll sink but I’m not a good swimmer, or that

good on a bike. I’m not a natural runner either. But Breast Cancer

Care is an amazing charity and we all need to be breast aware. The

triathlon is a psychological motivation. It’s great to have a

target and even better if it is helping other people, too. That gives me

double motivation and at least two good reasons to finish.”

Cheering from the side lines will be Jasmine’s husband, Jon,

30.

The day after the fifth series of A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

starts, the couple plan to escape for the night to a luxury hotel to

celebrate their first wedding anniversary. The sun shone on their Surrey

wedding last June which was an elaborate affair with six bridesmaids and

six page boys.

Jasmine said: “Of course the sun was shining. I said,

‘listen I’m the presenter of a Place in the Sun. Naturally the

sun is going to shine on my wedding day’. And it did. That was the

power of positive thinking. The wedding was amazing. It was so lovely to

have all our friends, family and loved ones together.”

Jasmine says she is loving married life, although she teased her

husband after he was stuck in Malaysia working after the flight ban

caused by the ash cloud in Iceland. She said: “He was filming in a

show with a group of models. I was a bit put out that he was stuck by a

pool with a load of gorgeous women, so I took the mickey out of

him.”

The couple have no plans to start a family just yet. Instead, they

dote on their one-year-old Bernese mountain dog, Shadow, which shares

their home in London.

Jasmine is in Liguria, Italy for the series’ start.

She said: “I love being able to follow the sunshine around.

The most rewarding aspect is helping people to realise a dream.

It’s life changing for them. We visit beautiful places. Getting to

try wonderful food is great, too. The show is so successful because as

nation we love sunshine, travel and property. It’s a good formula.

“There are a lot of nice shows to look forward to. I’ll

be fat in some, thinner in others, but happy in all of them.”

The new series of A Place in the Sun: Home or Away is on Friday

June 18 on Channel 4 at 7.30pm.

Jasmine is taking part in the Shock Absorber Women Only triathlon

on July 3 to raise cash for Breast Cancer Care.

Anyone with concerns about breast cancer can visit

http://ift.tt/1bN0K3h or call Breast Cancer Care’s freephone

helpline on 0808 800 6000

CAPTION(S):

HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED: Jasmine, far left, and at her heaviest with

fellow presenter Jonnie Irward, left and above. Right, with husband, tv

camerman Jon Boast SLIM AND SVELTE: Jasmine has dropped from size 14 to

size 10

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