When Jasmine Harman welcomes Fabulous into her detached house in Streatham,
south-west London, she has the unmistakable glow of a new bride. “Life
couldn’t be better,” she beams. “I’ve got an amazing husband and the perfect
home to start married life in.”
Jasmine, 33, and her cameraman husband Jon Boast, 30, tied the knot in June
after meeting on the set of A Place In The Sun five years ago. They bought
their two-bedroom pad in April 2008 but didn’t get to enjoy it together for
months because of their busy work schedules.
“I didn’t spend much time here until this February when I finished filming the
last series. Now it really feels like home,” she says.
Everywhere you look there are signs of the couple’s recent wedding. Shelves in
the lounge display wedding cards and a photo of them in front of their
wedding car, Jasmine’s pink VW Beetle.
In the kitchen, the words ‘Mr and Mrs Boast – Just Married’ are spelt out with
fridge magnets, and notes like ‘miss you’ and ‘love you’ poke out of a
writing pad on the dining room table. It’s no surprise, then, that the
newly-weds are happy to spend their nights behind closed doors celebrating
their marriage.
“I love cooking and Jon’s a fan of my curries. The other night I made curried
chickpeas with brown basmati rice from ¿the Holford Low-GL Diet Cookbook,”
says Jasmine, who lost 2st before her big day on a weight-loss boot camp
called NuBeginnings. Now 9st, she’s still leading a healthy lifestyle but
does admit to enjoying the occasional glass of wine on the patio.
But it’s the space inside that matters most to Jasmine, who is now a proud
auntie to Jon’s nieces, Rosie, four, and 18-month-old Martha. “When they
come over, they’ve got plenty of space to play,” she says. “The house is so
spacious, airy and light.”
Jasmine has no plans to start a family just yet, but when the time is right
she’ll convert the upstairs office into a nursery. For now, the only home
improvements will come with the arrival of their wedding gifts.
“We’ve been given some lovely things like a TV and DVD player as well as
artwork,” she says. “We can’t wait to unpack them and reminisce about our
big day. Being married is the best. It’s brought us closer and made our
relationship even stronger.”
It seems life as Mrs Boast is definitely worth bragging about…
JASMINE’S STYLE TIPS
- Choose neutral walls but jazz up the room with bright furniture and
accessories.
- Don’t be afraid to mix and match different styles or periods. It does work.
Jon’s old clock looks amazing next to my modern armchair.
- Bring nature inside by using stone tiles and glass. And choose curtains and
cushions with plant motifs
Click here to find out how to recreate Jasmine Harman’s
home style
PHOTOGRAPHY: LANCTON
HAIR & MAKE-UP: JAMIE PRITCHARD COMPILED BY: GINEVRA BENEDETTI FOR MORE
DETAILS ON NUBEGINNINGS VISIT NUBEGINNINGS.CO.UK
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