Jasmine Harman breaks down in tears as she remembers Leicestershire’s Jonnie Irwin

Jasmine Harman was visibly moved as she remembered her late Loose Women co-star Jonnie Irwin. The much-loved Leicestershire presenter died earlier this year after a long battle with cancer.

Jasmine, who presented A Place In The Sun alongside Jonnie, spoke emotionally about him in an appearance on ITV’s Loose Women in her first interview since his death. At times, she was seen visibly moved by an on-air tribute to Jonnie, the Mirror reports.

Jonnie, who was born in Bitteswell, near Lutterworth, died in February aged 50. It came after he was diagnosed with lung cancer, which later spread to his brain.

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In her interview, Jasmine spoke about Jonnie publicly for the first time since his death. Overcome with emotion, she reflected on their friendship and shared moments from when they first met. While playing a photo montage, Jasmine said: “Looking at these old photos actually chokes me up.”

Looking back on their work together, Jasmine reminisced about their shared career milestones, noting that although they didn’t always film together as they were in different locations, they would catch up at A Place In The Sun events. She said the pair ended up becoming great friends, even celebrating significant life events together, with Jonnie attending her wedding.

She said: “I met my husband on the show and when Jonnie met Jess, his lovely wife, I remember thinking ‘wow, she’s the one for him’. Then they had their cute boys. And yes, it is indeed a difficult time…”

Loose Women panelist Kaye Adams, who noticed the emotion in Jasmine’s voice, said: “It’s fresh and I totally appreciate this Jasmine. I mean it’s only been a few months since Jonnie died and the loss of a friend. All losses. they are difficult, but losing a friend 20 years ago is a special loss, I don’t know, it reflects on their life.

Jasmine said: “Absolutely and I think you never know what’s around the corner and I think Jonnie’s situation, we can all take something from that.”

The presenter then broke down in tears before being comforted by Kaye and the rest of the Loose Women team. After regaining her composure, Jasmine said: “The outpouring of love for him has been amazing so I want to thank everyone for their messages.”

The touching live tribute garnered a lot of sympathy online. One said: “She’s not ready to talk about this situation.” A second said: “Bless Jasmine.. this is too fresh and painful for her. She’s a lovely lady and she clearly had a very strong friendship with Jonnie.”

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