The former Hollyoaks star posted about her incredible body transformation in a before and after Instagram snap
Jazmine Franks has lost a stone in weight and has totally transformed her body by changing her meals, taking on a new fitness regime and starting power training.
The 27-year-old soap star has shared before and after pictures from her transformation and has been praised by her followers. Alongside the image shared on her Instagram page, she wrote a lengthy post dedicated to focusing on herself and being ready for a new adventure.
She wrote, "I wanted to post this for me. Mainly because I’m quite tough on myself and I easily lose sight of how far I’ve actually come. I still point out things I’m unhappy with, like I want more definition in my legs and in my arms but I’ve recently come to realise this all takes time & hard bloody work."
In an interview with the Daily Star, Jazmine explained how the pizza picture on the left kickstarted her fitness journey.
She said, "A picture was taken at an event that Hollyoaks did with Dominos pizza. I didn't think I looked like that. I went home and was like, 'Why has no one told me I look like this?'"
Check out next week's Hollyoaks spoilers: the village turns on Ste Hay
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The week begins with Yasmine Maalik discovering Ste and Jonny Baxter's plans for a protest march. When she realises that the police are unable to stop them, she and Peri Lomax tell Tony Hutchinson what's about to happen.
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Tony confronts Ste and Jonny in Price Slice but when the former loses his temper, he ends up ruining a display in the shop.
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Noticing the commotion, the police decide to call off the march. Jonny is furious with Ste. A desperate Ste tries to prove himself and provide for his family by going rogue organising a secret march.
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The next day Ste and some extremists march is underway but it soon dawns on him just how dangerous things have become…
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Stuart Sumner and Jonny are fuming with Ste for going ahead with the march without their permission – especially following the drama that's unfolded.
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The atmosphere is tense in the village following the riot and all the residents begin to shun a broken Ste. He's had enough and turns to alcohol and it's not long before Peri spots him drinking.
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Peri decides to reach out an arm and invite Ste to The Hutch in the order to make it amends with the family.
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Elsewhere Stuart loses all hope with Ste but Jonny plans to test his loyalty and puts a test in place…Peri and Yazz are determind to get Ste to see the light so decide to break into Jonny's house to get a sample of his DNA and figure out whether he really is Ste's brother.
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Meanwhile Maxine prepares for her engagement party and asks Grace Black to be her bridesmaid in the hopes of cheering her up. However, Grace is unimpressed then reveals she's not going to the party.
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On the day of Maxine and Damon's engagement party, the bride to be intensifies her attention seeking by starting a row with her fiancé.
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She then spirals further out of control by contacting This Morning while they're live on air and lying that Damon left her.
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It's not long before Alison Hammond arrives in Hollyoaks ready to interview Maxine. Later, Maxine receives a call from the hospital asking her to come in immediately.
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Over to the teenagers and as prom fast approaches, Ollie thinks of ideas for a promposal to Brooke. Juliet uses it as an excuse to get involved in their relationship. Her devious plan works and ends up putting Brooke's academic success in jeopardy.
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Later, after a bit of persuasion Brooke is pays headteacher Sally St. Claire a visit and explains exactly what happened in the exam.
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Breda – still a serial killer and the rest of the village are none the wiser – is stunned when boyfriend Jack asks her to move in with him.
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She panics that if they move in together her murderous secret will final come to light… Elsewhere Nana McQueen plants the idea of marriage in Jack's head.
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Liam wants to make his relationship with Lisa office but her family – especially Walter and Martine Deveraux – are not impressed with their budding romance.
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Despite Sinead O'Connor still being behind bars, Sienna makes it smug to Laurie that he's not welcome at Hollyoaks High…
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However the evil resident is eager to prove he's innocent (even though he's not) and tries to re-instate his status by goading Sally.
Jazmine's fitness journey began when she embarked on a health and fitness plan, cutting out sweet treats and fatty foods and choosing a more balanced diet.
She told the 'paper, "I just swapped chocolate for fruits and put a bit more cardio into my workouts, because I do more weight-based training."
The actress, who played Esther Bloom in the Channel 4 soap, also got herself a personal trainer and took up weight-lifting.
However, it wasn't until she left Hollyoaks last year that Jazmine had the freedom to focus on herself and had the time to start transforming her body.
Jazmine continued, "There’s 6 months and a 8kg difference between these pictures so it’s been a very slow process but I wanted to make sure I still had a social life. I still enjoy desserts and I still enjoy a gin.
"Having time on my side has played a massive part, leaving Hollyoaks gave me the freedom to focus on me. I’m not saying I don’t want to work again HA I’m definitely ready for a new adventure but having the time where I’m my main priority has made me realise exactly what I want from life and who I want in it!"
"I feel really good at the moment, I’ve learnt to say no. To the food I don’t actually need to eat, to the events I don’t actually want to go to and to the things I don’t actually want to do. I’ve had a bit of time out and I feel wonderful for it."
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Jazmine finished on a lighthearted note. She said, "Also can we have a little giggle at the fact I’m sat with pizza in my hand in the photo on the left."
With her new found love of weight lifting growing, Jazmine regularly takes part in power lifting competitions and bench press championships. She often takes to social media to praise the fellow "insanely strong women competing".