The 48-year-old is married to Duran Duran front man Simon Le Bon, and they are parents to Amber, 24, Saffron, 22 and Tallulah, 19.
Speaking to a UK magazine about raising three daughters in their ‘big, happy commune style’south west London home, Yasmin admits.
‘All I can say is brace, brace… It’s when the shoulders keep coming up. Every time you walk into a room, the shoulders come up. It’s actually hysterical to begin with, then it stops being hysterical quite soon. I found it very difficult, I really did. I found myself crying every day.
'I felt very sorry for them, too – equally you can see them going through a lot of pain – but there is nothing like it, nothing comes close to how your children can hurt you, it’s extraordinary. But I had it down to a fine art, I could cry really quickly. Not spend hours wallowing. I could do it in five minutes, tops: get it all out, then I could move on.’
The Iranian-British model, who was one of the highest-earning models of the eighties, has been married to her rock star husband Simon since 1985.
'Simon doesn't clean up very well.. although that's improved after years of me being disgruntled'
However training him in the kitchen department hasn’t been all plain sailing.
'I’ve spent years cooking, but I don’t call it cooking, I call it feeding. So I feed them, it’s fresh, it’s fine, it’s nothing to write home about, but they’re happy with it.
'But Simon’s one of those people that, whatever he decides to do, he does well, so when he cooks something he cooks it really well. Annoying. He doesn’t clean up very well, though… although he’s got a lot better about that. It used to be like a crime scene in the kitchen. That’s years of me being disgruntled afterwards,’ she laughs.
And the mother-of-three is well placed to give eldest daughter Amber, who has starred in Moschino and River Island campaigns, modeling advice.
Sharing the tips she has given the 24-year-old, Yasmin says:
‘Have respect for people. It’s the same advice I would give her for life. Never judge too quickly, be respectful, be kind. Especially when you model. These are people you’ve got to work in a team with, they’ve got to care about you. Why on earth would anyone care about an a***hole?
'You’ve got to show that you have empathy, that you respect them. If you want to get the best out of life and people, have a better experience of everything, that’s my only advice.’