Jazmine Franks

Jazmine Franks (born 20 February 1992) is a British actress and powerlifter best known for playing Esther Bloom in Hollyoaks[1] from 2011 to 2018. She is also notable for her role as teenager Kirsty in the 2006 miniseries Johnny and the Bomb. She has also appeared as Jane Morris on the ITV miniseries The Second Coming, on the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Shameless and on the BBC One drama The Street.[2]

Jazmine Franks
Born
Jazmine Franks

(1992-02-20) 20 February 1992
England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Actress, powerlifter
Years active2003–present
Notable workHollyoaks (2011–2018)

Whilst in Hollyoaks, Franks was involved in a highly publicised storyline where her character was bullied by her classmates. The soap worked with several charities to ensure the storyline was portrayed accurately. In 2018, Franks opted to leave the serial and Esther departed on 30 April 2018. [3]

She is also a competitive powerlifter, winning 4th place in bench press on 2019 European Classic Bench Press Championships (-52kg wight class).[4][5]

References
  1. Anderson, Alana (7 June 2018). "Hollyoaks Esther Bloom actress Jazmine Franks looks unrecognisable after weight loss". OK! Magazine.
  2. "Jazmine Franks". IMDb.
  3. Kilkelly, Daniel (11 April 2018). "Hollyoaks exit confirmed for Esther Bloom". Digital Spy.
  4. "5 Minutes with Jazz Franks | from Hollyoaks Actress to Competitive Powerlifter". 4 April 2019.
  5. "Jazmine Franks".
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