Alison Hammond offers support to A Place In The Sun star Jasmine Harman as she opens up about her mother’s hoarding condition and its impact

Alison Hammond rushed to comfort A Place In The Sun star Jasmine Harman as she broke down in tears on This Morning on Wednesday. 

Jasmine, 47, was joined on the ITV chat show by her mother Vasoulla for the segment as they discussed Vasoulla’s hoarding problem.

Speaking candidly about the mental health condition with Alison and Dermot O’Leary, Jasmine was overcome with emotion as she broke down in tears. 

As the Channel 4 presenter tried to compose herself, a caring Alison rushed to her aid as she offered her a tissue and described Jasmine’s relationship with her mother as a ‘beautiful thing’. 

Jasmine, who is best known for presenting the daytime travel show, struggled to get her words out as she opened up about how she has still managed to have a strong relationship with her mother. 

Teary: Alison Hammond rushed to comfort emotional A Place In The Sun star Jasmine Harman (L) as she revealed the challenges of growing up with her mother Vasoulla’s (R) hoarding condition during This Morning on Wednesday 

Caring: As the Channel 4 presenter tried to compose herself, a caring Alison rushed to her aid as she offered her a tissue 

The star bravely admitted she felt ’embarrassed’ over her mother’s hoarding and growing up, she wouldn’t have friends over because she was so ‘ashamed’ by the amount of clutter in their house. 

As she fought back tears, she told how she now focuses on having a loving relationship with her mother, instead of getting angry at her for her mental heath condition. 

She said: ‘I’m so grateful to have her. She has helped me to become a much more compassionate person. 

‘We used to fight. We used to argue about it all the time. But now we have a relationship outside that’s not focused on the hoarding.’

Jasmine confessed that her biggest fear at the beginning of her career was that somebody would find out about how she lived and her upbringing, but the star is using her platform to spread awareness. 

In 2011, she presented a documentary called My Hoarder Mum And Me and went on to host Britain’s Biggest Hoarders. 

Taking to Instagram after her appearance on the ITV show, she wrote: ‘Some of you may have seen me and Mum appearing on @thismorning today, discussing Hoarding Disorder along with Jo from @hoardingdisordersuk.

Honest: Speaking candidly about the mental health condition with Alison and Dermot O’Leary, Jasmine was overcome with emotion as she broke down in tears

Listening: Alison and Dermot lent a compassionate ear to the Channel 4 presenter as Alison described Jasmine’s relationship with her mother as a ‘beautiful thing’

Better place: Jasmine said: ‘I’m so grateful to have her. She has helped me to become a much more compassionate person.’ The pair were also joined by Jo from Hoarding Disorders UK 

Raising awareness: Jasmine took to Instagram to thank This Morning for the opportunity to speak about the important issue on the show

‘Over a decade on from the documentaries My Hoarder Mum and Me & Britains’s Biggest Hoarders I’m still as emotional as ever, and it is still something so many people are struggling with.

‘If you are affected by Hoarding Disorder, please visit @hoarding.support and our website. What are your experiences with hoarding?’

She then went on to thank the show’s hosts as she continued: ‘Thank you @dermotoleary and @alisonhammond55 for being so lovely and welcoming.

‘Thank you also to wonderful Heather and & Brendan for all your support over the years.’