Ex-Hollyoaks star Jazmine Franks details son's birth for first time after not wanting kids as she prepares to return to work
21.10.2023 - 07:15
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Former Hollyoaks star Jazmine Franks has opened up about the birth of her first child for the first time. The actress, known for playing Esther Bloom in the Channel 4 soap, welcomed her baby boy into the world back in July with her long-term partner Danny Potter.
The pair had announced they were expecting their bundle of joy back in February with Jazmine saying at the time: "Here’s to the biggest adventure yet. Summer 2023 is set to be a wild one! Can’t wait to cause mayhem with a mini Franks-Potter."
In July, she shared a black-and-white picture on social media of her holding Danny's hand as he held onto a car seat with their little boy, Axl, inside. Jazmine wrote: "Nothing feels better than this."
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Now, Jazmine has chatted exclusively to the Manchester Evening News about the birth of her first child after, despite sharing pregnancy updates online, deciding to keep details of his arrival between her, Danny, and her loved ones.
Axl arrived via elective C-section at Bolton Hospital, something Jazmine hasn’t shared publicly before but won’t shy away from if asked about her birth. “Everyone will come at me with their own opinion on social media and I know Jorgie [Porter - former Hollyoaks co-star] spoke out about hers and she just got so many comments and I’d rather not put myself in the firing line but I’d openly tell people I had an elective C-section.
“For me, it was that sense of control knowing when he was going to arrive, the planning of it was so much nicer. And I had so many friends with traumatic birth experiences that have all