Jazmine Franks

{{Short description|British actress, powerlifter (born 1992)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Jazmine Franks

| image = Jazmine Franks.jpg

| caption = Jazmine Franks (2015)

| birth_name = Jazmine Franks

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = England, United Kingdom

| occupation = Actress, powerlifter

| notable works = Hollyoaks (2011–2018)

| years_active = 2003–present

| children = 1

}}

Jazmine Franks (born 20 February 1992) is a British actress and powerlifter best known for playing Esther Bloom in Hollyoaks{{Cite magazine |title=Hollyoaks Esther Bloom actress Jazmine Franks looks unrecognisable after weight loss |first=Alana |last=Anderson |date=7 June 2018 |magazine=OK! |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/hollyoaks-esther-bloom-jazmine-franks-14396279 |access-date=26 August 2018}} 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.

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.{{Cite news |title=Hollyoaks exit confirmed for Esther Bloom |first=Daniel |last=Kilkelly |date=11 April 2018 |work=Digital Spy |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a854455/hollyoaks-spoilers-esther-bloom-jazmine-franks-exit/ |access-date=26 August 2018}}

Franks is a competitive powerlifter,{{Cite web |title=5 Minutes with Jazz Franks {{!}} from Hollyoaks Actress to Competitive Powerlifter |first=Lauren |last=Dawes |date=4 April 2019 |website=myprotein.com |url=https://www.myprotein.com/thezone/our-ambassadors/jazz-franks-actress-to-powerlifter/ |access-date=28 December 2021}} first entering a competition at the 2016 EPA SWPLA Dorset Open,{{efn|English Powerlifting Association (EPA),{{cite web |title=English Powerlifting Association |date=2023-06-03 |website=englishpowerlifting.co.uk |url=https://www.englishpowerlifting.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-06-03}} South West Powerlifting Association (SWLPA){{cite web |title=South West Powerlifting Association |date=2023-06-03 |website=swpla.co.uk |url=https://www.swpla.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-06-03}}}} competing in all disciplines of the {{convert|57|kg}} weight class.{{Cite web |title=Jazmine Franks (F) |date=28 December 2021 |website=openpowerlifting.org |url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/jazminefranks |access-date=28 December 2021}} In 2019, at the EPF European Classic Bench Press Championships,{{efn|European Powerlifting Federation (EPF){{cite web |title=European Powerlifting Federation |date=2023-06-03 |website=europowerlifting.org |url=https://www.europowerlifting.org/ |access-date=2023-06-03}}}} she finished in 4th place finish for the open bench press discipline, in the {{convert|52|kg}} weight class.{{Cite web |title=2019 EPF European Classic Bench Press Championships |date=7 August 2019 |website=openpowerlifting.org |url=https://www.openpowerlifting.org/m/epf/1905 |access-date=3 June 2023}}