A Place in the Sun’s team of presenters had VERY different jobs before TV fame
A PLACE In The Sun's presenters have glamorous jobs, flying around the world to find the perfect new home for hopeful couples.
The hit Channel 4 show sees property experts help British couples move abroad, trading bleak Britain for sunny skies.
Jasmine Harman
Before making a foray into television, Jasmine, 45, had a career in health and fitness and is a qualified fitness instructor.
Jasmine has presented A Place in the Sun with Jonnie Irwin since 2004 and they have filmed more than 200 episodes together.
Harman is also a regular on BBC Radio Kent where she joins PJ and Harris for the Sunday Supplement.
Away from the Channel 4 lifestyle series, she fronted the BBC One documentary Britain's Compulsive Shoppers in August 2014.
She was a presenter on the programme The Truth About Your Teeth which was broadcast on BBC One in June 2015.
Jasmine presented the second series of Collectaholics on BBC, she took over from Mel Giedroyc who hosted the first series in 2014.
In 2011 Jasmine featured in BBC1 documentary, My Hoarder Mum and Me, as she and her siblings tried to help their mother Vasoulla stop hoarding.
Jonnie Irwin
Jonnie is a business and property expert and also presents episodes of BBC shows Escape to the Country and To Buy or Not to Buy, as well as writing a regular column for A Place in the Sun magazine.
He may have studied estate management at Birmingham City University - and was even awarded an honorary doctorate - but Jonnie also has a sporty side.
Jonnie played rugby for Lutterworth RFC and Rugby Lions RFC, but a serious accident in a sevens tournament left him with a broken back and he was forced to retire.
Laura Hamilton
The blonde bombshell was always destined to work on TV after she turned down the chance to study psychology and law at university.
Instead she went to work as a runner for Dermot O'Leary and would go on to hold many behind the camera roles before becoming a presenter.
Laura worked as a floor manager on shows such as Top of the Pops, The Buckingham Palace Jubilee Celebrations, The Games, Party in the Park, Robbie Williams at Knebworth and Big Brother.
The mum-of-two also worked as a 2nd/3rd assistant director on well known TV shows such as Family Affairs and The Bill. Laura also worked on films including Harry Potter and Stardust.
She has also worked for major production companies and broadcasters including ITV, Channel 5, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network.
Laura moved in front of the camera for the first time and hosted many different variety and kids shows before joining A Place In The Sun in 2011.
Scarlette Douglas
The presenter has been a part of the A Place in The Sun team since 2015.
Despite Scarlette spending much of her career within the entertainment industry, she actually started out as a footballer.
Inspired by her older brothers and their love of the game, Scarlette briefly played for Arsenal as a child, however, as she got older herself, her main hobbies in life were dancing, singing and acting, all of which she studied professionally for three years from the age of 16.
After she left college, Scarlette focused predominantly on musical theatre - starring in a number of West End shows as well as being a live performance backing dancer for the likes of CeeLo Green and Paloma Faith.
In 2012, Scarlette tried her hand at her latest endeavour - property development.
The girls said they spotted a gap in the market by matching users based on their ideas of the perfect date.
Ben Hillman
Ben runs an interior design business in Brighton and completed his own self-build project in the heart of city, facelifting a 1970s purpose built block of flats.
Ben studied Product and Furniture Design at Ravensbourne College and worked coordinating photoshoots for an interior design company.
Then he launched a range of colour changing ambient greetings cards and pioneered the trend for laser cut stationery.
In 2010 Ben won ITV's nationwide search for 'The Next Big Thing' in interior design.
Jean Johansson
Born in Kenya, Jean was raised in Glasgow and got her start in television when she won a nationwide competition to front children's TV.
She presented on CBBC and The Disney Channel, before making the move into daytime TV.
Along with A Place In The Sun, Jean presents BBC's Animal Park and regularly appears on The One Show.
She has also made many appearances on ITV's This Morning.
Lee Juggurnauth
The 34-year-old expert joined the series earlier this year and was an instant hit.
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But he is no stranger to the entertainment world, having previously worked in music as an artist manager for some of the biggest names in the industry, before carving out a successful career as a property Developer.
Lee has worked all over the world, creating beautiful homes for his clients, and with a passion for interior design, it makes him a perfect addition to the team.