Jasmine Thomas

[1] Coleman told Laura Davidson of the Sunday Mail that she had always wanted to act and planned on going to a drama school, but the audition for Emmerdale came up and she went for it.

[2] During the school holidays, Jasmine's parents Luke and Karen send her to stay with her uncle Ashley (John Middleton) in Emmerdale.

Jasmine is lonely but soon befriends Steph Stokes (Lorraine Chase), Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) and Daz Eden (Luke Tittensor).

Debbie kisses Jasmine to get a reaction from her father, Cain (Jeff Hordley), but the girls realise their feelings for each other are stronger than friendship and start dating.

Jasmine discovers Jamie Hope (Alex Carter) lied about his whereabouts when Tom died and wonders if he was responsible but helps him clear his name.

Jasmine gets revenge by exposing Nicola's lies about her husband, Donald De Souza (Michael Jayston), in the local paper and helps his son, Miles (Ayden Callaghan), reconcile with his father and stop drinking.

They realise how strong their feelings for each other are and start dating but Jasmine ends it when he gets jealous about her being friends with Jake Doland (James Baxter).

Debbie, Eli Dingle (Joseph Gilgun) and Jasmine wrap Shane's body up and dump it in a lake at Home Farm.

Jasmine buys a plane ticket online using Shane's credit card, as he had some time off work but starts having nightmares.

[5] During a feature on lesbians in British soap operas, Sarah and Lee from AfterEllen said Jasmine and Debbie's relationship was "disappointing" and "cliché driven".

[6] They added "Even though they did rekindle their relationship later on the show, the handling of the plot was a failed opportunity for Emmerdale to retain its lesbian crown.

Jenna Coleman was cast in the role of Jasmine.