Yasmin Green

Yasmin Green (née McHugh; previously Matthews and MacKenzie) was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Ebony Thomas from 1998 until the end of the series in 2005.

Arrival

Green first appeared in late 1998 along with her younger brother Benji and their mother, Dusty who ran the local Newsagents. Yasmin was a rebellious teenager who never really settled down at school and was constantly partying, much to her mother's despair.

Relationship with Josh Matthews

In January 1999, Yasmin became involved with Josh Matthews, who had been chasing a record deal. The couple later became engaged and were married the week before Christmas. They went to Jamaica for their Honeymoon and returned very much in love. Things were rosy until Josh became bored with married life and began an affair with Julie-Ann Jones, the daughter of local Publican Pete Callan and eventually left Yasmin to go to Greece with Julie-Ann in March 2000, breaking Yasmin's heart.

Reconciliation

In June 2000, Josh returned to Charnham only to find that Yasmin had an affair in his absence with Josh's best mate, Declan Byrne. Despite all of this, Josh wanted Yasmin back and the two reconciled for the time being.

Second Affair and Josh's death

Having reconciled, It was only a matter of time before Josh began playing away again; This time with Julie-Ann's sister, Siobhan. Despite Josh wanting to be with Siobhan, He was rejected by her. Siobhan then married her boss, Pete. One night, an...
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