Jasmin Tawil opens her feelings and thoughts for the first time on TV. In the RTL show “Unbreakable – We make you strong!” the actress and nine other celebrities are going on the journey of a lifetime. Each participant goes to their own personal limits in order to be able to overcome problems or trauma in the past. With Jasmin it is the topic of men that leads to difficult situations again and again.
The singer already spoke about the hurtful separation from Adel Tawil in the first part of the interview with GALA, now she talks about her critical relationship with the father of her son Ocean Malik and the reconciliation with her parents.
Jasmin Tawil: Borderline experiences in “Unbreakable”
In “Unbreakable” the prominent participants reveal a lot about themselves and their problems. How difficult was it for you to open up on TV like that?
To be honest, I canceled what felt like twenty times before the show started. On the one hand, I was totally in the mood for the project, on the other hand, I thought to myself, it could totally backfire. “Unbreakable” evokes memories that push me to my limits. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy.
Why I did participate after all was my mental health. The last seven years have changed me and left a lot of traces. Since then I have struggled with myself again and again to keep me stable. That’s why I ultimately saw the project as an opportunity and I’m very grateful and happy that I got on the plane.
We all just dared to speak out loud about our griefs and worries and hopefully we will help other people to seek advice or help.
Besides the memories, what else was the biggest challenge for you on “Unbreakable”?
I was totally overwhelmed, because suddenly I had to sleep in a tent with nine other people who were strangers to me – including men. I’m not used to this.
Peace with Jasmin’s parents
You also address your fear of men in the first episode. How do you think this came about?
I missed my father for many years and I tried desperately to make up for this missing father figure with a partner in my life. But then I always ran into the wrong men.
What is your current relationship with your parents like?
Thanks to “Unbreakable” I really managed to make peace with my father after all these years. We hadn’t seen each other for a few years. I have no direct contact with my mother at the moment, but I am sure that we will have a discussion with her too.
Problems with Ocean Mailk’s father
How is your relationship with Ocean’s father right now? In “Unbreakable” you tell about the fact that he doesn’t care about his son.
Yes, “Unbreakable” also helped me a lot with this topic to get a lot clearer with the situation. I admit, I was a bit naive and talked myself about it all a little bit nicely. Unfortunately, I generally tend to do this, but at some point it boils out of me. I’ve asked Ocean’s father so many times to give us financial support, but he always had excuses and held me off. It is not fair of him that he should let me take full responsibility for our son.
After filming, I immediately picked up the phone and gave him a proper announcement. I haven’t heard from him so far, but I still hope we can come to an agreement. Financial support is the least he can do for his son, but he doesn’t care.
The stupid thing is, I can’t get to him anymore, he still lives in Hawaii. Normally I would go there and first give him a friendly announcement and if that doesn’t work, call the police and report him so that he can finally pay something. But I am currently no longer allowed to travel to the USA.
How come?
It was like this: After I was on “Celebrity Big Brother”, I fell into a deep hole. The pandemic gave me terrible fears. I sat alone in Brandenburg and saw no one. I’ve eaten the frustration into me – in the truest sense of the word – and haven’t looked at myself in the mirror anymore.
Then when I realized that my life was moving again in a direction that was not good for me and for Ocean, I wanted to go back to Hawaii. But at the airport in Frankfurt they told me that I would not be allowed to travel to the USA for ten years because I left far too late last time. That was the case, I admit it. At the time, I usually made sure to get out of the country again after 90 days. But last time I got pregnant and didn’t know where to go. I was living in the car at the time. The only option would have been my mother’s couch, but I didn’t want that.
The second episode “Unbreakable – We make you strong!” runs on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 8:15 p.m. on RTL and already on RTL +.
Source used: own interview