Downcast Yazmin Oukhellou heads to the hair salon with her arm in a sling – as she comes to terms with the death of her boyfriend Jake McLean after horror car crash
Downcast Yazmin Oukhellou headed to the hair salon with her arm in a sling on Saturday and was joined by her supportive mother Lisa for the low-key outing.
It comes as she continues to come to terms with the death of her ex-boyfriend Jack McLean and her near-death experience after a horror car crash earlier this month.
The TOWIE star, 31, was a passenger in the vehicle which plunged 70ft off a cliff in Bodrum, Turkey on Sunday July 3 which killed Jake and left her with serious arm injuries.
Tough: Downcast Yazmin Oukhellou headed to the hair salon with her arm in a sling on Saturday and was joined by her supportive mother Lisa for the low-key outing
For her outing, Yazmin cut a casual figure in comfortable flared black trousers and an off-the-shoulder matching vest top.
She completed the look with Christian Dior sliders and a black and white bag from the same French designer while sporting a no-makeup look.
Yazmin scrapped her hair back into a low pony and had a pair of stylish sunglasses perched on top of her head.
Shock: It comes as she continues to come to terms with the death of her ex-boyfriend Jack McLean and her near-death experience after a horror car crash earlier this month
It comes after it was reported that Yazmin fears being banned from Jake’s funeral over tensions with his family.
It has been claimed that the couple had a blazing row at a nightclub shortly before the car crash, something which Jake’s mum Anita Walsh told Turkish authorities she believed could have played a role in her son’s death.
However Yazmin, who was seriously injured, has insisted there was no argument.
Tragic: The TOWIE star, 31, was a passenger in the vehicle which plunged 70ft off a cliff in Bodrum, Turkey on Sunday July 3 which killed Jake and left her with serious arm injuries
A source told The Sun: ‘It has become difficult for all involved. Yaz’s biggest fear is being asked not to go to the funeral and not getting to say goodbye to Jake.
‘It has been a devastating time for Jake’s family. His death is still so raw for everyone involved.
‘With time it’s hoped they can come together and mourn their loss. But for now it is a fractured relationship.’
Stepping out: For her outing Yazmin cut a casual figure in comfortable flared black trousers and an off-the-shoulder matching vest top
Casual: She completed the look with Christian Dior sliders and a black and white bag from the same French designer while sporting a no-makeup look
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Yazmin for further comment.
Last week, Yazmin told how she’s ‘scarred for life’ following the horror car crash.
The reality star suffered serious injuries to her arm with doctors telling Yazmin it’s a ‘miracle’ she’s still alive.
Breaking her silence following her arrival back home, Yazmin admitted: ‘This will live with me forever’ as she processed what happened.
Outing: Yazmin scrapped her hair back into a low pony and had a pair of stylish sunglasses perched on top of her head
In an interview with The Sun, an emotional Yazmin told how she struggled to comprehend how she survived the crash and Jake didn’t, with medics telling her that she’s an ‘angel’ as people do not tend to survive the ‘notorious’ crash location.
The traumatised star is also unable to sleep without her mother Lisa by her side since her ordeal.
She said: ‘I severed an artery and a nerve, that’s why I bled so much. The doctors called me an angel, a miracle, because it’s a notorious spot and people have never survived.
‘Now I’m just wondering how the hell did my partner die while I’ve survived? It’s made me look at life totally differently.’
Difficult: It comes after it was reported that Yazmin fears being banned from Jake’s funeral over tensions with his family
Yazmin continued: ‘I am definitely going to need therapy for a while, and I’m going to try some in-patient treatment too. I know this will live with me forever, I need to take it slowly.’
In addition to therapy, Yazmin may also need plastic surgery as she’s been left with ‘permanent scarring’, with UK doctors warning she may never have the full use of her right arm.
The TV personality deliberately broke her trapped arm to escape the crash and rush for help – while Jake lay unconscious.
Lucky to be alive: Last week, Yazmin told how she’s ‘scarred for life’ following the horror car crash
She said of the prospect: ‘I could have been like Jake and not survived so I’m just very grateful and lucky that if that’s the worst case scenario, I will deal with it as best I can.
‘The scarring that I have is awful so I will always have that as a reminder. But at least I’m still alive.’
As she continues to recover from the terrifying experience, Yazmin told how her emotions are ‘very up and down’ as she processes the grief of losing Jake.
She detailed how she had lost relatives in the past, including her beloved Nan last year, but no one who she’s loved in an ‘intimate way’, admitting it’s ‘very difficult’.
Perspective: Breaking her silence following her arrival back home, Yazmin admitted: ‘This will live with me forever’ as she processed what happened
Amid her recovery, Yazmin is staying clear of ‘social settings’ and will not be logging on to social media, while she’s also changed her phone number.
She emphasised that her ‘focus’ is just to get herself well again and to deal with what happened to her and Jake, adding that her on-off beau was the only person she felt ‘a love like that for’.
The beauty went on to say that the ordeal will ‘stay with me for life’ before remarking that she loved Jake, whom she travelled across the world to be with, ‘so hard’.
Grief: The beauty went on to say that the ordeal will ‘stay with me for life’ before remarking that she loved Jake, whom she travelled across the world to be with, ‘so hard’
Following the crash, Yazmin was forced to break her own arm to escape the car and find help, admitting she had ‘no choice’ but to take the drastic action.
At the time Yazmin didn’t realise she had opened an artery but revealed she was covered in blood as she lay upside down in the car.
Yazmin said she convinced herself that Jake was still alive as she ran to the top of the bank they has rolled down and screamed for help.
Luckily, a man walking his dog found her instantly and rushed down to the car to help, but sadly it was already too late as Yazmin said she couldn’t feel Jake’s pulse.
Close: Yazmin said the grief and shock have left her needing therapy and she hasn’t left her mother Lisa’s side since the accident
Yazmin said the grief and shock have left her needing therapy and she hasn’t left her mother Lisa’s side since the accident.
The reality star also confirmed that the couple were currently off, but she flew out to Turkey in the hope they could reconcile and recalled how the trip made things ‘perfect’ between them.
The television personality had been on holiday with Jake in the resort of Bodrum where the terrifying incident took place.
Relationship: The reality star also confirmed that the couple were currently off, but she flew out to Turkey in the hope they could reconcile and recalled how the trip made things ‘perfect’ between them
Crash: The television personality had been on holiday with Jake in the resort of Bodrum where the terrifying incident took place
Jake and Yazmin were driving in a blue Mercedes E class saloon along a windy, mountainous road between the coastal city of Bodrum and the seaside town of Yalikavak as they returned from a night out.
The crash took place at around 4.30am and investigators have established that the car hurtled around 70 feet over a left turn bend and landed in a ravine almost 30 feet below.
Jake was pronounced dead at the scene while Yazmin was rushed to hospital, where she underwent treatment for her injured arm.
Shocking: Jake was pronounced dead at the scene while Yazmin was rushed to hospital, where she underwent treatment for her injured arm
After the crash, she clambered through thick, thorny bushes to stop a passing motorist for help.
Jake and Yazmin are thought to have got together in May last year before she revealed their relationship on Instagram in December in a clip that showed the pair kissing.
But she split from him just a month later after he was reportedly caught ‘acting single’ while on a holiday in Dubai and leaving a club alone with Love Island ex Ellie Jones.
History: Jake and Yazmin are thought to have got together in May last year before she revealed their relationship on Instagram in December in a clip that showed the pair kissing
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