Jess Impiazzi has opened up about her difficult year for the first time on Instagram on Saturday as she reflected on the end of 2023.
The actress, 34, began the year in a happy relationship with ex-footballer Jermaine Pennant, 40, who she was trying for a baby with by undergoing IVF.
However, Jess was forced to dump Jermaine after reports he had spent the night with a dominatrix, leaving her heartbroken.
Addressing her hard time as she finished performing in panto, she shared a pictured with the cast to her social media.
She penned: ‘And 2023… that’s a wrap! I can’t say it’s been a good one, continuous health issues and constant hospital appointments and everything else going on but I wouldn’t have got through the end of it without this lot.’
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Jess Impiazzi opened up about her difficult year for the first time on Instagram on Saturday
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The actress, 34, started 2023 off in a happy relationship with ex-footballer Jermaine Pennant , 40, and was trying for a baby and undergoing IVF
The former reality star added: ‘Here’s to a better 2024! Accepting what is, what comes and what goes, to adapting and moving forward holding faith that there is so much to look forward too.’
Television star Jess dumped the former footballer after she was allegedly told by friends that he had taken the adult entertainer to his hotel room while in Ibiza on a stag do.
The dominatrix is said to have put on an S&M performance for the group before partying with them at the Eden nightclub on the Spanish island in May, while Jess was undergoing IVF treatment in the hope of starting a family with Jermaine.
It is alleged sportsman Jermaine was the ‘the last man standing’ and he took the woman back to a hotel room he was sharing with another member of the stag party.
It is also claimed Jess – who was diagnosed with autoimmune condition lupus in July – discovered former Celebrity Big Brother housemate may have been messaging other women.
A source told The Sun at the time: ‘Jess is absolutely heartbroken. She’s been incredibly vulnerable this past year with ongoing health problems.
‘So to be told that he’d spent the night with the dominatrix when she was so ill and going through IVF — she couldn’t quite believe it.
‘He was away on a stag do and the dominatrix put on a show for them all at a club and other members of the group claim Jermaine brought her back to his hotel.
‘Jermaine told her that nothing happened despite a number of the stags claiming otherwise.’
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She was forced to dump Jermaine after reports he had spent the night with a dominatrix leaving her heartbroken
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Addressing her hard time as she finished performing in panto, she wrote: ‘I can’t say it’s been a good one, continuous health issues and constant hospital appointments and everything els but I wouldn’t have got through it without this lot’
The source added that Jermaine had made efforts to prove to Jess that he could be relied on as her partner, giving up alcohol and insisting he would ‘never hurt her’.
Jess and Jermaine are now said to be living apart.
Jermaine has denied any wrongdoing, according to The Sun.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for both Jess and Jermaine for comment.
Jermaine split from his wife Alice Goodwin in March 2019, just six months after their relationship was rocked by his flirtation with Chloe Ayling on Celebrity Big Brother.
The retired footballer and glamour model Alice ended their four-year marriage shortly after Christmas in 2018, the year he appeared on CBB.
Jermaine previously admitted their marriage turned ‘hostile’ after Alice was publicly humiliated when he didn’t reveal his marital status to Chloe while in the CBB house.
The couple married back in 2014. Jermaine, who was engaged three times before settling down with Alice, has a son from a previous relationship with Lara Murphy.
Jess underwent IVF treatment in May this year but did not fall pregnant and she was diagnosed with lupus in July.
The Ex On The Beach star was diagnosed with the chronic illness after doctors ran tests and she began coughing up blood while fearing she was dying.
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Jess previously explained how she experienced debilitating stomach issues, muscle spasms, swelling joints which left her unable to move and a rash all over her face, chest and arms
She was rushed to hospital on Wednesday and gave fans an update on her latest plight this week.
The model revealed she had suffered heart palpitations leading to a hospital dash for X-rays and an ECG (electrocardiogram) to assess her heart’s activity.
Earlier this year, Jess explained how she experienced debilitating stomach issues, muscle spasms, swelling joints which left her unable to move, extreme fatigue, worsening eyesight and a rash all over her face, chest and arms.
After three trips to A&E in July, and ‘many, many’ tests, the actress was finally told by doctors that she suffers with Lupus and is now on steroids ‘to get it under control’.
Jess explained how she believes the boob job she had last December, to replace a ruptured breast implant, is what has caused the serious decline in her health.