Jess Impiazzi breaks her silence on her difficult year after dumping her ‘cheating’ boyfriend Jermaine Pennant

Jess Impiazzi opened up about her difficult year for the first time on Instagram on Saturday as she looked back on the end of 2023.

The actress, 34, started the year in a happy relationship with ex-footballer Jermaine Pennant, 40, with whom she tried to have a child by undergoing IVF.

However, Jess was forced to dump Jermaine after reporting he had spent the night with a dominatrix, leaving her heartbroken.

Addressing her difficult time when she finished performing in panto, she shared a photo with the cast on her social media.

She wrote: 'And 2023… that's a fact! I can't say it's been a good period, ongoing health issues and constant hospital appointments and everything else going on, but without all of this I wouldn't have made it to the end.”

The former reality star added, “Here's to a better 2024! Accepting what is, what comes and what goes, by adapting and moving forward, with the confidence that there is so much to look forward to.'

Television star Jess dumped the former footballer after friends told her he had taken the adult entertainer to his hotel room while in Ibiza for a stag do.

The dominatrix is ​​said to have performed an S&M performance for the group before partying with them at Eden nightclub on the Spanish island in May, while Jess underwent IVF treatment in the hope of starting a family with Jermaine.

It is claimed that sportsman Jermaine was the 'last man standing' and he took the woman back to a hotel room he shared with another member of the stag party.

It is also claimed that Jess – who was diagnosed with lupus in July – discovered that the former Celebrity Big Brother housemate may have been sending messages to other women.

A source said The sun at the time: “Jess is absolutely heartbroken. She has been incredibly vulnerable over the past year with ongoing health problems.

'So when she was told he had spent the night with the dominatrix when she was so ill and undergoing IVF, she couldn't quite believe it.

'He was away for a bachelor party and the dominatrix put on a show for all of them at a club and other members of the group claim Jermaine took her back to his hotel.

“Jermaine told her nothing had happened, despite some deer saying otherwise.”

The source added that Jermaine had gone out of his way to prove to Jess that he could be relied on as her partner, by giving up alcohol and insisting he would 'never hurt her'.

It is now said that Jess and Jermaine are living separately.

Jermaine has denied all allegations, 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.

Retired footballer and glamor 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 failed to reveal his marital status to Chloe while in the CBB house.

The couple married 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 failed to become pregnant and was diagnosed with lupus in July.

The Ex On The Beach star was diagnosed with the chronic illness after doctors carried out tests and she started coughing up blood amid fears she was dying.

She was rushed to hospital on Wednesday and gave fans an update on her latest condition this week.

The model revealed that she had been experiencing palpitations, which led to a hospital visit for x-rays and an ECG (electrocardiogram) to assess her heart's activity.

Earlier this year, Jess explained how she suffered debilitating stomach problems, muscle spasms, joint swelling that left her unable to move, extreme fatigue, deteriorating vision and a rash all over her face, chest and arms.

After three emergency room visits in July and “lots and lots” of tests, the actress was finally told by doctors that she has lupus and is now taking steroids “to get it under control.”

Jess explained that she believes the breast augmentation she underwent last December, to replace a ruptured breast implant, caused the serious decline in her health.