JESS Impiazzi is best known for appearing in a multitude of reality TV shows.
She broke up with her longterm boyfriend Jermaine Pennant in December 2023 — here we look at her career and who she has dated over the years.
How old is Jess Impiazzi and where is she from?
Jess Louise Impiazzi was born in Wandsworth, London, England on September 3, 1989 — making her 34 years old.
She currently lives in the capital of the UK and ventures into Essex territory on occasion.
While growing up in London, Jess studied at the world famous Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts – whose illustrious list of graduates include Doctor Who star Karen Gillan, chart-topping pop beauty Pixie Lott, and catwalk superstar Naomi Campbell.
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What does Jess Impiazzi do?
Jess is an actress and businesswoman – arguably most famous for her appearance on season two and five of MTV’s Ex on the Beach.
She has a fashion line called HD Female by Jess Impiazzi & HD selling sportswear (the HD stands for Heavy Duty) and she has released a line of hair extensions called Instalocks.
Jess also champions the rights of the visually impaired – having been forced to drop out of Italia Conti to care for her mother who was diagnosed with Uveal Effusion Syndrome which caused her to go blind.
In May 2016, Jess helped lobby the British Parliament to improve equal rights for those discriminated against for using guide dogs – and she frequently uses her social media outlets to further champion the cause.
Jess embarked on a glamour model career in 2009 posing for cameras for magazines and national British papers including The Sun, Nuts, Zoo and Loaded.
While she does less modelling than previously, fans were excited in August 2016 when it was revealed she had been photographed naked for her official 2017 calender.
She also models most of her own Jess Impiazzi & HD sports collections – regularly updating fans on Instagram with her collections.
What reality shows has Jess Impiazzi appeared in?
In 2012 Jess made several appearances on hit ITV reality show The Only Way Is Essex.
The brown-haired beauty landed a job as one of the Sugar Hut Honeys who were cast as “a group of gorgeous girls who are the entourage of [club owner] Mick Norcross.”
Jess found herself slap in the middle of all the Towie drama when she approached Lucy Mecklenburgh to alert her that Mario Falcone had been sending her flirty texts.
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Shortly after appearing on Towie, Jess made the transfer to MTV’s drama-fuelled reality show Ex on the Beach.
First appearing in the second series in 2015, Jess arrived in Marbella, Spain, to confront muscled ex-boyfriend Rogan O’Connor.
She returned to the show in 2016 for the fifth series – which filmed in Thailand – but she withdrew after three episodes following a string of anxiety attacks.
Jess also had a blast in the Celebrity Big Brother 2018 house, and eventually took fourth place.
As well as reality TV, Jess has appeared as an actress in a number of drama series.
She was in an episode of the highly rated mini-series The Re-up in 2020.
In the same year she appeared in five episodes of Isolation the Series.
In 2021 she got a part in the TV series All About Casey.
Impiazzi played the part of Danielle in the mini series Keep Calm & Carry On in 2022.
And in the same year she appeared in the murder mystery series Strike.
What films is Jess Impiazzi in?
In 2016 Jess made her movie debut as a character named Megan in gritty British crime drama Retribution which was released in March that year.
She then landed a role in Horror film Tombs: Rise of the Damned (2019) playing a character with a name not too dissimilar from her own – Jessica.
She also secured a role in an action film called Name of the Game playing Ashley Queen – and co-starring fellow reality stars Darren Day and Calum Best.
In 2019 she appeared in a horror B-movie titled The Seven.
She had a small role in zombie flick Death Do Us Apart in 2021.
Jess then had a starring role in another B-movie, Override (2021), alongside Luke Goss of Bros. fame.
Who has Jess Impiazzi dated?
Appearing on MTV’s Ex on the Beach, Jess was linked to bodybuilder Rogan O’Connor but they did not reunite on the show.
She was romantically linked to Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen in July 2016 – but the actor explained their romance ended after one date and they remained friends, while Jess revealed she suffered extreme trolling on social media due to being romantically associated with someone who is HIV positive.
She began dating professional rugby player Danny Solomona in 2015 and the pair moved in together – but they split up in June 2016.
They reconciled later that year and became engaged after Denny popped the question to Jess in November.
But The Sun Online broke the news that Jess and Denny had called it quits after falling out of love with each other.
In a big twist, The Sun revealed that the couple had secretly wed in Las Vegas, at the same chapel where Britney Spears had tied the knot.
Before going into the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2018, Jess told how their romance was in ruins just months after their whirlwind wedding — and were going to divorce.
Speaking to the Sun on Sunday, Jess, 28, said: “Denny was the love of my life and the man I thought I was destined to have children with.
"When he got down on one knee there was never a doubt about saying yes.
"I thought we would have a normal wedding, but before I could blink we were walking down the aisle in the same place Britney got married.
"I was so happy. But when we got back to England he got back into bad old habits and started going out partying again.
"By last summer I simply could not take it any more and we broke up.
"Now I’m waiting for our divorce papers to come through."
Clark County records office confirmed the couple were issued a marriage certificate on November 4, 2016.
Jess has confessed she regrets having sex with her ex Rogan on TV.
Jess came to talk to Big Brother following a house discussion about people who bang on the box.
She said: “They were talking about sex on TV and what people view people who’ve done that as.
“The question was whether women or men get a harder time for that.
“And my answer was ‘women’ because of my experience of that.”
Between 2020 and 2021 Jess was in a relationship with Hemel Hempstead Town footballer boyfriend Samir Carruthers.
But things didn't work out, with a source close to the model-turned-actress said: “It just wasn’t working anymore and they’re both super focused on their careers.”
Impiazzi then dated her old school pal Matthew Cook in 2021, but she was reportedly heartbroken when he called it off.
A pal said: “Jess has been left heartbroken after Matt ended it with her out of the blue last month.
"She’s been feeling a bit down, but trying to keep her chin up.”
And her latest relationship was with former former Liverpool ace Jermaine pennant, 39 — they had been secretly dating since November 2021.
But just before Christmas 2023, Jess dumped the football legend after she accused him of spending the night with a dominatrix and taking the adult entertainer to his hotel room on a wild stag do in Ibiza.
Jess attempted to move on from the incident in May — at a time she was undergoing IVF treatment to start a family with Jermaine.
But recently she learned Pennant — who has admitted to cheating on multiple partners in the past — had been sending flirty messages to other women.
The Celebrity SAS star denied any wrongdoing.
Is Jess Impiazzi on Instagram?
An avid user of social media outlets, Jess has a loyal following on photo-sharing app Instagram.
The star – uploading snaps under the handle @jess_impiazzi – has amassed over a quarter of a million followers.
Fans of the brunette can expect images of her tastefully showcasing her sportswear designs and taking her beloved dogs Bella and Brucey for walkies.
An avid user of social media outlets, Jess has a loyal following on photo-sharing app Instagram.
Who is Jess Impiazzi's mum Debbie?
Debbie Impiazzi's mum went blind just over a decade ago, and uses a guide dog.
She has written for the Daily Mail on her journey to rebuild her life after losing her sight.
Jess dropped out of school to help her mum after she went blind, and Debbie has said that it was a sad time for her.
Debbie suffers from Uveal Effusion Syndrome, which is a rare but serious condition affecting eyesight.
