Jess Impiazzi

Jess Impiazzi
Born	Jessica Louise Impiazzi (1989-09-03) 3 September 1989 London, England, UK
Nationality	British
Occupation	Model, actress, businesswoman and television personality
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Modelling and appearing on season 2 and 5 of Ex on the Beach
Height	5'5

Jessica Louise "Jess" Impiazzi (born 3 September 1989) is a British glamour model, actress, businesswoman and television personality. She is known for being a lads' mags favourite and for her appearances in seasons 2 and 5 of Ex on the Beach. Impiazzi has also launched her product lines of gymwear called Jess by HD and hair extensions called #Instalocks by Jess Impiazzi.

Career

At the age of 12, Impiazzi trained to become an actress at the world renowned Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts part-time until she was given a full scholarship at the age of 14 to attend the full-time school and then again in to the college. She then had to abandon her studies before graduating, to care for her Mother who became diagnosed with Uveal Effusion Syndrome, a rare degenerative eye disease which caused her to go blind as a result.^[1]

Impiazzi began her media career as a glamour model in 2009 and she soon became a favourite with the tabloids and lads' mags for her trademark "husky eyes".^[2] She has appeared in Nuts, Zoo, Loaded, Daily Star and The Sun. In 2011, she briefly appeared on The Only Way is Essex, as one of the "Sugar Hut Honeys"^[3]

2015 saw her shoot to mainstream fame on the second series of Ex on the Beach. In 2016, she then returned to the show and appeared in the show's 5th series, which was an All Stars series.

2016 has also seen her perform in her first cinematic role, in a British independent film called Retribution and has finished filming another film, alongside Calum Best and Darren Day.

Personal life

Impiazzi has been a carer to her Mother for nearly ten years and has campaigned for more awareness for those who are visually impaired. She has even appeared and lobbied at Houses of Parliament, to raise more awareness of the discrimination faced by people who use guide dogs.^[4]

Impiazzi suffers from Anxiety and Depression. She suffers from anxiety attacks, which led her to exit Ex on the Beach 5. She told The Daily Star: "I struggled this time. I was having anxiety every day. Every now and then I get bouts of anxiety. I get it when I'm stressed. I know when it's triggering and have ways to deal with it. Or I take a few tablets and know I'll be all right.”^[5]

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