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JESS Impiazzi has revealed she was forced to pull out of filming after being hit by anxiety attacks.

The glamour girl flew to Thailand after agreeing to return to the show that made her famous.

She said: “I struggled this time. It might be because I’m a bit older.

“And it might be that I didn’t want to get mugged off like I was the last time I did the show.

“I was really cautious this time. And I was having anxiety every day.”

Jess, 26, has struggled with depression in the past and still suffers from anxiety.

She added: “Every now and then I get bouts of anxiety. I get it when I’m stressed or have family problems.

“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.”

Jess was forced to quit the show early.

She said: “I woke up one morning and didn’t feel right. I knew it wasn’t the time to be in a place like that. I knew it was time to go. I had to think of my health.

“The producers know about my anxiety so they were really good about it.

“It was a shame because I love the show.” ¬ FANS are in for a lot of laughs this autumn judging by this snap of the cast, who have reunited a decade after the drama last aired.

John Thomson, James Nesbitt, Fay Ripley, Hermione Norris and Robert Bathurst all return for the new series.

Ex On The Beach is back on August 16 at 10pm on MTV.