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Nottingham footballer Jermaine Pennant joins girlfriend Jess Impaizzi at Lightyear UK premiere

Former footballer Jermaine Pennant was spotted walking the blue carpet of the Lightyear premiere alongside his girlfriend Jess Impaizzi on Monday night. The 39-year-old Nottingham-born sports star donned an all black suit and shirt while 33-year-old glamour model and actress Jess stunned in a blue halter neck ball gown from Goddive fashion.

Taking to her social media, Jess shared a picture of them both on the premiere carpet ahead of the screening. She added the caption: "What a lovely evening at the #Lightyear movie premier! I just love buzz light year. Thanks for having us".

The UK premier of Disney's Toy Story spin-off took place in Cineworld Leicester Square in London on Monday, June 13 and will be released in UK cinemas from Friday, June 17. The star-studded event also saw cast members Chris Evans, Keke Palmer and Taika Waititi in attendance.

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Jermaine Pennant and Jess Impiazzi arrive at the UK premiere of Lightyear (Ian West/PA Wire)

The Mirror reported in March that Jess had confirmed her relationship with Jermaine, who grew up in The Meadows and has a podcast titled 'Brutally Honest', after rumours they had been 'secretly' dating for five months and had also been on holiday together in Tenerife. On March 31, the couple made their red carpet debut for 'The Lost City' premiere and in May they were pictured together at the film screening of 'A Day With OCD'.

Jermaine was previously married to model and TV personality Alice Goodwin. The couple wed in 2014 but announced their split in 2020. Meanwhile Celebrity Big Brother and Ex On The Beach star Jess, used to be married to rugby player Denny Solomona but the two went their separate ways in 2018 after she found out he apparently had an affair.

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