Jess Impiazzi has marked her dying father's milestone 70th birthday in a heartbreaking social media post.
In a post shared to her Instagram account on Wednesday, the former Ex On The Beach star paid her father a visit at the hospital to celebrate the special occasion.
Jess, who parted ways with her boyfriend Matthew earlier this year, smiled for the camera as she sat by her father's bedside while holding a birthday cake with candles for him to blow out.
"He's defied some odds and made it to 70!! He's a fighter! Happy 70th birthday Papa sticking in there strong," the reality star captioned the post.
Jess explained: "My dad is on end of life care due to many health issues, including lung cancer, vascular dementia, Alzheimer's and a heart aneurysm.
"However he's been fighting through and today we celebrate his 70th birthday #itsthesmallthings #silverlinings."
Jess added a series of red heart and birthday celebration emojis to her post.
The brunette's legions of followers showered her with support in the comment section of the post.
"This is the sweetest thing! Sending so much love to you and your dad! Happy 70th to him," one wrote.
Another added: "Happy birthday to your dad Jess he's a warrior."
A third said: "Your heart is gold Jess xxx."
Jess has spoken openly about the difficulties she faced during her childhood, as well as caring for her mother Debbie, who became blind when she was a teenager.
Speaking last year to new!, Jess admitted that her focus on theatre school derailed following her mum's ill health, but she is now back on track.
"I left Italia Conti theatre school because my mum went blind and then my nephew died when I was looking after him. I lost my way with acting, and then, after doing the glamour modelling, I thought, "No one will want me." And it just knocked me for six."
"I thought that's all I was worth, and that's a mindset I needed to get out of. It took me 30 years, but I'm here."
Earlier this year, Jess was dealt a blow after her childhood boyfriend Matthew Cook dumped her.
Speaking to OK!, Jess explained: "I was dating my friend from, like, 20 years ago. I was like, 'This is perfect. This is fantastic.' And then he dumped me! I was like, 'Oh, OK.' I thought it was lovely. Maybe I scared him off.
"We're friends again now, but at first, I was completely upset."
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