Chloe Brockett breaks silence on Jack Fincham jail drama in first interview as she reveals real reason she avoided court

QUITTING Towie in disgust over a violent scene set up by producers should have been the start of a fresh chapter for Chloe Brockett.

However, within just weeks, the 24-year-old’s “year of hell”; began as police turned up on the doorstep of her home with Love Island boyfriend, Jack Fincham.

His brush with the law that almost saw him jailed for six weeks has finally come to an end today – but cost reality star Chloe a major health crisis.

Pushed to her limit, Chloe ended up in hospital after stress brought on a severe asthma attack this week.

Today she has spoken for the first time since Jack won an appeal against his sentence for dangerous dog offences – and was told his cane corso dog Elvis can come home.

Chloe told Flying Eze: “I'm over the moon with the outcome, but I just feel so drained.

“I should be cartwheeling and having a glass of Prosecco, but instead, I'm just sitting at my kitchen table thinking, ‘Oh my God, it's finally all over'.”

In January, hysterical Chloe broke down in court as she screamed out “no”; when Jack was handed a custodial term.

He had been serving a suspended prison sentence for an unrelated driving offence when he admitted to two counts of being in charge of a dangerously out-of-control dog.

Jack’s beloved pet was seized just weeks after moving into his first home with Chloe, having been reported for failing to keep the animal muzzled and on a lead at all times in public places.

Chloe said: “After leaving Towie, I was feeling really happy and looking forward to a fresh start. I was so excited to have moved in with Jack, but within months his dog was seized.

“It was the most traumatic thing that could ever happen to him.

“When it came to going to court, I supported Jack by going with him but was so upset by the custodial sentence.

“I knew Jack would find that hard as someone who suffers with mental health anyway.

“I knew spending time behind bars wasn’t going to help, especially because what happened was an accident that could happen to so many people.

“Jack takes full responsibility but I found it so unjust and it was just horrible.

“I didn't see that coming at all so obviously I was just so shocked.

“I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye.”;

Thankfully, Jack was granted bail after appealing his sentence and returned home to Chloe two hours later.

However, when it came to Jack’s case at Basildon Crown Court today, Chloe said the previous “horrific experience”; made it too difficult for her to attend.

“It all seemed a bit too intimidating,”; she said.

“I felt like in a way I embarrassed myself by crying in the court and I just didn't want to do that again.

“I felt like a really bad person for not going but because I've been so unwell and was really scared, I just didn’t think I could sit through it.

“But I knew that I would get panicked in there and maybe that could affect my health.

“I know though that I've been there to support him and done enough. I can rest easy at night.”;

Chloe admits her mental and physical health has been badly affected over the last year.

She’s been forced to cancel work commitments and has retreated from the spotlight as she battled repeated bouts of flu, tonsillitis and chest infections.

She said: “I feel like I've got the immune system of a Victorian child, but it’s probably because it's been so stressful this last year, to be honest.

“My asthma has been horrific. I had an asthma attack the other day and I was really scared.

“Asthma can be so dangerous, it can literally kill you quite quickly.

“I knew I was getting worse and my inhaler wasn’t doing a thing so I thought it was best to go to hospital.

“I know it's because I'm run down. I know it's because I'm stressed out.

“Luckily Jack was so helpful. He's really good and he does really look after me in those sort of scenarios. He really does because I'm a panicker.”;

In the last week, Chloe has been forced to shut down rumours she’s split from Jack in the run-up to the court case.

She insisted they are still “very much in a relationship”; but now admits the sorry saga has had a negative impact on them as a couple.

Chloe added: “I’ve felt this lingering sort of like pressure over me with the stress of what's been going on.

“Of course that affects the relationship. How can it not? No one's going to be happy about going to court and all of these things.

“The worry has been for me that if it didn't go the way that everyone hoped, even down to if they'd said that Jack could walk free, but the dog was to be destroyed, that would have been the worst outcome for Jack.

“I'm forever grateful that didn't happen.”;

Revealing her plans to celebrate today’s verdict, Chloe laughed: “I'm going to have a good night's sleep. That’s what I’m going to do. It’s been a really hard time.”;