Yazmin Oukhellou 'QUITS TOWIE' months after horror car crash which killed her ... trends now

Yazmin Oukhellou 'QUITS TOWIE' months after horror car crash which killed her ... trends now
Yazmin Oukhellou 'QUITS TOWIE' months after horror car crash which killed her ... trends now

Yazmin Oukhellou 'QUITS TOWIE' months after horror car crash which killed her ... trends now

Yazmin Oukhellou has reportedly quit TOWIE just seven months after escaping a horror car crash which killed her ex-boyfriend Jake McLean.

The reality TV star, 28, has decided to walk away from the hit ITVBe series almost six years after she first joined the show, according to The Sun.

It has been claimed that Yazmin has decided not to appear on the next series of TOWIE because she wants to process the 'trauma' of what she has been through.

Exit: Yazmin Oukhellou has reportedly quit TOWIE just seven months after escaping a horror car crash which killed her ex-boyfriend Jake McLean

Exit: Yazmin Oukhellou has reportedly quit TOWIE just seven months after escaping a horror car crash which killed her ex-boyfriend Jake McLean

Yazmin was caught up in a horror crash in Turkey in July when Jake's blue Mercedes E class saloon plunged down from a mountainous road and into a ravine in Bodrum.

An insider told the publication: 'Yaz has decided to step away from the next series of Towie and focus on recovering from the trauma of what she has been through over the last year.

'She needed a break after everything to process what's happened, so she has decided to leave the show and will not be in the next series.

'The door is always open for her to return, and Towie bosses were keen not to lose her but totally respected her wishes and want her to put herself first.'

Hard times: Yazmin was caught up in a horror crash in Turkey in July when Jake's Mercedes E class saloon plunged down from a mountainous road and into a ravine in Bodrum

Hard times: Yazmin was caught up in a horror crash in Turkey in July when Jake's Mercedes E class saloon plunged down from a mountainous road and into a ravine in Bodrum

Yazmin first appeared on TOWIE on its 20th series back in March 2017 alongside her then-boyfriend James Lock. 

The news of her reported departure comes just hours after MailOnline revealed that Pete Wicks is also quitting the show.

MailOnline has contacted TOWIE and Yazmin's representatives for comment.

In July, Yazmin was a passenger in the car with Jake when he crashed the vehicle in Turkey and lost his life at the age of 33.

Stepping back: The reality TV star, 28, has decided to walk away from the hit ITVBe series almost six years after she first joined the show, according to reports

Stepping back: The reality TV star, 28, has decided to walk away from the hit ITVBe series almost six years after she first joined the show, according to reports  

The on-off couple were on holiday together when Jake crashed the car off a cliff in Bodrum and died at the scene.

Yazmin told The Sun that to survive the smash she climbed down a cliff covered in blood with a broken arm and now she has permanent physical scarring.

After being told by doctors that she was lucky to walk away from the devastating accident, Yazmin confessed to experiencing sleepless nights and needing therapy because she couldn't understand why she had been given a second chance at life.

In July last year, she said: 'I severed an artery and a nerve, that's why I bled so much. The doctors called me an angel, a miracle, because it's a notorious spot and people have never survived.

Horror crash: Yazmin told The Sun that to survive the smash, which killed Jake, she climbed down a cliff covered in blood with a broken arm and now she has permanent physical scarring

Horror crash: Yazmin told The Sun that to survive the smash, which killed Jake, she climbed down a cliff covered in blood with a broken arm and now she has permanent physical scarring

'Now I'm just wondering how the hell did my partner die while I've survived? It's made me look at life totally differently.' 

Yazmin was reportedly banned from attending Jake's funeral after his family blamed her for his sad passing and said the couple had been arguing at the point of the crash.

Elsewhere, MailOnline exclusively revealed on Wednesday that Pete Wicks has  sensationally quit TOWIE after seven years.

Star: Yazmin first appeared on TOWIE on its 20th series back in March 2017 alongside her then-boyfriend James Lock (both pictured in 2019)

Star: Yazmin first

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