Roxanne Pallett: where is the Celebrity Big Brother star now?

She's been out of the spotlight since her controversial time on CBB

Roxanne Pallett

by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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It's been a few year since Roxanne Pallett's infamous time on Celebrity Big Brother - but what is she doing now? What happened with Ryan Thomas? Does she have kids?

We've got everything you need to know about the actress turned reality TV star...

Who is Roxanne Pallett?

Roxanne first found fame following her time on Emmerdale back in 2005.

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roxanne's character jo was married to andy sugden ©ITV

She played the character Jo Stiles and was involved in a lot of drama including having an affair with Andy Sugden, being abused by her husband and faking a pregnancy.

After trying to get away from her abusive husband Andy, Jo manages to flee the village and the last time viewers saw her was back in 2009.

How old is Roxanne Pallett?

Roxanne's birthday is 26 December 1982 - meaning she's 39.

What happened to Roxanne Pallett in Big Brother?

Shortly before Celebrity Big Brother began in August 2018, it was reported that Roxanne Pallett would enter the Big Brother house and she apparently signed up for £750k.

During her time on the show, most of her screen time featured Ben Jardine and fellow co-star Natalie Nunn even accused them of having an affair.

Things soon turned sinister when Roxanne accused Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas of punching her, despite viewers seeing that they were play fighting.

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roxanne in the CBB diary room ©Channel 5

While Roxanne told Ryan "that bloody hurt", he was quick to apologise. Later, she spoke directly into the microphone and said, "I've just been beaten up by Corrie's Jason Grimshaw. Big Brother that hurt."

She then went on to say, " "A boy has punched me repeatedly, unprovoked, completely deliberate. He actually punched me. Like a boxer would [strike] a back!

"We weren't play fighting. It wasn't banter. It wasn't a joke. There was no exchange.

"I can't believe you're letting someone stay who's done that. It's not okay!"

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ryan thomas in the cbb diary room ©Channel 5

Ryan was later given a formal warning but told Big Brother, "From your point of view, yes [it's unacceptable].

"I think we both know, and Roxanne knows, that there was no malice or hurt or anger in anything that I did during this time.

"But from your point of view, while doing this show, I'm sorry and I understand."

The show received 25,000 Ofcom complaints with Lucy Mecklenburgh jumping to her partner Ryan's defence and Ryan's brother Adam Thomas also slamming Roxanne's tell-all interview.

During an eviction, fans of the show could be heard chanting "get Roxy out" and shortly after, Roxanne quit the show and was later grilled by Emma Willis in an interview.

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Roxanne Pallett accused Ryan Thomas of punching her

When Roxanne Pallett and Ryan Thomas were playing fighting no one was quite prepared when the Emmerdale actress claimed that he punched her hard in the ribs. She was quick to tell the rest of the housemates, ask Big Brother why Ryan wasn't removed from the house and branded him 'a liar', 'manipulative' and 'calculating'. During an eviction the CBB crowd were chanting for Roxanne to leave and shortly after she quit the show.That didn't stop the nation from being furious and Ofcom received over 11,000 complaints. She's since apologised for her actions but Ryan's brother Adam has slammed her apology and so has the Corrie star's girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh.

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Kim Woodburn's explosive row

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Christopher Biggins' shocking removal

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Stephen Bear and Chloe Khan's bathroom saga

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Stephen Bear's love affair

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Gemma Collins' controversial decision

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Megan McKenna's meltdown

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Stephanie and Jeremy's romance

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'David's Dead' confusion

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Stephanie Davis' knickers humiliation

In 2016, John Partridge, Christopher Maloney and Darren Day came across Stephanie's dirty underwear and publicly mocked her stains, referring to them as "pigeon s--t".

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Winston McKenzie's homophobic slur

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Lewis Bloor and Marnie Simpson's shower scene

In 2016, Marnie Simpson and Lewis Bloor enjoyed a naked romp in the showers... Nice.

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Perez Hilton's sexual threats

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Perez Hilton harassing Katie Hopkins

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Alicia Douvall banana-gate

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Ken Morley's racist slur

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Lee Ryan, Casey Batchelor and Jasmine Waltz's love triangle

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Leslie Jordan's row with Frenchy

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Dappy's raunchy bathroom scene

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Spencer and Heidi Pratt's villainous antics

In 2013, Spencer and Heidi Pratt prevented housemate Claire Richards from getting a letter from her children... AND celebrated it.

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Lauren Harries falling over 24/7

Lauren Harries constantly tripped over in 2013. How?!

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Denise Welch's drunken antics

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Frankie Cocozza and Nicola Maclean get steamy in the hot tub

Frankie Cocozza and Nicola Maclean get steamy in the hot tub in 2012.

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Julie Goodyear's banana scene

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Jedward get vajazzled

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Alex Reid's beauty regime

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Verne Troyer's drunken collision

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Jade Goody vs. Shilpa Shetty

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George Galloway's cat incident

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Jackie Stallone's shock arrival

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Vanessa Feltz tragic meltdown

In the first ever CBB in 2001 Vanessa Feltz had a meltdown and scrawled posh words all over a table.

What has Roxanne Pallett said after Celebrity Big Brother?

Following her interview with CBB host Emma, Roxanne exclusively opened up to Closer magazine and revealed she was remorseful over her actions, she had been to therapy and confessed she has been diagnosed with complex PTSD.

Who won Celebrity Big Brother 2018?

After Roxanne quit things seemed on the up for the rest of the Celebrity Big Brother 2018 cast, with Ryan going on to win the show.

What did Roxanne Pallett's co-stars say?

While Roxanne Pallett's friends defended her, during and after Roxanne's time on CBB, some of her ex co-stars spoke out with EastEnders star Sam Attwater accusing her of a similar situation.

Roxanne's former Emmerdale co-stars also slammed her with Lucy Pargeter hitting out at CBB star and hinting that she's had a similar experience.

Nick Miles, who is known as Jimmy King on the show, branded Roxanne as "toxic" and suggested that CBB producers "must have known it too".

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adele (left) slammed roxanne (right) following her CBB scandal ©Getty Images

Adele Silva - who played Kelly Windsor - also suggested an incident had gone down when she tweeted, "Sometimes it takes a long time to wait for karma or to see what someone’s really capable of - unfortunately good people get caught up in it…

"I think when 20 plus people speak out about a certain person and they’re probably not that vocal on Twitter anyway then… there’s no smoke without fire".

Following the scandal, an old interview resurfaced in which Dancing on Ice's Jason Gardiner branded Roxanne "fake" during her time on the ITV show.

And Lucy Mecklenburgh also slammed CBB producers and claimed Roxanne "needs to get help".

Has Roxanne Pallett worked since Big Brother?

Roxanne has pretty much stayed out of the spotlight following her time on Celebrity Big Brother but her series of Celebrity Island (that was filmed before CBB), soon aired with viewers branded her "seriously disturbed".

She also starred on Celebrity Coach Tripthat was pre-recorded but aired in January 2019.

How did Roxanne Pallett meet Jason Carrion?

During her time on CBB, Roxanne was dating and engaged to Lee Walton - who she met online - but following her scandal, their relationship ended.

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roxanne with her former fiance Lee Walton ©Getty Images

She then reportedly moved on with property guru and former model Mike Etherington, but after the news came to light his old tweets where he branded her "disgusting" and "manipulative" surfaced.

Then, seven months after she split from Lee it came to light that Roxanne was dating Married At First Sight's Jason Carrion. Roxanne had moved to New York and months after fleeing the UK, she was papped holding hands with Jason.

Opening up about their first meeting she told Closer magazine, "I got out of a cab and there he was!

"An hour later we were having coffee, which turned into brunch, which led to a three-hour walk around Brooklyn. We shared stories we’d never told others – it was magic."

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Is Roxanne Pallett married?

Roxanne and Jason's relationship moved pretty quickly and after one week of dating they got engaged.

Two months later they were married in an intimate wedding and she told Closer magazine, "I never thought I’d be smiling again.

"I’ve met the love of my life and I feel mentally stronger. I truly believe all the negativity I went through pushed me to this point. In a way, I’m grateful for all that went wrong, even though it was brutal. It was worth all the heartache because now I’m living my best life."

Does Roxanne Pallett have children?

In June 2021, it came to light that Roxanne was pregnant with her first child at 38.

What is Roxanne Pallett doing now?

Other than being married to Jason and reportedly starting a family with him, it's not exactly known what Roxanne is doing.

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