She's caused huge controversy in the CBB house but Roxanne Pallett's close friend insists she's simply misunderstood
The Celebrity Big Brother house has been no stranger to drama but audiences have been left outraged by Roxanne Pallett's behaviour after she accused fellow housemate Ryan Thomas of being a “woman-beater” following what appeared to viewers to be a harmless play fight.
Ex Emmerdale star Roxanne, 35, has gained little public sympathy, with a series of former co-stars blasting her online over her past behaviour.
Check out: Emmerdale spoilers Monday 10 September - Friday 14 September - It's verdict day for Charity Dingle's abuser
emmerdale spoilers: Monday 10 September - Friday 14 September
1 of 19Ryan sticks up for his mum
Ryan Stocks notices how distressed Charity Dingle is ahead of the trial and calls Bails. Is that a good idea, love?
2 of 19Wrong move?
Ryan meets up with his biological dad Bails and asks him to plead guilty. Unsurprisingly, Bails' response reveals his true colours. Ryan lashes out and throws a plank of wood at him. We're half delighted, half nervous about what this means for Ryan.
3 of 19BASH
Ryan is worried about what Bails is going to do.
4 of 19Poor Charity
Later, Cain Dingle tells Charity that Ryan has been arrested for assault but reassures her that he'll be fine. But will he be?!
5 of 19Ryan in trouble?
Later, Cain Dingle tells Charity that Ryan has been arrested for assault but reassures her that he'll be fine. But will he be?!
6 of 19Charity speaks out
Charity takes stands up in court the following week and explains her traumatic history with abusive Bails.
7 of 19Has she blown it?
Charity continues to answer the defence's questions and – despite feeling confident after spotting Ryan and Noah Dingle - she's left feeling like she's blown it.
8 of 19Not looking good
Charity's rocked by Bails' account of the past as he takes to the stand, claiming he had genuine feelings for Charity. To make matters worse, Chloe lies to the prosecution. Uh oh.
9 of 19Judgement time
On the day of the verdict, Cain finds Charity struggling and defeated. Charity thinks Bails will be found not guilty. Cain tries to talk her down as Faith Dingle announces the jury are back with a verdict. Fingers crossed!
10 of 19Grim stuff
Noah Dingle tentatively reveals to Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden the police are now looking for a body up at Home Farm.
11 of 19Tensions are high
Robert's incredulous to see the shrine in place that's been started for Rebecca White and angrily trashes it.
12 of 19Tough times
Zak Dingle tells Aaron to rein him in, leaving a frustrated Aaron wondering how he'll get through to him.
13 of 19Will he be OK?
An exhausted and obsessed Robert heads out to start searching for Rebecca once again but soon he becomes woozy and starts to fit.
14 of 19Uh oh
Liv rings for a doctor as Aaron panics with no idea what to do...
15 of 19Bad times for Ross
Ross Barton is back on the drugs, clearly not coping with losing Rebecca White. He throws a 'party' and invites some of the villlage's residents round. They're apprehensive, but Tracy Metcalf reminds them they need to be there for their friend in need.
16 of 19Things get worse for the poor lad
Tracy's heart breaks for Ross when he opens up about Rebecca. A drug fuelled Ross leads Tracy to the scrapyard and encourages her to start smashing up a car.
17 of 19Overprotective?
Joe Tate tells Graham Foster to drop it when he mentions getting a prenup. However, Graham opens a prenup agreement, determined to protect Joe from his Dingle marriage.
18 of 19Debbie's discovery
Graham deliberately leaves the prenup agreement on show, and Debbie Dingle's bitter to think Joe doesn't trust her.
19 of 19Prenup pooper
The next day Debbie confronts Joe and he tries to assures her it was all Graham's doing but will she believe him?
But the star's close friend Ed Gleave tells Closer that viewers didn't get to see the real her, explaining: "As a close friend of Roxanne, it’s really tough to see the backlash she’s had this week. In person she is one of the kindest and warmest people you could meet. And as a friend she is loyal and supportive.
"She is always full of energy which people sometimes assume is her being attention-seeking. But is isn’t. She is just naturally a very excitable person. It’s a real shame people didn’t see more of her wonderful personality on CBB.”
Following her dramatic exit over the weekend, Roxanne was forced to face up to her actions in two televised interviews. She told Jeremy Vine she had got it “wrong” before admitting to Emma Willis: “It cripples me with embarrassment and shame that I could have put somebody in that position. Seeing the footage of Ryan in the Diary Room, distressed.”
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Before entering the Big Brother house, Roxanne - who revealed her engagement to steel worker Lee Walton in August after just one week – admitted she needed breathing exercises to remain calm and told Emma Willis:“When I unravel... well, you'll see. [I’m like] Disney gone wrong.”
And she told Closer in 2016 that she’d suffered anxiety and has suffered at the hands of a violent boyfriend in the past.
Roxanne and Ryan, 34, have a stormy history, the pair reportedly fell out in 2008 hours before the Soap Awards after Ryan gave her a heads up that one of his Corrie co-stars was planning to wear the same dress as her.
They were then said to have fallen out months later when Ryan accused her of flirting with another man behind her then-boyfriend Richard Fleeshman’s back.