Roxanne Pallett's life five years after 'punchgate' - from moving to US to quitting showbiz

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Roxanne Pallett, once known for her role as Jo Stiles in Emmerdale, had a successful career with several award nominations before she entered the Big Brother house but everything changed after a scandal during her 2018 Celebrity Big Brother appearance.The former soap star's career took a hit when she falsely accused fellow housemate Ryan Thomas of punching her on the Channel 5 show.Roxanne didn't want to sleep in the same room as Coronation Street star Ryan, telling others she was scared he might hurt her.However security footage later showed there was no assault, and it was clear that Roxanne was not telling the truth about Ryan, the Mirror reports.Big Brother viewers turned against Roxanne, but Ryan didn't know how the public saw him during the ordeal, as he was cut off from the outside world.He was often seen crying in the house and only felt reassured when the public started chanting "Get Roxanne out! " on eviction night.

Roxanne's actions led to over 25,000 Ofcom complaints. She later said sorry on air, admitting she made a "terrible mistake" during a tense interview with Big Brother host Emma Willis at the time.Roxanne then stepped back from the spotlight, but what is she doing now?A year after her spot on Big Brother, Roxanne Pallett disclosed to the Jeremy Vine Show in 2019 that she'd thought about taking her own life following the heated incident.

When questioned by host Jeremy Vine about contemplating suicide, Roxanne confessed: "Yes."She stated, visibly shocked: "Looking back at those clips it's awful.

It was a really awful time for a lot of people,".Roxanne indicated that she has developed considerably since then, observing: "It's only now that I watch those back that I realise how far I've come and what a