She has become embroiled in a storm of controversy after Ryan Thomas playfully punched her in the Celebrity Big Brother house.
And it has been revealed that Roxanne Pallett left The Celebrity Island after five days after the bonfires caused her to have flashbacks of being caught in a house fire.
The actress, 35, walked off the show earlier this year after the smell of the fire triggered traumatic memories of being involved in the blaze when she was aged 16.
Exit: It has been revealed that Roxanne Pallett left The Celebrity Island after five days after the bonfires caused her to have flashbacks of being caught in a house fire (pictured in Spain in 2013)
Goodbye: The actress, 35, walked off the show earlier this year after the smell of the fire triggered traumatic memories of being involved in the blaze when she was aged 16 (above, Celebrity Island host Bear Grylls)
Her spokesman told The Sun Roxanne, her mother and grandmother were caught in the fire in the middle of the night almost two decades ago.
They said: ‘Roxanne and her family were rescued by emergency services after being trapped in the house for a substantial amount of time.
‘Roxanne suffered smoke inhalation and her mum was hospitalised for months as she lost her sight, this later returned after lengthy medical care.
‘Her house was completely burnt out and Roxanne and her family lost all of their belongings’.
Trauma: Her spokesman told The Sun Roxanne, her mother and grandmother were caught in the fire in the middle of the night almost two decades ago
It was also claimed that Love Island’s Montana Brown and journalist Paris Lees also walked off, leaving Jo Wood Martin Kemp, James Cracknell and Anthony Ogogo.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Roxanne and Channel 4 for comment.
This comes ahead of scenes set to air on on Friday night’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother, showing Roxanne claiming during a conversation with Ben Jardine that Ryan punched her repeatedly, in scenes set to air
The Emmerdale actress takes a shocked Ben aside in a spoiler clip to confide that she doesn’t think the way Ryan punched her was ‘playful’.
She begins by telling him that the reason she was in the diary room so much yesterday is because of an ‘altercation’ that happened in the pool room.
‘He punched me’:This comes ahead of scenes set to air on on Friday night’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother , showing Roxanne claiming during a conversation with Ben Jardine that Ryan punched her repeatedly, in scenes set to air
Roxanne explains that she didn’t want to tell him last night following the incident because he had a lot to drink, presumably because she felt wary of his reaction.
The two then head into the toilet for more privacy as they ‘feel they are being watched’, where Roxanne whispers ‘Ryan punched me’.
She then appears to break down where she tells Ben that the fight ‘wasn’t playful’ and he ‘punched her repeatedly in the ribs’.
Leaving? Following the incident Ryan Thomas threatens to leave due to feeling ‘lonely’ in the house
Roxanne continues: ‘I didn’t say anything but I was in so much pain all night, it was intentional to hurt, he went for it, did it with his fists, it was so sore.
‘I walked off and for the next hour I was in a blur of confusion.’
Ben, who just days earlier admitted he loves Roxanne, seems concerned and asks her if she is okay, to which she replies: ‘no I’m not okay’.
He then asks the actress to show him what he allegedly did to her, and although viewers won’t be able to see the action, loud punching noises can be heard.
Confiding: The Emmerdale actress, 35, takes a shocked Ben aside in a spoiler clip to confide that she doesn’t think the way Ryan punched her was ‘playful’
Shocked: Roxanne explains that she didn’t want to tell him last night following the incident because he had a lot to drink, presumably because she felt wary of his reaction
Following Thursday night’s incident Ryan has a heart to heart with Sally Morgan, where he claims that the ordeal made him want to leave.
During a chat where the pair say that they find the house a ‘lonely place’, Ryan admits that he thinks that the ‘minute’ event was blown way out of proportion and made him feel ‘really low.’
However he added that he understands why he was spoken to as there are ‘regulations’ in place in the house.
Ryan continued: ‘When they speak to me, when they were telling me, it was so minute(the incident), it makes me not want to be here, when they see me they known I’m not a bad person they know I’m not causing anyone harm in here at all.
Private: The two head into the toilet for more privacy as they ‘feel they are being watched’, where Roxanne whispers ‘Ryan punched me’
Stern words: Ryan was summoned to the Diary Room, where he was reprimanded for hurting Roxanne and warned that he would be removed from the show if it happened again
So when he they pick up on something minute and turn it into something massive, I’m a soft guy I don’t ever mean any harm to anyone, I’m not a quitter though.’
Following Thursday night’s episode Roxanne has been accused of ‘setting back’ the work of domestic abuse charities after she accused a fellow contestant of punching her during a ‘play fight’.
She broke down in tears after labelling Ryan a ‘woman beater’ and called on producers of the Channel 5 show to kick out the fellow soap star.
Following the accusations, outraged viewers took to social media in defence of Ryan, tweeting broadcasting watchdog Ofcom with their complaints.
Struggling: The actress, 35, broke down in tears after labelling Ryan a ‘woman beater’ and called on producers of the Channel 5 show to kick out the fellow soap star
Many claimed Ryan was ‘obviously play fighting’ and ‘hardly touched her’ during the incident, which aired on last night’s episode.
An Ofcom spokesman told MailOnline it had received 11,215 complaints about last night’s show. She said: ‘We are assessing these complaints against our broadcasting rules, before deciding whether or not to investigate.’
Ryan’s girlfriend and reality TV star Lucy Mecklenburgh called for Roxanne to be removed from the show, adding that she does not think she is in a ‘fit’ state of mind.
Others criticised Roxanne for ‘belittling actual victims’ of domestic abuse and for a trying to ‘ruin’ Thomas’ career.
Drama: Roxanne was tears in the diary room as she described what happened
Defence: Lucy Mecklenburgh has called for Roxanne to be removed from the CBB house after the Emmerdale actress accused Lucy’s boyfriend Ryan Thomas of punching her
Among them was former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal, who said the actress ‘clearly has issues and needs help’.
He added: ‘I don’t engage with Celebrity Big Brother but I can’t let what just happened pass.
‘What Roxanne did in alleging domestic violence (which we saw for ourselves) and persuading producers to warn Ryan set back immense work done by [domestic violence] charities in raising awareness.’
Others pointed out that Roxanne appeared to wince and hold the opposite side of her body when supposedly punched by Ryan.
A spokeswoman for Roxanne said the star would be ‘very upset’ to discover that she had caused offence to victims of domestic abuse.
The statement read: ‘Roxanne has no contact with the outside world to make her own statement, however we do know that Roxanne has worked closely with various domestic violence charities due to being a victim of domestic violence herself.
‘She would be very upset to find out she may have caused offence to others who have been through the same.
‘We can’t make any more comment at present until such time as Roxanne is out of the Big Brother house and is able to address this situation herself.’
Support: Ryan’s girlfriend and reality TV star Lucy Mecklenburgh called for Roxanne to be removed from the show, adding that she does not think ‘she is fit’ to be on the show
‘Ridiculously unfair’: Ryan’s Instagram account, which is currently being controlled by one of his brothers, also defended his actions claiming the situation was ‘ridiculously unfair’
Ryan’s Instagram account, which is currently being controlled by one of his brothers, defended his actions claiming the situation was ‘ridiculously unfair’.
Alongside an image of a beaming Ryan, the caption read: ‘From the moment he walked in he’s just kept smiling and bringing the positive energy as much as possible!
‘From his over the top reactions to his crazy laugh he’s been nothing but good fun! What happened tonight was ridiculously unfair and it’s actually scary to see how another individual can try and actively tarnish someone’s character!
Big bro! Scott also posted a sweet snap of himself and Ryan and said that he was feeling ‘protective’ over his brother
‘But thankfully the footage is there for everyone to see. Don’t let them dampen your light brother! Keep shining ��❤️��’
Ryan’s pal Danny Miller also slammed Roxanne Pallett after she claimed she was ‘punched’ by him ‘like a boxer would punch a bag’ and accused him of being a ‘woman beater’ on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’.
Lucy, who has been dating Ryan for just over a year after meeting on Celebrity Island, also retweeted a number of tweets criticising Roxy’s reaction.
Later in the evening, the model posted an Instagram photo of the couple kissing, captioning it: ‘The kindest person I know.’
Ryan’s younger brother Scott also took to Twitter and wrote: ‘I have now seen it all! Women like that are so dangerous! Trying to damage my brothers reputation over what was blatantly some harmless play fighting.
‘Be a drama queen all you want but don’t try and ruin someone in the process! Nasty that!’
He added in a further tweet: ‘I actually don’t think it’s fair that she even stays in the house after this…i’m in complete and utter shock. She’s clearly unwell I’m sorry.’
Family: Ryan’s younger brother Scott also took to Twitter and wrote: ‘I have now seen it all! Women like that are so dangerous!’
‘Poorly’: Scott later retweeted Lucy’s post claiming that he thought Roxanne was ‘poorly’ following her actions