Roxanne Pallett's fiancé Lee 'has dumped her' after CBB 'Punchgate' controversy

Things aren't looking good for the former Emmerdale star

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 25th Jan 2019

Former Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett has probably had the worst year of her life. After taking part on the last ever series of Celebrity Big Brother last year, during which time she was at the centre of some very controversial drama, she's been practically shunned by the public and has effectively gone into hiding.

Of course, we all know what happened during her time in the CBB house - she made out as if fellow housemate and former Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas had punched her with the intent to harm her.

Thankfully, the incident was caught on camera, so viewers knew that hadn't been the case - and after leaving the house, Roxanne took part in two interviews to try and apologise for her actions.

Since leaving the show, she's barely been seen out in public, having reportedly lost her radio job and also a role in Pantomime last Christmas - and now there have been reports that her relationship is also over as a result of what happened.

According to the MailOnline, a source close to the star has revealed that things are now over between Roxanne and her steel worker fiancé Lee Walton, who has "dumped" her.

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Apparently, they said that Roxanne's life appears to have "fallen apart in the past six months," adding, "professionally, no one wants to touch her" and that her personal life is "in tatters". They said, "She and Lee got very serious very quickly but it has ended completely. She is gutted."

Roxanne and Lee met in 2017 after speaking online, and after meeting face-to-face in the December, they became engaged just one week later, with her saying at the time, "When I walked into the pub and saw him I thought, oh my God, you’re real. I just flung my arms around him and it was like we’d been together forever. We were kissing within five minutes!"

Aspersions were cast over the state of Roxanne's relationship even during her time in the house, as she developed a very close friendship with former Married At First Sight star Ben Jardine, who declared his love for Roxanne on the show.

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