'HOW DARE SHE'
Nicola McLean brands Celebrity Big Brother’s Roxanne Pallett ‘disgusting’ after she accused Ryan Thomas of ‘punching her’
NICOLA McLean has branded Celebrity Big Brother star Roxanne Pallett 'disgusting' after she accused Ryan Thomas of punching her.
The former glamour model appeared on Thursday's Bit on the Side and didn't hold back when discussing the actress.
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Her furious rant came after Ryan was given a formal warning by Big Brother for play fighting with Roxanne - after she accused him of hurting her and called him a ";woman beater".
Later that night, she went back to the Diary Room and said she didn't feel safe sleeping in the same room as Ryan, so was moved to a private bedroom on her own.
Nicola told host Rylan Clark-Neal: "She's seen it as a storyline and that's what I'm disgusted by, disgusted.
"I'm absolutely furious because do you know what? In the light of MeToo and that, every woman is campaigning for domestic violence - and men - how dare she go and do that? How dare she?!
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Celebrity Big Brother's Ryan Thomas play fights with Roxanne Pallet but did he punch her?
"When this guy has been nothing but brilliant for the whole show, and she's doing this for a storyline and I don't give a s*** what anyone says, I know Roxanne, I've worked with her before and I liked her before this but f*** off it's disgusting."
After the incident, Roxanne was called into the diary room where she broke down and told Big Brother she wanted Ryan removed from the house.
Through tears she said: "A boy who's punched me repeatedly, deliberately... he punched me like a boxer punches a bag.
"There was no banter, it wasn't a joke...
"I can't believe you're letting someone stay in that's done that, it's not on."
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Nicola wasn't alone in criticising the actress, with viewers taking to Twitter to share their shock at Roxanne's accusations.
One wrote: "What's going on with Roxanne? How bizarre, Ryan hasn't done anything wrong. I watched it back 5 times and still can't see the malice. Shame on you. #CBB."
Another tweeted: "#cbb why are you letting Roxanne get away with those allegations .. disgraceful #attentionseeking."
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A third wrote: "I actually can't breathe at Roxanne, you have to be absolutely silly to not know that Ryan was only joking."
Ryan has also been defended by a number of his celebrity friends, including his brother Scott.
Taking to Twitter, he 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!"
Celebrity Big Brother's Roxanne Pallett asks for Ryan Thomas to be removed from the house for 'punching her'
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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."
The pair had seemed to be play fighting in last night's show as Roxanne walked into the bedroom.
Ryan, 34, seemed to catch her a little too hard and she called out to him "ow that bloody hurt".
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