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Celebrity Big Brother’s Ben Jardine demonstrates how hard Roxanne Pallet told him Ryan Thomas ‘punched’ her
BEN Jardine demonstrated how hard Roxanne Pallett said she was "punched" by Ryan Thomas on Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side last night.
The reality star, 36, shocked fans by hitting a cushion with all his might on the show, despite viewers seeing Roxanne and Ryan's "play fight" air on camera.
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Ryan Thomas comforts Kirstie Alley as she is reduced to tears after Ben Jardine leaves the Celebrity Big Brother house
Roxanne told Ben the actor had "intended" to cause pain and punched her "five or six times", in a private chat away from the housemates.
Ben was then left shocked after his eviction on Friday night when he was shown the incident on camera, which saw Ryan accidentally catch her arm during a play fight.
Appearing on CBBBOTS after his exit, Rylan Clark-Neal asked Ben to show the audience what Roxanne had claimed the "attack" involved.
Getting the host to hold a cushion, Ben proceeded to punch it fiercely multiple times, stating: "I'm saying to her, "What did he do?" And she's gone bang bang bang bang."
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Roxanne Pallett tells Ben Jardine about her altercation with Ryan Thomas in hidden toilet conversation in the Celebrity Big Brother house
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Both Rylan and the audience gasped at his demonstration, while guest panelist Olivia Buckland almost fell off her chair in shock.
Ben added of their chat: "So I've gone "Nah that ain't right". And of course my head's gone then. I thought he can't do that.
"She even hurt me with her little hands. I bruised like a peach."
Married At First Sight star Ben admitted he felt "mugged off" by the actress during his interview with Emma Willis, after finally seeing Roxy and Ryan's altercation.
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Celebrity Big Brother's Ben Jardine finally watches clip of Roxanne Pallett and Ryan Thomas's 'altercation'
Having struck up a close relationship with her in the house, he said: "That's not on. It breaks my heart...I feel like I've been mugged right off.
"I told her to show me what he did, and she swung, so I said, "that's not right". I trusted Roxy and trusted what she said."
Roxanne suddenly quit the Channel 5 show this morning, with a statement reading: "Roxanne has decided to leave the BB House. The remaining housemates have been informed."
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Roxanne Pallett cries as she tells Ben Jardine that Ryan Thomas punched her
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Roxanne compalined to Big Brother about the "uncomfortable" incident on Thursday, and called for Ryan to be booted out for "punching her like a punch bag", leaving fans shocked.
Ryan later apologised to the former Emmerdale on Friday night, having received a formal warning from Big Brother for the play scuffle.
However her allegations have caused public outcry, with over 11,000 fans complaining to Ofcom and several of the actor's former co-stars rushing to defend him on Twitter.
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