Ryan Thomas’ girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh blames Roxanne Pallett for making him ill with stress of ‘punch’ claims

RYAN Thomas' girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh has blamed Roxanne Pallett for making him ill with stress over her 'punch' claims on Celebrity Big Brother.

The former Coronation Street actor was quarantined from the main house earlier this week after coming down with the flu.

His illness came a couple of days after Roxanne quit the house following her accusations against Ryan, where she claimed he punched her during a play fight.

Thankfully Ryan was able to return to the main house 24 hours later and is feeling better, but Lucy thinks the stress of dealing with the drama surrounding Roxanne caused his health problems.

Speaking to OK! Magazine, Lucy said: "I think he got ill because the stress made him run down, so it was really sad to see.

"I hate seeing him not being the Ryan I know and love, it just show’s how much it all affected him.";

Lucy went on to talk about how proud she was of Ryan and how he dealt with the accusations Roxanne made against him.

Despite breaking down in tears on a number of occasions and fearing his life was 'in tatters' because of her claims, Ryan still tried to clear the air with the former Emmerdale actress before she left the house.

Lucy said: "A lot of people wouldn’t forgive her but Ryan handled himself with grace – it’s made me love him more.

"Seeing the way he handled it in the house actually made me fall in love all over again.

"There’s no one in the world who could have handled it as well as he did. I was watching him thinking, 'my boyfriend is amazing'.

"I’ve always known what a brilliant guy he is but he has excelled himself this time. I feel so lucky to be with someone who is so kind and compassionate."