It's been a few years since Roxanne Pallett's infamous time on Celebrity Big Brother - but what is she doing now?
Roxanne first found fame following her time in Emmerdale back in 2005. She played the character Jo Stiles and was involved in a lot of drama including having an affair with Andy Sugden, being abused by her husband and faking a pregnancy.
The celeb star was born in Cumbria and brought up in Carlisle by her family. The 40-year-old has been in several reality TV series including Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes, Soapstar Superstar, Dancing On Ice and Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls.
READ MORE:9 Lake District and Cumbria pubs that are in desperate need of new landlords
Born in Carlisle and named Roxanne Kaboli-Nejad, she later changed her name to Roxanne Pallet. After her father walked out on the family, Roxanne took her mother's surname and was brought up in Currock by her mother and grandmother.
Her maternal grandfather was Italian. But who is Roxanne and what is she known for?
Emmerdale
The former Emmerdale star joined the soap in 2005 playing Jo Stiles and it set her up for a promising future in showbiz and TV. Before leaving the show in 2009.
She was the centre of a number of storylines including an affair with Andy Sugden, faking a pregnancy, and enduring and eventually escaping an abusive relationship with her on-screen husband.
Celebrity Big Brother
After her stint in Emmerdale, Roxanne appeared in several reality TV series including Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes, Soapstar Superstar, Dancing On Ice and Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls. However, her most notable appearance was Celebrity Big Brother in 2018 where she caused quite a stir in her 17 days in the house.
She falsely accused fellow housemate Ryan Thomas of punching her. She later slept in the spare bedroom, after she claimed that she felt uncomfortable sleeping in the same room as him.
Following the incident, Thomas was given a formal warning, and maintained that he did it with "no malice". However, Roxanne branded him a "liar", and a "woman beater". She subsequently decided to leave the house in the early hours of Day 17.
Two days after leaving the house she returned for an interview with show host Emma Willis, which was shown during that night's eviction programme, where she apologised, stating she had made a "horrible mistake" and said that she wanted to be forgiven for her actions.
Car crash
Roxanne was taking part in a stock car race at Hunmanby Raceway in North Yorkshire when she crashed in 2018. Roxanne took part in the race at Hunmanby Raceway near Scarborough against her Minster FM breakfast show co-host Ben Fry.
Following the crash in July 2018, firefights apparently took two hours to cut Roxanne from the wreckage before airlifting her 41 miles to Hull Royal Infirmary. Roxanne admitted she thought she was going to lose her life in the horror car crash.
Talking to The Mirror, she said: "I was flying towards the bend at speed, out of control. I took a deep breath and prayed to God I would make it.
"My heart sank, stomach knotted. I remember it in slow motion, knowing I would hit the wall and it’s the scariest thing… knowing your life is out of your hands."
Before adding: "I felt crushing disappointment that this was it, life over. But I was terrified I would never wake up. I asked God to help me hold on because I wasn’t ready to go yet."
Love life
In 2017, Roxanne began an online relationship with steelworker Lee Walton, after Walton contacted her on Instagram. They met for the first time in December 2017, and a week later, Walton asked her to move in with him, proposing to her a day after she did so.
Following the scandal, on CBB the pair parted ways. She then reportedly moved on with property guru and former model Mike Etherington, but after the news came to light his old tweets where he branded her "disgusting" and "manipulative" surfaced.
Just seven months after her split with Walton, it came to light that Roxanne was dating Married At First Sight's Jason Carrion. Roxanne had moved to New York and months after fleeing the UK
On 26 January 2020, she married the firefighter at the Lutheran Evangelical Church in New York, two months after their engagement. In June 2021, the star announced she was pregnant with her first child.
Other than being married to Jason and reportedly starting a family with him, Roxanne now appears to be keeping away from the spotlight.
READ NEXT:
- Lake District restaurants in UK top 10 including one that constantly gets 'overlooked'
- Lake District's first Premier Inn opening date 'delayed again' according to website
- Man arrested after dog stolen from inside Carlisle property
- 'It's too late': Devastated widow says BMW should have been scrapped 'years before' M6 tragedy
- Ellie Williams' mum suspended as Labour Party councillor following daughter's court conviction
Story Saved
You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.
