in 2018 was dominated by one headline. Actress Roxanne Pallet, known for her role in as Jo Stiles, made an explosive claim against fellow housemate Ryan Thomas. Known as the 'punch' scandal, the reality TV show was rocked after Pallett wrongly accused Thomas of physical assault. Her time on the show took a disastrous turn when security footage revealed that her claim was entirely false, prompting public uproar as fans of the show quickly turned on her. The scandal caused over 25,000 Ofcom complaints, and the backlash proved so overwhelming that Roxanne issued a public apology on television to host .

Seven years after the controversial incident, she disappeared from the public eye and hasn't been on TV since. So what has happened to Roxanne?

The scandal prompted her to keep a low profile; she even deleted all her social media profiles. It wasn't until 2020 that she re-emerged and tied the knot with former Married At First Sight contestant Jason Carrion.

A year after their wedding, she announced her pregnancy and welcomed their first child later that year. Despite the news of her child's birth, her Instagram account has not been active since.

She disclosed to Closer Magazine about her reason for stepping away from social media, "I think taking a step away from showbiz has been the biggest saving grace for me, as it's brought better people into my life and given me a healthier perspective on what's important."

In 2019, she said on The Jeremy Vine Show that she considered taking her own life in the aftermath of the scandal. Revisiting the footage from the show, she expressed, "Looking back at those clips, it's awful. It was a really awful time for a lot of people."

Meanwhile, Ryan Thomas opened up about the incident in 2023 for the first time on his podcast, Mancs on the Mic. He said, "I just feel like it's a science experiment and they don't interfere with what's going on, they know if something was wrong, then they would have intervened, but they wanted to see how it played out and sort of get it, but a lot of people saying I shouldn't have gone through what I went through, but you're there to be tested."

Ryan eventually went on to win the show in 2018.

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