Inside Roxanne Pallett and Ryan Thomas' secret ten-year feud.

Media watchdog Ofcom was awash with complaints after Roxanne Pallett accused Ryan Thomas of punching her during Thursday night's Celebrity Big Brother. 

And the former Emmerdale star's fiancé Lee Walton has waded into the 'punch' row, claiming the pair have had a secret feud for more than 10 years. 

Lee claims the pair fell out when Ryan, 34, asked the 35-year-old not to wear a dress to the 2008 Soap Awards because his co-star was wearing a similar gown, while pals close to the ex-Coronation actor say she's holding a grudge due to his close friendship with her ex-boyfriend Richard Fleeshman.

Lee told New! Magazine: 'Roxanne said Ryan rang her and told her, "Don't wear that dress tonight", she was obviously p***ed off.

'Then when she was at the event, she says he came up to her and said to her again, "I hope you haven't brought that dress and you're not going to wear it tonight".'

Lee added: 'Roxanne wore the dress anyway and was photographed in it and was all over the front pages, I think after that they haven't spoken.'

Roxanne ended up wearing the silky sea blue dress to the award ceremony and while Ryan's Corrie co-star has never been named, Michelle Keegan posed on the red carpet in a similar full-length gown. 

The soap stars were said to have quarrelled just months later when Roxanne was in a relationship with Richard Fleeshman. 

However, a source close to Ryan said Roxanne is 'targeting’ him because of her history with his former co-star and friend Richard.






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