Celebrity Big Brother 2018: Ryan Thomas to win amid Roxanne Pallett exit?
CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 2018 has been rife with controversy following that incident between Ryan Thomas and Roxanne Pallett. Now that Roxanne has left the house, will Ryan win the series this year?
CBB: Ryan Thomas upsets Roxanne as he appears to 'hit' her
This year’s Celebrity Big Brother has been marred by major controversy surrounding Emmerdale’s Roxanne Pallett and Coronation Street’s Ryan Thomas.
Earlier this week, viewers across the UK witnessed the actress lodge a complaint against her fellow housemate after she accused him of punching her.
Footage of the incident shows Ryan playfully hitting Roxanne while in the kitchen.
Roxanne reacted by saying: “Ow, that b****y hurt,” called Ryan a “woman beater” and later that day broke down in tears.
In the diary room, she said: “I can’t believe you’re letting him stay here,” and Ryan was issued a formal warning.
However, fans immediately rallied behind Ryan and called Roxanne out for exaggerating the situation.
Even her Emmerdale co stars have taken Ryan’s side.
Charley Webb, who plays Debbie Dingle on the soap, tweeted: “So, all of Roxanne's social media has been deleted.
“Says a lot to me. I've woken up this morning even more furious for Ryan and all the women who actually do suffer from abuse. It's not normal behaviour and there needs to be consequences.”
Sammy Winward who plays Katie Sugden responded to the tweet with: “It’s been a long time coming.”
Roxanne has now officially left the show.
A representative for the actress told Express.co.uk: “Roxanne decided to leave the CBB house late last night after deliberating for two days with some sensitive issues she felt strongly about.”
Will Ryan Thomas win Celebrity Big Brother 2018?
Following the incident, the bookmakers place Thomas odds-on to win Celebrity Big Brother 2018.
The Jason Grimshaw actor may find himself crowned this year’s champion after viewers sympathised with him being falsely accused of hurting Roxanne.
Bookmakers Ladbrokes currently place the actor at odds of 8/15 of winning the series outright.
Betfair have Ryan at 4/7 odds of taking home the crown also.
Spokesperson for Ladbrokes Jessica Bridge said: “Tensions have been running high in the CBB house, and it appears that both fans and punters are rallying behind Ryan, which is now reflected in his odds of winning.”
Katie Baylis from Betfair told Express.co.uk: “This series of Celebrity Big Brother has been one of the most controversial in years and the latest incident involving Ryan Thomas and Roxanne Pallet has fuelled the fire again.
“It has also seen Ryan’s odds of winning the show shorten as punters have raced to back him and he is now the 4/7 odds-on favourite, ahead of previous favourite Kirstie Alley who is at 2/1.”
Celebrity Big Brother continues on Channel 5 tonight at 10pm