Roxanne Pallett

Roxanne Pallett
Pallett at the Star Charity Ball Manchester, 2011
Born (1982-12-26) 26 December 1982
Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Alma mater Liverpool John Moores University
Occupation Actress, singer, radio presenter
Years active 2005–2018

Roxanne Pallett (born 26 December 1982) is an English actress and former broadcaster, best known for playing the role of Jo Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2005 to 2008. She has also starred in the horror films Lake Placid 3 (2010), Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) and Devil's Tower (2014).

Pallett has appeared in several reality TV shows including Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes (2005), Soapstar Superstar (2006–07), Dancing on Ice (2009), Celebrity Big Brother (2018) and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (2018).

Early life

Pallett was born in Carlisle, Cumbria and brought up in Currock by her mother and grandmother. Her maternal grandfather was Italian and her absent father is Iranian.[1]

Career

In her last year at university, Pallett co-formed girl band Urban Angel, writing songs for them with producer ex-East 17 member and Ivor Novello award winner Tony Mortimer. After landing a deal with a record label,[2] Pallett spent a year developing her music in London and co-creating a TV show. She later auditioned for several roles in Emmerdale and was offered the role of Jo Stiles.[3]

In August 2008, Pallett became the public face of the Early Warning Signs campaign for UK domestic violence charity Refuge, urging young women to look out for early signs where a partner may turn violent in a relationship.[4] During her three years on Emmerdale, she was nominated for several awards including Sexiest Female, Best Storyline, and Best Actress at The British Soap Awards, the Inside Soap Awards, and the TV Quick Awards.[2]

In November 2005, Pallett won a celebrity edition of Stars In Their Eyes as Gloria Estefan, although the programme was never transmitted. In January 2006,[5] she appeared in the ITV entertainment singing show Soapstar Superstar, finishing in fourth place and raising over £70,000 for the Eden Valley Hospice Jigsaw Appeal.[6]

While competing on Soapstar Superstar, she met her then partner, actor Richard Fleeshman. She was also named in the 2006 100 Most Sexiest Women in the World list by FHM in 2006.[7] Pallett went onto do photoshoots for rival magazines Loaded and Maxim.[7]

After leaving Emmerdale, Pallett took part in the fourth series of ITV's Dancing on Ice in 2009 with professional partner Daniel Whiston. She was voted off unanimously by the judges following a skate-off with former Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon, but went onto take part in the show's spin-off Bolero Anniversary UK Tour.[8] Scheduled to play the lead role in 2009 Christmas pantomime Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, she left three weeks into the run following the death of her best friend.[9][10]

In 2010, Pallett filmed a guest role for the BBC's Casualty. She also made her professional stage debut in Rock Around The Clock,[11][2] which toured the country until September. In the same year, she also made her film debut in Lake Placid 3.[12]

In September 2010, Pallett toured with Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues, opposite Nikki Sanderson and Sue Jenkins.[13]

In 2012, Pallett played a troubled 17-year old school girl, Shelby Dixon, in BBC's Waterloo Road, a role that was twelve years younger than the actress herself in real life, followed by a second guest role in Casualty as psychotic character Keeley Hyatt. She was also cast as Sarah McColl in British horror film Devil's Tower,[14][15] followed by the urban comedy It's A Lot, in November 2013. Pallett also played Janet Weiss in the 40th anniversary UK tour of The Rocky Horror Show.[16]

In 2016, Pallett began a run in the UK touring production of the eighties musical The Wedding Singer based on the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film of the same name. She starred alongside Ray Quinn and Ruth Madoc in the stage musical.[17] In April 2017, Pallett unexpectedly left the production mid-way through its run despite positive reviews.[18]

In February 2018, Pallett joined local radio station Minster FM as co-host for its weekday breakfast show, after admitting that she had felt unfulfilled and undervalued as an actress for many years.[19] Pallett left the station after seven months, following her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.[20]

In August 2018, whilst participating in the twenty-second series of Celebrity Big Brother, Pallett accused fellow housemate Ryan Thomas of punching her.[21] She later slept in the spare bedroom, after she claimed that she felt uncomfortable sleeping in the same room as him.[21] Following the incident, Thomas was given a formal warning, and maintained that he did it with "no malice". However Pallett branded him a "liar", and a "woman beater".[22] She subsequently decided to voluntarily leave the house in the early hours of Day 17 (1 September 2018).[21]

Two days after leaving the house, on 3 September 2018, 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" but also stated she wanted to be "forgiven" for her actions. The incident, which generated more than 25,000 viewer complaints to Ofcom,[23] has been dubbed "punchgate" by the press.[24][25][26]

In September 2018, Pallett appeared on the third series of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls, which was filmed in May. She left in the first episode after getting her leg caught in a fishing net and having a panic attack as a result.[27]

Personal life

In 2017, Pallett began a online relationship with steelworker Lee Walton, after Walton contacted her on Instagram through a mutual love for Elvis Presley. 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.[28]

In July 2018, during a feature assignment for Minster FM with breakfast co-presenter Ben Fry, Pallett was involved in an accident whilst driving an F2 Outlaw Stock Car at Hunmanby Raceway, North Yorkshire.[29] Pallett had driven head on into a concrete wall on the first bend at high speed, and had to be cut free from the mangled wreckage by firefighters which took two hours. She was then airlifted to hospital by air ambulance with two sprained wrists, severe bruising and concussion.[29]

Outside acting

In 2007, Rosa Roxanne Pallett, a deep red hybrid rose, was named after Pallett and launched at the 2007 Southport Flower Show by Cheshire-based grower C&K Jones.[30]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2010 Lake Placid 3 April
2013 It's A Lot Louise
2014 Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort Jillian
2014 Devil's Tower Sarah MacColl
2014 Crystal Skulls Melaine Cox TV movie
2015 The Violators Carla
2017 Habit Alex
2018 Recoil Suzie Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005–2008 Emmerdale Jo Sugden / Jo Stiles 145 episodes
2010, 2012 Casualty Leanne Greening
Keeley Hyatt		 Episode: "The Enemy Within"
Episode: "Appropriate Force"
2011 Generator Rex Voice role
Episode: "Riddle of the Sphinx"
2012 Waterloo Road Shelby Dixon Episode: "Episode #7.28"
2012 Crime Stories Linda Brooks Episode: "Episode #1.9"

References

  1. ↑ Buxton, Olivia. "I was beaten like my character" Archived 19 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine.. The Sun. News UK. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Roxanne Pallett To Star in UK Tour of Rock Around the Clock". Broadway World. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Roxanne Pallett: I'm a Stallone fan on sly". 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Refuge (United Kingdom): What we do Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine., refuge.org.uk; accessed 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ partid=4970 Profile Archived 11 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine., itv.com; accessed 25 August 2015.
  6. ↑ BBC. "Carlisle's Soapstar Superstar". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Soap siren Roxanne Pallett: I've never considered myself to be a sex symbol". 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Actor to quit showbiz after false Celebrity Big Brother assault claim". Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Gordon Barr (9 July 2010). "Interview: Gordon Barr speaks to Roxanne Pallett". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "Carlisle actress Roxanne Pallett pulls out of panto after best friend's death". News & Star. 15 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  11. ↑ "Star Roxanne Pallett to rock county venue". Shropshire Star. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  12. ↑ Spencer, Samuel (3 September 2018). "Roxanne Pallett: Who is Roxanne Pallett? How she rose to fame". Express. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Vagina Monologues are heading to town!". This is the West Country. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  14. ↑ Eames, Tom. "Roxanne Pallett: 'New film Devil's Tower gives me the creeps'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  15. ↑ Keats, Amanda. "Exclusive: Roxanne Pallett Discusses 2013's Devil's Tower". Filmoria. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Press release Tuesday, October 16th, 2012". TimeWarp: The Official UK Rocky Horror Fan Club. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  17. ↑ Mayo, Douglas (17 June 2016). "The Wedding Singer UK Tour". Britishtheatre.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Rox Mystery, 3 May 2012, The Sun". Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  19. ↑ Bourne, Dianne (10 March 2018). ""I felt like an uninvited guest" actress Roxanne Pallett on why she's changed career". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  20. ↑ Minster FM and Roxanne Pallett part company Archived 4 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine., Minster FM, 4 September 2018
  21. 1 2 3 Daly, Helen (4 September 2018). "Celebrity Big Brother: 'That's worrying' Emma Willis grills Roxanne Pallett on Ryan Thomas".
  22. ↑ "Actor to quit showbiz after false Celebrity Big Brother assault claim". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "More Than 25,000 'CBB' Viewers Have Now Complained To Ofcom Over Roxanne Pallett 'Punch' Row". Huffington Post. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  24. ↑ Saunders, Emmeline (3 September 2018). "Roxanne Pallett vomited after apology to Ryan Thomas for Punchgate lies". Mirror. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  25. ↑ Fahey, Seán (3 September 2018). "WATCH: CBB's Roxanne: "I got it wrong" over 'punchgate' fiasco". Buzz.ie. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  26. ↑ Jones, Paul (3 September 2018). "Roxanne Pallett apologises for CBB 'punchgate': "I got it wrong, I really got it wrong"". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  27. ↑ "Roxanne Pallett leaves Celebrity Island in panic". BBC News. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett reveals she and fiancé Lee Walton got engaged ONE WEEK after meeting". OK! Magazine. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  29. 1 2 McCaffrey, Julie (20 July 2018). "Former soap star Roxanne Pallett tells how she only just survived horrific crash". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  30. ↑ Steve Leary (8 August 2007). "Roxanne blooms at Southport Flower Show". St Helens Star. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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