'Celebrity Big Brother' star Chloe Ayling defends Roxanne Pallett after punching row

Celebrity Big Brother’s Chloe Ayling has jumped to the defence of her fellow contestant Roxanne Pallett, in the wake of the show’s controversial ‘punching’ row.

Model Chloe says that she is a ‘sweet girl’, after Pallett called herself ‘the most hated girl in Britain’.

Former Emmerdale actress Pallett hit headlines and drew over 25,000 complaints to Ofcom after she accused her fellow housemate, actor Ryan Thomas, of assaulting her during a play fight.

He was given an official warning by producers, but housemates and viewers overwhelmingly sided with Thomas.

Pallett late admitted that she had made a mistake in accusing Thomas, and apologised to him and his family for the upset the incident caused.

“I do hope she’s doing okay,” Ayling told Daily Star.

“I think everyone should stop targeting her because she’s a really sweet girl. She made a big mistake and she doesn’t really deserve the death threats. It’s horrible and I know what it feels like.

“I really liked her in the house, she was one of my closest friends. Whenever I was upset, she supported me. She was one of my closest friends.”

Glamour model Ayling became famous after she was lured to a modelling job in Italy, and then kidnapped by a sex trafficking ring.

Her 30-year-old kidnapper was later jailed for more than 16 years.

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