ROXANNE Pallett's fiance Lee Walton has said Ryan Thomas threatened the actress at an awards show - but sources close to Ryan have dismissed it as complete nonsense.

Lee claimed Ryan, 34 - who the ex Emmerdale actress has accused of punching her - attempted to intimidate Roxanne with a series of bullying phone calls over a dress she wore to the British Soap Awards ten years ago.

5 Roxanne Pallett's fiance Lee Walton has claimed she was once threatened by Ryan Thomas Credit: INSTAGRAM

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It was recently revealed the pair have been locked in a decade-long feud, but now Lee claims their spat was due to Ryan's threatening behaviour.

However sources close to Ryan have dismissed his claims and pointed out the alleged incident happened ten years ago - nine years BEFORE Lee, 40 and Roxanne even met.

Lee claims Ryan discovered Roxanne, 35, was set to wear the same dress as one of his Coronation Street co-stars to the awards before phoning her to demand she switch outfits.

He told new! magazine: "Roxanne said Ryan rang her and told her, 'Don't wear that dress tonight.' He was throwing his weight around. 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.' Then added, 'Cos you know the consequences,' and walked off."

5 Lee said Ryan made intimidating phone calls to Roxanne over her British Soap Awards dress Credit: PA

5 Roxanne sported this glamorous blue dress at the 2008 British Soap Awards Credit: Getty Images - Getty

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5 Roxanne accused Ryan of 'punching her' in last night's Celebrity Big Brother Credit: CHANNEL 5

Despite Ryan's threat, 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."

But a friend of Ryan said: "This is total and utter nonsense. Anyone who knows Ryan knows he wouldn't do something like that and I think everyone saw last night that Roxanne likes to exaggerate.

"Anyway, how does her fiance know so much about what happened? It was almost a decade before he met her."

Last night's explosive episode of Celebrity Big Brother saw Roxanne accused Ryan of "punching her" in the ribs, an accusation that has since seen viewers flood Ofcom with complaints.

Fans of the show bombarded the broadcasting watchdog with tweets after Roxanne told producers to remove Ryan from the house after a play fight in the living room seemingly went too far.

Ryan, 34, was given a formal warning over the incident and Roxanne later refused to sleep in the same bedroom as him, asking producers to put her up in a spare room.

Celebrity Big Brother's Ryan Thomas given an official warning over his play fight with Roxanne Pallett

5 Ryan was given a formal warning by Big Brother bosses

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Many viewers were baffled by what happened, with many defending Ryan, and they have been inundating Ofcom with complaints over the episode.

Ryan's loved ones were also quick to react to the scenes, and couldn't hide their shock at what he had been accused of.

His girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh tweeted: "Please RT or like if u want Roxanne removed. I don't think she is mentally fit to be in the house. #cbb #getroxyout."

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