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Earlier today, Roxanne Pallett spoke on Jeremy Vine on Five about her situation with Ryan Thomas.

Roxanne had accused Ryan of deliberately hurting her in the Celebrity Big Brother house, even using the word "assault" during her Diary Room complaints.

She received an incredible amount of backlash from viewers, Ryan's friends, family and her former co-stars.

And this morning, she apologised for the situation and admitted: "I got it very wrong."

But Loose Women star Denise Welch was having none of it, saying it had the potential to destroy more than just Ryan's career.

The 60-year-old said: "The fact is, the only place there isn't a camera is the toilet. There's a microphone, but not a camera.

"If, for example, Roxanne and Ryan had been trying to go in for a sneaky gossip about something and she'd have accused him of something, not only Ryan's career, but Ryan's life would be in complete tatters.

"Even those of us who didn't believe her would have to have been perceived to have believed her because of the strength of the #MeToo movement and how we should absolutely take seriously any accusation of violence against a woman."

(Image: itv/channel 5)

(Image: channel 5)

She went on: "She's saying in that interview that now she can see it was play fighting.

"She knew it was play fighting. She said she was a victim of domestic violence and for that I feel sorry for anybody.

"But you go up to Ryan and say, 'Ryan, I was physically abused by someone, don't do that to me because it really hurt me. When Ben did it in the garden it didn't hurt me.'

"She basically set out to destroy Ryan. She was manipulative, vindictive and I hope we don't see the likes of her again, because she has done a real disservice to victims of domestic violence, and I'm appalled."

Andrea McLean tried to mitigate and defend Roxanne to an extent, but Denise wasn't done.

(Image: channel 5) (Image: channel 5)

She said: "I know we have to show a balanced view on this show, but every single person that has worked with this lady, as Ryan says, this is not her first barbecue and believe me, it's not.

"I understand your point, but I don't care."

Roxanne will return to Celebrity Big Brother tonight to speak to Emma Willis.

Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV.