[EddyEagal]

I think this is worth considering.

For a series based on scandal, the choice of Roxanne was always a very odd one. It didn't make any sense. A car crash is not a scandal. And it's not as though Roxy is a big enough signing to be exempt from the theme. She hasn't had any relevancy for almost a decade, after all. She was also paid a suspiciously large fee (whether it be 75k, 175k or 750k () - it's a lot) to take part.

This is why I think producers knew exactly what they were doing when they put her in the house.

As has since become clear, virtually everybody who has worked with Roxanne has something bad to say about her. Endless amount of actors from both Emmerdale and Coronation Street have spoken out against her, indicating that there was already knowledge about her ways. Beyond soap actors, many other celebrities have commented on her behaviour in a way that suggests prior evidence. For so many people to shame her, it's pretty obvious that she has made a name for herself before the Ryan incident.

Now, I find it very hard to believe that CBB producers had never came across any of these stories. They have worked closely with those of mutual relation to Roxanne, and they populate the same media circuit home to all D-List celebrities.

When you couple this with the fact that they placed her in a series with Ryan (who is known to have been targeted by her before) - I think it becomes very clear that producers had hoped for some altercation between the two. Beyond just a standard argument, I believe the producers knew that Roxanne was mentally unstable and had a history of targeting men.

Clever signing? Or an exploitative one? I'm not sure myself. The whole story has made for gripping TV... but you can't help but question that producers placed Roxy in an environment that they knew she wasn't fit for.

[Elliot]

I don’t think the individual incident was planned, but I think they knew what they were doing by casting her. I’m quite surprised she agreed to this show since there’s nowhere to hide and she usually operates behind the curtain with her antics but ya

[EddyEagal]

Originally Posted by Elliot

I don’t think the individual incident was planned, but I think they knew what they were doing by casting her. I’m quite surprised she agreed to this show since there’s nowhere to hide and she usually operates behind the curtain with her antics but ya

Of course not the specific incident of the 'punch' - but they certainly had an idea that something would go down.

[Epic.]

Yeah I'm just surprised it didn't blow up sooner, I think it was a shock to the producers that it happened after they expected it not to

[montblanc]

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[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Elliot

I don’t think the individual incident was planned, but I think they knew what they were doing by casting her. I’m quite surprised she agreed to this show since there’s nowhere to hide and she usually operates behind the curtain with her antics but ya

Producers do their research , but I don't think they knew about these previous false allegations on co stars etc .

They definitely knew Roxanne & Ryan DIDN'T see eye to eye due to a history,they knew putting them in a house together would cause tension . But I think they just expected arguments , NOT anything like punch gate . I also don't think they knew the extent of Roxanne's mental state .

[Ashley.]

I always suspected they had told her beforehand to make a scene; be dramatic. But I doubt this specific incident was "planned" as she appeared genuinely delusional about how she was being perceived. And plus, I haven't seen any soap actors or friends of hers coming to her defense and saying her behaviour was out of character - more the opposite, that it was expected.

[BB-Germany]

Most of the 'storms' were made up tbh to go with the theme.

kirstie being fat once is hardly a storm, getting married in a show and then divorce either.

The only true storms imo were Nick's, Hardeep's, Chloe's and Stormy's

[Elliot]

Originally Posted by BB-Germany

Most of the 'storms' were made up tbh to go with the theme.

kirstie being fat once is hardly a storm, getting married in a show and then divorce either.

The only true storms imo were Nick's, Hardeep's, Chloe's and Stormy's

Was hardeeps even a storm? I’ve kinda sorta heard of the other 3 but literally nothing on him and his storm

[poppsywoppsy]

They did it before with Jim Davidson and Linda Nolan so there was a previous precedent and look how that grabbed headlines with Frank Carsons dressing room.

I loved that.

[Matthew.]

eh i can see where you’re coming from but i don’t believe that they had this particular incident in mind

[Rob!]

[Matthew.]

and all of them had scandals that were quite big tbh, but the biggest ones were Chloe’s and Nick’s

[armand.kay]

from the way they handled it I think its safe to say they were caught completely off guard

[Beso]

Probably why she was so eager to speak to a producer.

[tiger_greengrass]

Originally Posted by poppsywoppsy

They did it before with Jim Davidson and Linda Nolan so there was a previous precedent and look how that grabbed headlines with Frank Carsons dressing room.

I loved that.

Ew Linda Nofans.

[Aaliyah]

Originally Posted by Elliot

Was hardeeps even a storm? I’ve kinda sorta heard of the other 3 but literally nothing on him and his storm

He sexually assaulted someone.