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Emmeline Saunders

Roxanne Pallett engaged to Jason Carrion just a year after CBB punchgate scandal

Roxanne Pallett has announced she's engaged to her firefighter boyfriend just months after meeting him.

The former Emmerdale star revealed the happy news after Jason Carrion met her mum for the very first time.

Jason, who starred on Married At First Sight, proposed after impressing Roxanne's mum.

"Jason met Roxanne's mum for the first time during their recent trip to the UK and she absolutely adored him," a source told the Sun.

"Jason has been a rock to Roxanne since they've been together.

Firefighter Jason met Roxanne in Brooklyn, NY (Instagram)

"They've had very parallel lives and share an intense connection because of their past struggles.

"He's fiercely protective over her and has told friends that she’s the one he’s been searching for all this time."

The pair met in Brooklyn, New York, when Roxanne got out of a taxi and seemed to be lost.

Insiders said their connection was "love at first sight" and they went to get coffee together - which swiftly turned into a week-long date.

The buff US TV star is Roxanne's second fiance in 12 months (Instagram)
Roxanne went Instagram official with Jason in August (@roxannepallettofficia/Instagram)

Jason previously shot to fame when he married Cortney Hendrix on the US version of Married At First Sight, but they divorced after their romance fizzled out.

It comes just a year after Roxanne was axed from Celebrity Big Brother after exaggerating claims Ryan Thomas had punched her in the arm during a play fight.

She later said she was the most hated woman in Britain and fell into a deep depression, with her ex-fiance Lee Walton dumping her in the wake of the scandal.

Roxanne with ex-fiance Lee (WireImage)

Reports suggested Lee was the one who ended the relationship, while Roxanne later insisted it was her choice.

Steelworker Lee reacted with fury to the news that Roxanne was dating Jason, sharing a savage Instagram post hours after the news broke.

His post featured a picture of Kanye West and a quote from the rapper which read: "People never change.

"They just get better at hiding who they really are".

Lee added in a caption: "True story #quote #themaskwillfalloff ."

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