Roxanne Pallett

Roxanne Carrion (née Pallett; born Roxanne Kaboli-Nejad; 26 December 1982) is an English actress, television personality, and broadcaster. She played Jo Stiles in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2005–2008), and has appeared in the horror films Lake Placid 3 (2010), Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) and Devil's Tower (2014). Pallett has appeared in various reality television shows, including Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes (2005), Soapstar Superstar (2006), Dancing on Ice (2009), Celebrity Big Brother (2018), Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (2018) and Celebrity Coach Trip (2019). Early life Roxanne Kaboli-Nejad was born on 26 December 1982 in Carlisle, Cumbria to an Iranian father, Johandar Kaboli-Nejad and an English mother, Monica Pallett. After her father walked out on the family, Roxanne took her mother's surname and was brought up in Currock by her mother and grandmother. Her maternal grandfather was Italian. Career In her last year at university, Pallett co-formed girl group Urban Angel, writing songs for them with producer, ex-East 17 member Tony Mortimer. After landing a deal with a record label, Pallett spent a year developing her music in London and co-creating a TV show. She later auditioned for several roles in Emmerdale and was offered the role of Jo Stiles. During her three years on Emmerdale, she was nominated for several awards, including Sexiest Female, Best Storyline, and Best Actress at The British Soap Awards, the Inside Soap Awards, and the TV Quick Awards.