Ryan Thomas has been on a rollercoaster of emotions in Celebrity Big Brother.
After watching footage of the 'punching' incident with Roxanne Pallett last night he admitted that he had felt like a "scared little boy" after her accusations.
But after watching his tears, the public rallied behind him and he beat US actress Kirstie Alley to be crowned CBB winner.
Just five years ago the former Coronation Street actor was bankrupt and living above a tanning shop in south Manchester.
He earned an estimated £90,000 a year playing builder Jason Grimshaw.
Now he could make millions from his new profile - and has already bagged a £500,000 fee for CBB.
"It didn’t matter what happened in the final," a source told the Sun .
"Ryan was already the winner as TV bosses want him, there have been several offers."
Meanwhile, Ryan has said that he will try to forgive Roxanne over 'punchgate', adding that she had been "punished enough".
Speaking to host Emma Willis after the win, he was asked whether he would be able to forgive the former Emmerdale actress.
He said: "If she wants forgiveness and it makes her feel better I would rather give her that and I think she's been punished enough by the public."
Ryan was also finally shown the footage of the incident, which he had described as "totally unexpected".
He also revealed that he had wanted to "get out" of the house, but hearing the public chanting his name had allowed him to relax.
Ryan added that he could forgive Roxanne for what she had done and said that she had been "punished enough".
He told Emma: "It was totally unexpected, it was a sign of affection that I've used on Gabby, the boys, unexpected because it was nothing.
"The thing that scared me the most was when Ben told me that she couldn't stay in the same room as me," he said, referring to himself as a "scared little boy".
Ryan said that after the accusations he said that he "held onto Sally" and that he "couldn't do it without her".
"We all know how something like that can stick on a man," he said. "This all felt was the wrong way... I just wanted to get out."
He added: "I felt like i was going to get a call from the police... as much as i was scared about this I was glad that there was 24 hour surveillance."
Ryan revealed that a turning point had been when he heard the public chanting, which is when he said he could relax.
His win comes after a difficult few weeks after he was controversially accused of deliberately punching Roxanne .
The soap actress later quit CBB and admitted that she had "got it wrong" and "massively apologised" for her accusations.
Roxanne had been under an avalanche of fury after accusing Ryan of 'punching her five or six times' and deliberately intending to harm her.
She was universally criticised for her controversial behaviour inside the CBB house.
The reality TV star tried to turn her CBB housemates against Ryan and insisted he should have been removed from the house.
Her name was heavily booed by the audience when presenter Emma read out her name during the live eviction and there were audible chants of "get Roxy out".
After hearing the public reaction and watching close friend Ben Jardine leave the house, Roxanne retreated to the Diary Room to reveal her decision to walk out.
Since seeing the footage, Ben has condemned Roxanne's actions and hit out at her "disgraceful lies" .
Ryan was left in tears after struggling to understand how a "show of affection" led to dangerous accusations of violence.
In heartbreaking scenes, he was seen breaking down in the Diary Room multiple times, leading for calls for the producers to show his fellow housemates the footage.
Ryan, who was given a formal warning by Big Brother for the 'altercation', has been backed by floods of co-stars and girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh.