The Traitors is one of the most explosive reality shows on TV, but the drama spilled out off-screen last year when series two contestant Charlotte Chilton’s claimed that popstar Conor Maynard, whose sister Anna is dating Charlotte's co-star Harry Clark, was the father of her unborn child.
In a bombshell Instagram post, Charlotte claimed Conor "wanted nothing to do with us" and would no longer speak to her. She also unfollowed Harry, who introduced her to Conor, on Instagram and claimed he 'ghosted' her after she revealed she was pregnant.
Charlotte has since given birth to her daughter, Penelope, but in yet another twist, Conor took to social media on Friday evening (14 March) to reveal that he'd taken a paternity test and the results revealed that he WASN'T Penelope's father.
Conor began, 'Earlier this week, I took a paternity test regarding Charlotte Chilton’s baby girl, Penelope, in the presence of her legal representative. Today I’ve received the test results which confirm that I am not Penelope’s father.
'I am glad that the speculation can finally be put to an end. All I would ask is that people act with kindness in response to this news – there is a child at the heart of all of this and that should not be forgotten. I wish Charlotte and her family all the best.'
At the time of writing, Charlotte is yet to respond to Conor's statement.
After revealing she was expecting her first child in April last year, Charlotte took to social media in June to open up about her relationship with who she claimed to be the baby’s father, referring to him only as Conor in her 'raw and honest' post.
She said, 'Essentially, I have not named the father in protection of him. I’m in a situation now after a lot of intimidation and… being made to feel terrible, referring to my daughter as ‘it’, that even though they’ve told me by speaking out people will hate me, I’m prepared to do it because she means more to me and I’m tired of carrying around this secret. It’s affecting my mental health.'
Charlotte later went on to claim Conor Maynard was the baby's father. Recalling how they met on a night out with Harry, Charlotte told Metro, '[Conor] insisted on having that party there because he wanted to meet me and he knew I was newly single.
'I very nearly didn’t go at all because I didn’t even know who Conor Maynard is. Harry was putting on the pressure.'