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CircusofPuffins · 22/08/2025 21:05

Has anyone else been following this story?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15024445/Conor-Maynard-paternity-test-results-revealed-Charlotte-Chilton-demanded-second-test-ongoing-row-daughter-Penelope.html

Brief summary: Charlotte, from S2 of The Traitors UK, claimed she had a ONS with Conor Maynard, resulting in the birth of her daughter. She was quick to drag his name through the mud as being a deadbeat dad for not providing her with support, but two paternity tests later, it has been conclusively revealed that he isn't the father.

What an embarrassing situation for her. Surely as a woman if you're shagging multiple men at a similar time, it's basic sense to at least be sure of who the father is before publicly naming them and making accusations!

Perhaps she hoped it was Conor because he was single at the time, and the other potential father/s weren't?!

That poor girl. She's going to see all this online when she grows up. And all because of her mother's stupidity.

Surely Charlotte owes Conor a grovelling public apology at the very least?

Charlotte Chilton breaks her silence over second paternity test result

Charlotte, 32, announced in June last year that Conor, also 32, was the father of her unborn 'miracle' baby.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15024445/Conor-Maynard-paternity-test-results-revealed-Charlotte-Chilton-demanded-second-test-ongoing-row-daughter-Penelope.html

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AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 16:26

@KeepCalmAndCarryOnScrolling I read that too. And that baby does look to have a gorgeous head of red hair 🤔.

InterIgnis · 23/08/2025 16:23

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 15:12

It has been suggested he could know it wasn't his due to other medical conditions. If that's the case he could use that as evidence. If that's not the case then there was a possibility he was the father.

And yes, taking a paternity test early would have shut it down, but he didn't take it early, the baby is 10 months old.

He took a paternity test after 10 months because he couldn't prove the baby wasn't his, meaning there was a chance it was his, so he should have taken the test as soon as it was born so he could step up as a dad if it was his.

Edited

And be met with ‘why not just take the paternity test then? You’re lying and trying to avoid it because you know you’re the father!’. There have been other celebrities that have refused paternity tests, and this is invariably what they’re met with.

He did take one early. She just didn’t like the results and continued the media tour, accusing him of faking the results, hence the second one.

KeepCalmAndCarryOnScrolling · 23/08/2025 16:15

What is interesting is the other story in the press that also claimed a Traitors co-star slept with her in early 2024 and was a contender (beginning to sound like a reality show in itself, Lace/Mamma Mia). They were not naming him 👀

diddl · 23/08/2025 15:39

I get the feeling they may not have slept together.

I wondered that & she thought he might have been too embarrassed to admit it?

Or maybe he used a condom & like many thought that it was foolproof?

RightOnTheEdge · 23/08/2025 15:37

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 15:15

Sorry I assumed he'd only just done them both recently!

So why couldn't he use that first test as evidence he wasn't the father?

Edited

She said there was an unknown male with him when he took the first test so she thought he'd cheated.
She was still publicly trashing him, so he took another test to settle it once and for all.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 15:36

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 15:15

Sorry I assumed he'd only just done them both recently!

So why couldn't he use that first test as evidence he wasn't the father?

Edited

Because Charlotte was adamant that he'd rigged it and got someone else to take it for him.

And even though he obviously knew that wasn't true, she kept banging on about it in public and so test number two was to prove the result concretely.

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 15:15

xSideshowAuntSallyXx · 23/08/2025 15:14

He took the first one last year, this is the second one he's done and she's still not happy.

Sorry I assumed he'd only just done them both recently!

So why couldn't he use that first test as evidence he wasn't the father?

xSideshowAuntSallyXx · 23/08/2025 15:14

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 15:12

It has been suggested he could know it wasn't his due to other medical conditions. If that's the case he could use that as evidence. If that's not the case then there was a possibility he was the father.

And yes, taking a paternity test early would have shut it down, but he didn't take it early, the baby is 10 months old.

He took a paternity test after 10 months because he couldn't prove the baby wasn't his, meaning there was a chance it was his, so he should have taken the test as soon as it was born so he could step up as a dad if it was his.

Edited

He took the first one last year, this is the second one he's done and she's still not happy.

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 15:12

CandidHedgehog · 23/08/2025 14:51

If he sued for libel / harassment, he would have to prove that she was lying about him being the father (since truth is an absolute defence to a defamation claim).

The courts expect paternity to be proved / disproved via scientific evidence so in order to sue in the way you are suggesting, he would need to …. take a paternity test.

If he’s planning on taking action that requires a paternity test, he might as well take it at an early stage and hopefully shut matters down without having to shell out literally millions on lawyers. The cost of a libel / slander action can be seen in the Colleen Rooney case. That’s not an unusual bill and I get the impression she wouldn’t be able to cover his costs when she inevitably lost the case.

It has been suggested he could know it wasn't his due to other medical conditions. If that's the case he could use that as evidence. If that's not the case then there was a possibility he was the father.

And yes, taking a paternity test early would have shut it down, but he didn't take it early, the baby is 10 months old.

He took a paternity test after 10 months because he couldn't prove the baby wasn't his, meaning there was a chance it was his, so he should have taken the test as soon as it was born so he could step up as a dad if it was his.

SaltAirAndTheRust · 23/08/2025 14:54

CandidHedgehog · 23/08/2025 14:51

If he sued for libel / harassment, he would have to prove that she was lying about him being the father (since truth is an absolute defence to a defamation claim).

The courts expect paternity to be proved / disproved via scientific evidence so in order to sue in the way you are suggesting, he would need to …. take a paternity test.

If he’s planning on taking action that requires a paternity test, he might as well take it at an early stage and hopefully shut matters down without having to shell out literally millions on lawyers. The cost of a libel / slander action can be seen in the Colleen Rooney case. That’s not an unusual bill and I get the impression she wouldn’t be able to cover his costs when she inevitably lost the case.

She likely doesn’t have enough to even make it worth suing

CandidHedgehog · 23/08/2025 14:51

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 11:44

Then he can look into other action. Sue for libel/harassment?

If he sued for libel / harassment, he would have to prove that she was lying about him being the father (since truth is an absolute defence to a defamation claim).

The courts expect paternity to be proved / disproved via scientific evidence so in order to sue in the way you are suggesting, he would need to …. take a paternity test.

If he’s planning on taking action that requires a paternity test, he might as well take it at an early stage and hopefully shut matters down without having to shell out literally millions on lawyers. The cost of a libel / slander action can be seen in the Colleen Rooney case. That’s not an unusual bill and I get the impression she wouldn’t be able to cover his costs when she inevitably lost the case.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 14:45

BatchCookBabe · 23/08/2025 14:02

I thought 'who the fluff is Albert from The Chase?' Confused

But then I got it. Grin

Yep, like many other posters here, I can't remember this woman at ALL. (From The Traitors.)

Its possible I'm being really, extra dense here but please could you explain it to me?

Do you remember Paul from The Traitors? if so then you should definitely remember Charlotte as she kind of became his shadow!

KeepCalmAndCarryOnScrolling · 23/08/2025 14:32

Yes, her rep ought to have apologised.
The statement put out is awful - "we couldn't have done this without...?"
Done what? Slandered a bloke as evading responsibilities which aren't his?
Bad optics. A briefer statement stating she was wrong was all that was needed (she'd basically accused him of cheating the first one).

SaltAirAndTheRust · 23/08/2025 14:30

dayswithaY · 23/08/2025 13:43

This is a confusing situation. Why was he so sure he wasn’t the father, even before the test?

Why did she double down on her claims, even after the first DNA test?

Why don’t her parents or friends have a quiet word with her to stop this humiliation (self inflicted or not).

If the whole thing is just a desperate cash grab, she must have known that the truth would come out and only damage her.

How does the ex wife feel, they tried and failed to conceive through IVF then Charlotte cheats on her (with a man) and gets pregnant after one night.

Does she even know who the real father is? Is it possible she truly believed it was Conor, which means something much darker could have happened.

I get the feeling they may not have slept together.

tommyhoundmum · 23/08/2025 14:19

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 14:00

Her legal representatives apparently were there too for the first one. If they didn't notice someone else giving the DNA sample then I hope they'll be booking themselves into Specsavers asap.

How humiliating for the man

northernballer · 23/08/2025 14:11

I think she set up her own recruitment business which I would imagine won't have many clients now.

The whole thing is so bizarre I can't help feeling there must be more to it - I feel so sorry for her daughter in it all.

Delphiniumandlupins · 23/08/2025 14:04

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 02:40

Then why even take any paternity tests?

Clearly there was a possibility he was the father, yet he wouldn't step up or take those tests until there was publicity around it.

Presumably he took a paternity test to prove he wasn't the baby's father. He may have known he wasn't but he couldn't stop her saying he was without the proof.

BatchCookBabe · 23/08/2025 14:02

xSideshowAuntSallyXx · 23/08/2025 13:57

I want Albert from The Chase to do an OK spread, after all he's as much a celebrity as her. She's now famous for dragging an innocent man's name through the mud, and not believing the science.

If he was so sure it wasn't his, there must be more to it. He's stayed quiet as far as I can see and just released the statements. She's profiting from shagging someone (the fact that the media now pay people for stories of shagging celebrities is a real low) . Imagine how her family must be feeling, surely they can't be happy or proud of her literally telling any media outlet about how she doesn't know who the father of her baby is.

I thought 'who the fluff is Albert from The Chase?' Confused

But then I got it. Grin

Yep, like many other posters here, I can't remember this woman at ALL. (From The Traitors.)

BatchCookBabe · 23/08/2025 14:01

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 13:57

I remember back in the 90s a different woman every week seemed to be in the Sunday papers bragging about sleeping with Mick Hucknell. Its as mystifying now as it was then.

I know right. Imagine bragging about that. Shock I mean, he's a cracking singer, but not very fanciable! 😬 And no, I am NOT posting a pic of myself so people can see how stunning I am! 😂

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 14:00

tommyhoundmum · 23/08/2025 13:28

It seems she thought another person was with the man when he gave the sample for the first DNA test.

Her legal representatives apparently were there too for the first one. If they didn't notice someone else giving the DNA sample then I hope they'll be booking themselves into Specsavers asap.

xSideshowAuntSallyXx · 23/08/2025 13:57

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 13:17

Exactly!
According to Google she did an OK magazine spread last year and they don't normally give them out for free. So I would say that beautiful baby has already been earning her keep.

I want Albert from The Chase to do an OK spread, after all he's as much a celebrity as her. She's now famous for dragging an innocent man's name through the mud, and not believing the science.

If he was so sure it wasn't his, there must be more to it. He's stayed quiet as far as I can see and just released the statements. She's profiting from shagging someone (the fact that the media now pay people for stories of shagging celebrities is a real low) . Imagine how her family must be feeling, surely they can't be happy or proud of her literally telling any media outlet about how she doesn't know who the father of her baby is.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 13:57

ClearFruit · 23/08/2025 13:22

Imagine telling everyone you'd shagged Conor Maynard.

I remember back in the 90s a different woman every week seemed to be in the Sunday papers bragging about sleeping with Mick Hucknell. Its as mystifying now as it was then.

missmollygreen · 23/08/2025 13:49

CircusofPuffins · 22/08/2025 21:05

Has anyone else been following this story?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15024445/Conor-Maynard-paternity-test-results-revealed-Charlotte-Chilton-demanded-second-test-ongoing-row-daughter-Penelope.html

Brief summary: Charlotte, from S2 of The Traitors UK, claimed she had a ONS with Conor Maynard, resulting in the birth of her daughter. She was quick to drag his name through the mud as being a deadbeat dad for not providing her with support, but two paternity tests later, it has been conclusively revealed that he isn't the father.

What an embarrassing situation for her. Surely as a woman if you're shagging multiple men at a similar time, it's basic sense to at least be sure of who the father is before publicly naming them and making accusations!

Perhaps she hoped it was Conor because he was single at the time, and the other potential father/s weren't?!

That poor girl. She's going to see all this online when she grows up. And all because of her mother's stupidity.

Surely Charlotte owes Conor a grovelling public apology at the very least?

I think it is more likely that she hoped he was the father because is is famous and presumably has a decent amount of money. Not because he was single....

InterIgnis · 23/08/2025 13:48

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 11:30

I disagree. Engaging in it shows there was a possibility he was the father.

If there was no possibility he should have said "it's impossible for me to be the father" and not engaged any further.

No it doesn’t. It shows that the only way to shut down her ‘he’s a horrible deadbeat that’s lying about not being the father’ media tour and clear his name, was to do a paternity test. Two paternity tests in this case, because she carried on after the first one.

If he hadn’t she absolutely would have dined out on this for years, painting him as a deadbeat.

He also has a family and a partner being impacted by this, and may very well have wanted to put a definitive end to it for their sake.

missmollygreen · 23/08/2025 13:48

Bobnobob · 22/08/2025 21:56

But the baby is the absolute spitting image of him… why double order a paternity test if you know he’s probably not the father? I think he’s cheating the system here.

Probably be cause him knowing is not enough proof?
Seems more likely than he is cheating the system. But no, "He is man, man is bad"

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