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To think she owes him a public apology?

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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

OP posts:
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.

GreenFlag · 23/08/2025 13:37

I wonder if she put any of the other men she slept with through this or if it was just the famous one?

CallieOMally · 23/08/2025 13:35

RichardGeresTie · 23/08/2025 13:34

But by taking a paternity test (under proper conditions) that proves 100% whether he is or isn’t the father.
In this case as long as the tests were done properly he has been proven TWICE not to be the father.
If he hadn’t taken a test I imagine this woman would have sold story after story claiming she’s tried to get him involved in the child’s life.

She’s definitely in the wrong in this situation and I can’t understand why some people are defending her behaviour.

Because women are silly helpless babies who can’t ever be accountable or responsible for their behaviour. Apparently.

RichardGeresTie · 23/08/2025 13:34

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 11:44

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

But by taking a paternity test (under proper conditions) that proves 100% whether he is or isn’t the father.
In this case as long as the tests were done properly he has been proven TWICE not to be the father.
If he hadn’t taken a test I imagine this woman would have sold story after story claiming she’s tried to get him involved in the child’s life.

She’s definitely in the wrong in this situation and I can’t understand why some people are defending her behaviour.

tommyhoundmum · 23/08/2025 13:28

PerkingFaintly · 23/08/2025 10:22

It really doesn't.

It can indicate she thinks that if she tells a lie often enough, she'll find people who'll believe her on the grounds that "surely no one would be that dishonest".

Because they themselves are decent people who would never be that dishonest.

It's cold-bloodedly exploiting other people's honesty.

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

ClearFruit · 23/08/2025 13:22

Imagine telling everyone you'd shagged Conor Maynard.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 13:17

Silverbirchleaf · 23/08/2025 13:08

The thing is though, she didn’t have to do this in the public eye. She could have done this privately, (although then would have missed out on the newspapers fee, if there was one?).

People have commented that the daughter could read threads like this in the future and how hurtful they could be. In that case, her mother shouldn’t have made the whole debacle public.

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.

CalamityGanon · 23/08/2025 13:13

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.

Because she was insistent that he was and the only way she and the general public would accept it was via a DNA test. He may know he’s infertile. He may have medical evidence to prove it but there’ll still be people saying it was a miracle baby and a chance in a million. If he is infertile why does he need to tell private medical information to a load of randoms?! It’s nobody’s business other than his and any future partners.

How many women claim to say they’ve had a medical condition and told they’ll never have children then ‘ooops’ they’re pregnant. How on earth did that happen?! 🤷‍♀️

Silverbirchleaf · 23/08/2025 13:08

The thing is though, she didn’t have to do this in the public eye. She could have done this privately, (although then would have missed out on the newspapers fee, if there was one?).

People have commented that the daughter could read threads like this in the future and how hurtful they could be. In that case, her mother shouldn’t have made the whole debacle public.

FrippEnos · 23/08/2025 13:06

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:53

@SaltAirAndTheRust Exactly, he wasn't sure it wasn't, but wouldn't take a test until there was public pressure.

@rwalker A victim of what? I just don't think she should apologise for making a potential father take a paternity test.

But moreso I don't think he's some saint because he was lucky enough not to have been the dad.

Edited

But you posted that he shouldn't have engaged, so he is wrong for doing what you said that he should do.

He is a victim of her saying that he was a deadbeat dad etc.
And if she was right for making him take the test and he was wrong for taking the test than who is right is your contradiction?

what could he possibly do for you to believe that he is not wrong in this?

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 23/08/2025 13:06

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:35

If he had other proof he wasn't the dad he could have used that (not publicly, with lawyers) to shut it down.

Doing the test shows there was a possibility he was the dad.

Why should he have had to have done things privately when Charlotte was continually openly trashing him in public?

FWIW I think the entire thing should have been conducted in private but it if one side is determined to publicly slate the other then they shouldn't be expected not to also have a public right of reply.

I would also think he did the tests, plural to make her stop and one negative test should have been enough, but it wasn't.

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:53

@SaltAirAndTheRust Exactly, he wasn't sure it wasn't, but wouldn't take a test until there was public pressure.

@rwalker A victim of what? I just don't think she should apologise for making a potential father take a paternity test.

But moreso I don't think he's some saint because he was lucky enough not to have been the dad.

Theunamedcat · 23/08/2025 12:51

rwalker · 23/08/2025 10:08

Yes grovelling apology she called him a dead beat dad
publicly tried to shame him then accused him of of tampering with with a DNA

she’d obviously been shagging other people at the same time so must of known there was other contenders in the race

they way he was so adamant doesn’t give the impression they had unprotected sex

the woman a disgrace

My ex was adamant and our kids were planned we were married and I didn't cheat

The baby looks like him I'm assuming more than the other guy hence the double down I think the public humiliation for her is punishment enough

CandidHedgehog · 23/08/2025 12:49

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:35

If he had other proof he wasn't the dad he could have used that (not publicly, with lawyers) to shut it down.

Doing the test shows there was a possibility he was the dad.

There’s a saying ‘you can’t prove a negative’. In a case like this where it is accepted they knew each other, how could he possibly prove they didn’t have sex?

Doing a paternity test if he was sure he wasn’t the father is the quickest and least intrusive (no need to release personal medical records) way to get her to go away.

rwalker · 23/08/2025 12:44

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:35

If he had other proof he wasn't the dad he could have used that (not publicly, with lawyers) to shut it down.

Doing the test shows there was a possibility he was the dad.

You seem to see her as some kind of victim in all this

rwalker · 23/08/2025 12:42

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 11:44

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

Or just have a paternity test to shut her up prove his innocence and show everyone what a lier she is

SaltAirAndTheRust · 23/08/2025 12:36

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:23

If she's still slandering him then she should obviously stop.

But if he had to be called a dead beat dad publicly before he would take the test, that shows he would have been a dead beat dad if the baby was his.

But he was sure it wasn’t. I don’t know why you’re so against him when he is the victim here.

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:35

CallieOMally · 23/08/2025 12:32

Or he knew she was talking shite from the off and did the tests to shut her up and stop the madness.

If he had other proof he wasn't the dad he could have used that (not publicly, with lawyers) to shut it down.

Doing the test shows there was a possibility he was the dad.

CallieOMally · 23/08/2025 12:32

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:23

If she's still slandering him then she should obviously stop.

But if he had to be called a dead beat dad publicly before he would take the test, that shows he would have been a dead beat dad if the baby was his.

Or he knew she was talking shite from the off and did the tests to shut her up and stop the madness.

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:23

SaltAirAndTheRust · 23/08/2025 12:18

I’m sorry but she has slandered him, labelled him a dead beat dad, etc etc. he has done two paternity tests and she still seems to think she’s the wronged party.

If she's still slandering him then she should obviously stop.

But if he had to be called a dead beat dad publicly before he would take the test, that shows he would have been a dead beat dad if the baby was his.

SirRaymondClench · 23/08/2025 12:23

CircusofPuffins · 23/08/2025 11:23

Well, she's hardly helped herself, has she? By making this so public - which she really didn't need to do - this could and should have been handled entirely behind closed doors - she's invited public comment.

She spent months and months trashing this man's reputation - what if this has turned out to be a Caroline Flack type situation, and it had tipped him over the edge, for something that wasn't true?

And as has been noted, it's highly likely she cheated on her wife around this time. But sure, I'm the nasty one!

She is hardly covered with glory but she clearly believed he was the father or she wouldn't have put herself through this.

The vitriol in your original post though is palpable. Whether you're male or female it's clear you hate women either way.

SaltAirAndTheRust · 23/08/2025 12:18

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:07

Yes, the other action can also be "standing up for himself". I'm talking about taking the paternity test, he wouldn't have done that if there was no possibility he was the father.

I don't think she needs to apologise for doing what she had to do to get him to take the paternity test.

I’m sorry but she has slandered him, labelled him a dead beat dad, etc etc. he has done two paternity tests and she still seems to think she’s the wronged party.

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 12:07

SaltAirAndTheRust · 23/08/2025 11:59

All the while she’s still slagging him off? He has a right to stand up for himself.

Yes, the other action can also be "standing up for himself". I'm talking about taking the paternity test, he wouldn't have done that if there was no possibility he was the father.

I don't think she needs to apologise for doing what she had to do to get him to take the paternity test.

SaltAirAndTheRust · 23/08/2025 11:59

DressOrSkirt · 23/08/2025 11:43

@x2boys I don't know how that works so fair enough! Surely he would have taken them anyway then, and probably much sooner, nothing to do with the publicity around it?

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

All the while she’s still slagging him off? He has a right to stand up for himself.

JudgeJ · 23/08/2025 11:58

GiveTheGoblinsSnacks · 23/08/2025 11:28

I think because people see who they want to see in babies a lot of the time.

When my second was born I had to read the labels on the cots in the nursery every morning to find mine, generally I think they all look alike!