Shock twist in Charlotte Chilton-Conor Maynard baby row as Traitors co-star Jonny Holloway reveals what REALLY happened

This is the paternity scandal that has had almost as many twists and turns as The Traitors over the past 16 months.

But the question remains: Who is the father of Charlotte Chilton’s baby?

Brunette recruitment consultant Charlotte was, of course, a contestant on series two of The Traitors. A Faithful was ejected in the ninth episode.

The 32-year-old actress, who met singer Conor Maynard after the show, said that she became pregnant in January 2024.

He insists his daughter Penelope, now 13 months old, was the result of their one-night stand.

That would actually be dramatic enough. Because Charlotte already had an estranged wife, Laura, and claimed their marriage was still alive at the time of the elopement.

Add to this the fact that Charlotte and Laura have already endured struggles to get pregnant in their seven-year relationship, including a failed in vitro fertilization attempt, and we can understand why emotions run so high so quickly.

The plot intensified further after Charlotte agreed to have Penelope submit to two paternity tests in March and August this year.

Both DNA tests showed Conor Negative Dad Charlotte continued to insist he was responsible for being the father of his ‘miracle’ daughter.

Then came another surprising development last week.

Former Traitors contestant Charlotte Chilton while pregnant with daughter Penelope, now 13 months

British singer Conor Maynard, whom Charlotte claims is the father, despite two DNA tests saying he is not

Conor shared a message online which he claimed revealed who the real father of Charlotte’s baby was; This person was none other than Charlotte’s Traitors star and close friend, ex-soldier Jonny Holloway.

At first, Jonny, 33, publicly dodged the question of whether he was the little girl’s father and wanted to resolve the situation privately for Penelope’s sake.

But in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Jonny says the truth is him and Charlotte I did There are sexual relations.

Moreover, Jonny asked Charlotte for a DNA test, but Charlotte later changed her mind and refuses to discuss the matter properly with him. She denies sleeping with Jonny.

He emotionally told the Daily Mail: ‘If I were the father, I would take that child as my own. ‘The liaisons took place on a drunken night. I was very drunk at the time. I asked for a DNA test several times, but it was ignored.

‘I am a man committed to values ​​and standards, I come from a military background. ‘I’m proud of myself for respecting my children and being a good father.’

In fact, Jonny, a former member of the Royal Lancers, won fans with his courage and candor when discussing the events following his deployment to Afghanistan in 2013.

While traveling in the lead vehicle of a patrol in a known Taliban stronghold, the vehicle was blown up by an explosive.

Three years later, he had to have his leg amputated below the knee and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

As well as his leg injury, Jonny was also blinded in one eye and suffered a brain injury which affected his short-term memory and concentration. He spoke poignantly about his mental health problems and developing alcohol addiction following his injuries.

Jonny publicly begs Charlotte to get DNA test after ‘drunk night’

Ex-soldier Jonny met Charlotte on The Traitors, which aired in January last year.

His emotions are close to the surface as he discusses recent events that he says have left him feeling at his ‘mentally weakest’. He added: ‘This is coming from someone who was blown up in Afghanistan.’

At first glance, it’s not entirely clear why Charlotte didn’t want Jonny to take a DNA test to pinpoint her baby’s ancestry, but some speculate it was because Jonny was desperate for parents. wants Successful singer Conor will become a father.

The details of her and Jonny’s night together are sadly less depressing.

‘After a night out in March last year people came back to stay at my house and as I said I was very drunk,’ he says. ‘I know these things happen and I understand he is sober.

‘If I had an inclination that I was the father, I would have spoken more clearly. I was drunk that night and I wasn’t too happy about it, so I don’t know exactly how it went, but I know there was something between us.

‘I told him that I wanted to do a DNA test, I wanted to learn. If I thought I was the father of someone’s child, I would want to know and make it clear. That’s where I stand.’

Jonny offers paternity test to Charlotte and Penelope after it was revealed something happened on a night out

He adds: “I said to Charlotte: ‘Look, we both know what’s going on here. Should we do a DNA test because of what happened?”

‘Initially he said ‘yes’. When it came to me, I haven’t heard from him since. So I don’t know what’s going on.’

One person who seems certain of what happened is Lauren Ward, Jonny’s ex-wife and mother of his children.

happened he Who sent Conor Maynard a message claiming her husband was sleeping with Charlotte at the same time.

The pair broke up before filming began on The Traitors and Jonny says he is baffled as to how he knew what happened on that fateful night.

But then Conor shared a video with his 2.8 million Instagram followers saying Jonny could be a father.

Backed into a corner, Jonny now feels he has no choice but to speak out publicly.

In the video, Conor reveals to his 2.8 million Instagram followers that Jonny’s ex-wife had been texting him

Conor announcing his engagement to fiancée Kitty Bertrand

‘HE [Conor] He did not reach me privately. It was a complete shock for me. I know if I were him, I would have handled this issue completely differently. ‘It shouldn’t have been made public in the first place.’

He says he feels ‘betrayed’ by his ex-wife’s actions.

‘I tried to be a good father,’ he says. ‘I tried to deal with my trauma and cope.’

Jonny, who has since worked for small military charities such as Hounds For Heroes, met Charlotte at a train station in the Scottish Highlands to start filming The Traitors, which is released in January 2024.

She recalled: ‘Me and Charlotte…we laughed, everyone was quite playful and flirty. It was a very friendly environment.

‘I told Charlotte many times that I wasn’t interested in a relationship. I had gotten out of a messy relationship and it wasn’t what I was looking for.

‘I get along well with everyone and we got along… I get along well with everyone. We all stayed in touch after the series.’

Certainly Jonny looks vulnerable. While she has a good support system around her, she still struggles with ongoing health issues and is currently in the eye of an online media storm.

‘I’m trying to be positive but the PTSD won’t go away. ‘I have dark days and good days, and when I’m having a bad time with my mental health I remind myself that it will turn positive again.’

So how can Charlotte believe that Conor, who recently announced his engagement to girlfriend Kitty Bertrand, is the father of her child in the face of two negative DNA tests?

In an interview with The Sun, he said a rare medical condition could explain it all: ‘I have searched and searched to find the answers because I know for a fact that the only person who could be the father of my daughter is Conor.

‘And finally, after speaking to experts, I learned I may have been giving birth to twins but lost one too early.

‘Then strange genetics come into play, meaning the twin may have inherited a certain DNA so his father will never get a paternity test. This is something called chimerism.’

Chimerism is a condition in which an organism consists of cells from different genetic origins, that is, it has two different sets of DNA.

It can occur through natural processes such as twin pregnancy, where two fertilized eggs fuse.

Charlotte added that twins run in her family, so it made sense to her that Penelope might be a twin.

Jonny is clear on this: ‘I think he’s a little boy who needs to find out who his father is, for the sake of everyone and Penelope.’