The Traitors star Charlotte Chilton has damaged her silence after explosive rumours steered she slept with fellow contestant Jonny Holloway across the identical time as her transient fling with singer Conor Maynard.

Over the previous 12 months, Charlotte, 32, has been embroiled in a paternity drama with the influencer and musician, Conor, additionally 32.

Simply earlier than giving beginning to her daughter Penelope in October, Charlotte publicly introduced Conor as the daddy, explaining they’d been launched by her castmate Harry Clark, whose girlfriend is Conor’s youthful sister, Anna.

However, in March, Conor revealed that a paternity take a look at confirmed he was not Penelope’s father, with a second taken in August.

Charlotte nonetheless maintains that Maynard is the daddy of her daughter, and in consequence, Conor went public with claims that Charlotte slept with Jonny Holloway across the time of Penelope’s conception.

Charlotte spoke solely to The Solar to set the file straight about Jonny’s rumoured involvement.

‘It appears like I’m in a nightmare,’ Charlotte stated, accusing Maynard of attempting to ‘discredit and distract’ from the continuing dispute.

The most recent twist within the saga got here after Maynard’s brother, Jack Maynard – a former I’m A Celeb… Get Me Out of Right here! contestant who was axed in 2017 over offensive tweets – commented on a TikTok concerning the scenario, claiming: ‘She is aware of for a truth there may be any individual else… similar to we do.’

Then on Monday, Conor appeared to stoke the hypothesis additional, sharing a personal message from Jonny Holloway’s ex-wife implying that Holloway may very well be Penelope’s father.

Conor posted a video titled: ‘Responding additional to the current information. At this level I really feel like I’ve been left with no selection.’ 

In it, he claims he obtained a message from the contestant’s ex-wife.

He confirmed the message on display screen, which learn: ‘He instructed me he slept with Charlotte across the identical time as your self [Conor] / she fell pregnant.’  

Conor stated: ‘I hope with this new info that I’ve been given, you possibly can see that there’s only a excessive chance that Penelope is another person’s daughter.’ 

He admitted he wasn’t saying the opposite contestant is clearly the daddy.  

However what he’s saying is: ‘Whereas it’s not 100% [the other contestant], it’s 100% not me’.

Jonny has now replied to the declare and stated in a video: ‘Oh hey, it’s Jonny Holloway. Think about waking up when you’re in the midst of transferring home from a separation that occurred earlier than The Traitors began filming that your ex-wife is insinuating you’re dishonest on her.’

Within the caption to the video, he wrote: ‘Think about waking as much as discovering out your ex spouse is spreading rumours about you if you cut up up earlier than the traitors began filming.’

Charlotte then categorically denied any romantic involvement along with her Traitors co-star in her feedback to The Solar.

‘There’s by no means been something romantic with Jonny. We’ve had a friendship, however there’s by no means been a relationship between me and Jonny. We weren’t sleeping collectively in January in any respect. It by no means occurred,’ she stated.

She added that Holloway had instantly provided to take a paternity take a look at when rumours started to unfold: ‘I spoke to Jonny after his title was first circulated and I stated, “I’m actually sorry you’ve been implicated in one thing that’s completely left subject.” He stated straightaway, “Would you like me to do a take a look at to show it?”‘

A supply near Holloway instructed The Solar that he was ‘blindsided’ by Conor’s put up and was targeted on defending the kid’s wellbeing.

‘Jonny is most frightened about any additional misery being induced to Penelope,’ they stated. ‘As a father himself, Jonny is dedicated to making sure the wellbeing and security of the kid on the coronary heart of this.’

Charlotte additionally revealed that she had obtained a stop and desist letter from Maynard earlier this 12 months, which she described as an try and ‘gag’ her from talking publicly.

‘It was principally gagging me from saying something about a lot of accusations that weren’t true – together with that one other co-star from The Traitors was truly the daddy of Penelope,’ she stated. ‘The following factor I do know, his title has been leaked to a newspaper.’

Charlotte insisted that whereas she shared an in depth friendship along with her co-stars, nothing romantic ever occurred.

Charlotte turned a fan favorite on The Traitors season two. Each she and Holloway have been ‘Faithfuls’ on the BBC collection, in the end being eradicated earlier than the finale, having been outsmarted by eventual winner Harry Clark.

Because the controversy continues, Charlotte says her fundamental focus stays her daughter, saying: ‘All I need is the reality to be recognized, so my little lady can develop up with out all this hanging over her.’

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