WHEN The Traitors star Charlotte Chilton and Conor Maynard first locked eyes in January 2024, they could never have imagined the sensational fallout that would follow.
The warring pair have been at loggerheads ever since their night of passion turned sour when Charlotte revealed she was pregnant – and began an 18-month fight to prove pop star Conor was the dad.
It’s after he claimed a DNA test five months ago ruled him out from having fathered baby Penelope.
But Charlotte demanded it be retaken after a jaw-dropping revelation suggested that an unidentified male was present when Conor’s sample was collected, throwing the result into question.
However, The Sun can reveal a second paternity test has been carried out – and Conor is NOT the baby’s father.
An insider told us: “Charlotte is shell-shocked by the news.
“She has been fighting for the truth to come out for the past 18 months during an already difficult time as a first-time single mum.
“It’s been incredibly challenging, but she desperately wanted Penny to know who her dad is.
“It’s never been about the fact Conor is in the public eye or has money behind him. Charlotte had no intention of ‘trapping’ him.
“It’s always been about having Penny’s father’s name on the birth certificate. Her little girl deserves that.
“That’s why she’s fought with such heartfelt conviction. She just wanted the truth out.
“She’s reeling from the result and is now considering where she goes from here.”
Charlotte, 34, wanted a court-ordered DNA test to determine the parentage of the little girl, who was born in October, after alleging the singer switched testing locations at the last minute and that her own DNA was not taken – something which improves the accuracy of the paternity test.
She and Conor were both swabbed earlier this week and the results were shared via email late last night.
Charlotte has never publicly confirmed who else she was dating at the time.
A spokesman for Conor Maynard hoped that by agreeing to the second test, “Charlotte can finally put this behind her once and for all”.
Charlotte was set up with Conor by her Traitors co-star Harry Clarke after a champagne-fuelled wrap party of Claudia Winkleman’s BBC murder mystery game last year.
Pansexual Charlotte, who recently divorced her wife Laura , claimed the singer turned on her weeks later when she said she was expecting his child after their fling.
The BBC star, who has polycystic ovaries, spontaneously entered The Traitors on a whim after her marriage broke down following seven agonising miscarriages and failed IVF.
She was banished in episode nine with Harry being crowned the winner and scooping £95,000 by betraying his co-star Mollie Pearce.
She went home with Conor after partying at celebrity nightclub Raffles with his younger sister Anna Maynard who is Harry’s long-term girlfriend.
In an explosive tell-all interview with The Sun while pregnant, Charlotte lashed out at “immature man-child” Conor, alleging he disowned their unborn baby girl.
One thing led to another and I ended up spending the night with him
Charlotte Chilton
Speaking about how they met, she said at the time: “Harry told me his friend fancied me but I didn’t actually know who Conor was.
“When I met him he acted like a real gentleman. He escorted me to the ladies’, watched my bag, bought me champagne.
“I was a bit vulnerable after splitting from Laura and wasn’t looking for anything to happen but he won me over.
“One thing led to another and I ended up spending the night with him.
“We didn’t use protection. He didn’t want to but I thought he’d been careful. The next morning we sent Harry the selfie and he messaged Conor saying, ‘You’re a naughty boy, aren’t you?’.
“I liked Conor. He played me his new album. We hung out.
“He showed me songs he was writing, too.”
The pair stayed in touch with video calls and WhatsApps.
Charlotte said: “We had long conversations. I even spoke to him about an unhappy past relationship I’d had, the miscarriages, he didn’t seem like an idiot. Then.”
After discovering she was pregnant six weeks’ later, Charlotte assured Conor she wanted nothing from him.
She said: “He told me, ‘This is your miracle baby. It is not mine. He ended the text, ‘Hope you’re all good, Charlotte x’.”
Conor moved in with his girlfriend Kitty Bertrand earlier this year.
He spoke out about it being a “new chapter” – having gone on ITV ‘s This Morning , telling viewers: “I was instantly painted as a dead-beat dad. My comments on my social media were all about that.
“When the result came in I can’t even begin to explain to you the feeling.”
Conor is yet to publicly comment on the second paternity result.
Who is Conor Maynard?
Not familiar with the pop star? Read on...
Conor Paul Maynard was born on November 21, 1992 in Brighton.
He is an English singer-songwriter and record producer.
His biggest chart hits are Can’t Say No and Vegas Girl.
He has worked with the likes of Labyrinth and Rita Ora.
Conor’s brother Jack is a YouTuber who appeared on I’m A Celebrity back in 2017 before quitting the jungle amid a fallout over homophobic and racist tweets .
