After being accused of being the father of her daughter Penelope, Jonny Holloway, who appeared on The Traitors with Charlotte Chilton, has spoken out.
The co-star of Charlotte Chilton’s The Traitors has finally refuted accusations that he is her daughter’s father. After the pair had a one-night stand after meeting at the wrap party for her television series in January 2024, Charlotte has long accused Conor Maynard of being the father of Penelope.
Conor remained silent throughout Charlotte’s pregnancy, making up her mind that he had no desire to have a daughter, Penelope, who was born last year. Conor took a paternity test shortly after Charlotte’s daughter was born, revealing that he was actually not the father.
However, when the results arrived, Charlotte immediately called for a second exam. After Conor’s DNA sample was taken, it was revealed that an unidentified man was present. Conor wasn’t the father, according to the second result, which was released along with the first DNA test approved by the Ministry of Justice.
Charlotte has continued to assert that the Cherry On Top singer is the father despite this. She thinks the results of the tests were caused by a rare medical condition known as chimerism. She said, “There is no one else that Penelope could have come from, and I can categorically say that is impossible.”
Earlier this week, Conor revealed he’d been sent a direct message from Lauren Ward, the ex-wife of Charlotte’s co-star, Jonny Holloway, who she alleged had confessed to sleeping with Charlotte around the same time as Conor. Jonny says he and Lauren split before he started filming the hit show. The singer shared a screenshot of a message, with permission from Ms Ward, reading: “My ex-husband is Jonny Holloway, one of the Traitors. he told me he slept with Charlotte around the same time as yourself / she fell pregnant.”
Conor explained he shared the message as he felt as though he had no choice while continuing to state he was not Penelope’s father. Taking to Instagram in view of his 34,500 followers, Jonny said: “Imagine waking up when you’re in the middle of moving house from a separation that happened before The Traitors started filming, that your ex-wife is insinuating you cheated on her.”
Conor said to fans on social media before Jonny’s comment that Charlotte’s statement in the clip that I’m currently reacting to, “I feel that the main reason people are still doubting me in this situation is because of that.”
You know, I never wanted to discuss or discuss someone’s private matters, but you guys must be aware that there comes a point where I must defend myself. Conor responded to accusations that he might have bribed the DNA companies by saying, “I can understand that many of you are going to be looking for your own explanations as to why two separate court-accréditated DNA tests showed that I am not the father.
“You’re going to be looking at uncommon medical biological cases of someone who has two sets of DNA,” you’re going to find. You’re going to be thinking, “Oh Conor, you must have paid off these multi-billion dollar DNA testing companies,” and “I don’t have that much money, believe me, that would be great but I don’t.”
I wouldn’t do that, and money aside! This entire timeline would be different if the DNA test revealed that I am the father. But that is not what actually happened. He continued, “But I hope that you can see that Penelope is just a high probability that someone else’s daughter is being given,” he added.
Conor’s social media post quickly caused Charlotte to respond. You ever heard a rumor about yourself and actually wanted to know more, she captioned a gif that she shared on Instagram. What did I do after that, exactly?
Last month, Conor spoke exclusively to the Mirror and revealed that he believed the situation could have been handled privately. One lyric in his song, Cherry On Top reads: “You talk too much, please shut up,” but he says this was said in jest. He told us: “Obviously, a lot of the lyrics of the song are said somewhat in jest, but I think they mainly point to how this entire situation could have been avoided.
“I was always of the opinion that the situation could and ought to have been handled quietly and privately, especially since no evidence existed prior to its reaching the court of public opinion.” Although it was not beneficial because it had been carried out in the open, it is now too late to do that; instead, what is done is done. So, in my opinion, the lyric kind of emphasizes that sometimes it’s better to handle situations before shouting them out loud.
Conor only learned about Charlotte’s allegations when his team received an abundance of emails asking for a response, according to The Mirror.
Charlotte’s representative has been contacted for comment by The Mirror.
