Conor Maynard Addresses Charlotte Chilton Baby Paternity Scandal in This Morning Interview

Conor Maynard broke his silence on the Charlotte Chilton baby paternity scandal during a baffling interview on Friday’s instalment of This Morning. 

The singer, 32, appeared on the ITV show to chat to hosts Alison Hammond and Paddy McGuinness to set the record straight after he previously said a DNA test confirmed he is not the father.

Conor hit headlines last year after The Traitors 2024 star Charlotte Chilton, 32, revealed that Conor was the father of her unborn ‘miracle’ baby after falling pregnant following a one night stand. 

The reality star, who shot to fame on BBC’s The Traitors in 2024, claimed that he refused to acknowledge her daughter.  

Then in March this year Conor claimed that DNA test proved he’s not the father. 

Appearing on the ITV show to promote his new single, Conor baffled viewers by not outright repeating that he is not the dad and and failing to say much of any note.

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He said: ‘Realistically one the main reasons, the right time to speak about it was because as you already said, the last year has been really difficult.

‘Mental health has been something I’ve suffered with my life. This recent year has been up there in terms of experience and battle with it. 

‘I’ve never shied away from that. My fans who follow me online, I’ve spoken about it before, even today, I’ve released a brand new song, it goes deeply into my battle with anxiety. 

‘A lot of things that have happened, contributed to why things have been difficult.’ 

Paddy asked when he got the results, what was the instant feeling, to which Conor said: ‘I actually felt like I was going to have a massive panic attack the second I found out. 

‘That’s the difficult truth about mental health is that when something traumatic happens to you, the second when that traumatic event stops, you don’t then go “oh I’m fine now, everything is fine. Great I can now move on”. 

He added: ‘It doesn’t really work like that. Initially my friends were like “do you want to grab a drink? We’ll go do something, go hang out near by your house, we can just talk.”

‘I stayed at home with my girlfriend. We stayed in that night and realistically tried to stay calm and have a relaxed night.’ 

‘When the result came in, I can’t even begin to explain to you how it was, unbelievable.

‘It took a lot of time to process it and it took a lot of time to really understand and also to accept that I will never understand a lot of the things that ended up happening.’ 

When asked if he had tried to contact Charlotte when the story went public last June, Conor said: ‘We’d obviously spoken but at the same time she was pregnant, she was going to give birth for the first time.

‘I was aware of this situation before, however, I had no idea that it was going to go to the press, I didn’t know that any of that was going to happen. 

‘In my mind it was like well, obviously the natural proceeding would be a paternity test to basically make sure that everything is 100 per cent certain and then obviously, we deal with it accordingly and obviously, that’s not the way it went.’

Discussing how he refrained from speaking out on the situation he explained: ‘It was difficult to remain silent. I instantly was painted as a deadbeat dad and that kind of thing and all of my comments across all of my social media, was very much all about that.

‘Instinctively you want to defend yourself and you want to tell your side of the story but I also felt like it wasn’t right to speak on it until I knew the truth myself.’

‘I obviously researched paternity tests and that kind of thing and I know that it can be considered dangerous for a child that isn’t born yet and also when they’re very early in life.

‘I was kind of just waiting and allowing that decision to come from the other side.’

Back in March Conor dropped a huge bombshell by alleging that the results of a paternity test have shown he did not father a child with Charlotte, despite her claims.

In his statement in March Conor’s representatives have insisted the DNA test has ‘drawn a line under the matter’ and shared hopes that Charlotte ‘can find a way to move forward.’

He has since been moving on with his life, and in March took to Instagram to reveal he’s embarking on a ‘new chapter’ by buying a house with his girlfriend Kitty Bertrand.

He added: ‘I’ve moved into a new house with my wonderful girlfriend who has been an absolute rock for me in the last year.”

Charlotte reportedly still believes Conor is the father of her child according to pals, despite the singer’s claims a paternity test has proven otherwise. 

Friends say the new mum has major doubts on the accuracy of the test after it was all reportedly controlled by Conor’s lawyers.

They added that the main reason for Charlotte’s doubts come from the move by Conor to change the location of the DNA test at the last minute. 

As Charlotte’s pals broke their silence on the paternity news, they told The Sun: ‘She is bitterly disappointed about the results and her legal team are looking into how they move forward to ensure Conor takes a second test. It’s been an exhausting fight between them.’

Explaining how Conor has distanced himself from Charlotte since she announced her pregnancy they continued: ‘He refused to take her calls or answer messages, and instead put everything into the hands of his lawyers.

‘It’s all been on his terms. Conor even had his team change the testing location.

‘He couldn’t wait to tell the world about the paternity test after getting the results.’

Conor’s representatives said to MailOnline: ‘It is very difficult to understand how the location of the paternity test would have changed the results. 

‘To be clear, this test was conducted by a registered nurse in the presence of Charlotte’s legal representative. The results have clearly drawn a line under the matter, and we can only hope that Charlotte can find a way to move forward.’

Conor’s bombshell Instagram statement read: ‘Earlier this week, I took a paternity test regarding Charlotte Chiltern’s baby girl Penelope, in the presence of her legal representative.

‘Today I’ve received the test results which confirm that I am not Penelope’s father. I am glad that the speculation can finally be put to an end.’

He continued: ‘All I would ask is that people act with kindness in response to this news – there is a child at the heart of all of this and that should not be forgotten. I wish Charlotte and her family all the best.’

In the comments of the post, Conor’s siblings Jack, 30, and Anna, 24, who is also the girlfriend of Traitors winner Harry Clark, showed their support with emojis.

MailOnline has contacted a representative for Charlotte for comment.

At the time of her shock announcement claiming that Conor was the father back in June, speaking to OK!, Charlotte said: ‘He knows [I’ve given birth] I’ve not heard anything, I had real torment over whether to contact him when she was here or not.

‘And I figured I don’t want to speak to him, but he has a right to know. I knew if I didn’t reach out people would say I hadn’t bothered’.

Charlotte also spoke candidly about her post natal anxiety and the fact that Penelope looks just like her alleged father.

‘There have been days where I’ve been in tears because I’m sitting here thinking, ‘I’ve got a daughter that looks f**king identical to you’.

She went on to discuss whether she wanted Conor to be part of her daughter’s life, stating: ‘If she wants to walk away from him, that’s fine, but she needs to make that decision for herself when she’s older, I’m not going to deny her contact if he decides he wants to see her.’

Conor’s bombshell claim came just after Charlotte opened up about the financial hardships she faces as a single mother.

In an exclusive chat with MailOnline, Charlotte explained not just the mental but practical implications of the fallout, confessing she’s been forced to work around the clock as a new mum just to make ends meet.

Charlotte – who has launched her recruitment consultancy business – explained: ‘You struggle financially to make ends start in a new business.

‘You don’t take a salary very often in your first year – and I’m trying to do this whilst I’ve got a newborn baby – do you look after a newborn and do recruitment? It’s very difficult to manage.’

Charlotte continued: ‘Penelope has got everything she needs don’t get me wrong, she’s got nice clothes, we’re booked into baby massage, she’s learning to swim, but that’s because I put her first. I go without so she can have these things.

‘If someone else were to chip in, what else could I provide for her? What else could I do? Be a mum who’s present instead of a mum that’s working every hour and is exhausted all the time because she’s trying to make ends meet.’