
Conor Maynard opens up on 'worst year of his life' after baby DNA drama with Traitors star
The singer appeared on This Morning to talk about the last year of his life.
Conor Maynard has spoken out for the first time about the 'worst year of his life' after he was embroiled in a DNA scandal with Traitors star Charlotte Chilton.
The singer joined Alison Hammond and Paddy McGuinness on This Morning today to talk about the past year and how he is trying to move forward after he found out he was not the father of baby Penelope.
Earlier this year, the star made a shock announcement that he was not the father of Charlotte 's baby girl after she previously claimed he was the dad.
The pair are believed to have met through Charlotte's fellow Traitors co-star Harry Clark, who is dating influencer Anna Maynard, Conor's sister. Charlotte made public claims that Conor was the father of Penelope and that she had reached out to him after finding out that she was pregnant.
Speaking on This Morning he said: "Realistically, right now is the right time to speak on it as the last year has been really difficult and mental health is something I've struggled with for a big portion of my life and this most recent year has definitely been up there in terms of my experience and battle with it."
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