Having a baby is a huge adjustment, but I'm so in love'
OK! UK|December 02, 2024
The Traitors star Charlotte Chilton says she's not afraid to go it alone as she introduces us to her new baby Penelope
Having a baby is a huge adjustment, but I'm so in love'

With her distinctive red lippy, jet-black curls and undeniable charisma, Charlotte Chilton was one of the breakout stars of The Traitors when it aired this January.

But fast-forward less than a year since her scenes were shown and the gorgeous 33-year-old has swapped round tables for changing tables, having welcomed her daughter Penelope last month.

The first-time mum - who has publicly claimed Penelope's father is singer Conor Maynard, who she has alleged is not involved with the baby - is introducing her darling daughter to the world with our exclusive shoot at her home. And we're pleased to report that Charlotte is taking motherhood in her stride, despite a tricky pregnancy and a stressful first few weeks.

"I hated being pregnant," she tells us, as she effortlessly clutches a mug of tea in one hand and little Penelope in the other. "I loved the baby inside me, but everything else was s**t. I remember thinking, 'This is vile. Women lie to women and say it's magical. There's nothing magical about this.' I was really, really negative, but I did have SPD [Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction, which causes severe pelvic pain during pregnancy], gestational diabetes, I had an allergy to my hormones. I had everything, so I was constantly in and out of the hospital. I couldn't do much for myself.

I had to stop working for the last three months. And I didn't have a baby daddy there to help. It was really hard." Labour also had its challenges. "When I thought I was about 4cm dilated, the doctors told me Penelope's heart rate was dropping and they were going to have to give me an emergency C-section to get her out," recalls Charlotte. "It turns out I was nearer to 9cm. I pushed so hard, she actually flew out of me - I needed a fair few stitches afterwards!" Penelope was born at 3.53pm on 13 October, weighing 6lb 7oz. Her besotted mother chose the middle name Royella after her beloved grandad Roy.

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