The Traitors villain Paul Gorton welcomes baby boy with wife Kate Waldron and reveals adorable name

The Traitors star Paul Gorton and his wife Kate Waldron announced on Instagram on Thursday that they have welcomed their second child together.

The BBC star and his partner shared a gallery of adorable snaps of their newborn son and revealed his sweet name.

In the snap, Paul was seen fast asleep in his wife’s hospital bed, lying next to their bundle of joy who was sleeping peacefully in a crib.

Kate also snapped the obligatory ‘dad leaving hospital’ photo as they carried their son in a car seat as they headed home.

Paul revealed they made it home safe and sound and relaxed on the sofa cradling their baby as he introduced the newborn to their son Charlie, two.

The BBC star and his partner shared a gallery of adorable snaps of their newborn son and revealed his sweet name

Kate wrote: ‘Welcome to the world Cooper What a crazy last few days! My water broke and he was here later that day weighing a whopping 3.5kg, exactly the same weight as Charlie!

‘As a family of five, we are enjoying every second of happiness with a newborn baby because we know how fast it goes this time!!’

Friends and fans of the couple were quick to take to the comments to share their congratulations, including Paul’s Traitor co-star Harry Clark, who wrote: “Mini Traitor!”

Paul and Kate revealed they were expecting their second child in June when they shared a sweet video with their son Charlie.

In the clip, Charlie affectionately touched his mother’s stomach, while Kate leaned in to give her son a kiss.

Paul and Kate filmed the announcement for their nearly 200,000 combined followers in a field.

They captioned the post: “We’ve been keeping a little secret. #babyannouncement #pregnancyannouncement #babynumber2′.

Fans took to the comments section to share their congratulations. Anna Maynard, who is dating Paul’s Traitor co-star Harry Clark, wrote: “The best news ever.”

Others said: ‘Congratulations darling’ and ‘I can’t wait for the baby to arrive’.

In the snap, Paul was seen fast asleep in his wife’s hospital bed, lying next to their bundle of joy who was sleeping peacefully in a crib.

Kate wrote: ‘Welcome to the world Cooper What a crazy last few days! My water broke and he was here later that day weighing a whopping 3.5kg, exactly the same weight as Charlie!’

Friends and fans of the couple were quick to take to the comments to share their congratulations, including Paul’s Traitor co-star Harry Clark, who wrote: “Mini Traitor!”

Kate is a content creator and has been with Paul for over 11 years.

They welcomed son Charlie in April 2022 and in April 2024, Paul recalled a cruel comment a midwife said at Charlie’s birth.

Paul, who took part in series two of The Traitors in January, spoke about the Lorraine incident.

He said: ‘When my wife gave birth it was very traumatic and we spent a week in hospital.

“One of the first things a nurse said to me was, ‘You must be glad your son isn’t red,’ and it was the first time I was really offended by that.”

Paul also talked about how being red affected his childhood: ‘From an early age I was constantly called names.

‘Then there were physical things like hitting and kicking. The ginger thing is not taken seriously, it is still seen as humorous.’

Paul became infamous on the BBC show for his ‘Oscar-worthy’ acting skills and for not being afraid to throw his fellow contestants under the bus.

His actions on the show divided viewers, with many desperate to see him discovered and banished by the Faithfuls, while others praised him for providing entertainment.

Yet Paul almost didn’t make the BBC show after suffering a life-threatening injury just weeks before the show started.

Paul and his wife Kate announced in June that they were expecting their second child with a sweet video featuring son Charlie, who they welcomed in April 2022

Paul gained notoriety on the BBC show for his ‘Oscar-worthy’ acting skills and for not being afraid to throw his fellow contestants under the bus

He explained it to OK! magazine: ‘My lung collapsed. I was standing outside the emergency room, screaming and crying, and I was getting morphine and CAT scans and all that stuff.

“I almost had emergency surgery to re-inflate my lung because it had been so depressed, and yes, it was chaos.”

Paul then explained that there were complications related to the painkillers he was taking due to his body’s reaction, so recovery wasn’t easy, but in the back of his mind he knew he had to get better before filming for The Traitors began.

Paul admitted that it was difficult not helping out as much at home, especially with his son, and the timing couldn’t have been worse as he was also starting a new job.

‘A lot of things happened, but I would have regretted it if I had withdrawn [of The Traitors].’