It's gender reveal day for pregnant Charlotte Dawson - but shamed fiancé Matt Sarsfield is absent

By HANNAH MCDONALD - UK SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER 14:16 24 Sep 2024, updated 15:32 24 Sep 2024

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Charlotte Dawson announced it was the gender reveal day for her unborn baby with a social media post - however her fiancé Matt Sarsfield was nowhere to be seen.

The reality star, 31, revealed last month that she and Matt were expecting their 'surprise' third child - just weeks after news broke that he had been sexting another woman.

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday morning, Charlotte shared a breakfast time video as she announced that the gender of her baby would be revealed on her podcast Naught Corner.

But Matt was noticeably missing from the family social media clip - which was just of Charlotte and their sons Noah, three, and Jude, one.  

That same day, Charlotte announced her baby's gender on Tuesday's episode of her podcast with her co-host Janine Marsh, saying: 'Finallyyyyy it's a pink fangita. I'm having a girl!'

Janine asked: 'Mate how are you feeling? Right let's crack open the Nosecco while you tell me about your thoughts on how you're about to be a girl mum.' 

'So it's finally out,' Charlotte replied. 'It's finally out to all of you all. It's been the hardest secret ever because I'm so bad at keeping secrets as you know. I just feel so relieved that I can finally say it, but I just can't believe it. 

'I never thought I'd have a girl, ever. And I've finally got my little princess. I'm gonna have my little best friend for life. 

'The boys know, so I went for the gender scan and Noah is just so excited to have a little sister. He keeps saying: "There's a little girl in mummy's tummy".' 

Charlotte went on to say that 'we' - possibly referring to her and Matt - had a few name options for the baby girl: Gigi, Penelope and Isabella. 

Teasing fans ahead of the reveal, Charlotte shared a clip from the podcast with the caption: 'It’s gender reveal day my darlings. so excited for you all to find out. most of you will know now my early birdies but if you haven’t then go over to my podcast and have a listen and find out, it’s such a fabulous episode filled with love happiness and blue or pink. 

'It was the best place to do it on my pod with my fabulous @j9marsh99. link in my bio xxxx. (I’m turning comments off cos I don’t want you to be spoiled if you haven’t listened yet) My amazing cake by my talented friend @thatsecretingredient.'

Earlier this month, Charlotte gave an update on her pregnancy and relationship with fiancé Matthew as she hit the National Television Awards red carpet on Wednesday night. 

The reality star, 31, who revealed she is expecting her third child last month, made sure all eyes were on her as she wowed in a white bridal-style gown.

Somewhat hiding her blossoming bump, Charlotte joked her baby belly was at the 'weird stage' where it looks more like a 'gravy belly' as she joked she was 'bursting out the seams'. 

Speaking to MailOnline on the carpet Charlotte gave an update on how she is doing as she said: 'I mean I am good, obviously good I am blessed with another beautiful baby. 

'I can't really believe I'm pregnant myself, I'm at that weird stage of pregnancy where it looks more like gravy and chips belly than a baby belly.

'But I just saw this dress and thought I am wearing it. I am bursting out the seams.'

Last month it was revealed the star's fiancé had been sexting another woman with Charlotte addressing the devastating news on her podcast My Naughty Corner. 

Charlotte has been with the rugby league player, 32, for eight years, but was left hurt and humiliated after discovering he had sent intimate texts to another woman as she said: 'I've seen the messages they're not nice, it really hurt'.

But just weeks after the news broke, Charlotte shocked fans by revealing she is pregnant with their 'surprise' third child - already sharing sons Noah, three, and one-year-old Jude.

Giving an update on the pair's relationship, Charlotte admitted the pair were taking each day as it comes and admitted he is 'trying' to fix things. 

She explained: 'Yeah, it's been It's been emotional, but it's been like an actual rollercoaster everything. But now I feel a lot better.

'I feel a bit like everything's been lifted a little bit. We're taking each day as it comes obviously we have children together and obviously got another baby on the way and he is trying so I just want to shake him.'

Commenting on her decision to talk about her difficult personal life on her podcast she said: 'I'm open and honest. I think that's just the way I've always been.

'It was difficult for me to be so open about my private life because I know I'm, like, open about fun, things and stuff. So it was quite hard for me, and I felt like the podcast was the best place to do it. It's like my safe space.

'I had to address it obviously because everyone was talking about it.'

It comes after Charlotte hit back at 'nasty messages' from fans accusing her of 'milking' her pregnancy amid the sexting scandal.

Charlotte took to her Instagram Stories to defend herself and ask fans with negative opinions to simply unfollow her.

She insisted she had been forced to speak publicly on Matt's actions after the woman he was messaging sold the story, and lamented that she 'can't win' as she faced criticism for staying quiet and for addressing it.

In the lengthy post, she wrote: 'A lovely picture I wanted to share of my boys & I... turned into a negative. I just want to address a few things, a stupid comment about me "milking this". 

'Just to remember here I've had my heartbroken [sic] & been embarrassed publicly whilst growing my 3rd child & trying to remain as calm as possible. 

'I was always going to be announcing my pregnancy with ok mag, but this was different to how it was meant to be. 

'I wanted my fiancé & baby daddy in the shoot - it broke my heart he wasn't, I didn't as for this... but obviously I had to talk about it in the interview as that is what's actually happening right now.'