The Traitors star reveals newborn son has been rushed to hospital with bronchitis in worrying post

The Traitors' Paul Gorton has revealed his newborn son Cooper has been rushed to hospital with bronchitis, he told fans in an Instagram post on Monday.

The BBC star, who welcomed his month-old baby with his girlfriend Kate Waldron in November, said his son has been put on oxygen and IV in the worrying health update.

Bronchitis is inflammation of the airways in the lungs that is usually caused by an infection. It often gets better without treatment in around 3 weeks. 

He wrote: 'Thanks for the messages everyone, really means a lot. Cooper has bronchitis and is currently on IV and oxygen getting the best care.

'Hoping he turns a corner and improves as soon as possible.'

Following Paul's latest update on his newborn, he reposted Kate's post where she shared more information on his condition.

She wrote: 'Thank you all so much for all your kind messages about Cooper. 

'Unfortunately yesterday he got worse and needed to be put on oxygen and an IV drip for fluids. 

'I had to stop breastfeeding because having milk in his stomach was making breathing harder for him so he's been nil by mouth for over 12 hours now and they are going to tube feed him small amounts soon from what I have pumped.

'As you can imagine for a newborn not to have milk he was very very unsettled so we gave him a dummy to finally get him to sleep and since then he has been flat out! 

'Just not how you expect to see a baby so young, it's so heartbreaking to see and to not even be able to feed and comfort my own baby is just horrible.'

Last month, the couple, who also share son Charlie, two, announced they have welcomed their second child together. 

In one snap, Paul was seen fast asleep in his wife's hospital bed lying next to their bundle of joy who slept peaceful in a crib.

Kate also snapped the obligated 'dad leaving the hospital picture' while carrying their little boy in a car seat as they headed home. 

Kate penned: 'Welcome to the world Cooper ♥️ What a crazy last couple of days! My waters broke and he was here later that day weighing a chunky 8.7lbs, the exact same weight Charlie was!

'Enjoying every second of newborn bliss as a family of 5 as we know how fast it goes this time around!!'  

Friends and fans of the couple quickly took to the comments to share their congratulations including Paul's Traitor co-star Harry Clark, who penned: 'Mini Traitor!' 

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

In the clip, Charlie sweetly touched his mother's bump, with Kate leaning in to give her son a kiss. 

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

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

Fans took to the comment section to share their congratulations. Anna Maynard, who is in a relationship Paul's Traitor's co-star Harry Clark, wrote: 'The best news ever'.

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 was a contestant on series two of The Traitors in January,  spoke about the incident on Lorraine.

He said: 'When my wife gave birth it was very traumatic and we were in hospital for a week. 

'One of the first things a nurse said to me was: "I bet you're glad your son is not ginger", and it was the first time I was really offended by that.'

Paul also spoke about how being ginger affected his childhood, saying: 'From an early age, I had constant name-calling. 

'Then there was physical stuff like punching and kicking. The ginger thing is not taken seriously, it's still seen as being humorous.'

Paul became notorious on the BBC show for his 'Oscar-worthy' acting skills and being unafraid to throw his fellow contestants under the bus.

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

Yet Paul almost didn't make it onto the BBC show after he suffered a life-threatening injury just weeks before the show began. 

He explained to OK! magazine: 'My lung collapsed. I was outside A&E, screaming and crying, and I was on morphine and CAT scans and all that type of stuff.

'I nearly had an emergency operation to re-inflate my lung because it had depressed so much, and yeah, it was chaos.'

 Paul then explained there were complications regarding the painkillers he was on due to his body's reaction so recovery wasn't straight forward, but in the back of his mind he knew he had to get better before filming for The Traitors began.

Paul admitted it was hard 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.

'There was all sorts of stuff going on, but I would have regretted it if I had pulled out [of The Traitors].'