By LILY JOBSON FOR MAILONLINE

Published: 13:29 GMT, 17 December 2024 | Updated: 13:43 GMT, 17 December 2024

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.

The Traitors’ Paul Gorton has revealed his month-old son Cooper has been rushed to hospital with bronchitis, he told fans in an Instagram post on Monday (pictured with his son Charlie)

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

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

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.’

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

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

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The Traitors star Paul Gorton reveals his newborn son Cooper has been rushed to hospital with bronchitis as he shares worrying post

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