Comedian Mo Gilligan has been blasted by the ‘mother of his first born child’ after it was claimed he had secretly fathered a child with the model last year.
Mo, 37, who is reportedly expecting another baby with his current girlfriend, has been hit by claims from Selina Christoforou, 35, that he barely sees the child.
The TV personality reportedly had a short-lived romance with model Selina, and she gave birth to a son named Rudi in January 2024.
The news that Mo had apparently become a dad had remained under wraps until this week, when the Sun reported that Mo had fathered a secret baby and was expecting a second with a different mother, his girlfriend Taia Tulher, 28.
Sharing her version of events, Selina said: ‘I just finally posted on Instagram about my son’s dad so for your information, if you don’t follow my Instagram I don’t blame you. Um, Mo Gilligan is his dad. Very much in quotation marks.’
She claimed that Mo has not consistently been in her son’s life, and ‘can probably use my fingers and toes to count how many times he’s met him’.
Comedian Mo Gilligan has been blasted by the ‘mother of his first born child’ after it was claimed he had secretly fathered a child with the model last year
Mo, 37, who is reportedly expecting another baby with his current girlfriend, has been hit by claims from Selina Christoforou, 35, that he barely sees the child
The news that Mo had apparently become a dad had remained under wraps until this week, when the Sun reported that Mo had fathered a secret baby and was expecting a second with a different mother, his girlfriend Taia Tulher, 28 (pictured)
Selina said that she keeps thinking things will get better for her ‘unbelievable’ son, but understands you can’t ‘make someone be a dad’.
Selina is said to have become pregnant after dating Mo after they met online and decided to keep the unborn child, despite it coming as a shock to the ‘careful’ pair.
A source told the publication: ‘She found out she was pregnant in May 2023 and it was quite a shock for them both because they’d been fairly careful. But she wanted to have the baby, despite the fact they weren’t actually a couple.
‘She adores their son and Mo sees him semi-regularly. Now he’s about to become a dad for a second time and he’s over the moon. He has been with Taia for quite a long time now and he feels ready to settle down.’
Daily Mail contacted a representative for Mo Gilligan for comment who are yet to come back with a response.
Sources said that Mo, who stars on The Masked Singer, is now expecting his first child in a matter of weeks with his girlfriend Taia.
It’s thought that the couple have been quietly dating for two years, and are now living together in London, according to The Sun.
Mo previously split from his girlfriend of four years, actress Sophie Wise, at the end of 2022, and it was then revealed he was looking for love on celebrity dating app Raya.
Selina is said to have become pregnant after dating Mo after they met online and decided to keep the unborn child, despite it coming as a shock to the ‘careful’ pair
The comedian reportedly had a short-lived romance with model Selina (pictured), and she gave birth to a son named Rudi in January 2024
Taia had first revealed her pregnancy in an Instagram post back in March, but had never revealed her partner’s identity.
Revealing her growing bump, she captioned her post: ‘Today, I carry the love that made me, the love I’ve always known… and the love I’ve only just begun to understand.
‘For a long time, I didn’t know when I would share this. But now feels right. Because today, on Mother’s Day, I get to celebrate my own mother – and the tiny soul who has already made me one, too.’
Mo has previously opened up about the mental health struggles he had during his rise to fame in his 20s, before turning to therapy to help him cope.
The comedian shot to fame in 2017 after going viral on social media and what followed was a string of huge TV gigs, including The Masked Singer, after joining the judging panel in 2020.
Mo previously split from his girlfriend of four years, actress Sophie Wise, at the end of 2022, and it was then revealed he was looking for love on celebrity dating app Raya
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Speaking to Jamie Laing on the Great Company podcast on Wednesday, Mo admitted that he ‘lost’ himself as the money came rolling in – before therapy helped him break down his walls and connect with people.
‘I lost myself, I struggled in a sense of ‘Wow this is all I’ve wanted, I’ve got the big cheque, but I’m not in the happiest place’,’ he said.
‘I was massively depressed. That’s when I started therapy. I didn’t cry in my twenties, I put up a wall, and when I got depressed it all came out.
‘Therapy helped me open up not so much to my therapist but other people, to let my real personality out and connect.’
In 2022, Mo accepted the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme at the BAFTA TV Awards and used his speech to speak about his mental health.
‘Oh s**t I’m so nervous. I have to big up Channel 4. In 2017 when I got offered a show, my mental health wasn’t in the best place,’ he reflected.
‘Channel 4 brought me into this big building. They rusted me and let me be myself and bring black boy joy to the screens.
The comedian was dealt a blow in 2023 after losing two of his television presenting gigs in one week.
He revealed that year that Channel 4’s The Lateish Show would not be returning after four series, and then his BBC show That’s My Jam was given the chop by the broadcaster after one series.
He was hand-picked for the programme by American comedian and television host Jimmy Fallon with the show being based on the music-themed segments of the US star’s talk show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Mo also presented the BRIT Awards for two yeas in a row, but stepped down in 2023.