CHARLOTTE Dawson has revealed the real reason she took fiance Matt Sarsfield back despite his cheating scandal.
The Ex On The Beach alum has insisted her two boys – and unborn baby girl – weren’t the primary reasoning for her decision, which went against the calls of her loved ones to ditch him for good.
We previously exclusively reported how Charlotte’s family and friends begged her to bin the shamed rugby star when his dirty texts to a stranger were exposed this summer.
Yet the couple then revealed they were expecting their third baby together – with the reality TV stunner opening up on the “rules” for her fiance as they attempted to rebuild trust.
While Matt moved out of their home after the incident, he has since returned – with the MTV star then subject to cruel online trolling for her decision to take him back.
Now Charlotte has told of her reasoning and said: “It’s been a challenging yer and i’ll be glad to see the back of it.
“Of course I was fuming when I found out what Matthew had done.
“The trust has gone massively, so its been very difficult, but there is still love there and that’s what’s important.
“We share two boys, a house, businesses and we’re engaged – it’s not as easy as cutting everything off, so we are giving it one last go.
“At the moment everything is going in the right direction.”
She then told how a combination of therapy and cute getaways to London and the Lake District helped patch up the cracks.
Charlotte added: “When we got back together the main thing we agreed on was that we’re not getting back together just for the sake of the children.
“If things aren’t right between us, it’ll only get worse, and the kids will suffer.”
She then told how the pair had “found their love again” through their efforts.
Earlier this year, we told how Charlotte was left “blindsided and humiliated” by Matt’s telling “dirty” messages.
Here's how Charlotte and Matt's relationship has played out
November 2016 – Charlotte and Matt meet shortly after she splits from a short-lived fling with Geordie Shore’s Gaz Beadle.
February 2017 – The couple split for the first time just before Valentine’s Day over Charlotte’s party lifestyle.
July 2017 – While filming Celebs Go Dating, Charlotte is told she is ‘sabotaging herself’ and she admits it’s because she was struggling to get over Matt.
September 2017 – Charlotte jets to Greece after splitting from CGD castmate Frankie Cocozza.
December 2017 – Charlotte and Matt reveal they are back together.
March 2018 – Charlotte admits to The Sun that she ‘couldn’t stay away’ from Matt, with the couple also moving in together.
October 2018 – The couple look loved up while on holiday together in Spain.
August 2020 – Charlotte reveals she is pregnant with her and Matt’s first baby together.
September 5, 2020 – Matt proposes to Charlotte next to the statue of her late father, Les Dawson.
January 26, 2021 – Charlotte gives birth to their first baby boy. She later announces his name is Noah, with the entire birth being filmed for reality show Celebrity Bumps.
February 2022 – Matt, Charlotte and Noah move into their brand new family home in Lancashire.
April 2022 – Charlotte reveals she’s tragically suffered a miscarriage.
February 2023 – Charlotte announces she’s pregnant with her second baby with Matt.
July 30, 2023 – Charlotte gives birth to her second baby boy, who she later reveals is called Jude.
October 2023 – Baby Jude is rushed to hospital after contracting RSV bronchitis, and has to remain in hospital for ‘a few days’
February 2024 –Baby Jude is readmitted into hospital after contracting bronchitis for a second time at seven months old.
August 3, 2024 – Charlotte left ‘devastated and humiliated’ after finding ‘dirty texts’ on Matt’s phone to another woman.
August 4, 2024: Charlotte throws Jude his first birthday party, with Matt notably not in attendance.
August 5, 2024: Charlotte breaks her silence, saying she is extremely hurt, upset and disappointed by the news. She says her children remain her top priority.
The pair had been engaged since 2020.
Matt was recently left in tears as he confessed to infidelity on Charlotte’s podcast.
He explained: “I got a message off her agent who said someone’s sold a story on you.
“I was heartbroken. I couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep.
“I love my kids and I love Charlotte to pieces.”
Charlotte admitted: “My whole world just came crashing down. I couldn’t believe it. I was shaking when I was on my way to meet him.
“I am scared he is going to do it again. That’s my biggest fear.”
He added: “It’s been hard because we’ve had kids and stuff.”
Asked if his betrayal was because he ‘missed the attention’, he revealed: “Yeah, probably.”
On ‘massively’ regretting his actions, he told Charlotte: “I just want you to know I’m yours.
“I love you. You’re my life.”
