A mother-of-two has accused her husband of ‘ghosting’ her and their two children in a shocking social media post – claiming he fled to another state to start a new life while she was pregnant with their second baby, as she made a desperate appeal to internet sleuths to help find him.
Ashley McGuire, from Massachusetts, took on the popular Facebook show Are We Dating The Same Guy? group to make several incredible accusations against former reality TV star chef Charles Withers.
The scorned wife claimed she was pregnant when Charles allegedly disappeared, adding: “He has a baby he hasn’t seen in over a year and another he’s never met.”
Mum-of-two Ashley wrote that he had “gone without a trace” and now wanted to harness the “power” of social media to find him and finalize a divorce.
Ashley McGuire, from Massachusetts, took on the popular Facebook show Are We Dating The Same Guy? Group Will Make Several Shocking Claims About Celebrity Chef Charles Withers
Mum-of-two Ashley claimed he had “gone without a trace” and said she now wanted to harness the “power” of social media to track him and finalize a divorce.
The sordid saga was sparked when Ashley shared a post in the group on Saturday.
It read: “I’m really about to test the power of Facebook with this one…
“This is my husband, Charles Withers. He loves being the center of attention but I don’t know how much he’ll like it.
“Last year, when I was pregnant with our youngest baby, he decided that being a husband and father was no longer the lifestyle he wanted and he disappeared, as if he had gone without leaving a trace.
“He has a baby he hasn’t seen in over a year and another he’s never met. He moved out of state and changed his phone number.
She continued: “Divorcing someone who is completely inaccessible is really difficult and takes time, so I’m trying to track him down, so I’m trying to track him down to get his signature on some papers so I can finally close this chapter. and continue my life.
“I heard he’s called ‘Charlie’ now.” He is British and charming as hell. He’s a chef and probably never mentioned having a wife and kids in Massachusetts.
“If you know him, work with him, date him, or are friends with him, can you please ask him to contact me or let me know where I can find him.
Charles, who previously appeared on an episode of Food Network’s Chopped in 2022, was a rising star in the culinary world.
In a TikTok clip shared in the wake of Mary Katherine Samples’ furore, which has since been viewed more than 3.8 million times, the internet sleuth was just one of many to expose the situation.
Ashley’s post concluded: “A friend of a friend needs to know where he is.”
Charles, who previously appeared on an episode of Food Network’s Chopped in 2022, was a rising star in the culinary world.
He had been running the C Salt Wine Bar and Grille in Falmouth.
And Ashley’s post sent the internet into a frenzy – as dozens of women rallied together.
In a TikTok clip shared in the wake of Mary Katherine Samples’ furore, which has since been viewed more than 3.8 million times, the internet sleuth was just one of many to expose the situation.
“Ashley McGuire posted a message on Facebook asking the world to help find her missing husband, Charlie Withers, who she says has just abandoned his family – two children.
“It’s been a year since he left town. He has not contacted the family. What the fuck, Charlie? Where are you?
“The last thing we know he had opened a restaurant in Massachusetts where he was a chef, sold a ton of gift cards, and then just took the money and closed the store, leaving all the customers and employees in the dark with unpaid and unusable salaries. gift cards.’
The current status of Charles’ restaurant is officially unconfirmed, but the restaurant is listed as “permanently closed” on Google and has come under heavy fire on TripAdvisor.
A reviewer named Diane wrote: “My daughter gave us a gift card and we reserved our table for August 2nd. The reservation was confirmed by Open Table. »
The content creator, who has over 132,000 subscribers, continued: “A lot of people are wondering what this foul play is and why isn’t she worried about her safety.
“I don’t know the answer to that question. It just seems like she somehow knows he abandoned the family.
“I really hope he’s found safe and sound and quickly, but my goodness, it’s a crazy ride.”
Mary’s claims about Charles’ restaurant have not yet been confirmed, but the restaurant is listed as “permanently closed” on Google.
The TripAdvisor page was also hit with similar accusations.
One critic, named Bill, said he was “disgusted” by Charles and called him a “classless landlord”.
About his gift card, the disgruntled customer wrote: “I went to use it in November 2023 only to find out the restaurant closed and stole my gift card dollars! This should be illegal, stealing customers’ unused dollars.
He said that “Charles Withers deserves no patronage for his deception.”
Another, named Diane, wrote: “My daughter gave us a gift card and we reserved our table for August 2nd. The reservation was confirmed by Open Table.
“We were really looking forward to dinner but we got there and it was closed. I don’t know why we weren’t warned. I had provided my contact details. As we were on vacation in Falmouth, we will not have the opportunity to return to this restaurant.
“My daughter gave me a generous gift card for my birthday. It was very unfortunate and costly for her and for us.
“Single moms are a special breed, and I know many of you have been through the same situation as me,” she shared
But Ashley has since taken to the social media platform to share an update.
‘UPDATE: Guys… This is absolutely crazy. I thought maybe someone in my area was still in contact with him, but I totally didn’t expect it.
“I got enough information to locate him. I have literally hundreds of messages to sort through, some with information and some with support, and I appreciate them all.
“Single mothers are a special breed, and I know many of you have been through the same situation as me.”
But she was keen to stress that she did not “wish him any ill will”.
“I sincerely appreciate all of your support, but please don’t make threats, spread hate or try to go out and locate him,” she said. “Realistically, I just want to see this situation resolved so that my children and I can start our lives again and repair the damage done.”
DailyMail.com has contacted Ashley and Charles for comment.
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