Kyle Walker hinted that his marriage with his childhood sweetheart Annie Kilner might still be on the rocks during his court down with his former mistress Lauryn Goodman.
The Manchester City defender told the court he ‘could be going through a divorce’, with half of his £26million fortune being taken by his wife, who is the mother of four of his sons.
It emerged as Goodman, 33, was slammed by Walker for her ‘insatiable greed’ as she tried to secure an extraordinary set demands from the England Vice Captain, who fathered a daughter with her, four years after the birth of their son.
Throughout the two-day legal battle, Goodman, who had already been bought a £2.4million Sussex mansion by Walker, demanded £350,000 for child maintenance and a £31,200 Astro turf for her future ‘lioness’ daughter to play on.
Yet it was while Walker, 34, was being grilled by Goodman’s lawyers on why he was offering different sums of cash for his daughter Kinara than his son Kairo, that Manchester City defender revealed the full extent of his marriage woes.
Walker said he had made ‘gestures of goodwill’ in the past to ‘try and build bridges’ with Goodman, claiming the influencer is ‘very interested in money’ and he was not treating either child differently.
When probed on what was different, however, Walker, who shares four children with his wife, said he might be getting a divorce, claiming it could significantly impact his financial state.
Annie Kilner, childhood sweetheart and wife of Kyle Walker, pictured in Frankfurt during the Euros
Lauryn Goodman pictured leaving the Central Family Court after the end of her hearing for child maintenance with Walker
Kyle Walker leaves Court for child maintenance case with Lauren Goodman this afternoon and heads to Cafe Nero
He told the court: ‘My relationship with everything is different. I could be going through a divorce. Financially, half of my pie is maybe going to be taken.’
Walker met Kilner, 32, when he was just 17-years-old, with the pair getting married in 2022. But it has not always been smooth sailing.
When Goodman had their first child Kairo in 2020 she publicly announced that Walker was the father, leading his relationship with Kilner to go up in flames.
She furiously threw him out of the family home while Goodman submitted a financial application that ‘painfully and expensively’ went through court over a two year battle.
Walker then cut contact with his mistress, moving back into the house with Kilner, with whom he has four sons: Roman, 11, Riaan, seven, and Reign, five, and Rezon, three months.
Yet by June 2023, after reconnecting with Walker after a meeting at his solicitor’s office, Goodman gave birth to their daughter.
Within 48 hours of Kinara being born a financial application was made asking for her child maintenance son Kairo to be boosted from £110,000 per year to £177,000.
England footballer Kyle Walker is pictured outside Holborn Family Court on July 16
Lauryn Goodman is photographed in Brighton yesterday with her children and a ‘KW’ necklace
Lauryn Goodman hid under a coat as she arrived at Holborn Family Court in London on July 16
Kyle Walker agree to buy Lauren Goodman a £2.4million Sussex property (pictured) and spend over £120,000 on walk-in wardrobes, blinds and curtains, sofas and garden furniture
As she knew that Walker would want to keep their daughter’s birth a secret and out of the public light, Goodman continued to make a string of outlandish demands ‘hinting that she would go public’
He agreed to by her a Sussex mansion and spend thousands on walk-in wardrobes, blinds, curtains, sofas and a garden.
Yet the court heard Goodman ‘plainly had no intention of keeping the matter secret’ and in the days before Christmas, while Walker was playing football on December 27, she texted Kilner – who was pregnant with her fourth child and home alone.
‘Hey it’s Lauryn I just wanted to quickly tell you that Kyle is the father of our daughter,’ she wrote.
In the legal showdown, which took place at 10am on the Monday after the Euro final in Berlin, Goodman claimed the message was sent ‘to sort things out so all the boys could have a relationship’ and ‘to calm things down’.
Once again, all hell broke loose and Walker was told to leave his family home.
But just four months later, Walker was invited back into the family home, with Kilner and their children spotted cheering him on from the sidelines during the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany.
Walker had been with his childhood sweetheart Kilner since they were teenagers at school
Kyle Walker with wife Annie Kilner and family after England v Denmark in Frankfurt on June 20
Walker’s wife Kilner booted the footballer out of their £3.5million marital mansion in Cheshire
‘Kyle is now living back with the Annie and the kids as they try and put their difficulties behind them and get their marriage back on track,’ a source told MailOnline in May.
‘She needs a lot of help around the house and a lot of emotional support. Kyle’s very happy that he’s back in the family home but things are still very strained between them.’
Yet in light of Walker’s comments at court – where he declared ‘financially half my pie’ could be taken in a divorce settlement – it shows their relationship is still suffering from the damage of Walker’s infidelity.
Following the case, a spokeswoman for Walker said yesterday: ‘This judgment speaks for itself in laying bare Lauryn Goodman’s insatiable greed and relentless pursuit of money.
‘The judge made it clear: she used Kyle as an open ended cheque book and repeatedly threatened him in order to get what she wanted.
‘She then orchestrated a media campaign to feed intolerable and wrongful intrusion into the private lives of Kyle, Annie and their young family.
‘Throughout each court proceeding the judge stated that Kyle adopted a fair and generous stance.
Annie Kilner at the Olympiastadion in Berlin for England v Spain Euro 2024 final on July 14
Lauryn Goodman takes her son Kairo to watch his father Kyle Walker at England v Denmark in Frankfurt on June 20. He was wearing a number 2 England shirt with ‘Daddy’ on the back
Lauryn Goodman posted a picture of her children cheering on Kyle Walker in the Euro 2024 quarter-final between England and Switzerland on July 6, with shirts saying ‘Daddy’
‘These proceedings were never necessary. Kyle’s offer should have been accepted months ago and would therefore have eliminated the need for added stress to all involved.
‘In light of this judgment and the truths it makes public, my client and his family now ask that the media fully respects their rights to a private life as they navigate their next steps.’
Breaking her silence, Goodman insisted last night that she only had her two young children’s interest at heart.
She said: ‘These have been difficult and stressful proceedings, which I had hoped would not be necessary. This has only ever been about the children and providing for their futures,’ she said.
‘I am a dedicated single mother and whilst my children will never have what their half siblings have, I have tried my best for my children and always will, no matter what.
‘Thanks to my legal team and the judge’s decision, my children’s childhood is secure and I will now focus on building a solid future for them so as to provide for the time when the children’s home reverts back to their father.
‘More than anything, I look forward to enjoying every moment with my children and the three of us being able get on with our lives.’
Both parties have until August 13 to appeal.
