by Lorenzo Nicolao
The full-back conducted two relationships in parallel. The wife immediately asked for a divorce. The rival: «I did it for the good of everyone, even my teammates knew it»
Two partners, two families, five children, one on the way. The double life of Manchester City full-back Kyle Walker is worth a movie script, but is much less funny in real life. The 33-year-old Englishman ends up in the gossip storm, despite his professional life going great, between the treble he won last season and his recent inclusion among the 11 best footballers of the 2023 Fifa Awards. What seemed like a peaceful family was ruined in an instant.
Walker lived for 12 years with his wife Annie Kilner, married in 2021 and with whom he had three children, Riaan, Kairo and Roman. Verb in the past tense, because this ideal picture lasted until 27 December, the day of City’s away match to Liverpool. While Walker beat the Toffees 3-1 with the Citizens, the model and influencer Lauryn Goodman called Kilner to tell her the whole truth, she was tired of living a lie. The footballer has carried on a double relationship for years, worrying both about his main family unit and about his relationship with the model, with whom he still has two children, who have so far been kept hidden.
Kilner, shocked by the news, didn’t want to believe the 33-year-old influencer, so much so that he asked her for proof. As told to the British media, Goodman proved it with absolute certainty: “She kept asking me how I could prove all this, so I sent her several photos of me together with Kyle and the DNA test of my children.” Faced with the evidence, the full-back’s wife immediately asked for a divorce and his apologies were of no use. Explain the reasons for the couple’s recent separation, with Kilner distraught in the sixth month of pregnancy, expecting what she believed was the footballer’s fourth child.
The influencer is sure that she acted for good. «I’m sorry that they separated and that they caused so much pain, but the situation was such that it had to come to light, for everyone’s good. I’ve been telling Kyle for months that he should tell his wife what’s going on, but he never has. He was too weak, instead we need to make adult decisions and face reality – continued Goodman -. She had to know the truth before the story became public knowledge in another way. The paperwork for the recognition of my children was at stake, with documents in circulation and hearings coming up. The secret wouldn’t last long.”
The model then revealed that Walker’s companions were perfectly aware of their colleague’s double life. «Everyone knew it. When Kyle was away with the national team and video called me on FaceTime, his teammates approached the phone screen and greeted me. So I did what needed to be done.” She will now be less good for Walker himself, overwhelmed by the scandal that has filled the front pages of all the English tabloids. A non-football affair that the player would have had to deal with sooner or later.
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January 18, 2024 (modified January 18, 2024 | 1:22 pm)
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