Kyle Walker IS the father of Lauryn Goodman's five-month-old daughter, Web can reveal.
The 33-year-old Manchester City defender has been rumored to be the biological father since the 32-year-old reality star gave birth to the child she said she had with “another footballer” in August.
And since Kyle's wife Annie Kilner, 30, announced the couple's split on Sunday, Lauryn has continued to drop not-so-subtle hints about her daughter's paternity.
But Web can now reveal that Kyle is the father and this is the second child he has fathered with Lauryn while he was still married to Annie, as she also shares three-year-old son Cairo with the footballer after they died during his marriage A brief romance began after a temporary separation from Annie in 2019.
However, sources close to the couple say that Annie had known for some time that the baby was Kyle's and that this was not the catalyst for her decision to call time on the marriage.
Kyle Walker IS the father of Lauryn Goodman's five-month-old daughter, Web can reveal
The 33-year-old Manchester City defender has been rumored to be the biological father since the reality star gave birth in August to the child she reportedly gave birth to with “another footballer” (Lauryn pictured with son Cairo).
A friend said: “Kyle and Annie have been on the rocks for some time.
“There are a lot of historical issues between them as well as his affairs with Lauryn that led to the separation.”
“They both perform together for the three children they share and care about most.”
“The marriage is not 100 percent over, it could be saved, but there is a lot of healing that needs to happen first.”
“They need to take a break from the relationship to replenish and reevaluate.”
The friend added: “Kyle is no longer in contact with Lauryn.”
“Their movement behind the scenes affected Annie greatly and had a detrimental effect on her health.”
Kyle is believed to have moved out of the couple's £2.4million mansion following their split.
Despite the split, Kyle and Annie are now both represented by PR guru Rachel Monk, who guided Coleen Rooney through her Wagatha Christie Supreme Court battle with Rebekah Vardy.
Since Kyle's wife Annie Kilner, 30, (pictured) announced the couple's split on Sunday, Lauryn, 32, has been dropping not-so-subtle hints about her daughter's paternity
Lauryn's fans noticed that she had “I'm A Lion” written across her chest in one photo of her newborn daughter and lion emojis in another – raising questions about whether this was a reference to Kyle
Annie announced her separation from her footballer husband Kyle after two years of marriage
Kyle and Annie married in December 2021 after a 12-year relationship during which they welcomed three children (pictured at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar).
Kyle has listed Rachel's email address on his Instagram account for “all non-football-related media inquiries.”
Despite their shared representation, a source stressed: “They are very different at the moment. “There is no way to soften the blow of what has happened.”
Meanwhile, leading legal experts have told Web that Annie could be entitled to half of her husband's £27million fortune.
This comes amid rumors that she is already talking to divorce lawyers about a settlement.
Lauryn hinted on Instagram that her second child could be Kyle after updating her bio to reveal that her daughter's last name starts with W, just like Kyle's, writing: “Mummy to @kairowalker & KW “.
Lauryn also liked a number of comments asking whether Manchester City player Kyle is the father of her second child.
One said: “I'm really shocked!” Because Kyle Walker must be the father with all these clues!! But is he in a relationship with two women?! My goodness, all the poor kids involved.'
Another comment: “You realize you can silence people, both babies' last names are Walker.” “Stop being fat,” Lauryn also liked.
Kyle and Annie share three children – Riaan, Roman and Reign.
The childhood sweethearts got married two years ago but have been in a relationship for 13 years.
When Annie announced their split on Sunday, she said in an Instagram post: “Unfortunately, after many years of marriage and three wonderful children together, I have decided to take some time away from Kyle.”
“I do not wish to comment further on the position. “For now, I ask that the privacy of me and my three young children be respected during this difficult time.”
Kyle and Annie's relationship was marred by allegations of the English star's infidelity, but his partner always took him back.
There have been claims he held a sex party with escorts in lockdown and exchanged text messages with a Playboy model while on overseas deployment.
Eight years ago there were also vehement denials on Facebook that he was in any way associated with an explicit and disgusting video involving a woman.
After Kyle was caught on CCTV at a bar last year apparently showing off his friends and fondling a mysterious blonde woman's breasts, his wife posted on social media: “No matter how good you are to people, it will “Don't make them good to you.”'
But it appears his on-off relationship with Lauryn Goodman was the catalyst for the split after an alleged promise to Annie that he would no longer have contact with her was broken and he walked out of the £2.4million Cheshire home The family villa was thrown out five months ago. Web revealed on Thursday that he is now staying in a penthouse in Manchester.
Kyle's off-field scandals don't seem to have affected his on-field life.
He won the treble with Manchester City last season and was named club captain by coach Pep Guardiola following the departure of former captain Ilkay Gundogan.
He also remains a key player in Gareth Southgate's England team, where he has 81 caps and scored his first Three Lions goal against Ukraine in September.