Kyle Walker brushed off his recent paternity scandal with Lauryn Goodman as he led England out against Brazil on Saturday, alongside his three children that he shares with wife Annie Kilner.
Annie, 30, is eight months pregnant with her fourth child with the footballer, 33, whom she announced her split from in January, after it was revealed he had fathered his second child with Lauryn Goodman, 33.
But Kyle put the drama behind him as Roman, 11, Riaan, seven, and Reign, five, were mascots game, held at Wembley stadium.
Sources close to the Kyle told : ‘Kyle is so proud to be able to share the honour of captaining his country with his three sons and over the moon that his wife Annie was there to share a great family memory.
‘They will all be supporting him as a family team at the Euros this summer.’
Kyle Walker brushed off his recent paternity scandal as he led England out against Brazil on Saturday, alongside his three children (pictured on the right) that he shares with wife Annie Kilner
Annie, 30, is eight months pregnant with her fourth child with the footballer, 33, whom she announced her split from in January, after it was revealed he had fathered his second child with Lauryn Goodman, 33
Kyle’s two-year marriage to Annie, who he met as a teenager, was thought to be in tatters after he was named as the father of Lauryn’s six-month old daughter
Kyle has been living away from their sprawling Prestbury mansion after he admitted to fathering a child with influencer Lauryn out of wedlock.
Lauren had already welcomed a son, three-year old Kairo, with the footballer during an earlier separation from Annie in 2020.
Kyle’s two-year marriage to Annie, who he met as a teenager, was thought to be in tatters after he was named as the father of Lauryn’s six-month old daughter.
In a rare interview about his personal life, the 85-England cap footballer was close to tears as he reflected on moving away from their family home in Cheshire and spending enforced time away from his three children with Annie.
Kyle admitted he wanted to ‘curl up in a ball’ after his relationship with Lauryn came to light in January.
He told The Sun: ‘What I’ve done is horrible and I take full responsibility. I made idiot choices and idiot decisions. I can’t begin to think or imagine what Annie is going through. I’ve tried to ask her but there’s pain and hurt.
‘The man that’s meant to love, care and be there for her, did this.’
He added: ‘When I met Annie at 17, I never envisaged my private life being like this. I never thought I would be a father of six.
Kyle put the drama behind him as Roman, 11, Riaan, seven, and Reign, five, were mascots game, held at Wembley stadium
Kyle has been living away from their sprawling Prestbury mansion after he admitted to fathering a child with influencer Lauryn out of wedlock
‘The only person to blame is me. I have roles and responsibilities that I’m aware of and I’ve made stupid choices. But I need to own up to my mistakes — I owe it to everyone.
‘My actions have caused a lot of pain to a lot of people. I’m sorry because, as a family, this isn’t meant to happen.’
In 2020, Lauryn confirmed Kyle was the father of her oldest child, leaving him to break the news to his devastated wife hours before it went public.
He moved out of the family home to rental accommodation in nearby Hale, Cheshire before Annie agreed to take him back, with Kyle agreeing to sever all contact with Lauryn beyond his ongoing financial commitments.
In August 2022, Lauryn revealed she was planning to relocate closer to Kyle with son Kairo.
The footballer explained how he met her at a solicitors’ office to try to stop the move, which was when met his son for the first time and the couple resumed contact.
In early October 2022, Kyle travelled to London for groin surgery and met Goodman. He confirmed the pair ended up sleeping together.
Weeks later she broke the news she was pregnant again, with Lauryn messaging Annie on December 27, 2023 revealing the truth about their relationship and the parentage of her second child.
He kept Lauryn’s pregnancy a secret from his wife and has said it was Annie’s own pregnancy which was ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back.’
Lauren had already welcomed a son, three-year old Kairo, with the footballer during an earlier separation from Annie in 2020
On March 4, Kyle’s wife Annie hinted at reconciliation with Kyle as she watched the Manchester derby with their children (pictured together in 2019)
While her footballer husband was away with his club, Lauryn messaged Annie on December 27 2023, revealing the truth about their relationship and the parentage of her second child.
The footballer has since moved out of their £2.5million home in Prestbury while Annie remains at the property with their three sons.
‘My little boy goes to sleep with me every night and to not have him… I’m used to being away for long periods of time with England,’ he said/
‘We say goodnight on FaceTime. But to know that I’m not with him because of my mistake – mistake is probably the wrong word, my choices – that’s what pains me.’
The split was confirmed days before revealed he was the father of Lauryn’s daughter, known only as ‘KW’.