Annie Kilner has endured plenty of heartache over the last few years - and one bruising courtroom bombshell reportedly left her blindsided yet again.
The mother-of-four was left heartbroken after learning her footballer husband Kyle Walker had fathered a second child during an on-off fling with media personality Lauryn Goodman, with Lauryn reportedly confessing all to her in a brutal Boxing Day text. Mere weeks later, after revealing she would be taking some 'time away' from Kyle, Annie announced that she was pregnant with their fourth child.
Following this shattering turn of events, Annie, 32, has had to deal with Kyle and Lauryn's bitter court battle over child support, all while trying to heal her fractured marriage and parent her own children - Roman, 12, Riaan, seven, Reign, five, and a six-month-old Rezon. Unfortunately, further hurt was in store following one shocking courtroom declaration.
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Documents made public by a judge during the July trial showed how mum-of-two Lauryn had been treating Kyle, 34, like an 'open-ended chequebook', with her list of demands including an astroturf pitch and air conditioning for the £2.4million home he purchased for her and their children. He also contributes to costs such as transport, nursery fees, and the kids' nanny.
A source told The Sun newspaper that the realisation of just how much Kyle had been giving Lauryn only added to Annie's uncertainty. They said: "Annie created this family unit with Kyle and has been by his side through thick and thin. She's been a loyal partner and a good mother to his children, and she wants what is rightfully hers.
"She had no idea the extent Kyle had been paying Lauryn until the court case and she hit the roof. She hates the idea of her cashing in. Annie is trying to make it work with Kyle, but she doesn't know what will happen. But going forward she knows her future is secure, whatever they decide to do."
Annie first met the Manchester City player as a lovestruck teenager, with the pair tying the knot in 2021. Their marriage famously hasn't been without its struggles and in 2020, the relationship was rocked by the revelation that Kyle's brief romance with Lauryn had resulted in the birth of their son, Kairo, four. The tryst occurred while Kyle and Annie were temporarily separated, with the fed-up WAG reportedly sick and tired of his racy off-pitch antics.
The couple later reconciled, but there were further storms to weather when it emerged that Lauryn and Kyle had welcomed another child together - one-year-old Kinara. This time, the baby was conceived around two years after the footballer's fairytale wedding to Annie at Cheshire's Mottram Hall Hotel. Annie was so incensed by the revelation that she initially kicked Kyle out of their £4 million mansion, but has reportedly since allowed him back on a 'trial basis'.
It's now believed that Annie is demanding £15 million – half of Kyle’s £30 million fortune – to give their embattled marriage another shot in a final ultimatum.
The Mirror has reached out to Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner's representative for comment.
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