KYLE Walker has been left with no choice other than to walk away from the children he has with “controlling” Lauryn Goodman, a source claims.
The Man City defender, 34, shares two children with the reality TV star.
Lauryn, 33, and Walker have a son Kairo, four, and an eight-month-old daughter – whose name has not been revealed – despite being married to Annie Kilner.
An insider has now claimed that the footballer has been forced to walk away from his children with Lauryn due to her behaviour.
They claimed the reality TV star’s want for attention – including staged shoots – had left Walker with no choice other than to “not be involved in the children’s lives emotionally”.
A source told the Mirror: “Lauryn is known for attempting to control a narrative that suits her story – she has consistently sought public attention with staged shoots, trips to the Euros and constant social media goading around her brief encounters with Kyle.
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“Annie and Kyle are looking forward to a resolution of the whole situation and hope that this latest chapter brings them just that.
“All they want is to work on their relationship, in private, to see what the future holds for them and their young family but have been unable to with the glare of the media – often led by Lauryn.”
A source later hit back, adding: “I think it’s important not to blame the mother for a father choosing to abandon his own children and in order to escape taking accountability blaming it on the mother’s ‘behaviour’. The only behaviour impacting his two children he shares with Lauryn is his.”
“Lauryn is a wonderful mother and she always puts her children first. She is devoted to them. Lauryn chose to end the relationship with Kyle after the toxicity became too much for her to handle and it was impacting her mental health.”
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The pair are currently going head-to-head in a bitter court battle.
Walker, who jetted back from Germany on Monday following England’s 2-1 loss to Spain in the Euros final, arrived yesterday wearing a dark suit and white shirt.
Lauryn wore a necklace with the initials “KW” – a touching nod to her son Kairo – as she made her way into the court today.
Lauryn had shared Kairo’s heartbreaking reaction to the Three Lions crushing defeat – revealing the youngster was desperate to call his dad.
He could be heard saying he “didn’t like this” as the mum told him that England had lost.
Kairo responded: “I don’t want them to win, I don’t want Spain to have won. That’s not kind… can’t I call my dad?”
Celebs Go Dating star Lauryn then responded: “Oh bub” and captioned the video: “Little man is gutted.”
Lauryn had earlier jetted out to Germany earlier in the tournament with the youngster to watch the action live.
His devastated wife, Annie, 31, was also in the stadium with their three boys.
Lauryn later insisted: “There was no way I wasn’t going to take Kairo to the Euros.
Lauryn is known for attempting to control a narrative that suits her story.
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“This could have been his last chance so I wanted it to be something that Kairo could remember forever.
“We are not here to please other people. It’s about Kairo and what is best for him and what is going to make him happy.
“I won’t be scapegoated or bullied and made to feel like a villain.”
By comparison, Annie kept a dignified silence as her fellow Wags rallied around her.
The mum discovered Kyle had fathered a second child after Lauryn contacted her over Christmas.
She announced in January her marriage to the star was over at the same time it was revealed she was six months pregnant.
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The footballer was kicked out of the family home and has been trying to make it up to Annie ever since.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Kyle spoke of his sorrow and described Annie as his “soulmate”.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
