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    Kyle Walker will remain Man City captain after opening up about betraying wife and secret lovechild, says Pep Guardiola

    PEP GUARDIOLA has confirmed Kyle Walker will remain as Manchester City captain.The England defender spoke to The Sun at the weekend expressing his regret at the way he has treated his wife Annie.
    Guardiola has confirmed Walker will remain as his City captainCredit: Getty
    It comes after Walker admitted his regret over how he has treates his wife AnnieCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    Walker, pictured here with Annie, has admitted to fathering two children with model and influencer Lauryn Goodman in recent yearsCredit: Instagram
    He admitted fathering two children with model and influencer Lauryn Goodman in recent years.
    Guardiola said he will not talk about the personal lives of his players but said there is no plan to strip the Three Lions defender of the armband.
    Asked if the captaincy remained unchanged, he said: “Absolutely, because it’s a decision for the team and not mine.
    “I will not talk about personal issues. I support him and his family but I don’t say one word about the personal lives of my players.”
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    The news Walker will stay on as captain comes after he admitted that he almost followed England team-mate Harry Kane in joining Bayern Munich last summer.
    He saw the move as a way to escape the constant speculation around his family life.
    The defender verbally agreed a reported £15million move to the German champions in July.
    He said on the proposed move: “I tried to escape. Did I want to leave City? No, of course I didn’t. We’re the best team in the world at the minute.
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    “But it was a chance to get away from England and the media I was going to get. I was aware the clock was ticking. I came very close to moving.
    “I was going to a great club, a massive club. But in the end I couldn’t go.
    “If I’m in Germany and this happens, Annie leaves and I’m now in Germany on my own. My kids wouldn’t be around the corner where I can see them.
    “There’s pain and emotion at the moment but I can go to the house, take the kids to school, and my little lad to football.”
    He spoke of his pain at betraying his wife Annie and admits that he would not blame her if she chose to go through with a divorce.
    He said: “I think there’s too much pain and too much hurt.
    “For now, I just need to be the best dad that I can be.”
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    Annie Kilner’s sister blasts ‘evil and cruel’ Lauryn Goodman after she had second child with Kyle Walker in fling

    LAURYN Goodman has been blasted as “evil and cruel” after she had a second child with Kyle Walker. The sister of the football star’s wife Annie Kilner took to social media last night, slamming the model for “tormenting” her family.
    The Man City defender, 33, opened up on the pain of losing his family in an astonishingly frank interviewCredit: Getty
    The sister of Walker’s wife Annie Kilner has slammed Lauryn as ‘cruel and evil’
    The post came after the model claimed she and Walker had a ‘loving and intimate’ relationshipCredit: Instagram/@ siankilner
    Annie’s sister, Sian slammed Lauryn in an Instagram postCredit: Instagram/@siankilner
    It comes after the Man City defender, 33, opened up on the pain of losing his family in an astonishingly frank interview.
    Walker issued an apology to Annie, mum to three of his children and now expecting a fourth, after admitting he fathered a second child with model Lauryn.
    And now Annie’s sister, Sian, slammed Lauryn in an Instagram post.
    She said the model “lacked empathy”, and asked she give their family a break.
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    It came after Lauryn’s spokesperson yesterday claimed they were in an “intimate, loving and affectionate relationship”.Sian wrote: “When does your torment end? My sister, who is now seven months pregnant, has faced your cruelty for almost five years now. What’s your goal?“To see how much stress you can put on a pregnant woman? To create a false victim narrative around what you did?“You clearly lack empathy but this level of evil is out of control and harms everyone – especially the children.
    “Stop accusing others; your true self is revealed.
    “The so-called ‘loving relationship’ is a facade.
    “It’s not fooling anyone so why don’t you just give us all a break and stop. “Also, He has one sugar, Nestle Coffee Mate and semi-skimmed milk. But that’s the coffee you get at home.. not the ones in hotels or air b&bs.”
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    The post came after Kyle exclusively spoke to The Sun and claimed “there was no relationship” between him and Lauryn.
    He said: “That is something Lauryn could never say. 
    “We’ve never been out for food, we’ve never been to the cinema.
    “I admit Lauryn was a friend for a long time. I probably met her back when I was 20, 21. We then have our episode in 2020.
    “I’m 33 now, that’s a good nine years before there has been anything of the sort.
    “After that there was nothing of the sort.
    “To have a relationship with someone….Would she even know how many sugars I have in my coffee, if I have sugars? She couldn’t tell you.”
    My move to Munich to escape
    KYLE told how he almost followed Harry Kane to Bayern Munich to escape the looming baby scandal.
    The defender verbally agreed a reported £15million move to the German champions in July.
    He said: “I tried to escape. Did I want to leave City? No, of course I didn’t. We’re the best team in the world at the minute.
    “But it was a chance to get away from England and the media I was going to get.
    “I was aware the clock was ticking. I came very close to moving. We were having conversations. I was going to a great club, a massive club. But in the end I couldn’t go.
    “If I’m in Germany and this happens, Annie leaves and I’m now in Germany on my own.
    “My kids wouldn’t be around the corner where I can see them.
    “There’s pain and emotion at the moment but I can go to the house, take the kids to school, and my little lad to football.”

    It came after Lauryn messaged Annie a day after Boxing Day telling her: “I don’t have two baby daddies — I have one.”
    She also forwarded a photo of Kyle on a playdate with Lauryn and the two children in a park.
    Lauryn, 32, accused the Manchester City full-back of being “deluded” after he insisted there was only ever one-night stands.
    Her spokesperson said that the footballer’s account was “dramatically different” to her memory.
    They said: “While she does not want to get into the details of everything he has said at this stage, she is disappointed by his deluded version of events – which is dramatically different to her own recollection of their long-standing, intimate, loving and affectionate relationship.
    “Having read back through many years of messages sent between them to assure herself that her memory is accurate, she is confused as to how he has seemingly forgotten their many highly personal conversations and memories made with their children as a family.
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    “The story that he is putting out to the public is not the reality.
    “He is using his wealth and influence as a high level footballer to hire a major PR firm and conduct interviews depicting a narrative which is simply untrue.”
    Annie is mum to three of Kyle Walker’s children and is now expecting a fourth
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    Kyle Walker calls in lawyers after Lauryn Goodman claims they were in an ‘intimate and loving’ relationship

    KYLE Walker has called in lawyers after Lauryn Goodman claimed they were in an “intimate and loving relationship”. The England ace, 33, today opened up on the pain of losing his family over the secret fling with the model that saw her fall pregnant with their second child.
    Kyle Walker called in lawyers this morning after Lauryn Goodman claimed he was a ‘narcissit’Credit: Dan Charity
    Wife Annie Kilner, pictured, has removed her wedding ringCredit: Tim Stewart
    And he revealed how he nearly fainted and went white when he found out Lauryn was pregnant.
    In an interview with The Sun he said the shock caused him to go into “survival mode” – but maintained the pair had never had a relationship while he was married to childhood sweetheart Annie Kilner.
    A spokeswoman for the Three Lions ace said: “Kyle has spoken fully and honestly about his mistakes and the true situation involving Lauryn. 
    “He has instructed lawyers and will not be making any further comment on the wild and untrue stories she is promoting in the media in search of self publicity and financial gain.”

    Lauryn gave birth to his second child in July, a baby girl, after a brief encounter in London in October 2022.
    And in his exclusive interview with The Sun, Kyle was adamant: “There was no relationship. That is something Lauryn could never say. 
    “We’ve never been out for food, we’ve never been to the cinema.
    “I admit Lauryn was a friend for a long time. I probably met her back when I was 20, 21. We then have our episode in 2020.
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    “I’m 33 now, that’s a good nine years before there has been anything of the sort.
    “After that there was nothing of the sort.
    “To have a relationship with someone….Would she even know how many sugars I have in my coffee, if I have sugars? She couldn’t tell you.”
    Kyle accused Lauryn of ‘untrue stories she is promoting in the media in search of self publicity and financial gain’Credit: Reuters
    The reality star, 32, accused the Manchester City full-back of being “deluded” after he insisted there was only ever one-night stands.
    Today, Lauryn’s spokesperson said that the footballer’s account was “dramatically different” to her memory.
    They said: “While she does not want to get into the details of everything he has said at this stage, she is disappointed by his deluded version of events – which is dramatically different to her own recollection of their long-standing, intimate, loving and affectionate relationship.
    “Having read back through many years of messages sent between them to assure herself that her memory is accurate, she is confused as to how he has seemingly forgotten their many highly personal conversations and memories made with their children as a family.
    “The story that he is putting out to the public is not the reality.
    “He is using his wealth and influence as a high level footballer to hire a major PR firm and conduct interviews depicting a narrative which is simply untrue.”
    ‘IDIOT CHOICES’
    It comes as Kyle Walker opened up about the pain of being kicked out of his family home and having to say ‘goodnight’ to his son over Facetime.
    The Manchester City defender was thrown out by long-suffering wife Annie Kilner, after the Lauryn dropped the bombshell Boxing Day revelation.
    She sent a message on Instagram admitting Kyle had fathered a second love child with herself.
    Kyle is now living alone in a rented £3million property as Annie prepares to welcome their fourth child.
    She has has since ditched her wedding ring and is strapped up with celeb lawyer, Paul Lunt, and PR guru Rachel Monk.

    It comes as…

    In a candid interview with The Sun, Kyle’s voice broke as he said: “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.
    “We say goodnight on FaceTime. But to know that I’m not with him because of my mistake.”
    He also apologised to Annie, mum to three of his children and confessed “the only person to blame is me”.
    “What I’ve done is horrible and I take full responsibility,” he said.
    “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.”
    My move to Munich to escape
    KYLE told how he almost followed Harry Kane to Bayern Munich to escape the looming baby scandal.
    The defender verbally agreed a reported £15million move to the German champions in July.
    He said: “I tried to escape. Did I want to leave City? No, of course I didn’t. We’re the best team in the world at the minute.
    “But it was a chance to get away from England and the media I was going to get.
    “I was aware the clock was ticking. I came very close to moving. We were having conversations. I was going to a great club, a massive club. But in the end I couldn’t go.
    “If I’m in Germany and this happens, Annie leaves and I’m now in Germany on my own.
    “My kids wouldn’t be around the corner where I can see them.
    “There’s pain and emotion at the moment but I can go to the house, take the kids to school, and my little lad to football.”

    The footballer said he suspected Lauryn would drop the bombshell after discovering Annie was pregnant with their fourth child.
    “She was screaming down the phone, saying Annie’s pregnant. I said she wasn’t. It was none of her business. I felt I had to lie to her because I knew if I told her the truth it was going to blow,” explained Kyle.
    “The pregnancy was the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
    But, the footballer said: “I take full ownership of the choices that I’ve made that have hurt other people.
    “I have done it by my own accord and I won’t blame anything or anyone else in this situation.
    “It was me that did it, me and Lauryn. We both did this.
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    “If I could go back and do it a different way, I would. I knew what was coming. The second child had been born and the deadline was set. It scared me.”
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    Kyle Walker reveals why he’s spoken out over Lauryn Goodman fling as he admits ‘I’ve made stupid choices’

    REGRETFUL Kyle Walker admitted he “made stupid choices” as he opened up about fathering a second love child with Lauryn Goodman.The Manchester City defender, 33, confessed his heartbreak after being kicked out of his Cheshire home and losing his “soulmate” Annie Kilner.
    Kyle confessed he made ‘stupid choices’Credit: Dan Charity
    Annie is mum to three of Kyle Walker’s children and is now expecting a fourth
    Kyle said he has chosen to break his silence on the scandal for the sake of his family.
    In an open and honest conversation with The Sun, he said: “I am a private man but I accept that I am a public figure and I need to address what I’ve done.
    “It hasn’t helped that it has been played out in the media.
    “But I’ve chosen to speak now in the hope that I can at least explain myself and enable my wife and children to have the privacy they so desperately need and deserve.”

    Kyle recalled meeting his wife Annie, who has now taken off her wedding ring, when he was just 17-years-old.
    The childhood sweethearts have since welcomed three sons, and are expecting a fourth.
    “I never envisaged my private life being like this. I never thought I would be a father of six,” he added.
    Now, the devastated dad said his heartbreaks every time he has to say “goodnight” to his son over Facetime – as he lives alone in a rented £3million property nearby.
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    Wife Annie has since ditched her wedding ringCredit: BackGrid
    Kyle admitted his regrets in a tell-all interview with The SunCredit: Dan Charity
     “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.”
    TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
    Kyle took full ownership over the pain caused by his secret fling with Lauryn.
    He also apologised to Annie, mum to three of his children and confessed “the only person to blame is me”.
    The footballer confessed his struggle with coming to terms with everything since the bombshell Boxing Day revelation.
    Kyle said there are times he just wants to “curl up in a ball and sleep”.
    “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,” he added.
    My move to Munich to escape
    KYLE told how he almost followed Harry Kane to Bayern Munich to escape the looming baby scandal.
    The defender verbally agreed a reported £15million move to the German champions in July.
    He said: “I tried to escape. Did I want to leave City? No, of course I didn’t. We’re the best team in the world at the minute.
    “But it was a chance to get away from England and the media I was going to get.
    “I was aware the clock was ticking. I came very close to moving. We were having conversations. I was going to a great club, a massive club. But in the end I couldn’t go.
    “If I’m in Germany and this happens, Annie leaves and I’m now in Germany on my own.
    “My kids wouldn’t be around the corner where I can see them.
    “There’s pain and emotion at the moment but I can go to the house, take the kids to school, and my little lad to football.”

    “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.”
    “What I’ve done is horrible and I take full responsibility,” he added.
    “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 said despite his football achievements, he can’t understand how he could hurt his “best friend” so deeply.
    “That’s something I need to find in myself,” said Kyle.
    “I need to find out why I have done this and why situations have occurred. I am human and I’ve made mistakes on and off the field.

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    “The ones off the field are definitely more damaging and have been more hurtful to me.”
    The England Ace insisted “family comes before anything on this planet”.
    It comes after Lauryn gave birth to a son and later publicly named Kyle as the dad in April 2020,
    He was thrown out of the family home and moved into a rented £8,000-a-month pad.
    But, his wife rekindled their relationship for the sake of their children.
    By August 2022, Lauryn relocated closer to the Man City defender and he then met his son, Kairo, for the first time.
    Then in early October 2022, Kyle travelled to London for groin surgery and secretly met Lauryn.
    The pair later slept with each other, which the England ace said “wasn’t intentional or premeditated”.
    “A lot was going on. It’s not an excuse. I’d ruptured my groin, I had a World Cup to get fighting fit for,” he told The Sun.
    Lauryn then revealed she was expecting their second baby, in early November, and Kyle tried to keep everything under wraps.
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    But, a day after Boxing Day, Lauryn took matters into her own hands and sent Annie an Instagram message, telling her: “I don’t have two baby daddies — I have one.”
    She also shared a photo of Kyle on a playdate with Lauryn and the two children in a park.
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    Kyle Walker reveals pain of saying goodnight to son on Facetime after being kicked out of home over Lauryn Goodman fling

    DEVASTATED Kyle Walker has opened up about the pain of being kicked out of his family home and having to say ‘goodnight’ to his son over Facetime.The England ace, 33, revealed his regrets after making “idiot choices and idiot decisions” amid his fling with Lauryn Goodman and their secret child.
    Kyle Walker has admitted he regrets betraying his soulmate wife Annie Kilner in an astonishingly honest interviewCredit: Dan Charity
    Annie is mum to three of Kyle Walker’s children and is now expecting a fourth
    Wife Annie has since ditched her wedding ringCredit: BackGrid
    The Manchester City defender was thrown out by long-suffering wife Annie Kilner, after the Lauryn dropped the bombshell Boxing Day revelation.
    She sent a message on Instagram admitting Kyle had fathered a second love child with herself.
    Kyle is now living alone in a rented £3million property as Annie prepares to welcome their fourth child.
    She has has since ditched her wedding ring and is strapped up with celeb lawyer, Paul Lunt, and PR guru Rachel Monk.

    In a candid interview with The Sun, Kyle’s voice broke as he said: “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.
    “We say goodnight on FaceTime. But to know that I’m not with him because of my mistake.”
    He also apologised to Annie, mum to three of his children and confessed “the only person to blame is me”.
    “What I’ve done is horrible and I take full responsibility,” he said.
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    Kyle vowed not to have any contact with Lauryn — beyond ongoing financial arrangementsCredit: Getty
    The ace said he takes full responsibility for the pain causedCredit: Dan Charity
    “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 described days during which he just wants “to curl up in a ball and go to sleep”.
    “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,” he added.
    Kyle also insisted that there had never been a relationship between himself and Lauryn when they first met in his early 20s.
    But, in April 2020, Lauryn gave birth to a son a nd later publicly named Kyle as the dad.
    After a brief stint living in a rented £8,000-a-month pad when Annie threw him out, Kyle was welcomed back into the family for the sake of the children.
    However, despite vowing no contact with Lauryn, he met his son Kairo for the first time in August 2022 when they relocated closer to the Man City defender.
    Then in early October 2022, Kyle travelled to London for groin surgery and secretly met Lauryn.
    The pair later slept with each other, which the England ace said “wasn’t intentional or premeditated”.
    “A lot was going on. It’s not an excuse. I’d ruptured my groin, I had a World Cup to get fighting fit for,” he told The Sun.
    By the beginning of November, Lauryn had informed Kyle she was pregnant with their second baby.
    He recounted the moment he nearly fainted and turned “white” when she told him over the phone as he prepped for a session at the training ground.
    Kyle also recalled how playing football amid the pressure was a “release” and said he tried to keep the news secret because he’s “a private person”.
    My move to Munich to escape
    KYLE told how he almost followed Harry Kane to Bayern Munich to escape the looming baby scandal.
    The defender verbally agreed a reported £15million move to the German champions in July.
    He said: “I tried to escape. Did I want to leave City? No, of course I didn’t. We’re the best team in the world at the minute.
    “But it was a chance to get away from England and the media I was going to get.
    “I was aware the clock was ticking. I came very close to moving. We were having conversations. I was going to a great club, a massive club. But in the end I couldn’t go.
    “If I’m in Germany and this happens, Annie leaves and I’m now in Germany on my own.
    “My kids wouldn’t be around the corner where I can see them.
    “There’s pain and emotion at the moment but I can go to the house, take the kids to school, and my little lad to football.”

    However, day after Boxing Day, Lauryn took matters into her own hands and sent Annie an Instagram message, telling her: “I don’t have two baby daddies — I have one.”
    She also shared a photo of Kyle on a playdate with Lauryn and the two children in a park.
    The footballer said he suspected Lauryn would drop the bombshell after discovering Annie was pregnant with their fourth child.
    “She was screaming down the phone, saying Annie’s pregnant. I said she wasn’t. It was none of her business. I felt I had to lie to her because I knew if I told her the truth it was going to blow,” explained Kyle.
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    ‘I nearly fainted and went white’ – Kyle Walker reveals moment Lauryn Goodman told him she was pregnant with second baby

    KYLE Walker has revealed he almost fainted and went “white” after Lauryn Goodman told him she was pregnant with their second love child.The Man City defender, 33, revealed he received a phone call from the model while he was about to start a session at the training ground.
    Walker is now living alone in a rented £3million property and accepts that his marriage is overCredit: Dan Charity
    Annie is mum to three of Kyle Walker’s children and is now expecting a fourth
    Wife Annie has since ditched her wedding ringCredit: BackGrid
    In an interview with The Sun he said the shock caused him to go into “survival mode”.
    He said: “Lauryn told me at the end of October, early November. I remember going upstairs at the training ground when I got a phone call from her. I was with the physio at the time.
    “I nearly fainted. I was just white. He said to me, ‘What’s the matter?’, and I wouldn’t tell him because I needed to process it myself.
    “I asked if we could scrap the session and he just said, ‘Fine’.

    She [Lauryn] was screaming down the phone, saying Annie’s pregnant. I said she wasn’t. It was none of her business. I felt I had to lie to her because I knew if I told her the truth it was going to blow.” Kyle WalkerInterview with The Sun
    “I went into survival mode. I was like, ‘What can I do now every day to make sure that I go home to Annie and the boys?’.”
    The footballer said he continued showing up on the pitch because it was a “release” from the emotional stress and anguish.
    Kyle added that he tried to keep the news secret because he’s “a private person” not because he felt shame or embarrassment.
    Annie received a devastating Instagram message out of the blue from Lauryn, who told her that Kyle had fathered another baby with her
    Kyle tried to keep everything under wraps for the sake of privacyCredit: Getty
    In the candid interview he also explained how he first met Lauryn in his early 20s.
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    Despite her claims, he insisted that there had never been a relationship.
    However, in April 2020, she gave birth to a son and later publicly named Kyle as the dad.
    He was thrown out of the family home and moved into a rented £8,000-a-month pad nearby after telling Annie he had a baby with Lauryn after “a one-night stand”.
    But, his wife rekindled their relationship for the sake of their children and Kyle promised never to contact Lauryn again other than for financial reasons regarding their son.
    By August 2022, Lauryn relocated closer to the Man City defender and he then met his son, Kairo, for the first time.
    Then in early October 2022, Kyle travelled to London for groin surgery and secretly met Lauryn.
    The pair later slept with each other, which the England ace said “wasn’t intentional or premeditated”.
    “A lot was going on. It’s not an excuse. I’d ruptured my groin, I had a World Cup to get fighting fit for,” he told The Sun.
    BOXING DAY BOMBSHELL
    After Lauryn revealed she was expecting with his baby, in early November, Kyle tried to keep everything under wraps.
    However, a day after Boxing Day, Lauryn took matters into her own hands and sent Annie an Instagram message, telling her: “I don’t have two baby daddies — I have one.”
    She also shared a photo of Kyle on a playdate with Lauryn and the two children in a park.
    The footballer said he suspected Lauryn would drop the bombshell after discovering Annie was pregnant with their fourth child.
    “She was screaming down the phone, saying Annie’s pregnant. I said she wasn’t. It was none of her business. I felt I had to lie to her because I knew if I told her the truth it was going to blow,” explained Kyle.
    “The pregnancy was the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
    But, the footballer said: “I take full ownership of the choices that I’ve made that have hurt other people.
    “I have done it by my own accord and I won’t blame anything or anyone else in this situation.
    “It was me that did it, me and Lauryn. We both did this.
    “If I could go back and do it a different way, I would. I knew what was coming. The second child had been born and the deadline was set. It scared me.”
    The England ace has now been thrown out by soon to be ex-wife Annie Kilner.
    He is living alone in a rented £3million property as long-suffering Annie deals with the fall-out amid her fourth pregnancy with Kyle.
    She has has since ditched her wedding ring and hired Coleen Rooney’s Wagatha Christie lawyer, Paul Lunt, and PR guru Rachel Monk.
    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.”Kyle WalkerSun interview
    Kyle has opened up about the heartbreak of living separately from his children.
    “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.”
    He also apologised to Annie, mum to three of his children and confessed “the only person to blame is me”.
    “What I’ve done is horrible and I take full responsibility,” he said.
    “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.”
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    He described days during which he just wants “to curl up in a ball and go to sleep”.
    “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,” he added.
    My move to Munich to escape
    KYLE told how he almost followed Harry Kane to Bayern Munich to escape the looming baby scandal.
    The defender verbally agreed a reported £15million move to the German champions in July.
    He said: “I tried to escape. Did I want to leave City? No, of course I didn’t. We’re the best team in the world at the minute.
    “But it was a chance to get away from England and the media I was going to get.
    “I was aware the clock was ticking. I came very close to moving. We were having conversations. I was going to a great club, a massive club. But in the end I couldn’t go.
    “If I’m in Germany and this happens, Annie leaves and I’m now in Germany on my own.
    “My kids wouldn’t be around the corner where I can see them.
    “There’s pain and emotion at the moment but I can go to the house, take the kids to school, and my little lad to football.”

    The England and Manchester City defender has been kicked out the family homeCredit: Getty
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    ‘It was a slow death’ says Kyle Walker as he relives devastated Annie finding out he’d had 2nd secret child with Lauryn

    KYLE Walker tells The Sun today that his family are “all I’ve got” — and he has let them down.The England and Manchester City defender admitted he was ­selfish not to tell his pregnant wife about his second secret child — and says: “It was a slow death for me and for Annie.”
    Kyle Walker, 33, admitted he was selfish not to tell his pregnant wife about his second secret childCredit: Dan Charity
    The England and Manchester City defender says ‘it was a slow death for me and for Annie’Credit: Getty
    Kyle, Annie and children after City’s triumph in the Club World Cup final in Jeddah last month
    Annie’s world imploded just after Christmas when she received a devastating Instagram message out of the blue from Lauryn Goodman, who told her that Kyle had fathered another child with her.
    For the first time he publicly admits: “I’m sorry that I have had a second child with Lauryn and hurt my best friend.
    “It’s horrible to say that out loud.
    “I’ve hurt someone I truly believe is my soulmate.
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    “It’s tough to not have her.
    “She’s my right-hand man.
    “I think of her so highly that she probably won’t understand and I probably don’t really tell her.
    “This isn’t an interview for me to tell the world how much I care about her because that’s down to me and Annie and what we feel.
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    “Annie knows I’m sorry.
    “I’m sorry because as a family this isn’t meant to happen.
    “They are all I’ve got.
    “I’m not asking for pity.
    “I’ve let Annie and my boys down, I’ve let my mum and dad down, my nan down.”
    Last year, Lauryn, 32, welcomed their second child — a baby girl — conceived during a brief liaison in London.
    Annie then became pregnant with their fourth just weeks later and is due to give birth in March.
    Kyle said: “It pains me to think (of how she is coping while pregnant).
    “I’ve never not been there.
    “To not be there when she needs me the most, but to know that you’ve caused that hurt, that’s something I have to live with now.”
    Lauryn told Annie she deserved to know the truth and provided DNA results and legal letters that confirmed her worst fears.
    I’ve let Annie and my boys down, I’ve let my mum and dad down, my nan downKyle Walker
    In a bombshell admission, Kyle says he lived with the lie for 14 months, even after Annie, 30, became pregnant for a fourth time.
    Despite everything, he is desperate to save the marriage but accepts this could be the final nail in the coffin.
    He said he would not blame Annie if she chose to divorce him — and vowed to become a better role model.
    He said: “I think there’s too much pain and too much hurt.
    “For now, I just need to be the best dad that I can be.”
    By contrast he added of Lauryn: “There was no relationship.
    “That is something Lauryn could never honestly say.
    “We’ve never been out for food.
    “We’ve never been to the cinema.
    “I admit Lauryn was a friend for a long time.
    “I probably met her back when I was 20, 21.
    “We then have our episode in 2020.
    “I’m 33 now, that’s a good nine years before there has been anything of the sort.
    “After that there was nothing of the sort.
    “To have a relationship with someone… would she even know how many sugars I have in my coffee, if I have sugars?
    “She couldn’t tell you.
    A move to Bayern to flee fallout
    KYLE last night told how he almost followed Harry Kane to Bayern Munich to escape the looming baby scandal.
    The defender verbally agreed a reported £15million move to the German champions in July.
    He said: “I tried to escape. Did I want to leave City? No, of course I didn’t. We’re the best team in the world at the minute.
    “But it was a chance to get away from England and the media I was going to get.
    “I was aware the clock was ticking. I came very close to moving. We were having conversations. I was going to a great club, a massive club. But in the end I couldn’t go.
    “If I’m in Germany and this happens, Annie leaves and I’m now in Germany on my own.
    “My kids wouldn’t be around the corner where I can see them.
    “There’s pain and emotion at the moment but I can go to the house, take the kids to school, and my little lad to football.”

    “Lauryn had me trapped in a corner from October when she told me about a second child.
    “She would ask me to jump and I would say, ‘How high?’. This was to meet growing and unreasonable demands in return of not destroying my family.”
    Kyle admits he should have told his wife the truth when Lauryn became pregnant again.
    But he knew it would almost certainly end their marriage — and force him from the family home.
    He said: “It was selfish. I didn’t tell her because I wanted to be with her and the kids. Should she have heard it from Lauryn? No, no. 
    “That was the least I owed her. I was aware that the clock was ticking and I still chose not to tell Annie.” 
    It was selfish. I didn’t tell her because I wanted to be with her and the childrenKyle Walker
    But in a startling admission the World Cup star said: “I do and I don’t regret it.
    “I regret not telling her because she had a right to know and that’s the least I owe my best friend.
    “I don’t regret it selfishly because I got to spend days with my children.
    “I got to take the kids to the World Cup — they were there.
    “I’ve won a treble with City.
    “To see my kids’ faces when we won the Champions League is something I’ll never forget.
    “So whilst I deeply regret not telling Annie, I got to experience it as a family.
    “It was a double-edged sword between my conscience being clean and losing my family.”
    The full-back holds out the “unrealistic” hope Annie will give him another chance but accepts the misery he has inflicted on her.
    He toys with his wedding ring as he ponders: “Would people think she was mad to take me back? One million per cent.”
    A tattoo of the letter “A” for Annie is under his wedding band.
    She too has “K” for Kyle inked onto her finger — but has ditched the ring.
    Kyle adds: “People are entitled to their opinions, but they don’t know what goes on behind closed doors.
    “We’re not perfect.
    “Everyone goes through ups and downs in life.
    “But I wouldn’t blame her if she divorced me.
    “I would understand that she had got to a point where enough was enough.
    “I have to respect her decision.
    “I wouldn’t be angry or shocked if she did.
    “The ball is firmly in her court on what she decides to do with the future.
    “For me, again, I can keep on saying sorry but sorry’s not going to change anything.
    “All I can do is build a better future with or without Annie.”
    After Kyle fathered his first child with Lauryn, Annie described his betrayal as “obscene”.
    But she took him back and they married in late 2021 at plush Mottram Hall in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
    To not be there when she needs me the most, but to know that you’ve caused that hurt, that’s something I have to live with nowKyle Walker
    But their marriage was unable to escape from the shadow of his infidelity. 
    Wiping tears from his eyes, Kyle admits: “I lost a part of her.
    “Up until probably about three months ago she never told me she loved me.
    “She refused to tell me she loved me.
    “She said when she felt she could tell me that again then she would. And then all of this happened.”
    Kyle called Annie a “fantastic mum”, adding: “Recently, she has let me ring her phone which has been a massive help.
    “That just shows the mum that she is to the kids.
    “She doesn’t want to take that away.
    “They have always wished me good luck before the games and they did before the FA Cup win against Tottenham.
    “Little things like that show the character she has as a mum.
    “No matter what happens, the girl, the woman, my wife, will be my best friend until I die.
    “I’ll respect her decision fully.
    “I can’t change the past.
    “I can hopefully change the future.
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    “Is it a reset button?
    “The reset button should have been pushed the first time.”
    So grateful to Pep and Southgate
    GRATEFUL Kyle last night than-ked his Man City manager Pep Guardiola and England’s Gareth Southgate for standing by him.
    Kyle called the Spaniard “unbelievable”. He said: “He didn’t know what was happening.
    “I didn’t want to tell him because I didn’t want him to think I wasn’t mentally there.
    “I can’t thank him enough for the understanding and belief he’s shown in me through four years.”
    Pep, 53, made Kyle captain despite objections from some fans. And the pair embraced on the pitch last Friday after a 1-0 win against Spurs in the FA Cup.
    Kyle was visibly emotional and punched the air repeatedly.
    He said Southgate — who made him England captain against North Macedonia last year — sent a supportive text message after his latest sex scandal.
    He declined to reveal details but said: “For your national team manager to reach out in a time of need goes beyond football.”

    Annie, above, received a devastating Instagram message out of the blue from Lauryn, who told her that Kyle had fathered another baby with her
    The ace said: ‘Annie knows I’m sorry. I’m sorry because as a family this isn’t meant to happen’Credit: Dan Charity
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    Kyle Walker thanks ‘unbelievable’ Pep Guardiola for his backing and reveals supportive message sent by Gareth Southgate

    GRATEFUL Kyle last night than-ked his Man City manager Pep Guardiola and England’s Gareth Southgate for standing by him.Kyle called the Spaniard “unbelievable”.
    Kyle Walker thanked his Man City manager Pep Guardiola for standing by himCredit: Getty
    Walker called the Spaniard ‘unbelievable’Credit: Dan Charity
    Kyle with pregnant wife Annie KilnerCredit: BackGrid
    He said: “He didn’t know what was happening.
    “I didn’t want to tell him because I didn’t want him to think I wasn’t mentally there.
    “I can’t thank him enough for the understanding and belief he’s shown in me through four years.”
    Pep, 53, made Kyle captain despite objections from some fans.
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    And the pair embraced on the pitch last Friday after a 1-0 win against Spurs in the FA Cup.
    Kyle was visibly emotional and punched the air repeatedly.
    He said Southgate — who made him England captain against North Macedonia last year — sent a supportive text message after his latest sex scandal.
    He declined to reveal details but said: “For your national team manager to reach out in a time of need goes beyond football.”
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    At the time Kyle described the opportunity as a “fantastic moment for me and my family”.
    In his interview he said: “To put on the England shirt and walk out for your country, bearing in mind I led my country out, you will never ever beat that.
    “Only winning something with England would top that.” More