Manchester City star Kyle Walker has given a rare insight into his private life as he opens up about the breakdown of his marriage.
Walker, who started his career at hometown club Sheffield United, was close to tears as he broke down describing his regret at having an extra-marital affair.
The right back has admitted to fathering two children with model and influencer Lauryn Goodman, having already had a child with her back in 2020. Goodman is the older sister of Chloe Goodman, who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and MTV's Ex On The Beach.
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Walker has three kids with his estranged wife Annie Kilner, with Annie also expecting his fourth child.
He told The Sun: "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.
"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."
He added: "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."
Walker recalled the moment he told his wife about having a one-night stand with Goodman which saw her end up pregnant.
Annie said at the time: "It was like a nightmare. Before I had time to think he said, ‘She says she’s pregnant and it’s mine’."
The couple briefly split before getting back together.
But the couple are believed to be done for good after Walker met and slept with Goodman once again, without his wife's knowledge. She ended up pregnant once again.
Annie has since reportedly hired Coleen Rooney’s Wagatha Christie lawyer, Paul Lunt, and PR guru Rachel Monk.
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Tom Earnshaw