Lauryn Goodman is said to be furious at Kyle Walker after the footballer failed to buy Christmas presents for their two young children. The Manchester City star is worth an estimated £27million but did not gift anything to share four-year-old son Kairo or 16-month-old daughter Kinara.
The children were concieved while Kyle was married to Annie Kilner. Kyle was urged to “do the right thing” by his friends when it came to presents for his children with Lauryn, it is reported, but he failed to gift them anything.
The footballer spent some of the Christmas period with his four children he shares with estranged wife Annie Kilner. She previously filed for divorce after Lauryn text her on Boxing Day 2023 to let her know Kyle had fathered a second child with her.
Speaking about Kyle’s friends, a source told The Sun: “They feel really upset for the children and for Lauryn who is always trying to do right by their kids. They were hoping Kyle would put aside his differences for the sake of the children. But to leave them with nothing to open for another year is just really sad.”
It comes after someone asked Lauryn on Instagram: “Did ‘that’ even attempt to buy the kids [a present] for Christmas or even a card or does the ball and chain not allow…” She replied: “You said it.”
Kyle Walker
Lauryn previously claimed Kyle had “abandoned” their two children while a source close to Kyle previously told the Mirror that he had no option due to Lauryn’s “behaviour.” It’s reported that Kyle’s patience with the situation is wearing thin and he’s desperate for Lauryn to ‘move on’ and stop mentioning his name
Speaking to The Mail, an insider said: “He has never sent [their children] Christmas or birthday presents. He did see Kairo a bit, but that was when he was trying to appease Lauryn in the hope that she wouldn’t go public about Kinara. He hasn’t seen him in a year.
“He is not in touch with Lauryn. She would like to be in touch with him. If there is a problem with the property, then there is a property manager who she deals with. She has to deal with his lawyer if there is anything to do with the children or family matters.
“There have been a series of firewalls put in place to try and protect Kyle from the contact and the pressure so that he can move forward peacefully. But it feels as if Lauryn never will move on, she keeps on trying to make contact.”
It was previously claimed that Annie had banned Kyle from seeing his children with Lauryn, however a spokesperson for the mum-of-four denied this. They said: “The idea that Annie has banned Kyle from seeing Lauryn’s children is simply untrue. The way Lauryn has behaved towards Annie and her children has made it impossible for Kyle to forge an emotional relationship with them without protecting the privacy of his own family.
“Kyle provides for Lauryn’s children financially and will continue to do so. They don’t enjoy the spectacle involving children and are frustrated that Lauryn continues to play it out so publicly without thought for the feelings of all the young ones involved.”