Inside Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner's stormy romance as she dumps footballer
wife Annie Kilner has announced she has finally had enough of the Manchester City footballer after years of heartache.
The pair began dating in their teens, with Annie previously revealing it was “love at first sight” between them. They secretly married in 2021 after over a decade together. The couple also share three sons.
But after several scandals, including claims he cheated on her with Ex On The Beach star Laura Brown and later fathered a child with social media influencer Lauryn Goodman, Annie revealed she has split from the £160,000-a-week defender, who also plays for England, and said he is no longer living at their £2.5million Cheshire mansion.
Here we look back on Kyle and Annie’s tempestuous romance, from being childhood sweethearts to her husband’s involvement in several sex scandals and their ‘sad’ split after ‘many years’ together.
Who is Kyle Walker's wife Annie Kilner and how did they meet?
Annie first met Kyle in their hometown of Sheffield when she was 15 and he was 17. She previously revealed: “When we started going out it was love at first sight.” They share three children together and tied the knot in December 2021 after Kyle proposed with a reported £250,000 ring he helped design himself.
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While Kyle is a footballer who plays for Man City and England, Annie is a model and influencer, who describes herself as a "mummy to 3 kings" in her Instagram bio, followed by the words ‘Family, Friends, Fun.’
As well as having 36,000 followers, including Harry Kane's wife Kate, Billi Mucklow and , Annie was signed to Mode Model Management in 2013 and has made several TV appearances. Starring in episodes of The Real Housewives of Cheshire, Annie was introduced as a close friend of Seema Malhotra. Upon her arrival on the show, RHOC star Tanya Bardsley said: "Annie is beautiful and very, very young."
England and Man City footballer Kyle Walker was childhood sweethearts with wife Annie Kilner (Instagram)Do Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner have children?
Kyle and Annie have three sons together, Roman, Riaan and Reign, but not much is known about them as they are kept out of the spotlight and their faces are not shown in any photos on social media.
The WAG had spoken of her desire to have a daughter someday, after admitting to OK! magazine: “I really want a little girl. I love my boys, but I’d really like a daughter as I’m outnumbered in this house."
She sadly revealed she had a miscarriage in 2020 and three months later discovered Kyle had got influencer Lauryn Goodman pregnant. Heartbroken Annie told The Sun at the time: “I don’t know what my thoughts or feelings are any more. I feel dead inside.”
Lauryn’s son Kairo is now three and she gave birth to a daughter in August 2023, with ‘another footballer’. Rumours have been circulating who the father could be, with some reports speculating it is also Kyle, according to the Daily Mail.
The couple share three sons together but choose to keep their identities private (Instagram)
Kyle has also fathered a son with social media influencer Lauryn Goodman (Instagram)Why did Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner split?
Kyle was reportedly kicked out by Annie five months ago. Their relationship has been the subject of rumours and speculation over recent years,
He has been accused of infidelity multiple times over the years. The pair split in 2019 after After discovering Kyle had a long-time partner and branding him a “rat” , Laura contacted Annie, who demanded proof of his infidelity. Laura then sent her a selfie she had taken inside their family home.
It was then revealed following a brief romance while they were on a break. Annie described what Kyle had done as “obscene” in 2020 and said: “In late March last year he was unfaithful with a reality TV star. I found out a month later and was broken by it. He begged me to take him back but by July he was at it again. Not even three months later and someone was pregnant. My youngest was one. Who does that?"
As well as being a WAG and busy mum-of-three, Annie is a model and has been on reality TV (Instagram)Another scandal saw Kyle accused of ignoring the Covid lockdown and hosting a sex party with two call girls at his flat, according to The Sun. Despite his behaviour, Annie took him back and the pair got married in November 2021. Though the exact reason why they have apparently split for good this time hasn’t been revealed, it is claimed she threw Kyle out after several intense arguments.
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In December, Kyle denied he had parted ways with Annie, as reports suggested his legal battle with Lauryn, the mother of his three-year-old son, had put a strain on their marriage. Kyle and Annie had a few rows in public in the months before he got kicked out.
According to , Kyle has been seen less frequently and only visits by arrangement. He is thought to have moved into a penthouse flat in Manchester city centre. A local told the publication: "There were some blazing rows. We don’t see much of Kyle since she threw him out at the end of August. And one time after that they argued over the driveway security fence. He was trying to get back into his house but she wouldn't let him as she blocked and barricaded the driveway. She was really angry with him and called him all sorts of names."
Annie has since announced the split on social media. She told her followers: "I am posting this in response to growing recent media enquiries about my marriage to Kyle and in an effort to protect my family against the intensity of the media spotlight. Sadly, after many years of marriage and three wonderful children together; I have decided to take some time away from Kyle.” She added: "I do not wish to comment on the position any further. For now, I ask that the privacy of myself and our three young children is respected during this difficult time."
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