Kyle Walker ‘will spend Christmas Day with estranged spouse Annie Kilner and their 4 youngsters’ after she filed for divorce within the wake of footballer’s affair

Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner are set to put their £15million divorce battle to one side and spend Christmas Day together as a family for the sake of their children.

The England and Manchester City star, 34, was kicked out of the family home after secretly fathering a second child with his ex-lover Lauryn Goodman, 33. 

Influencer Lauryn told Annie, also 33, on December 27 last year: ‘Hey it’s Lauryn. I just wanted to quickly tell you that Kyle is the father of our daughter.’ 

Walker, who shares four children with Annie, is facing a mammoth divorce battle with his estranged wife for his £27million fortune in the New Year.

But Annie is willing to put that aside and allow the England defender back into the home so that he can spend Christmas Day with their children, The Sun first reported.

A fellow football WAG who is close to the family told MailOnline: ‘Kyle and Annie are putting their marital problems aside to celebrate Christmas with their children. 

‘They are the pairs’ priority and they want to be able to bring Christmas joy into the household for their young family. 

‘This involves having both parents there. Whilst Annie bears the brunt of looking after the family, Kyle is hands on with his four boys and they adore him.

Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner share four children together. The estranged couple and three of their children are pictured in 2023

Manchester City and England star Walker secretly fathered two children with influencer Lauryn Goodman (pictured)

The source added: ‘The talks continue between the two at what their future looks like but for now it’s all about their children and what is best for them.

‘Annie is a strong woman who just wants to see her boys happy, she will do anything for them but she hasn’t forgotten what Kyle has done. This is about the kids, and the kids only.’

Walker is set to spend the morning with his family before linking up with his Man City teammates to prepare for their Boxing Day clash with Everton.

A spokesperson for Walker declined to comment. 

Walker’s Man City side will be determined to get back to winning ways after losing nine out of the last 12 matches. 

Walker will be fighting for a place back in the team after being dropped against Aston Villa on Saturday.

That came after he was labelled a ‘cheat’ for his play-acting dive against Manchester United as he dramatically dropped to the ground after a head-to-head confrontation with Rasmus Hojlund. 

It follows a tumultuous 12 months for Walker who has been embroiled in a major paternity scandal. 

Annie and Walker are pictured earlier in their relationship. They have endured a tough 12 months

England footballer Kyle Walker is pictured outside Holborn Family Court on July 16

This is a series of demands that Lauryn Goodman made to Kyle Walker. Her requests for a £33,000 air conditioning unit and £31,200 astro turf were thrown out

The couple separated last December after Walker was revealed to have fathered his second child with Lauryn, who texted Kilner to reveal the news.

Walker was then booted out the family home and Annie instructed lawyers to begin legal proceedings as she prepares to fight for half of the Man City’s massive fortune. 

After Kilner began legal proceedings for divorce, a source told MailOnline: ‘Things are as bad between them as they have ever been. It wasn’t like a normal marriage.

‘They have barely been speaking to each other. 

‘She is divorcing Kyle because she just can’t forgive him for what he’s done to her. She can’t get over it. She has tried.

‘Kyle seems to have accepted it’s over. He’s been happier in the last week or so. Like the weight of the world’s been lifted from his shoulders.’ 

Lauryn Goodman takes her son Kairo to watch his father Kyle Walker at England v Denmark in Frankfurt on June 20. He was wearing a number 2 England shirt with ‘Daddy’ on the back

Annie Kilner at the Olympiastadion in Berlin for England v Spain Euro 2024 final on July 14

It will mark yet another legal battle for Walker. 

Back in July, Walker and Lauryn battled each other in court over child maintenance for their two children Kairo and Kinara.

The judge granted for Goodman to receive £12,500 per month and £51,000 towards a new car every three years. But her requests for a £33,000 air conditioning unit and £31,200 astro turf were thrown out.

Many of her demands were dismissed by the judge who concluded that she was ‘not reliable’. Walker, who was described as ‘sensible, honest and reliable’, told the court he was not an ‘open cheque book’.