Now Lauryn Goodman tells HER side of the story in bombshell interview with the Mail on Kyle Walker affair: 'Yes I've made mistakes but both Kyle's wife and I are victims of his manipulation and lies'

Few can deny the story has been captivating, even for those jaded by the tawdry world of Premiership footballers and their convoluted love lives. ‘I won’t get into the private conversations I have had with Annie, but she did tell me ­initially she felt we were both victims of his manipulative and controlling behaviour, and at times we have got along quite well, apologised to one another and had a mutual understanding.’ It cannot be denied, however, that alongside the abuse and betrayal, there have been some obvious financial advantages for Lauryn in her relationship — if that’s what it can be called — with Walker. But I need to own up to my mistakes.’ Football star Walker and his childhood sweetheart Annie, with whom he has four children However, she said there was no longer a feud between her and Annie after they cleared the air As Lauryn cradles her baby daughter in her arms, wearing a necklace with the letters ‘K’ and ‘W’ with a diamond set into them, she talks about the agony of hearing the father of her children describing her relationship with him as a ‘mistake’. Lauryn has two children with Walker - a son born in 2019 and a daughter aged eight months She said it hurt to hear the father of her children describe their relationship as a ‘mistake’ Annie hired Coleen Rooney’s former publicist Rachel Monk to represent her and Walker to ensure that there were no ‘briefing wars’ between them. ‘There was a time when I hated her... but surely any mother would question how you could accept a man back but not his child?’ One notable angry ‘wrong-doing’ occurred last summer, following Manchester City’s Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble victory, when Lauryn appeared to goad Annie by sharing a snap on social media of Kairo wearing his father’s team’s kit.