lavished with expensive gifts, whisked her away to five star hotels and even introduced her to his Manchester City team mates on FaceTime, MailOnline has been told.

Walker, who has split from wife after she learned he had fathered Lauryn's five-month-old daughter, also hoped that he could juggle both families without being caught out.

One friend of Lauryn's even claims that he mistakenly called her Annie on the night their second child was conceived.

The new revelations come after sources close to Walker insisted that their affair was short lived and brief following the news that Annie is pregnant with their fourth child together.

However, friends of influencer Lauryn, 33, have hit back, saying that the relationship spanned some years.

Lauryn Goodman poses in a social media photo with her son Kairo, who is wearing Man City kit 

Annie Kilner is spotted today leaving a gym where she had been working out in Wilmslow, Cheshire 

Walker - seen speaking on Thursday - is said to have paid for Lauryn to stay a night at the Four Seasons in London

The friend said: 'Kyle and Lauryn did a lot together. There was one night that they went to for a night out together and he paid for them to stay at the Four Seasons Hotel.

'Kyle told Lauryn that he loved her and they spent a lot of time watching videos of Kairo together.

'Then not long afterwards they went to Cheshire and stayed at an for a week, on the banks of a lake. Annie was supposed to be away and the plan was for Kyle to be staying with him.

'Annie didn't go away though so Kyle had to go back and forth every day, though Annie kept questioning him about his whereabouts. It was like a family trip with Kairo and of course there was a lot of romance.

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Walker, who has three sons with Annie, also paid for Lauryn to go to the Maldives with Kairo while she was expecting their daughter.

A source added: 'There was lots of FaceTiming between him and Lauryn, there was even phone sex together.

'Lauryn was pregnant and was sending him bump and scan pics. They already knew that Lauryn was expecting a girl as they had done an early scan.'

Walker also allegedly funded a trip to Cancun in for Lauryn and their son.

Sources also say that far from trying to keep Lauryn a secret, he introduced her to his team mates and while they were away in Europe celebrating Manchester City winning the treble.

A friend told MailOnline: 'After they won there was obviously a lot of excitement, they were away partying so they were all on a high. Then Kyle FaceTimed Lauryn while he was with Jack Grealish and Phil Foden.

'Lauryn was taken aback. Phil went onto the phone and saw Kairo. He commented to Kyle about how beautiful he is.'

The revelation came despite the footballer fathering two children with the influencer out of wedlock (Lauryn pictured with their three-year-old son Kairo)

Annie separated from Kyle shortly before before MailOnline revealed the footballer  had fathered a second child with reality star Lauryn (pictured)

Annie is tempted by Strictly, which has previously been used as a tool to banish marital woes by celebrities including 2022 runner-up Helen Skelton (pictured with Kai Widdrington) 

Walker is said to have hosted his lover in an All Seasons Hotel in London.

Pictured is the chain's branch on Park Lane 

While away with England last summer, Walker also FaceTimed Lauryn to say: 'I love you, but sometimes you make me hate you.'

Their relationship was so strong that during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Walker, 34, FaceTimed Lauryn on a daily basis from the team hotel – on one occasion after an evening with his teammates he told her that he loved her.

Walker took a World Cup football home for Kairo and bought him a £700 Moncler jacket for Christmas and last April he bought Kairo an iPad and several outdoor toys for his birthday, the source added.

Sources close to Lauryn also claim that Walker would say to her that he would want to get 'everything in place for all of the kids.

' At one point he told her: 'Money isn't everything for me. My life is over.'

Walker, who is living in a flat close to his family home in Prestbury, Cheshire, would also beg Lauryn to keep their secret romance – and their children quiet.

The friend said: 'Kyle would say to Lauryn that it should stay between the two of them, that they had done that in the past and it is best for everyone if it is kept quiet.

'Kyle promised to be there for Lauryn and that he would juggle the two families.

'Lauryn would often tell him to leave her alone, that he was only around when he wanted something. The whole thing is a mess.

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A spokesperson for Kyle and Annie said: While neither Kyle nor Annie will be making further comment, they both understand that in situations like this recollections are bound to vary.'

Kyle fathering a second child with reality star Lauryn is the latest in a long line of sex scandals he's sparked during his relationship with Annie