Kyle Walker’s wife, Annie Kilner, has reportedly filed for divorce, leaving the England footballer “stunned,” according to a new report.

Last week, it was claimed that Kilner had “consulted with lawyers” to begin legal proceedings to end their marriage after issuing him a £15 million ultimatum.

The 31-year-old, who married Walker in 2021, is believed to have made the substantial demand following his affair with influencer Lauryn Goodman.

The Manchester City player, who shares four children with Kilner, secretly fathered two children with Goodman. It is now understood that Kilner has instructed solicitors to begin legal action, seeking half of the 34-year-old defender’s £27 million fortune.

A source told The Sun: "Kyle was shocked when he received the papers.

“He’s spoken with Annie about it, and they are discussing the next steps. This doesn’t necessarily mean they will divorce.

“This could be Annie asserting her authority as much as anything else. She wants Kyle to know she is serious. But if it’s a bluff, it could backfire.”

Meanwhile, MailOnline has reported that Walker received the divorce papers 10 days ago. However, he has since moved back into the family home, although he is reportedly sleeping in a separate room on the third floor.

An insider told the publication: “Things between them are as bad as they have ever been. It hasn’t been a typical marriage. They’ve barely spoken to each other.

“She is divorcing Kyle because she simply cannot forgive him for what he has done to her. She cannot move past it. She has tried.

“Kyle seems to have accepted that it’s over. He has been happier over the past week or so, like the weight of the world has been lifted from his shoulders.”

The Standard has contacted representatives for both Annie Kilner and Kyle Walker for comment.

Previously, it was reported that the mother of four had quietly begun looking into the possibility of divorce, though no final decision had yet been made.

The couple have spent the past year attempting to mend their troubled relationship. The pair, who met when Kyle was 18 and playing for Sheffield United, and Annie was 16, share four children: Roman, 11, Riaan, 7, Reign, 5, and baby Rezon, 5 months.

Walker also has two children from his affair with Goodman: Kinara, 13 months, and Kairo, 4.

Recently, Kilner has faced accusations that she “married Walker for financial gain” after his repeated infidelities. The Sun alleged that she has been “planning her exit” from the relationship since 2019, following his alleged affair with reality TV star Laura Brown and his ongoing scandal with Goodman.

These reports come just a month after Goodman stated she had “no regrets” over their affair.

In July, the former lovers were involved in a highly publicised child maintenance court case regarding their two children.

Walker accused Goodman of displaying “insatiable greed” after a judge ruled in his favour.

Appearing on This Morning in her first television interview since the court case, Goodman admitted that she currently has no relationship with Walker but wouldn’t change what had happened between them.

She explained: “I can’t say I have any regrets because my children are my world. They wouldn’t be here, they wouldn’t be who they are…”

When asked about her relationship with Walker – who has four sons with his estranged wife, Annie Kilner – Goodman responded: “At the moment, there is no relationship and everything is dealt with through the solicitors, but yes.”

She added: “It’s really, really difficult because, obviously, Kairo asks a lot about his dad and he had built a bond with him. So, it’s just trying to manage that as best as possible, because everyone’s situations are different and everyone’s circumstances are unique. But as long as I put them first, I feel like my conscience is clear.”

Goodman continued: “It’s not the direction I had hoped things would go in. I thought we’d handle it privately, but it didn’t turn out that way. I hope that in the future we can be civil for the sake of our two children, because they should come first.

“They are beautiful children. It’s just been really hard to manage, but I just try to do the best I can for them. I live in a sort of closed-off bubble with them. They are my safe space, and we just try to block out the outside noise.”