Lauryn Goodman's son in tears over shock realisation about 'daddy' Kyle Walker

TV star Lauryn Goodman, 34, opens up about her children Kairo, four, and one year old Kinara, in a new interview with the Mirror - and how she raises them alone

Lauryn Goodman has opened up about her son Kairo's upset over not seeing his dad Kyle Walker. Speaking to the Mirror for an exclusive at home photoshoot, the 34 year old mum of two - who shares Kairo, four, and one year old Kinara with the footballer following an affair - explained the conversations she has with their son about his dad.

Kyle, who has no contact with his children with Lauryn and hasn't for a year, is married to wife Annie Kilner and they themselves share four boys. This weekend he will also play his first match for AC Milan - the football club he has left Premier League club Manchester City for. Speaking to The Mirror, she said: "I’m in that transition stage at the moment where we haven’t fully crossed over to ‘the truth.'

“For the whole year it’s been very much ‘your dad’s playing football, he’s training.’ Then one day Kairo started crying his eyes out saying 'I miss my dad, I miss my dad,' and I was saying ' know you do.' But then he started getting angry and said 'He’s not at football; he’s not playing today.'"

Lauryn added: "I asked him how he knew and he said another child had told him that Man City weren’t playing that day. And I realised we couldn’t keep on going like that. So I have spoken to therapists and professionals about it.”

As well as her children, Lauryn opened up about her own support network she has around her. She has said that since the fall out from the affair, Lauryn has found it tough to trust people when she's so vulnerable. She is also estranged from her sister, reality star Chloe, who said she had “no sympathy” for Lauryn’s situation.

“When it comes to a support network, it’s my mum, my nan and grandad that I’m close to the most,” Lauryn said sadly. “I have a very, very small circle of friends now because when this all started happening, most of them left as they didn’t want to be seen to be associated with me because of the public backlash or they were being disloyal. And now, because of the kids, I don’t want to let many people in. "

But above all else Lauryn is determined to be the best mum she can to her children.

“Everything I do is for my kids,” she said. “They are innocent and I am here, day in, day out, caring for them, making sure that they are looked after, making sure they're loved, making sure that they're not affected."