LOVE rat England ace Kyle Walker’s wife has fired the first warning shot of a divorce.
Annie Kilner secretly met with lawyers to discuss legal proceedings to end the troubled marriage.
The model, 31, who was not at Wembley last night as Walker started on the bench for England against Greece, vowed to see it through. She wants half of his £27million fortune.
Friends said the Manchester City captain, 34, had spent weeks trying to persuade her not to end their marriage.
Sources said no final decision had yet been taken but discussions about divorce are “actively” taking place.
One said: “Annie is prepared to go through with it.
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“She isn’t messing about and has spoken to lawyers about what the future looks like.
“Divorce has been an ever-present threat all year but things are starting to come to a head.
“She doesn’t have to go through with it, of course, but it’s always there as an option.”
Annie was left reeling after the defender was exposed for fathering a second child with former mistress Lauryn Goodman.
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The couple, who have four children, separated at Christmas after influencer Lauryn revealed the truth in a text message — and they have been battling to save their relationship since.
Kyle and Annie met in Sheffield as teenagers and married in 2021 — despite repeated sex scandals after his £50million move to City from Spurs in 2017.
First, Ex on the Beach TV reality star Laura Brown said she and Kyle repeatedly romped in his Bentley. Annie kicked him out of their Cheshire home but they got back together.
She gave him the boot again when he revealed Lauryn was having his baby son.
He moved into a flat nearby — and was caught breaching lockdown rules in an orgy with two hookers.
However, the couple got back together again and Kyle proposed. But less than a year after they wed, he cheated with Lauryn again and she got pregnant a second time
Divorce has been an ever-present threat all year but things are starting to come to a head
A source
Annie, who was heavily pregnant at the time with her and Kyle’s fourth child, announced their latest split after finding out.
She has demanded half his fortune as part of a “financial divorce” to secure her and the kids’ future.
A spokeswoman for Kyle and Annie declined to comment.