Lauryn Goodman couldn’t hold back the tears as she described her and Kyle Walker, who is the father of her two children, “going to war” while appearing on Celebs Go Dating.
The 33-year-old influencer found herself at the centre of a paternity scandal after she rang Walker’s wife Annie Kilner in January to tell her the footballer was the father of her second child, Kinara, as well as the older boy Kairo.
In July, she and the 34-year-old footballer were embroiled in a highly publicised child maintenance court showdown over 13-month-old daughter Kinara and four year-old son Kairo.
While Walker and Kilner are said to be now trying to work through their issues, Goodman is currently appearing on the E4 dating show looking for love.
During Thursday’s episode, she admitted she feels like she is “constantly going to war for her kids” and that everything is always “her fault”.
Speaking to relationship experts Paul Brunson and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, Goodman became emotional after Dr Tara suggested she found it hard to share her honest opinions.
Dr Tara said: “I have a feeling in the past you have shared honest opinions and emotions about situations and did not get a respectful response. Is that true?”
As Lauryn began to cry she said: “I'm used to it being my fault all the time.”
Referring to her recent date on the show, she added: “You speak to someone like that, like a Mark. I'm not used to it. I'm not used to that.”
The mother-of-two also opened up about her two children, both fathered by Kyle, as she continued: “I think people forget my only priority are my children.
“It's heavy, really heavy on just like your energy levels. I feel drained. I feel like I'm constantly going to war for my kids and I'm so sick of the battle.
“It's just a battle. It's just a struggle.”
