Lauryn Goodman has signed WAG and reality star Nicola McLean to be her manager.
The surprise move will see former I’m A Celebrity contestant Nicola try to secure TV deals and work opportunities for Lauryn, 33, as she works to build her profile after her affair with Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker. Sources say Lauryn is the first client of Nicola’s newly set up business, McLean Management. Former glamour model Nicola, 43 - who also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother - is married to ex-QPR and West Ham player Tom Williams.
An insider said: “Lauryn and Nicola are good pals. They have a lot in common. They are both involved with the football and reality worlds. Lauryn keeps being approached for TV deals and opportunities and feels Nicola’s experience and knowledge is best suited to deal with matters going forward.”
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Getty Images)Lauryn is at the centre of Kyle’s divorce proceedings after he fathered two children with the Celebs Go Dating star behind wife Annie Kilner’s back. Annie filed papers to officially end their marriage this week.
The Manchester City star, 34, and his wife of three years began dating as teenagers in Sheffield. The married couple have four children together and Annie, 31, reportedly forgave him for his first affair with Lauryn Goodman, which resulted in son Kairo, now four. But they separated over Christmas after it was revealed that Kyle had fathered a second child with 33-year-old Lauryn - a daughter named Kinara. Lauryn sent her a devastating text on December 27 revealing her second pregnancy, while Annie was pregnant with her fourth baby. It said: “Hey, it’s Lauryn. I just wanted to quickly tell you that Kyle is the father of our daughter.”
Despite that, Kyle had moved from his rental back into the family home with Annie and their children Roman, 11, Riaan, seven, Reign, five and baby Rezon, last month. But he and Annie are thought to have been sleeping in separate rooms since she served the divorce papers on him earlier this month. Sources say Kyle, estimated to be worth £27million, will still fight to save his marriage but it is also reported that he has instructed his own divorce lawyers.
Earlier this year, Kyle’s payments to Lauryn emerged in a child maintenance court case. They included a housing budget of £2.4million and a £5,650 alarm clock. Lauryn was accused of “insatiable greed” by Kyle’s camp, while Lauryn said he actions were “only ever about the children and providing for their futures”.
The source said Lauryn’s move to secure more lucrative work opportunities has her children’s interests at the heart of it. “Lauryn still remains very focused on her children that she shares with Kyle, but she too wants to be able to set up a future for them,” said the insider. “Everything she does is for her children and she wants to make sure everything she does benefits them first and foremost.”
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