It’s not uncommon to hear about celebrities finding themselves embroiled in paternity scandals.
And the latest one to emerge is between married Manchester City and England ace Kyle Walker and his ex Lauryn Goodman.
Kyle has been named as the biological father of Lauryn’s six-month old daughter, three-years after she gave birth to his son, Kairo.
His pregnant wife Annie Kilner is said to be ‘fragile’ as she deals with the fallout of the betrayal which saw her throw her husband out of their £2.4million mansion.
However, they aren’t the first celebs to go through a very public paternity scandal. Here’s six showbiz couples who were forced to take DNA tests.
The latest celebrity paternity scandal is between footballer Kyle Walker and his ex Lauryn Goodman, leaving his pregnant wife Annie Kilner (left) ‘fragile’
Kyle has been named as the biological father of Lauryn’s six-month old daughter, three-years after she gave birth to his son, Kairo
Melanie Brown and Eddie Murphy
Eddie and Mel B first met at a party at his Beverly Hills mansion in 2006. According to the Wannabe hitmaker he had planned a ‘massive dinner party’ to meet her.
When the pair first locked eyes on each other across the room, Mel said she ‘freaked out’ because he gazed at her with such familiarity she could ‘see my soulmate’.
After initial first date nerves, the pair hit it off with talks of tying of the knot within months of dating.
The Spice Girl said things turned sour after she got pregnant with Angel and she fled to Leeds in the hope Eddie would follow her to win her back.
But their relationship ended in December 2006, and by the time Angel was born in April of the following year Eddie was engaged to film producers Tracey Edmonds.
During an interview, Eddie publicly questioned the paternity of the child, saying: ‘I don’t know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn’t jump to conclusions, sir.’
Mel gave birth to Angel in 2007 and a DNA test revealed that he was in fact the father.
Eddie publicly acknowledged his paternity and agreed to pay Mel child support and cover the expenses of her pregnancy.
Eddie Murphy and Mel B first met at a party at his Beverly Hills mansion in 2006. According to the Wannabe hitmaker he had planned a ‘massive dinner party’ to meet her
Eddie publicly acknowledged his paternity and agreed to pay Mel child support and cover the expenses of her pregnancy (Mel pictured with their daughter Angel in June)
Heidi Klum and Flavio Briatore
Heidi and Italian Formula One manager Flavio first went public with their relationship in March 2003.
The German-American model announced her pregnancy just months later in December 2003, but while she was expecting, the couple went their separate ways.
While she was still pregnant, Heidi started dating musician Seal and she then welcomed her daughter Leni in May 2004 in New York.
Flavio later told how he was living in London during the early years of Leni’s life whereas Heidi was in Los Angeles, describing the distance as ‘unbridgeable’.
Heidi and Seal tied the knot in 2005, and just four years later, Seal adopted his wife and Flavio’s daughter Leni.
Leni was officially adopted by Seal when she was five years old, and she changed her name to Helene Samuel – the singer’s surname.
Leni now goes by her mother’s surname and is known as Leni Olumi Klum in her professional modelling life and on her Instagram page.
Flavio told how they all ‘calmly’ agreed that it made sense for Seal to adopt Leni so she could ‘grow up in a family’.
Heidi and Seal went their separate ways in 2012 and their divorce was finalised two years later.
The couple share three children – Lou, 12, Henry, 16, and Johan, 14 – and Seal has maintained a very close relationship with Leni since their split.
Leni reunited with her biological father Flavio in August 2018, with reports at the time claiming they had met up in Italy in late July of that year.
Little is known about their relationship in recent years as they keep things relatively private, but they have been seen together on a number of occasions more recently.
Heidi Klum announced her pregnancy in December 2003, but while she was expecting, she spit from Flavio Briatore
Heidi’s daughter Leni was officially adopted by Seal when she was five years old, and she changed her name to Helene Samuel – the singer’s surname (pictured together this month)
Samantha Burke and Jude Law
Jude and Samantha had a brief fling on the set of Sherlock Holmes in 2008.
Their daughter Sophia was born shortly after that, and DNA tests established evidence that he was the father.
The revelation reportedly put a strain on his relationship with his ex-wife, Sadie Frost, and their three children.
A source told the Daily Mail at the time: ‘Sadie is livid. She feels that he has put unnecessary pressure and upset on to the children and has put himself under financial strain, which impinges on their life.’
Another source reportedly told the Mail, ‘He told Sadie that he only slept with her once. But now he has confirmed to her and his children that the child is his. He has reassured the children it will not affect their family times together.’
Jude wanted to remain involved in the child’s life, and now meets his daughter once a year and is looking to support her financially until she turns 18.
Jude Law and Samantha Burke had a brief fling in 2008. Their daughter Sophia was born shortly after that, and DNA tests established evidence that he was the father.
Elizabeth Hurley and Steve Bing
Elizabeth conceived her only child during a short-lived relationship with Steve – not long after she split from Hugh Grant in 2000.
She gave birth to Damian in 2002, but the businessman contested paternity, claiming that they had been in a non-exclusive relationship at the time.
Although a DNA test proved that Bing was Damian’s father, he did not become part of his life and they are thought to have never even met.
Bing died in 2020 when he jumped from the 27th floor of his Los Angeles apartment building.
Bing’s daughter Kira Bonder – the paternity of whom he also contested – and Damian were cut out of his father’s will following his death when their grandfather appealed the inheritance on the grounds that they were born out of wedlock.
Elizabeth Hurley conceived her only child during a short-lived relationship with businessman Steve Bing (pictured in 2000)
Although a DNA test proved that Bing was Damian’s (pictured) father, he did not become part of his life and they are thought to have never even met
Marsha Hunt and Mick Jagger
American model Marsha met Mick in London in the Swinging Sixties. They had a 10-month affair and she gave birth to his oldest child, daughter Karis, in 1970.
He refused to publicly acknowledge paternity or pay child support for years, and Hunt filed a paternity suit.
It heated up in 1978 when she enlisted famous ‘palimony’ lawyer Marvin Mitchelson, and the following year Jagger was ordered to pay child support.
In an interview with Daily Mail in 2008, Marsha said: ‘Whatever happened with Mick, she went on to have such a fabulous life.’
Karis has been the most publicity-averse and interview-shy of Mick’s offspring.
She is the only Jagger daughter not to go into modeling, and instead she graduated with a history degree.
American model Marsha met Mick in London in the Swinging Sixties. They had a 10-month affair and she gave birth to his oldest child, daughter Karis, in 1970 (pictured in 1992)
Mick was pulled into a lengthy paternity suit with model Marsha in 1972 (Mick pictured with children L-R Karis, Jade, Georgia May and Lizzy Jagger)
Lauryn Goodman and Kyle Walker
Kyle has been named as the biological father of Lauryn’s six-month old daughter.
The footballer had already fathered a son, three-year old Kairo, after embarking on a fling with the influencer during an earlier separation from his wife in 2020.
MailOnline exclusively revealed that Kyle had secretly met his baby daughter that he fathered with Lauryn for the first time, behind wife Annie Kilner’s back.
Pregnant Annie is said to be ‘fragile’ as she deals with the fallout of the betrayal which saw her throw her husband out of their £2.4million mansion.
Last week the couple, who have been together for 13 years and share three children, announced they would be separating and she would be ‘taking some time away from Kyle’ in light of his alleged infidelities.
A source also claimed that Kyle was trying his best to limit the damage to his family following the scandal however it was ‘a little bit too late’.
Kyle has been named as the biological father of Lauryn’s six-month old daughter. The footballer had already fathered a son, three-year old Kairo, after embarking on a fling
