Rainbow Laces: Crystal Palace Ladies' Nikita Whinnett and Megen Lynch share story

Sky Sports News reports from Hayes Lane in Bromley in a Sportswomen special for Rainbow Laces

By Mark McAdam, Sky Sports News

Crystal Palace Ladies stars Nikita Whinnett and Megen Lynch discuss their plans to start a family together, with the club fully supportive of the forward and goalkeeper

Crystal Palace Ladies' Nikita Whinnett and Megen Lynch spoke to Sportswomen about their family plans for a Rainbow Laces special.

Sky Sports is supporting Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign which aims to make sport everyone's game by raising awareness around LGBT inclusion in sport.

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Goalkeeper Lynch and winger Whinnett joined Palace Ladies from Spurs ahead of the 2017/18 season and have since become hugely popular players at the FA Women's Championship club.

They are both semi-professionals - Lynch works as a full-time chef, while Whinnett is a factory employee - and are fiancees as well as team-mates. The Eagles duo are also now planning to foster a child together.

Sportswomen was granted exclusive access to Whinnett and Lynch, who shared the story of their relationship and talked about preparing to become a family, and the support they have received from their club.

Watch the Sportswomen special filmed at Hayes Lane in Bromley in the video above.

Sky Sports is a member of TeamPride and supports Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign, which is currently receiving its annual activation across British sport until December 7.

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