FALLEN tennis star Boris Becker has proposed to his girlfriend, according to friends, and declared: “She is the love of my new life.”
The twice-married former Wimbledon pundit, 55, is said to have got down on one knee to pop the question to Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro at historic Milan Cathedral.
The proposal comes after Lilian, in her 40s, supported him at his insolvency trial.
Becker, who served eight months of a two-and-a-half-year sentence for fraud, is understood to be finalising his divorce from Lilly, the mum to their son Amadeus, 13.
On Wednesday, we told how Lilly said Boris hid horses in a bedroom from debt collectors.
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A source said: “Boris is incredibly grateful to Lilian for staying with him through ‘the hardest time’ of his life.
“He said, ‘she saved me, and I will never forget her for that. She is the woman of my new life!"
Becker – who hid £2.5 million in assets after being declared bankrupt in 2017 - jetted to his native Germany, where he gave TV interviews about his time inside before moving to Italy.
In one chat, he said: "Prison was my worst defeat, which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, but I survived that too,"
But our source added: “Boris is back on his feet and happy.
“He assumes his divorce from Lilly will be settled very soon – and he hopes to move on and begin his new life with Lilian.”
A representative of Becker was approached.