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Boris Becker, 56, and wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, 33, put on a loved-up display as they party at the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By CHLOE LOUISE FOR MAILONLINE Published: 06:29 EST, 16 February 2025 | Updated: 06:29 EST, 16 February 2025 e-mail View comments Boris Becker and his wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro put on a loved-up display as they attended PLACE TO B-Party during the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Saturday. The former tennis player, 56, looked smitten as he showcased his political risk manager wife, 33, at Restaurant Borchardt.
Gracing the red carpet, Boris held out his hands as Lilian posed up a storm in an asymmetrical lime green dress. Her busty gown featured a high slit up the right-hand side of her leg and was covered in green sequins. She layered a white fluffy jacket over her shoulders and carried a small black leather clutch.
Adding inches to her statuesque frame, the beauty slipped into a pair of towering gold stilettos. Boris Becker and his wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro put on a loved-up display as they attended PLACE TO B-Party during the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Saturday The former tennis player, 56, looked smitten as he showcased his political risk manager wife, 33, at Restaurant Borchardt To accessorise, Lilian paired her ensemble with chunky gold earrings, a thick gold chain and a myriad of matching bracelets. Alongside her, Boris cut a classic figure as he stepped out in a black two-piece suit which he layered over a black T-shirt.
In September 2024 the tennis champ shared the news that they had wed with his Instagram followers. Alongside a carousel of images from the wedding, Boris wrote: 'New beginnings..
. I want to thank Victor Monteiro for his blessings and everyone that celebrated this special day with us. Let me introduce you to the Monteiro-Becker family.
' Boris and Lilian married in an outdoor ceremony with beautiful gardens and celebrated in the evening with a four tier buttercream cake laden with white roses. The couple spared no expense for the lavish ceremony, with Lilian looking incredible in a strapless ruched bridal gown and veil, while Boris opted for a two piece suit. The three day wedding saw Boris and Lilian greet guests by boat and enjoying drinks by the pier before their big day.
Both Boris' sons Noah, 30, and Elias, 25, - from his first marriage - acted as best men. Gracing the red carpet, Boris held out his hands as Lilian posed up a storm in an asymmetrical lime green dress Her busty gown featured a high slit up the right-hand side of her leg and was covered in green sequins She layered a white fluffy jacket over her shoulders and carried a small black leather clutch Adding inches to her statuesque frame, the beauty slipped into a pair of towering gold stilettos Alongside her, Boris cut a classic figure as he stepped out in a black two-piece suit which he layered over a black T-shirt The tennis star and commentator tied the knot with Lilian, a political risk manager from the African island of Sao Tome and Principe, in front of around 150 guests. Guests included former Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit, German actor and model Boris Kodjoe.
Lilian, who is 23 years his junior, has stood by Boris through thick and thin after he was jailed for two and a half years in the UK after he was found to have hidden £2.5million of assets and loans in a bankruptcy fraud case. The Riviera hotspot, south of Genoa, is popular with the rich and famous.
Rod Stewart tied the knot with Penny Lancaster nearby in 2007. Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas commented on Boris' Instagram announcement: 'Amazing man with an amazing lady. Hope to see you soon hugs and love your friend' Una Healy added: 'Congratulations to you both', while Boris' son Elias typed three red love heart emojis.
It was reported back in February the couple had become engaged and were planning their wedding for later in the year. It's a serve of happiness for the tennis ace, who has six grand slams including three Wimbledon titles to his name, following a troubled period that saw him kicked out of the UK. Boris served eight months of the sentence at Wandsworth and Huntercombe prisons before being deported from Britain in December 2022, ruling out a return to his job on the BBC commentating on Wimbledon .
In September 2024 the tennis champ shared the news that they had wed with his Instagram followers He did, however, contribute to Sky Italia's coverage of the action from SW19 over the summer. He had lived in the UK since 2012 and was declared bankrupt in 2017 before being imprisoned in April 2022. London-based Ms Monteiro is a political risk analyst and has three degrees, including a masters in African studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, and speaks five languages, including German, according to German newspaper Bild.
She was born in the African island state of São Tomé and Príncipe and is the daughter of Victor Monteiro, the republic's former Minister of Defence who ran for the presidency in 2014. Lilian spent much of her youth in Rome where she attended a private school before studying at the University of La Sapienza. She first came to London to study at the School of Oriental and African Studies, where she earned her master's degree at the age of 25.
Read More Boris Becker, 56, is joined by wife Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, 33, at Laver Cup after wedding He reportedly proposed to Lilian at Milan's Cathedral back in 2021 - but any hope of a fairytale wedding was cut short by the impending prison sentence. She was a constant presence by his side while attending court hearings and even blew him a goodbye kiss when he was jailed last year and blasted by a judge for showing no remorse. After the prison release the couple who were based in the UK relocated to Milan.
A source told The Sun: '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!"' Boris has been twice married before.
He married Barbara Feltus in 1993 and the couple had two children - a son, Noah, who was born in 1994, and a daughter, Elias, born in 1999. In December 2000 the couple announced they were separating. A year later, Becker was forced to concede that he was the father of Russian model Angela Ermakova's daughter Anna following a High Court battle.
In 2002, Boris was convicted for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion in Germany. Seven years later, he announced he was engaged to Dutch model Sharlely 'Lilly' Kerssenberg. She gave birth in 2010 to a son, Amadeus.
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