Boris Becker was accompanied by his girlfriend Lilian De Carvalho Monteiro as they stepped out during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday – amid claims the couple were engaged.
The former tennis player, 55, looked dapper in a light gray suit while his partner, 32, showed off some leg in a black leather skirt.
She completed her chic look with a crisp white shirt, pink heels, a small Dior handbag and dark sunglasses.
The public appearance at the Santoni show follows Boris’ prison stay last year.
The three-time Wimbledon men’s singles champion served eight months of his two-and-a-half year prison sentence for hiding assets and loans worth £2.5 million in a bankruptcy fraud case.
Together: Boris Becker was accompanied by his girlfriend Lilian De Carvalho Monteiro as they stepped out during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday – amid claims the couple were engaged
Elegant: The former tennis player, 55, looked dapper in a light gray suit while his partner, 32, showed off some leg in a black leather skirt
He was released from prison last December.
Becker reportedly proposed at Milan’s historic cathedral over the summer, three years after he split from his ex-wife Lilly in 2018 after nine years of marriage.
She was constantly at Becker’s side as he attended court hearings and even blew him goodbye when he went to prison last year and was beaten by a judge for showing no remorse.
A source told The Sun: “Boris is incredibly grateful to Lilian for supporting him through the ‘hardest time’ of his life.”
“He said, ‘She saved me and I’ll never forget her for that.’ She is the woman of my new life!”
London-based Monteiro is a political risk analyst and has three degrees, including a master’s in African studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, and speaks five languages, including German, according to German newspaper Bild.
Born in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, she is the daughter of Victor Monteiro, the Republic’s former defense minister who ran for president in 2014.
Monteiro spent much of her youth in Rome, where she attended a private school before studying at La Sapienza University.
Stunning: She completed her chic look with a crisp white shirt and a small Dior handbag
Chic: She added a pop of color with a pair of pink heels
Slim: When she arrived, Lilian protected her eyes with dark sunglasses
Challenging times in the past: The public appearance in Italy follows Boris’ prison stay last year
Not good: The three-time Wimbledon men’s singles champion served eight months of his two-and-a-half year prison sentence for hiding assets and loans worth £2.5 million in an insolvency fraud case
Pretty: Model Bar Refaeli looked chic in a dark blue midi dress
Gifts: Bar carried a shopping bag as she left with something from the collection
Beaming: She was pictured posing in front of the brand’s logo
Sophisticated: Carla Bruni, 55, looked sensational in a black satin jumpsuit and gold strappy heels
Pose: Carla was later joined at the event by chairman Giuseppe Santoni
Style: The humanitarian worker protected her eyes with a pair of large black sunglasses
She first came to London to study at the School of Oriental and African Studies, where she received her master’s degree at the age of 25.
She was in her 40s when she first met Becker, the father of four – who has been married twice, to Lilly between 2009 and 2018 and to Barbara Becker from 1993 to 2001.
Becker was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing almost £50 million to creditors from an unpaid loan of more than £3 million on his estate in Mallorca, Spain.
The former BBC pundit transferred around £390,000 from his business account to others, including those of his ex-wives Barbara and Lilly.
He also failed to declare his share of a £1m property in his hometown of Leimen in Germany, hid a bank loan of almost £700,000 – worth £1.1m including interest – and hid 75,000 shares in a technology company Valued at £66,000.
Becker was jailed in April last year after being found guilty of four bankruptcy offenses between June and October 2017.
He spent eight months behind bars in the UK before being released and deported to Germany in December.
Moving on: Becker reportedly proposed in the historic Milan Cathedral over the summer, three years after he separated from his ex-wife Lilly in 2018 after nine years of marriage
Friendly: She was constantly at Becker’s side as he attended court hearings and even blew him goodbye when he was sent to prison last year
Wow! London-based Monteiro is a political risk analyst and holds three degrees, including a Masters in African Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies