Boris Becker's second wife Sharlely 'Lilly' Becker has admitted that she struggled with fame whilst dating Boris Becker, revealing that she "wasn't prepared" for "the women" and "the gossip". The Dutch model spoke about their relationship in ITVX's new docuseries Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall.
Lilly, who was married to tennis champion Boris for nine years, told the documentary about their first meeting in Miami in 2005. They shortly began dating afterwards and went public with their relationship.
"He's a very sweet guy, very giving. I got to know Boris the person, not Boris the tennis player," she says in the first episode. "We really fell for each other. It was honestly amazing."
However, Lilly goes on to say that Boris' level of stardom was hard to adjust to. "The biggest shock I think for me, we went to the MTV Music Awards. I’d never done such a big red carpet. and then I realised, ‘Omg.’ The screaming," she says.
"And then he had to present something, he had to do interviews, he left me alone, I felt lost. Then we went to more engagements and that’s when I realised, 'This is not Miami.'"
She continues: "And then all the women and the girls and the gossip. I was insecure. I did not know, there was no guide there, I wasn’t prepared.
"He was just doing his job, this is what he’s done his whole life. And of course, he’s a natural in front of the camera."
Lilly and Boris announced their engagement in February 2009 on the German TV show Wetten, dass. They share one son together, Amadeus Becker, who was born in 2010.
The couple broke up in May 2018, although they are yet to officially divorce. Lilly revealed in an interview with Piers Morgan for his Talk TV show Uncensored last year that they are "still very much married" despite their estrangement.
When asked whether she still loved Boris, she said: "Of course I do."
ITV's two-part docuseries Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall explores the highs and lows of the German star's tennis career. Boris is still the youngest player to win the gentlemen's singles at Wimbledon, having won at the age of 17 in 1985.
However, the international sportsman was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison last year for hiding £2.6 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts. He was released from prison in December, having served eight months of his sentence.
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