EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS
LILLY BECKER
ON LIFE AFTER BORIS, LOCKDOWN WITH THEIR SON AMADEUS AND LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT LOVE MATCH
AHEAD OF HER BIRTHDAY, AT HOME IN HER WIMBLEDON ‘HAVEN’
A new ball game: Separated from her husband Boris Becker, Lilly says she and their son Amadeus (and Daisy the Maltese Terrier cross) made the most of lockdown. “I laugh that we walked so much, even our little dog didn’t want to go out any more”
‘I think it’s time for me to dress up, put my heels on and have some fun’
Inside the Wimbledon home of Lilly Becker, all is calm. “My home is my haven, it’s my safe place. It’s where we come and chill,” says the 44-year-old model and former actress, as she welcomes hello! for our exclusive interview and photoshoot.
“Everyone who comes here loves it. It’s definitely my house and Amadeus’s house,” she says, referring to her “incredible, blond, blue-eyed” 11-year-old son with her estranged husband, sixtime Grand Slam tennis champion Boris Becker.
The couple, who married in the Swiss resort of St Moritz in 2009, separated three years ago, and
this has been her home in south-west London with Amadeus ever since. He is central to her world – and the house. “I don’t have a dining room: I gave that to Amadeus so he can have a playroom,” she says.
Both mother and son enjoy the outdoor life, so their beautiful garden has been a blessing during lockdown. “My garden is a dream. Throughout the whole pandemic it has been my saviour. We would sit outside and have picnics together.”
As well as home schooling with Amadeus during lockdown, the past year has been busy with the launch of a podcast series and the publication
later this year of her book Home, Sweet Home, a fun and humorous insight into her life away from the spotlight. However, this week Lilly (short for Sharlely) has cause to celebrate for another reason: she turns 45 on 25 June.