Boris Becker expecting fifth child with fourth mother as tennis ace announces ‘little miracle on the way'
TENNIS legend Boris Becker has revealed he is set to welcome his fifth child in a touching social media post.
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Boris Becker and his wife Lilian have announced "a little miracle is on the way"
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The pair made the announcement in a touching social media post
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The tennis ace married Lilian in Italy last September
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The caption read: "A little miracle is on the way... the best is yet to come."
In the video Lilian can be seen holding her belly while the gospel choir song 'Total Praise' plays in the background.
It also included one clip of herself in a bathroom mirror showing off her baby bump.
Accompanying the video were various photos taken by a professional photographer.
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The former tennis ace and the risk analyst have been dating since 2019.
They're now set to welcome their first child together.
Becker waxed lyrical about his wife in a recent interview with
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"No one is more important than the other, I need Lilian, and I hope she needs me too.
"We met at a time when I was feeling very bad.
"Professionally, personally, physically, I was feeling worse than ever before in my life but despite this, Lilian was interested in me.
"That's remarkable, because she could only be interested in me as a person because I had nothing else to offer - I had never met a woman like that before."
The announcement comes three years after his release from prison after being jailed in 2022 at Southwark Crown Court, serving eight months.
The tennis icon had failed to disclose assets and loads to his creditors after declaring bankruptcy.
Becker already has four children by
He married Barbara Feltus in 1993 and the couple had a son, Noah, born in 1994 and a daughter, Elias, born in 1999.
The pair separated in December 2000.
The following year Becker confirmed he was the father of Anna, the daughter of Angela Ermakova, a Russian model, following a High Court battle.
Fast forward seven years and Becker announced he was engaged to Dutch model Sharley "Lily" Kerssenberg and they married in 2009.
The couple had a son, Amadeus in 2010 and then split in May 2018.
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Becker married his first wife, Barbara Feltus in 1993 and the pair had a son, Noah, and daughter, Elias
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He then married Sharley "Lily" Kerssenberg in 2009
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The pair had a son together, Amadeus, in 2010
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