María Sharapova retired from tennis but remained, for millions of her fans, a true platonic love.
The Russian beauty has now broken millions of hearts by announcing that she will marry British millionaire Alexander Gilkes.
The couple kept their relationship quiet until she shared a romantic trip to the Cotswolds in October 2018 and now, two years later, she’s ready to take the next step.
Sharapova took to Instagram to share the news with her 4.1 million followers along with a series of photos with her fiancé: “I said yes from the first day we met. This was our little secret, wasn’t it? “He wrote.
Gilkes, 41, is a millionaire businessman, co-founder and president of the online auction house Paddle8.
He was previously married to Meghan Markle’s best friend, Misha Nonoo, who helped the Duke and Duchess of Sussex meet.
Gilkes, who attended Eton College with Prince William and Harry, was married to Nonoo for four years and divorced in 2016.
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