Hairy Biker Si King's interior designer girlfriend breaks her silence over their new relationship to reveal they're 'very happy'

The new girlfriend who has put the smile back on the face of Hairy Bikers star Si King after the death of his best friend has spoken of their relationship for the first time - to reveal ‘He’s lovely’.Milly Witcomb is the divorced designer who the popular TV chef has credited with turning Si’s life around following the death of his closest friend and long-time cooking collaborator Dave Myers.Si, 59, had felt socially lost in the months after Dave finally lost his long-running battle against cancer in February 2024.But the veteran TV cook put his life back on track when he met and began dating Milly.And now she has spoken about their budding relationship for the first time to declare: 'We're very happy together'.Milly told the Mail: 'He is loved by everyone and so he should be. He is who he is - he is lovely. Hairy Bikers star Si King and new girlfriend Milly Witcomb told the Daily Mail they are 'very happy together' Milly, full name Caroline Witcomb, is a Staffordshire-based designer and property manager'We've actually been seeing each other for quite a while now.’Asked how the relationship had remained under wraps for so long, she added modestly: ‘I'm quite quiet and I let Si get on with things.’The fact that Si was dating again emerged last weekend in an interview with The Sunday Times magazine in which she was identified only by her first name.But the Daily Mail learned that she is Staffordshire-based designer and property manager Caroline Witcomb, known to friends as Milly, who at 62 is three years his senior, and has one adult daughter.Since they began dating the new couple have enjoyed a trip to Tuscany in Italy as well as dates around the North East where Si lives.Speaking to The Times, Si had said: 'She is a very special lady. She really is.'I'm very happy. It's been wonderful and continues to be wonderful. And you know, I think the lads [his sons] are really happy, as is my ex-wife Jane, actually.'Si was married to Jane Dodd for 27 years before they separated in 2016, citing the demands and long absences caused by his career for the breakdown of the marriage.During their marriage the couple welcomed three sons: Alex, James and Dylan. Si is best known for being one half of the cooking double act the Hairy Bikers alongside his late best friend Dave Myers, who died from cancer aged 66 in 2024Si's relationship with Milly also appears to have the backing of her family too, namely her adult daughter Olivia.Milly's daughter has posted snaps of the couple on her Instagram page, including a picture of Si and her mother on their family holiday to Italy last month.Looking relaxed in a blue shirt and green trousers, Si smiles to the camera while Milly, wearing a flowing Gingham dress, places her hand affectionately on his chest.She posted another snap taken of the couple naturally chatting as Milly gazes into his eyes.Olivia also featured snaps of Si and Milly on her Instagram stories taken in December last year,when the couple visited Lilidorei, a play village inside Alnwick Garden, Northumberland.They were also pictured together on New Year's Eve, both displaying beaming smiles.Si and Dave presented more than 30 television series and specials while co-writing 27 cookbooks together.Dave's death, which happened as the pair's final series The Hairy Bikers Go West was being broadcast, affected his family, fans and Si deeply.Two years on from his friend's passing, Si admitted he's still trying to process the grief of losing his best friend.He said: 'Grief's a funny thing because it's as individual as those who are feeling it. And it's as complex as the character that is feeling it.'It's painful and it is a constant surprise because there are some days that... Well, it's a plethora of emotions, isn't it? It's all the emotions. Since the new couple began dating they have enjoyed a trip to Tuscany in Italy as well as dates around the North East where Si lives Si revealed he had found love with a new girlfriend after suffering the heartbreaking loss of his friend and TV partner'It's confusion. It's anger. It's abandonment. It's all those things that you feel as a human being when you lose somebody that important.'Si also opened up about losing Dave during his appearance on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs with Lauren Laverne in March, admitting he felt guilty when his sidekick passed away.He explained: 'The first year, I didn't want to do anything at all, I just didn't have it in me and then when I was shooting the show, I felt a sense of guilt that I was doing something when he wasn't there.'It was a very odd experience, because I was having to remember and deliver pieces to camera that I'd go "ah you can do this".'