Hairy Bikers star Si King has found love again, and the relationship has brought a fresh sense of happiness to his life, Our News Outlet can reveal.
His partner is Milly Witcomb, a divorced mother of one whom the popular TV chef credits with helping him smile again after the death of his closest friend and cooking partner, Dave Myers.
Si, 59, has previously spoken about feeling socially adrift after Dave died from cancer in February 2024.
However, the veteran television cook says his new relationship has helped him rebuild his life. It also has the support of his three sons and his former wife.
News of Si’s romance first emerged in an interview with The Sunday Times magazine, where his partner was referred to only by her first name.
Our News Outlet has learned that she is Staffordshire-based designer and property manager Caroline Witcomb, known as Milly to friends. At 62, she is three years older than Si and has one adult daughter.
Hairy Biker Si King recently said he had felt lost after the death of his best friend and co-star Dave Myers, but revealed that a “very special lady” had brought his smile back. The Daily Mail can reveal that his new girlfriend is Milly Witcomb, pictured with him here
Milly, 62, is three years older than 59-year-old Si. The divorced mother of one is based in Staffordshire and has a strong interest in interior design. The couple recently holidayed together in Tuscany
Si has previously described feeling socially lost after Dave, his television sidekick and co-author of 27 cookery books, died from cancer in 2024
Since starting their relationship, the couple have enjoyed a holiday in Tuscany, Italy, along with dates across the North East, where Si lives.
Speaking to The Times, Si 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 the couple separated in 2016. They attributed the breakdown of their marriage to the demands of his career and the long periods he spent away from home.
They have three sons together: Alex, James and Dylan.
Si’s relationship with Milly also appears to have been welcomed by her family, including her daughter, Olivia.
Olivia has shared photographs of the couple on Instagram, including an image of Si and her mother during their recent family trip to Italy.
In the photograph, Si looks relaxed in a blue shirt and green trousers as he smiles at the camera. Milly wears a flowing gingham dress and rests a hand affectionately on his chest.
Dave Myers, who was best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers cooking duo alongside Si King, died from cancer aged 66
Another image shows the pair chatting naturally while Milly looks affectionately into Si’s eyes.
Olivia also shared pictures of Si and Milly on her Instagram Stories in December last year, when they visited Lilidorei, a play village within Alnwick Garden in 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.
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.
Milly spent years renovating a Grade II-listed Georgian house, a wing of Rangemore Hall in Staffordshire with her former husband. She is a former sales director for a data network firm
‘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”.’
