Boris Becker says life in prison was ‘brutal’ as he ‘fought every day for survival’

Becker has revealed what life for him was like behind bars after he was jailed for hiding £2.5 million of assets and loans

Boris Becker has said his time behind bars was “very brutal” and he had to “fight every day for survival”.

The three-time Wimbledon champion was jailed for two-and-a-half years last April for hiding £2.5m of assets and loans to avoid paying debts, serving eight months. He said the experience had “humbled” him, but had made him a “stronger, better man”.

“Whoever says that prison life isn’t hard and isn’t difficult, I think is lying,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.