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On RTL Year-End Special Boris Becker Says Prison Left Him in 'Fear of Death'

He credits his wife's support for a transformation after eight months behind bars.

Overview

  • Becker spoke Thursday on RTL's 2025 year-in-review program, reflecting on his incarceration and its impact.
  • He was sentenced in April 2022 to two and a half years for concealing assets and served about eight months in a British prison.
  • He described the experience as the most brutal of his life, saying he felt constant fear and was held with violent offenders.
  • He said he cried only once in prison, out of joy, while watching Novak Djokovic win the Wimbledon final on a shared TV.
  • He called himself a new person who now does many things better, praised Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro's decisive support, and noted the birth of their daughter in late November.