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BIZARRE: I was a nobody boris becker gives first interview since leaving uk prison - You Need To See This

Boris Becker before he was jailed in April this year for concealing £2.5m of assets to avoid paying debts.
Boris Becker before he was jailed in April this year for concealing £2.5m of assets to avoid paying debts. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Boris Becker has given his first interview since leaving prison in the UK and being deported back to Germany earlier this week, telling German viewers: “In prison I was a nobody.”

The former Wimbledon champion, appearing slimmed down and sporting a new hair colour and style, told the broadcaster Sat 1 that as an inmate he was not called by his first name, and “no one gave a shit” about his champion status.

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