Boris Becker has addressed longstanding cheating claims towards his first wife, Barbara Feltus.
The former tennis champion disputed reports suggesting he was unfaithful while Feltus was in labour with their son Elias.
During an appearance on The Louis Theroux Podcast, Becker said: “There were no contractions. She was in hospital, but there was no contractions. No.
“Fast forward, we settled in a divorce. I cheated on her, no doubt about that. We managed to have a relationship that’s built on respect. She’s a wonderful mother to my two oldest boys. She actually moved to Milan this year as well.”
The Tennis star added: “So we moved on from that. There were a couple of scenes after our divorce. Again, it’s so long ago. I have to really think hard about what happened that weren’t so nice from her.
“Without getting into too much detail, she had the power because I was the bad guy. She got a nice cheque out of it. She got a nice monthly support out of it. And she realised that nobody’s perfect.
“I like to call myself a good father. I really looked after my two oldest, even though they weren’t living in Europe at the time, and they moved to Miami. So 25 years later, we really consider each other a close knit family, regardless of what happened.”
The podcast also covered Becker’s time behind bars, where he served eight months and five days of a 30-month sentence for concealing assets and loans to evade debt repayment.
Boris Becker has addressed longstanding cheating claims towards his first wife
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Becker recalled: “At the time it was living hell. When I went in there, I didn’t know I was going to leave after eight months and five days or 231 days. Because when I went in there, I thought I had to be there for at least 15 months.”
Upon his release, the 57-year-old was deported to Germany, a development he had not anticipated.
He explained: “The deportation to Germany when I was there wasn’t in the cards, because I was trying to continue my life in the UK.
“But I would’ve had to stay longer in prison, which I didn’t want to do.”
Boris Becker was imprisoned for concealing assets | PABecker confirmed he remains barred from returning to Britain, though he is liaising with authorities to seek a change.
He also discussed his attendance at parties hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs during his time in Miami, revealing the allegations against the music mogul did not come as a shock.
Becker said: “I’ve met him. I spent a lot of time in Miami.
“If you know Diddy, if you live in Miami, if you are invited on the weekends, to parties, you have a choice of saying yes and you have a choice of saying no.”
Boris Becker won six Grand Slams throughout his career | GETTYThe tennis star noted that some gatherings lasted up to two days, with attendees emerging exhausted.
He remarked: “You think there was naturally an espresso Red Bull is strong enough to make you survive the two nights?”
Becker now resides in Milan with his wife, Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, and their daughter, Zoe Vittoria, who arrived in November.
He said: “It’s easy in hindsight to say I’m thankful for it now because it just stopped the old life and I got a chance for a new life.”
