JAILED Boris Becker is planning a book on his fall from grace. The former tennis star, 54, is keeping boredom at bay by writing a jail diary chronicling his court battle and downfall. Wimbledon champion Becker plans to cash in on it when he completes his 30-month sentence at Wandsworth Prison in South London. He […]
JAILED Boris Becker is planning a book on his fall from grace.
The former tennis star, 54, is keeping boredom at bay by writing a jail diary chronicling his court battle and downfall.
Wimbledon champion Becker plans to cash in on it when he completes his 30-month sentence at Wandsworth Prison in South London.
He was jailed for hiding £2.5million of assets after filing for bankruptcy.
A source close to the star said: “It’ll be a warts-and-all diary on how he got himself in such a troubling position and then what life is like in jail.
“It will also focus on other things in his life.
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“He’s trying to keep himself busy in jail. This is a good way.
“He knows there will be interest in such a book.”
Another source said: “He could use it to reflect and channel his experiences, feelings and perhaps fears in jail.
“Taking an active person and putting him in a cell is a difficult thing to cope with. The diary keeps the mind working.”
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Publishers are keen to snap up the rights, while TV firms want to make documentaries on his life.
Ministry of Justice sources said Becker was free to write a diary but is not allowed to publish, or profit, from it while he is behind bars.
