Boris Becker reveals he's lost 'three inches' in height after gruelling surgeries

Celebrity Bear Hunt prima and tennis fable Boris Becker has shared that he's shorter now, having mislaid 3 inches successful tallness aft undergoing aggregate surgeries for injuries

Tennis fable Boris Becker has revealed that he's shrunk successful tallness arsenic a effect of the galore surgeries he's needed aft retiring from the sport.

The 57-year-old, who won Wimbledon 3 times and became World fig 1 during his tennis career, opened up astir the toll his occurrence has taken connected him successful Netflix's Celebrity Bear Hunt. The German tennis prima is 1 of the celebrities who's taken connected the endurance competition, which sees celebrated faces effort to outrun Bear Grylls successful the Costa Rican jungle.

Speaking to Spice Girls prima Mel B, Boris described conscionable however celebrated helium was backmost successful the Eighties and Nineties. "The biggest situation truly up until present is the aftermath. Think of Taylor Swift now," helium said.

"Back successful the time successful Germany, I was successful the quality each azygous day. What did I eat, wherever did I go, who I lunched with. Even my parents were intimidated."

He added that helium has mislaid inches of his tallness aft requiring aggregate surgeries for his tennis injuries. "You can't spot it present but one utilized to beryllium precise very strong. I utilized to beryllium taller," helium told Mel B.

The Spice Girl responded: "What bash you mean you utilized to beryllium taller? You haven't shrunk."

Boris replied: "Yeah, I was astir 6ft4. I'm 6ft1 present due to the fact that of my hep and knees and ankle surgeries. It downgrades you. I mislaid 3 inches and I paid a dense price."

Looking connected the agleam side, Mel reminded Boris of his accomplished career. "You've near a bequest that can't beryllium not seen oregon not talked astir which is amazing," she said.

On the Netflix show, Boris besides opened up astir his clip successful prison, having been sentenced to two-and-a-half years for hiding £2.5m of assets and loans to debar paying debts. He served 8 months successful situation earlier being released successful aboriginal December 2022, telling fans the pursuing January that he felt "stronger" than ever.

Boris is joined by the likes of ex-sportsman Danny Cipriani, TV big Steph McGovern, Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas, exemplary Lottie Moss, histrion Kola Bokinni and others successful the star-studded line-up on the Netflix world show.

It's been a melodramatic thrust for the cast, with Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen fearing helium was having a bosom attack during 1 of the show's challenges.

Celebrity Bear Hunt is disposable connected Netflix.

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