Sir Andy Murray split with wife Kim and bought a Ferrari but Wimbledon icon was immediately pulled over by police
SIR ANDY MURRAY revealed he bought a Ferrari after briefly splitting up with his wife Kim - then immediately got stopped by the police.
The two-time Wimbledon champion married Kim in 2015 - ten years after they started dating.
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Andy Murray briefly owned a Ferrari after breaking up with Kim
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The couple - now married with four kids - seperated in 2008
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But they briefly split up in 2008, though, before rekindling their romance and Murray got down on one knee to propose in 2014.
However, speaking on his recent tour, the former world No1 opened up about the difficult period - and how he responded by unexpectedly splashing out on a supercar.
As reported by The Telegraph, Murray said: "I bought a Ferrar.
"I called it Barry the Ferrari.
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"I thought it was cool, but it didn't last very long.
"The first day I took it out to drive, it got pulled over by the police because the insurance hadn't cleared.
"I got rid of it over a couple of months, because it wasn't really me."
Kim has been a constant support of Murray throughout his career and was a regular in his box through his many rollercoaster rides on Centre Court and around the world.
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She hit the headlines at the 2015 Australian Open when she was spotted calling Tomas Berdych a "Czech flash f***".
Kim then turned up at her man's next match wearing a jumper reading "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content".
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And her potty mouth seems to remain in full flight.
Murray - who has four kids with Kim - shared a story of what happened when Kim was looking after four-year-old Lola recently.
He added: "At one of the shows we did a few nights ago, I messaged her during the half-time interval, asking, 'Is everyone OK?'
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'She replied, 'It has been a f***ing shambles.
"Lola's being a t**t. Hope the show's going better than this.'
And Kim herself did not shy away from her reputation, chipping in that her husband "is playing so much f***ing golf" after retiring from tennis last year.
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Kim wore an explicit content warning jumper at the Australian Open
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Kim did not shy away from her potty-mouth reputation
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