TORONTO: Faryal Makhdoom, wife of Pakistani-origin British boxer Amir Khan, took to Instagram to trash the divorce rumours, saying “till death do us part”.
Sajjad Khan, father of Amir did not desist from escalating tensions between him and his daughter-in-law, as he called Faryal Makhdoom an 'evil woman' in his latest interview.
Sajjad had also claimed divorce could be on the cards for Amir and his wife Faryal.
Faryal quashed the divorce rumours, saying 'Till death do us part'.
Also, Faryal Makhdoom on Thursday alleged that her husband boxer Amir Khan’s family made plastic surgery jokes aimed at her and once even likened her to Michael Jackson.
Faryal in a TV interview to ‘This Morning’ revealed this information, adding more to the already heated-up family feud. Her comments came shortly after Amir Khan threatened to cut her and his family off if they continued with the ‘silly’ row.
In her interview Faryal said that she married very young and went into a big family. She also said that she likes to keep her personal matters private but she went through a lot of abuse, claiming it started even before her marriage to the boxer.
“Over the years Amir’s brother and sister went on Twitter rants, went on Instagram rants talking about me saying I don’t get along with them, saying I'm very fake, saying I've done plastic surgery, calling me Michael Jackson,” she was quoted as saying.
This was not very good as she was pregnant at that time, Faryal added. She also termed the entire behaviour from her in-laws ‘a mess’.
The entire family saga surfaced last week when Faryal on her Snapchat made emotional comments in which she alleged that Amir's family (his sister in particular) had bullied and abused her.
She also accused Amir Khan's parents of trying to break the couple up. In a couple of messages, she alleged that Amir Khan's sister Aaliyah, whom she described as 'evil, hating sister in-law' tried to slap her while the boxer was not at home.
She also accused that Amir's family was trying to get him to divorce Faryal when she was pregnant with his child but he stood by her side.
Amir Khan’s Parents
Amir Khan's parents have claimed that their daughter-in-law's dress code was unacceptable according to Islam, but have rejected accusations of bullying and domestic abuse by the catwalk model.
In their first interview since the domestic dispute made headlines in the international media, Khan's parents rubbished her allegations, claiming they never so much as laid a hand on her and treated Faryal like their own daughter.
"Faryal was adopting a dress code which in the Islamic faith was not acceptable. I am a father to two daughters whom I have treated exactly the same way as I have treated Faryal," said Sajjad Khan, speaking exclusively with Geo News at his home in Bolton.
Sajjad said he never said anything to Faryal, but did express his concerns to his son over her pictures in such an attire, which she shared on social media.
"All this started with the issue of dressing. We kept asking Amir to tell her not to adopt such a dress code. And even if she had to wear such dresses, please don’t post it on social media," he said.
Amir Khan’s Reation
Amir Khan has strongly reacted to his family dispute, saying that his family and wife were destroying his name.
In a message on social media, Amir Khan said, “My parents are my parents and my wife is my wife. Whatever misunderstandings have happened they should keep it private.”
Amir went on to say that his family and wife need to stop all this, adding that he did not want to get involved in the matter.
The boxer said, “This is getting to the point where they (family and wife) will lose a son and a husband.”
He termed the family dispute between his wife and family a ‘childish behavior’.
Amir also extended an apology on the ‘silly’ picture and message Faryal shared on social media.