Amir Khan has denied that his marriage is in trouble after a leaked tape, reportedly showing the former world champion boxer performing a sex act.
Khan, 30, and his American wife Faryal Makhdoom, 25, spoke for the first time following the release on ITV’s This Morning with the British boxer saying he was “upset” about the leaked video, but adding his marriage was “brilliant”.
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“It is something that happened a long, long time ago when I was younger.”
“It’s come out now. It’s trying to put me down, the charity work I’m doing.”
“I love my wife, and I love my family. The marriage is brilliant, it’s going really well,” he added.
Khan has been involved in numerous charitable ventures. For instance, his own charity, the Amir Khan foundation, aids Syrian refugees.
Makhdoom, 25, says the couple appeared on the show to address “all those divorce rumours”, adding “our marriage is completely fine and we’re doing really well.”
Makhdoom has been embroiled in a feud with Khan’s family and has reportedly claimed they bully her.
On the release of the video she said: “It’s just the past that’s coming back to try and bring us down. I feel someone has done it out of revenge, someone close to us.”
Speaking about the relationship between his family and his wife, Khan says: “I just want things to go back to normal again. Obviously I love my wife, I love my family and I’m right in the middle but I hope things do get sorted out.”
Asked who would want to leak the tape, Khan refused to specify, who it might be.
“There’s so much going on in the Khan family but I’m not pointing any fingers it could be anyone, obviously this is something that happened a long, long time ago.”