Amir Khan "Gutted" Over His Public Divorce

Published August 6th, 2017 - 02:04 GMT
Boxer Amir Khan. (Matt A Scott / Shutterstock.com)
Boxer Amir Khan. (Matt A Scott / Shutterstock.com)

Amir Khan has revealed he will fly to the US after being been left gutted and unable to sleep by the spectacular break-up of his marriage.

It comes as a lingerie model who claimed to have had sex with Khan behind his pregnant wife's back has said she warned Faryal Makhdoom the boxer was a 'dirty love rat'.

Khan, 30, and his wife, 26, became embroiled in a sensational public row on Twitter during which both were guilty of mudslinging.

The former world welterweight champion accused his wife of having an affair with Anthony Joshua, which he denied, and Makhdoom unloaded on her husband's flailing boxing career and cheating past before deleting the posts.

But French model Eglantine-Flore Aguilar, 24, told Makhdoom she should have ended her marriage years ago after saying she slept with her husband in March 2014.

This afternoon, Khan tweeted to say he will be flying to San Francisco in mid-August to ‘put everything behind him’ and train to get his career in the ring back on track.

Khan is currently in Dubai where he was spotted by a reporter for the Sunday Mirror trudging back to his £160-a-night hotel room near the the world’s tallest building the Burj Khalifa.

He said: 'I don’t know what to say. I’m gutted. I’ve not slept all night.

'I went to see some people at the marina and I’ve been up all night. I couldn’t sleep. I need time to think. I just need to rest and to speak to some people.'

Meanwhile, lingerie model Aguilar told The Sun: 'I spoke out to warn her and other women about him. I’m glad she has finally listened.

She claimed the boxer's wife was in denial about him being a family man and that he 'couldn't keep it in his pants'.

'He claimed to be a role model and a doting family man, but he’s nothing better than a sordid, cheating sleaze-ball,' she added.

Makdhoom had demanded Aguilar and another woman - Bolton shop worker Clair Nuttall - turn over their chat history with Khan from back in 2014. 

They did so, and Aguilar said it proved the 26-year-old's husband was cheating on her. 

The French lingerie model has previous with sports stars, claiming to have slept with six Premier League footballers in 2014, according to the Daily Star, including Ashley Cole, Mario Balotelli and Saido Berahino. 

While some fans backed the former world championship boxer who is planning a big return to the ring, others saw Khan's announcement on Twitter as an opportunity to land a knock-out gag. 

Khan wrote: 'Mid August I'm off to San Francisco to start my training. Putting everything behind me and moving forward. Get back on top with big fights.'

To which user Dan Irving, Manchester United season ticket holder, responded with: 'Finally, you've managed to take something on the chin,' poking fun at the light-welterweight's struggles in the past to take a punch. 

Makhdoom has shared her first selfie yesterday since the Twitter bust-up with husband Amir Khan saying 'hold your head high', shortly after retweeting a message from the Koran on social media warning people to 'show no arrogance'.

The model, 26, last night tried to backtrack on her astonishing love-split Twitter feud with Khan by deleting her tweets from their spat and claiming she had been hacked so the couple could stay together for the sake of their daughter, a source close to the family has said.

On Friday night, the pair fought a remarkable war of words in front of millions as champion boxer Khan announced their break-up and accused his wife of cheating with heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua.

Makhdoom later claimed her account had been hacked and deleted nearly all of her tweets from the row.

But today she shared a message from an account called 'The Noble Qu'ran', with a verse 'And be moderate (or show no arrogance) in your walking and lower your voice.' 

And she posted the first picture of herself since the announcement, wearing an off-the-shoulder top and ripped jeans and appearing to be standing in a hotel bathroom. 

A friend yesterday said Makhdoom contacted Khan in Dubai and her parents got in touch with his family in Bolton to offer an olive branch and say it was in the pair's best interests to stay together for the sake of their daughter Lamaisah, two.

But Khan foiled her plan by uploading a snapchat video from Dubai saying their split was real and no-one had been hacked.

The source told MailOnline Makhdoom came up with the idea that both should announce that their twitter accounts have been hacked and tell the media as a 'way out'.

He added Makhdoom had briefed two publications in UK and one English paper in Pakistan about the 'hacked' account as part of her plan to win Khan back. 

But Khan refused to play her game. The source said: 'Amir stood his ground and told her that it was over and that he had mentally decided to move on from her and that he was unable to take it anymore.

'He hung up on her and when she texted again with threatening messages, he released video message to put an end to it all.' 

Makhdoom allegedly told Khan that they were not officially divorced because he had not said the Talaak (Arabic for divorce) to her three times as tradition requires. Khan then texted her 'talaak, talaak, talaak', said the source.

Makhdoom said last night that she had tried to stop Khan from drinking alcohol every night and be a better Muslim, according to the source.

She allegedly fears 'Islamist radicals' would issue a fatwa - an Islamic ruling - against Khan for his un-Islamic behaviour.

The friend said Khan fears that Makhdoom will continue to denounce him on religious grounds in the coming days. MailOnline has contacted Makhdoom without reply.

At Khan's parents' new home in Bolton, his father said he had nothing to do with the public falling out of the couple.

His brother Haroon told the Sun that if they had split it would be 'a huge relief'. 

He said: 'This is a shock but, if true, not unexpected. We’ve heard the rumours and we’re trying to find out exactly what’s happened.' 

Sajjad, Khan's father, has spoken frequently about their marriage, questioning if they were truly happy, while hoping they could stay together so that their daughter would not suffer. 

He previously said: 'She’s a gold digger and she’s very false, in fact she’s 100 per cent fake and my son and we are all finally seeing through her.' 

This morning Makhdoom tweeted a cryptic message calling for 'patience' as the dust settles after their astonishing feud.

The model, who has been married to the champion boxer for four years, posted the word 'patience' in English and Arabic at 8.14am. She added no words and deleted it half an hour later.

Khan, who is worth £23million, struck the first blow yesterday afternoon by announcing their divorce – then claiming his American model wife was having an affair with heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

The 30-year-old said: 'Left my family and friends for this Faryal. I'm not hurt but another fighter. I'm making it public. You getting the divorce #Golddigger.'

But Makhdoom hit back minutes later, claiming her husband left his family because they had 'robbed' him and telling him to 'stop making false things up'.

Branding him a '30-year-old baby', she went on to accuse him of sleeping with prostitutes and being a bad role model.

Khan's family, who have infamously criticised his wife in public, waded into the debacle, launching an attack on the model by calling her 'selfish' and even claiming she drove him into depression. 

A Khan family source told MailOnline: 'Amir and Faryal have split up. It's over. There have been problems in the relationship for a long time and they were headed for a separation. It's the best outcome. 

Another Khan family source told MailOnline: 'Faryal is evil. She took control of Amir and drove him to the extent where he has suffered depression.

'Amir was almost held hostage by in-laws and was given 'either with us or against us' situation to decide between his family and in laws.

'That's tragic. It was clear from very early on that Faryal is interested in Amir's money and fame and we told Amir so that she's a bad choice.

'We all make mistakes. It's good Amir has reached to the conclusive fact that she's a cheater, selfish and greedy. This was bound to happen.' 

After the Twitter row, Makhdoom snapchatted followers saying their accounts had been compromised.

She wrote: 'My accounts have been hacked! Wtf!' She later deleted her wave of tweets about the split.

But within minutes of her claims of a hack, Khan had snapchatted himself to confirm the split was true, and no one had been hacked. 

He said: 'Everything you saw on social media, it is real. Obviously, me and Faryal have decided to move on and I have decided walk away.

'Nothing has been hacked. We have to move forward it's not healthy for any of us. I'm just not happy with the way I get treated by her. 

'I wish her all the best in the future. Don't want you guys to worry. I am staying strong. Big thank you for all your support. What's done is done, it's all true.'

Olympic champion Khan, 30, started the public feud, writing: 'So me and the wife Faryal have agreed to split. I'm currently in Dubai. Wish her all the best.

'Faryal moved on quick. Always mentioned to me how much she wanted to be with another guy, from all people another boxer.

'Lol moved up in the weight classes lol. Trust me I ain't the jealous type. No need to send me pictures of the men your talking to #disgusted

'Left my family and friends for this Faryal. I'm not hurt but another fighter. I'm making it public. You getting the divorce #Golddigger. Mans like Joshua can have my left overs!'

Makhdoom, 26, hit back on her own Twitter account and accused him of cheating on her.

She wrote: 'I'm sure you left your family because they robbed you? Not because of me. Stop making false things up.

'Accusing other boxers just because your boxing career is finished. Man up amir. 

'After all these years. I've always defending a cheat, always stuck around for him, always had his back. And I'm called a gold digger?'

The couple were together on holiday in Dubai to celebrate Faryal's 26th birthday last week, but it's understood that Faryal has since flown back to England herself.

Joshua, 27, laughed off the claims by posting a video of Shaggy's hit single 'It Wasn't Me'.

He then tweeted: 'Bantz aside, I hope you guys can resolve your situation or this is a hack as we have never even met! Plus I like my women BBW #ItWasntMe'

Makhdoom added: 'LOL! He's given me jack s**t -- I pay house bills and bills for my daughter myself! It's like I'm a single mother while he's out messing around. And he has the nerve to blast me like that? 

'The amount of evidence I have on you. It can destroy you. But since I loved you at one point in my life. I'll just let it go.

'I'm not the one who's been in the papers every month with my pants down. Cheater!

'You have actually lost it. Wtf where do u make this stuff up from? And maybe your boxing career is finished because you're an adulterer.

'At the end of the day I can hold my head high knowing I've given this marriage my 100% while amir clearly hasn't. Bad company.

'Bad role model, always around women, alcohol and then he calls himself a Muslim and runs a charity.

'I'm sorry to all the fans & family hurt by this. But amir did not need to do stupid tweets accusing others when he's in the wrong. #guilty

'I think he just needs some attention because boxing hasn't been going well for him so he's just been acting up #30yearoldbaby 

'Sometimes people don't like it when you give them a taste of their own medicine.'

When Faryal was approached for a comment at the couple's £1.4million gated home in Lostock, near Bolton, yesterday afternoon, there was no response. 

Joshua has also not been seen for several days in his north London neighbourhood. 

Laundry worker Hiyat, who works at Launderette in Golders Green, where the star boxer is a regular customer said the boxer has not been seen since mid-July.

His mother Yeta had also not been into the shop, where Anthony has had his laundry done since 2009, for a few days.

Hiyat said: 'I haven't seen Anthony for about three weeks or his mum for about three days.

'I'm not sure where he has gone though, I don't know if he's on holiday.'

There was also no answer at the family flat where the 27-year-old still lives with his mum, despite being a millionaire. 

The news of their split came after the couple ended their bitter six-month public feud with Khan's family.

Another Khan family source told MailOnline: 'Faryal is evil. She took control of Amir and drove him to the extent where he has suffered depression.

'Amir was almost held hostage by in laws and was given 'either with us or against us' situation to decide between his family and in laws.

'That's tragic. It was clear from very early on that Faryal is interested in Amir's money and fame and we told Amir so that she's a bad choice.

'We all make mistakes. It's good Amir has reached to the conclusive fact that she's a cheater, selfish and greedy. This was bound to happen. 

'She he has been caught out, Amir has known for long she loves showing flesh to men and being interested in praise by random men and confronted her.

'They found twice in America when Amir asked her to be modest, she issued threats to Amir and demanded 60 per cent share in property. For the last five months or so she only talked about share in Amir's wealth and nothing else.' 

Make-up artist Faryal has had a tumultuous few months in which she became embroiled in a huge row with her husband's family, claiming they accused her of being a gold digger and dressing in an un-Islamic fashion.

The couple were hit by further drama when a sex tape of Khan performing a sex act on a webcam while chatting with a model was leaked to a US porn site. 

Earlier this year, Faryal gave her sports-star hubby an ultimatum to choose between her or his family after months of infighting and rows.

Faryal banned the boxer from attending his younger brother Haroon's wedding because she still can't forgive him for comparing her to Michael Jackson. 

 

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