The wife of Bolton boxer Amir Khan, Faryal Makhdoom, has confirmed she will not be appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, saying she has been “dropped” from the show due to her pro-Palestine views.
Next month, a revamped version of the beloved reality series is set to debut on ITV, and a renowned beauty mogul, originally from Boston, reveals that she initially agreed to join the lineup of contestants entering the house.
Faryal tied the knot with Amir in 2013, but she’s established herself as a model and entrepreneur with her thriving makeup brand, Faryal Beauty.
Announcing the news on her Instagram page, the mother of three finally puts an end to the weeks-long speculation surrounding her potential participation in the upcoming season of the popular reality show.
“As you all may know, I was offered to do a show, for which the producers offered me a few years ago and I had previously refused,” Faryal revealed in her Instagram video.
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“This time they made a very lucrative offer and after a lot of convincing I finally agreed to do the show,” she added.
“I also wanted to do the show to make it more inclusive for the Muslim community, but it seems from my social media activity and being pro-Palestine is not appropriate for ITV and its sponsors. Mind you ITV and this particular show has had many controversial people on it before but for some reason I was singled out.”
Faryal claimed she was told to ‘step down’ just 10 days before going in.
She father said: “I have never in my life been treated like this. It’s a violation of free speech.”
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