HELLO! Magazine was exclusively invited to the knock-out New York wedding between boxing ace Amir Khan and his beautiful American fiancee Faryal Makhdoom at the grand Waldorf Astoria hotel on Saturday. The Bolton born boxer told HELLO! how he is set to become a 'changed man' after marrying the political science student after a week long elaborate and energetic stunning Muslim ceremony.
The boxer, who just a month before his wedding day beat rival Julio Diaz in the ring, joked: "I had to get in there and tie the knot quickly, before I got beaten up in too many fights and lose my looks!"Talking of his marriage to the 21-year-old, he added: "I've lived the young life, I've done everything I've wanted to do. Now is the right time to settle down and start my own family. "I've got to look after Faryal, so I won't be going out as much partying with my friends. "I don't want that anymore - I want to do the family thing. "I think I'll change as a person when I'm married and it'll be a big plus for me, I'll be able to be more focused on my job too."
The new Mrs Khan tells of her emotional dream wedding to the boxer and her imminent move to Bolton: "I'm so happy to be with the man I love and to spend the rest of my life with him - it's a new chapter in my life. "For the full story see HELLO's 16 page special in issue 1280, on sale now.