Dawn Images

The Khans have decided to break their silence regarding the latest controversy about the couple.

A week ago, a sex tape of boxer Amir Khan was leaked online, in which he was seen Skyping with a former girlfriend and US model whom he romantically linked with in 2010 — prior to his marriage to Faryal Makhdoom.

According to The Daily Mail, Amir and his wife, Faryal Makhdoom believe that someone close to the couple leaked the tape.

In a rare appearance on TV together, Faryal said: "I feel like someone’s done it out of revenge. It's not necessarily a family member. Amir has fired a lot of people who worked from the company so it could be a worker."

The British boxing star, 30, admitted that the sex tape had 'upset' him and also believes that he was betrayed by someone close to him who wanted to inflict maximum pain on him and his wife. They also insisted that the video was made before they got together when Amir was in another relationship.

Amir shared, "Something happened a long long time ago when I was younger and it was well before my marriage and my little girl'. It does upset me cause a lot of youngsters look up to me and they see me as a role model and for the video to come out, it’s sad. It’s a shadow on my charity work."

Faryal added: “All those divorce rumours and what is being said in the media is not true. [We] just want to show that our marriage is fine and we are doing quite well."

There just seems to be no break in sight for the Khans. Late last year, the Khan family was dealing with a family feud which turned ugly after Faryal posted Snapchats of the alleged mistreatment she received at the hands of her in-laws.