Amir Khan’s wife Faryal defends spending £75,000 on daughter’s birthday saying it’s only ‘3% of what we earn’

AMIR Khan's wife Faryal Makhdoom has defended blowing £75,000 on her daughter's first birthday, saying: "It's three per cent of what we earn."

The 27-year-old and I'm A Celeb star Amir blew the staggering sum on a lavish rainforest-themed party for second child Alayna at Bolton's Macron Stadium.

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Speaking on Loose Women today, she insisted: "It was only fair because I did one for my older daughter.

"I think we work so hard and every penny we earn is for our children.

"I just wanted to do a big first birthday and for them to remember that their mum and dad threw them a wonderful day.

"I did get people saying: 'What about people that can't afford to do it?' or that the children won't remember it, but I think you do it up to your budget."

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She added: "Whether I was married to Amir or not, if I could afford it I would."

After panellist Saira Khan quoted a statistic saying that on average parents spend three per cent of their salary on their child's birthday, she quickly agreed.

Faryal said: "Times have changed. I believe I work really hard and so does my husband and it probably is about three per cent of what we do earn. Everyone's different, everyone has a budget."

If the three-per-cent figure is accurate, that would mean she and Amir make £2.5 million a year.

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Saira remarked: "It might have been cheaper to actually take her to the Amazon."

Fans were not impressed either, with one tweeting: "Disgraceful waste of money. She won’t even remember it. Give the money to a children’s charity."

The venue for the party, which the couple also hired to celebrate their engagement, was designed to resemble a tropical rainforest.

The stadium was fitted with a floral ceiling with colourful birds and butterflies hanging down.

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There was a dance floor fitted to follow the Amazonian theme with tropical print and Alayna's name in the centre.

A top table held the child's four-tiered birthday cake, and other sweet treats, with golden gates and another flower wall behind.

The family of four co-ordinated their outfits for the big-money party, with Amir in a black baroque print blazer while Faryal wore an embroidered skirt and matching crop top.

First child Lamaisah wore a black dress, which was short at the front and long at the bottom, with a puffed tulle skirt underneath.

The birthday girl - who was born in April last year - wore a similar dress to her sister in a black ball gown.

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