Amir Khan's wife Faryal Makhdoom reveals she’s struggling with postnatal depression during lockdown

Faryal Makhdoom has revealed she is suffering with postnatal depression during lockdown.

The social media star, 28, welcomed son Muhammad with husband Amir Khan nine weeks ago, shortly before the UK went into lockdown.

With the UK government stating that everyone stay home for the foreseeable, Faryal has now confessed that she is struggling with not being able to go outside as a family and socialise.

Along with their baby son, Faryal and Amir are also parents to daughters Lamaisah, five, and Alayna, 23 months. The family are isolating at their home in Bolton.

Speaking to Metro, Faryal said: "In the last two months of my pregnancy, I was constantly home and I thought, as soon as I have my baby I’m going to go on a nice holiday, I’m going to enjoy it with my kids and be able to take some time off but it’s so unfortunate…

"After pregnancy you go through postnatal depression. This time I didn’t get it as bad as I did with my first child. But I felt like all this happening put me on a… where I was a bit low and I was a bit down.

"Having a newborn baby and then knowing what's going on in the world, all these deaths are happening, everyone struggling and people getting laid off of jobs, it was really taking a toll on me, you know?

"I was getting really, really upset. But I just try to keep myself busy doing other things, reading books and finding time out, praying and meditating. And I try to make it go a positive way.

"It was a bit tough when I first found out we're going to be on a lockdown and we won't be able to do much. It was a bit hard coping with that, but I'm getting used to it."