Jewellery designer and Sussanne Khan's sister Farah Khan Ali took to Instagram to share that she and her husband DJ Aqeel are separating. Both Farah and Aqeel have stated in their respective social media handles that they will continue to remain friends.
Farah began by writing, "Sometimes two people grow apart.
Sometimes they outgrow each other. It has been 9 years since my relationship with my husband Aqeel changed its status as a couple to just friends and to term it simply would be to state that we are 'Happily Separated'”.
Farah added that they may have separated as a couple but will continue to remain friends. "We will always be best friends to each other and parents to our wonderful children Azaan and Fizaa who love us both equally yet accept that we cannot be a couple any longer. This was a mutual decision we took together involving two adults and there wasn’t any third person involved".
"The reason we are announcing it publicly now, is so that the ones who know us accept our situation gracefully and always wish well for both of us especially because we hold no animosity of any kind towards one another and will always be there for each other. Aqeel is and will always be my family as I will be his. We hope that all our well wishers will accept our decision maturely and not judge us for it. It’s important to be happy and we all, Aqeel and I including our children and families most definitely are. That’s all that matters. Grateful and happy for everything in my life", she continued.
Farah and Aqeel tied the knot in February 1999.
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