BOLTON boxer Amir Khan’s wife Faryal says she now keeps her mobile phone away from her while behind the wheel after “stupidly” making a Snapchat video while driving.

The 25-year-old New Yorker, who has made her home in Bolton, says she was wrong to have used her phone while driving — and strongly refutes accusations in national papers that she is mocking the town in the short video.

She said: “It was stupid of me, I wasn’t thinking.

“I was just so excited to be home and I just didn’t realise

“Now I keep my phone as far away as possible from me when I am driving — you learn from your mistakes.”

Faryal, who recently returned home to Bolton after spending time in America with her husband, said she understands the risks of using a hand-held mobile while driving.

She said: “Everything happens for a reason and I have learned from this and would hope my followers will too. Most people will have used their phone and this is a big wake-up call.”

The Snapchat video shows Faryal taking her friend out in her Mercedes Benz in Bolton and filming the road ahead.

Faryal was 19 when she met Amir in New York and the pair married in May, 2013, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, followed by a celebration at EventCity, near the Trafford Centre, attended by 4,000 guests.

The couple are proud parents of Lamaisah and live together in Amir’s hometown.

National reports have described her commentary as apparently mocking Bolton — which Faryal dismisses completely.

Faryal said: “Bolton is my home, I live here and people show love and respect. I get defensive about Bolton.

“I am a city girl from New York but Bolton has so much greenery and it is where my house is, which I am decorating.

“I was excited to be back in Bolton and to show where I live to my friend.”

New laws which came into force in February mean drivers face six points on their licence and a £200 fine if they are caught using their mobile phone at the wheel.