Molly-Mae Hague opens up about insecurity she's 'been battling for over a year'

She's shared an emotional post

Author: Lucy SmithPublished 28th Jan 2021

Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague has taken to social media to open up about an insecurity with her skin that she's been dealing with for the past year.

Speaking about the "issue" on her Instagram Story, Molly went to apply her own fake tan brand Filter and, alongside the tutorial, wrote, 'First time in literally forever I've had the confidence to post me tanning my arms...

'My pigmentation issue that I've been battling for over a year now has finally faded.'

Molly told fans she has been insecure about the pigmentation issue for over a year.

She continued, 'I could literally cry with happiness. Finally don't feel like I have to hide my arms anymore 🤍'.

The former Love Islander then told followers that she'll be able to film a full tanning routine on her YouTube now that she feels more confident.

Recently, Molly teased a new addition to her successful Filter tanning range, sharing a sample she had been trying out (with any identifying clues covered up) on her social media.

Molly and her boxer boyfriend Tommy Fury

The original range, which is sold on her website and Pretty Little Thing (who she has also collaborated with in the past) features three shades of tanning mousse, a body scrub and a moisturising body butter.

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Max Morley and Laura Anderson

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Revealing what her lips looked like without any filler for the first time, Molly pulled her hand away from her covered mouth, telling fans, "Oh my God, I literally just FaceTimed my sister and we were both crying at how small my lips have gone.

"This is completely and utterly swollen. They're gonna be way smaller than this tomorrow, I can already tell."

Molly showed fans her lips after she had had her filler dissolved.

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