Molly-Mae praised by fans for admitting she's 'struggling' in emotional video
She's overwhelmed by becoming a new mum
Following the birth of her daughter Bambi at the end of January, former Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague hasn't been shy in sharing cute content with her baby girl, but now the new mum has candidly opened up about her struggles over the last two months.
Speaking in a new video, which is titled 'The Truth' on her YouTube page, the 23-year-old broke down in tears as she admitted she's 'overwhelmed' with motherhood.
She told fans: "I feel like there's just so much to say and so much to talk about that I literally don't know where to start.
"I don't feel like I'm being myself, and I don't know why I'm getting upset but I feel like I'm questioning everything I'm saying and what are people going to think if I say that. Nothing I say is making sense. My brain is jumbled and I don't feel like myself.
"It's not that I need more time to come back because I do feel ready to come back and want more than anything to come back to YouTube. I want it more than anything but maybe I've left it too long and I have so much to say that I feel overwhelmed and don't know where to begin."
Mol then bravely added: "Becoming a mum is the best thing to ever happen to me but it is also the hardest thing that has ever happened to me.
"I have found it really really hard, the one word to describe it, to describe the past two months would be overwhelming. Every single day you can't believe the 360 your life has taken, it is a very hard thing to wrap your head around, it is the biggest life change that no one can prepare you for."
Watch Molly-Mae's full video below:
After seeing her video, fans were quick to praise the PrettyLittleThing Creative Director for her honesty, with many thanking her for opening up about her experiences.
One wrote: 'This is SO real and relatable to most of us who have had kids. don’t feel the pressure to post, everyone will be here when you’re better mentally. You’re smashing it!!! 🙌🏼'. (sic)
Another wrote: 'I felt this in my soul. I’m a first time mum and my daughter is now 10 weeks old. Motherhood has been something I was never prepared for. It is magical and beautiful but honestly the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life and as you said it’s just something no one can ever prepare you for, no matter how much they explain it to you. Thank you for being so transparent, it helps so much knowing I’m not alone in my feelings. Stay strong mumma you got this and you don’t owe anything to anyone. I can barely remember to take my medication or eat on a daily basis, let alone film content like you do. Do what you can, when you can, that’s all you can do 🥰'. (sic)
A third added: 'I’ve never had more respect for you molly! thank you for being so raw and honest. and you really shouldn’t feel any pressure to be anything other than yourself as I'm sure this video has touched many women ❤'. (sic)
A fellow mum then wrote: 'Thank you SO much for this. So many mothers struggle while still being brilliant mums. I don’t know a single one who hasn’t. But it’s a silent struggle which is so debilitating. Social media mums tend to pretend everything is sunshine and roses but that’s just not realistic. Being a mum is the hardest thing you’ll ever do, and you’re so right, nothing ever prepares you until baby is here and it’s too late! Big big respect to you for sharing your feelings with us, there’s so many other women out there who are going through the exact same'. (sic)
Check out Molly-Mae Hague's relationship timeline with Tommy Fury:
June 2019: Tommy Fury enters the Love Island villa
Just hours after the first 10 Islanders stepped foot in the villa, professional boxer Tommy Fury entered as the first bombshell, alongside dancer Curtis Pritchard.
June 2019: Molly-Mae meets Tommy for the first time
On Day Four of Love Island 2019, model and social media influencer Molly-Mae Hague entered the villa, catching the eye of many of the boys, including Tommy!
June 2019: Molly-Mae picks Tommy to go on a date
After seeing him on screen for a number of days before entering the villa, Molly-Mae chose Tommy as her first date, in the outdoor hot tub! The pair clearly hit off from the get go, with Tommy even turning up with a red rose!
June 2019: Molly-Mae and Tommy couple up
Despite both Tommy and Molly-Mae having interest from more than one person in the villa, the pair chose to couple up during the first re coupling of the 2019 series.
July 2019: Tommy and Molly-Mae make it official
With the help from his fellow Islanders and BFF Curtis, Tommy asked Molly-Mae to be his girlfriend, writing her a cute little note from Ellie Belly. With the whole villa watching on, Tommy declared his feelings for Molly-Mae, with the couple making things official.
August 2019: Molly-Mae and Tommy finish as runners-up
Despite being one of the strongest couples on the show, Molly-Mae and Tommy didn't actually win the 2019 series, instead finishing in second place behind Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill.
September 2019: Molly-Mae and Tommy move in together
After initially moving into Molly-Mae's Manchester flat, the pair later bought their own apartment together. Tommy told Digital Spy at the time: "It's going really good, you know. The biggest thing about moving in a relationship, you have to have trust and to be honest with each other, and since day one, me and Molly have been real and really honest with each other."
June 2020: Molly-Mae and Tommy move into new apartment
Following the tragic death of their puppy, Molly-Mae and Tommy made a 'fresh start' by moving house! Molly-Mae shared a glimpse of her new apartment on her Instagram Story.
March 2022: Molly-Mae and Tommy buy their first home
After a three year hunt, Molly-Mae and Tommy bought their 'dream home' in 2022, with the couple moving in in March. Molly-Mae set up a home account called @mollymaison_.
September 2022: Molly-Mae announces that she is pregnant
Molly-Mae and Tommy announced on Instagram the lovely news that she was pregnant! Sharing a clip of her baby bump to her Instagram page, the pair revealed to us all that they are expecting their first child together.
November 2022: Molly-Mae and Tommy head to Dubai on a babymoon
After Tommy's fight, the pair headed off to Dubai for a babymoon before their baby girl's arrival.
January 2023: The pair welcome their baby girl
On 30th January 2023, Molly-Mae and Tommy announced the lovely news that they had welcomed their baby girl into the world! Sharing the news in a joint post on Instagram, they captioned the image with their daughter's date of birth, writing: '23/01/23🤍'.
February 2023: Molly-Mae reveals her baby's name
Shortly after the influencer announced the birth of her and Tommy's baby girl, Molly-Mae took to Instagram to reveal the long-awaited name of her daughter. Sharing a pic of her new bundle of joy in her crib, fans also saw a neon light revealing her sweet name - Bambi.
March 2023: Molly-Mae reveals how her relationship with Tommy has changed
During a Q&A with fans on Instagram in March 2023, Molly-Mae revealed her relationship with Tommy has changed for the better since having Bambi. She said: 'Yes... it's made us one million times stronger. Having a baby is all about team work, we are still figuring it out together bit we are really lucky that becoming parents has only affected our relationship positively'. (sic)
April 2023: The pair take Bambi on her first holiday
In April 2023, Molly-Mae and Tommy took their daughter, Bambi, on her very first holiday! Jetting out to Dubai, Molly-Mae wasn't shy when it came to adorable Instagram content of her happy family! Sharing a series of photos, she wrote: 'My happiest days since the day I gave birth to you. Our little girls first holiday 🍓🩴✈️❤️☁️ (Bambi spam will end soon🫠)'. (sic)
Of course, fans were keen to express to Molly how they didn't want the 'Bambi spam' to end anytime soon, with one writing: 'Never want Bambi spam to end, never ever never'.
June 2023: Tommy celebrates his first Father's Day
Molly-Mae shared an adorable post for Tommy's first Father's Day as a dad. The cute snap shows Tommy proudly holding his daughter on the beach, whilst Molly-Mae looks on. Captioning the picture, Molly wrote: 'You'll have her heart forever. Happy First Fathers Day Bambi's Dadda ♾🤍.'
July 2023: The pair get engaged
Well, 23rd July brought us the moment we had all been waiting for! Sharing a heart-warming video to Instagram, Molly-Mae revealed that Tommy had finally popped the question, with fans overjoyed that the pair are now engaged. While Molly had their daughter Bambi in her arms, Tommy got down on one knee as the pair enjoyed their holiday together in Ibiza.
January 2024: Molly-Mae and Tommy celebrate one year of Bambi
On Tuesday 23rd January 2024, proud parents Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury celebrated their daughter Bambi's first birthday! The pair shared a number of cute photos on the day, including this adorable family snap.
July 2024: Molly and Tommy celebrate one year being engaged
On 23rd July 2024, Molly and Tommy shared posts on Instagram to celebrate one year since they got engaged in Ibiza. Tommy shared this throwback photo to his Instagram Story, whilst Molly shared a video of the cute moment to her Instagram, writing: 'One year ago today I was tricked into going on a fake brand trip on which the love of my life would ask me to marry him🤍'. (sic)
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August 2024: Molly-Mae and Tommy announce shock split
After five years together, Molly-Mae shocked her fans on 14th August 2024 by announcing the news that she'd split from Tommy. Sharing a statement to her Instagram Story, Molly seemingly hinted it was her who ended the relationship. Although Tommy shared his own statement shortly after, the pair are yet to confirm the reason for their split.
January 2025: Tommy reveals reason for the break-up
After six months of silence on the reason for the break-up, Tommy told Men's Health Magazine it was because he was addicted to alcohol. In the interview in January 2025, he said: "The reason why me and Molly broke up was because I got addicted to alcohol and I couldn't be the partner that I wanted to be anymore.
"It kills me to say it, but it's true, I couldn't. I loved a pint of beer, loved to drink, and it is what it is. People go through different things in life and we all have our crosses to bear. I've got mine to bear."
New Year's Eve 2024: Molly and Tommy reportedly shared a kiss at midnight
As the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve heading in to 2025, Molly and Tommy are reported to have shared a kiss at a party thrown by Manchester United footballer Luke Shaw.
The pair are yet to speak out on whether this means they're back together. Although they've been rumoured to be spending a lot of time together, with and without daughter Bambi. It's after Molly said in her new docu-series: "I genuinely didn't think that we wouldn't get back together."
March 2025: Molly and Tommy reunite for Dubai trip
In March 2025, with rumours still rife the pair are back together, Molly and Tommy jetted off to Dubai together with their daughter Bambi. The pair were spotted at Manchester airport, before both posting photos on Instagram. Molly then spoke about the trip on her YouTube blog saying: "We had a really, really amazing time. The best holiday ever for all of us.' Right now we're just keeping it private. As private as we can. But also it's not really private at all."
March 2025: Tommy pays tribute to Molly for Mother's Day
To celebrate Mother's Day 2025, Tommy posted this adorable photo of Molly and Bambi alongside the gushing caption: 'Happy Mother's Day. Thankyou for being the best mummy I could've asked for'.
May 2025: Molly-Mae pays tribute to Tommy for his birthday
As Tommy celebrated his 26th birthday on 7th May in 2025, Molly shared this cute photo of Tommy alongside their daughter Bambi in Dubai. She wrote: 'Happy Birthday to you', alongside a blue heart emoji, before writing: 'You make our little girls world light up'.
May 2025: Molly-Mae confirms she's back with Tommy
After months of clues, Molly finally confirmed during the sixth episode of her Prime Video series that she's giving things another go with Tommy. Speaking about the pair's recent trip to Dubai on camera, she said: "All the noise switched off - it was just us in our bubble. Bambi had the best time ever and she keeps asking to go back. Things are looking better, I'm going to start spending more time at Tommy's house. I always say, let's see what the future holds. I don't think it'll be a plain sailing future, that's just me being honest.'
"The dream is still the same, hopefully one day we'll all be happy in that house together and have more children and have a really nice happy life together. That's all I've ever wanted for us. I don't want to get too excited but I'm getting glimmers of what I always wanted, which is my family. I know we've got something completely worth saving."
May 2025: Tommy says "everything's come back together" following fight win
After winning his first fight since returning to the boxing ring in May 2025, Tommy spoke candidly about his recent struggles — and confirmed him and Molly were well and truly back on. Speaking in an interview, after beating Kenan Hanjalic on Friday 9th May, he said: "I want to say hello, to my beautiful baby girl Bambi at home, my sweetheart Molly, she'll always be mine forever.
"I've been through things that tear a man down. Drunk. Alcoholic. Everything. Lost my family for a bit. But everything's come back together. I'm a man that's turned it around. Inside 12 months I've gone from low to on top of the world again."
October 2025: Molly confirms she's not put her ring back on just yet
During the first episode of part two of her docu-series Behind It All, Molly-Mae confessed she's not yet put her ring back on, despite being back together with Tommy. Although she said she doesn't want him to fully propose again, she admitted it would be nice for Tommy to 'make a gesture'.
During the same conversation, Molly also confirmed herself and Tommy are still living apart.
Molly's new video arrives just a week after she took part in a Q&A with fans on Instagram, where she admitted welcoming baby Bambi has positively impacted her relationship with boyfriend Tommy Fury.
When a fan asked: 'I hear people say al the time that a baby changes your relationship. Is it true for you?', Mol said: 'Yes... it's made us one million times stronger.
'Having a baby is all about team work, we are still figuring it out together bit we are really lucky that becoming parents has only affected our relationship positively'. (sic)
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