Maura Higgins is 'forever proud' of Molly Mae Hague as she rekindles romance with Tommy Fury
'Love you millions & forever'
Taking to Instagram Stories, the model sent her Love Island co-star birthday wishes as she turned 26.
'Happy Birthday my special girl. Love you millions & forever proud of the woman that you are,' she captioned a black and white collage of the pair.
Maura and Molly met on the 2019 season of ITV dating show Love Island.
They were initially rivals as Higgins made moves on Tommy Fury who was coupled up with Molly when she entered the villa as a bombshell.
Maura Higgins sent birthday wishes to pal Molly Mae Hague
Fury didn't waiver, staying loyal to Molly, who went on to build a friendship with the Longford model.
They since went on to welcome daughter Bambi in January 2023 and got engaged in 2023.
The couple announced their shock split last August after five years together.
"Never in a million years did I think I'd ever have to write this. After five years of being together I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way,' she began an Instagram statement.
"I am extremely upset to announce that mine and Tommy's relationship has come to an end.
"I will forever be grateful for the most important thing to me now and always, my beautiful daughter. Without us there would be no her, she will always be my priority.
"I want to thank you all for the love you have shown us over the last five years. Read more
"You have all been a part of our journey and I feel it's right to share this with you all.
"Whilst I attempt to navigate the coming days and weeks please kindly respect my privacy over this difficult time, I'll be back when it feels right.'
However, the couple have since rekindled their relationship, celebrating Molly's birthday with a family trip to Disneyland, Paris.
Sharing snaps of the occasion to Instagram, one shows Tommy placing a kiss on Molly's head as they pose behind their daughter's stroller.
Despite rumours of infidelity between the couple, Tommy set the record straight and revealed that his dependency on alcohol was the real reason behind their split.
Maura Higgins and Molly-Mae Hague at the show's screening (James Manning/PA)
News in 90 Seconds - May 27th
In a candid interview with Men's Health UK, he explained: 'With my breakup with Molly, there's been so much shit in the papers every single day for the past six months, but if it's not come from my mouth or Molly's mouth, it's complete and utter bullshit.
'All I've been seeing for the past six months is 'Cheater!', 'He slept with me!', 'He slept with this girl, he slept with that girl!' Complete and utter b*****ks.
'We broke up because I had a problem with alcohol and I couldn't be the partner that I wanted to be anymore. It kills me to say it, but I couldn't. I loved a pint of beer, loved to drink.
'Cheating was never a thing. You can ask Molly this yourself. It was the drink, and the drink is not a good thing.'
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