Molly-Mae Hague's Love Island 2019 audition tape is revealed for first time as she and Tommy Fury are branded one of show's success stories in 10 year anniversary special
Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury were included as one of Love Island's successful love stories during ITV's special 10-year anniversary episode on Sunday.
The former Love Island star and the amateur boxer, both 26, met on the ITV2 dating show in 2019 and welcomed their daughter Bambi in 2023.
In the summer of 2024 they shocked the nation with news of their split as Tommy has claimed his drinking became a problem in their relationship.
However, after months of rumours they'd rekindled their romance, the pair finally went Instagram official last month with a loved-up family snap.
And ITV wasted no time in branding the couple as one of their success stories with a celebratory clip of them to close Love Island: Decade Of Love.
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Elsewhere in the show, Molly-Mae's 2019 audition tape was also shown for the first time, revealing some shock confessions about her love life before Tommy.
As the episode turned to 'unseen audition clips', Molly was seen confessing that she had been described as 'too much' by her former love interests.
In her audition clip she said: 'The last guy I was with literally told me I was too much for him to handle. What ever too much actually means.'
The clip then switched to Molly auditioning for the show where she revealed the secrets to her iconic messy top bun.
She said: 'I take the nozzle of the blow hairdryer, blow dry it through there and then a bit of hairspray. But it stays there anyway.'
Molly and Tommy fell for each other in front of the nation during series five of Love Island, going on to welcome Bambi and then get engaged in 2023.
But fans were shocked when Molly announced on Instagram last August that she and Tommy had split up after five years, with many suspecting he had been unfaithful.
In a statement posted to her 8.5million Instagram followers, she confirmed the breakup, saying: 'I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way.'
Tommy denied continued speculation about him cheating during a magazine interview, insisting any reports about him being with other women were 'complete and utter b*****ks.'
The boxer, who's the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, said the reason he and Molly ended their romance was down to his excessive drinking.
He said: 'People go through different things in life. I'm 25 years old. I went through a lot and my breakup was in front of the whole world...
'Cheating was never a thing. You can ask Molly this yourself. It was the drink, and the drink is not a good thing.'
The pair's split was branded a 'publicity stunt' by fans after they were filmed packing on the PDA at Manchester United footballer Luke Shaw 's Hogmanay party in Cheshire.
And in May, Molly began taking to her Instagram Stories to re-introduce his presence more regularly on her social media account.
In the picture, Tommy could be seen sharing a kiss with Molly and their toddler, Bambi, while they enjoyed ice lollies in the sunshine.
The post comes after she revealed what really happened when they were spotted sharing a kiss as the clock struck midnight and 2025 began in the final installment of her Amazon Prime docuseries.
After receiving a call from her manager Fran Britton to inform her of the video, Molly was left shaking as she exclaimed 'No, oh my God,' after watching the footage.
The influencer explained: 'Basically, what's happened is I've attended a New Year's Eve party and a familiar someone showed up 10 minutes before the countdown and that was Tommy.
'Basically we shared a kiss at midnight and it would appear that someone has taken a video and sold it to the press.'
She continued: 'It was just a moment that we shared and I can't really explain it, it kind of just happened.
'You think you're having a private, intimate moment and nothing is private even in a room of people you think you trust and you know, people like to make a quick buck.'
Molly added: 'I'd love to know how much they did make, hope it was worth it. But karma always comes back around don't you think?'
Watching the clip she exclaimed: 'Sh**e. Ahhh no. No my God what? I'm literally shaking.'
As Fran asked her to explain what happened, Molly swore that the boxer wasn't supposed to at the party and showed up unexpectedly.
She said: 'He turned up at 10 to 12. I swear he wasn't meant to be there.
'He messaged me saying "I am outside and I want to see in the New Year with you, I kid you not Fran he was there for eight minutes. He was literally not there. He wasn't there all night.'
Since the kiss, Tommy has been seen leaving her Cheshire home and after sharing a family holiday in Dubai, Molly confirmed on her YouTube channel that the pair are 'figuring things out'.
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