Molly-Mae Hague's new pain as star 'feels torn' with Tommy Fury

Daily Mirror

9 hours ago

Reality TV star-turned-businesswoman Molly-Mae Hague finds public interest in her 'overwhelming' since getting back with Tommy Fury earlier this year, according to a source
Molly-Mae Hague has never been shy when it comes to talking about navigating fame – from her roller-coaster relationship with Tommy Fury, to dealing with nasty trolls. But now, a source claims, she is struggling.
Since shooting to fame on Love Island in 2019, Molly-Mae has built a successful career as an influencer, entrepreneur and reality TV star. But, as she admitted in a recent vlog, it is not as easy as she makes it look – and she struggles with normal family outings, due to the sheer number of people wanting selfies or to talk to her and Tommy.
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The source says, 'Molly-Mae has found herself at a bit of a crossroads. She's feeling torn as, on one hand, she's loving family life and the normality of that, but on the other hand, she really feels the pressure when they leave the house, because the attention they get is just unbelievable.
'They have no time for themselves, everyone wants a piece of them – she's instantly recognised. Everyone starts mobbing her and though she adores her fans, that can be really difficult to process.
'She knows it's the price of fame and she loves her career – but it's tough for her, and the attention right now is too much. It's putting pressure on her at a time when she wants to concentrate on getting back to how she and Tommy were at the beginning.'
Molly, who turned 26 on 26 May, is trying to focus on her relationship with Tommy after they rekindled their romance at the start of the year.
In her recent vlog, she spoke about the difficulties of family holidays as people were filming them while she was trying to enjoy her birthday with Tommy, 26, and their two-year-old daughter Bambi at Disneyland Paris.
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Speaking to her YouTube viewers, Molly – who's previously admitted to battles with anxiety and feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of stardom – revealed, 'Obviously, when people see Tommy and I out at the minute it's a bit like, taboo, and so many people are filming on the sly.'
The former Love Island star said, 'At Disneyland, when I was with Bambi, it's quite hard to navigate that. When you have a toddler, you're out with your partner, and there's already a little bit of a new thing that you're back out together, and you're trying to navigate that, and then you can see people looking and staring and filming.
'It was my birthday as well, and it was just kind of tricky to figure out if we were having boundaries, or there weren't any boundaries.'
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Molly shared a further insight into the difficulties of attempting a normal family day out recently as she revealed she tried to take Bambi to a local fair but had to turn back home on two occasions due to the sheer amount of public attention she received when she pulled up in her recognisable car.
The mum-of-one explained, 'We've tried to go for the last two days, but every time we tried it has been so insanely busy. My car has been swarmed with people, even before I got out. So I was like, 'Right, I don't think that was a good idea' but we are going to try again today.'
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Molly resorted to going to the fair in her sister Zoe's car and wore a cap and sunglasses as a disguise, but remarked that their efforts were a 'big fat fail' because she was recognised as soon as she arrived.
Zoe asked Molly in the clip, 'How, though? How can people spot you with a hat and glasses on?'
Molly-Mae's profile was boosted after her Prime Video reality series Molly-Mae: Behind It All aired in January, and which has just been confirmed for a second series.
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Since then, Molly has expressed huge gratitude to fans but admitted there were times when she wanted to 'run away'.
In a vlog from earlier in the year, the Maebe founder explained, 'I've had moments over the last six months of filming where I just wanted to run away from everything. I didn't feel like I had the strength, I didn't feel like I had the confidence to talk vulnerably.'
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The first series followed Molly after she and boxer Tommy split last August, after five years together. It was later revealed the break-up was primarily due to Tommy's struggles with alcohol.
We saw Molly balance work with a new era of family life. But by the end of the series, Molly confirmed she and daughter Bambi were spending more time at Tommy's house, and that they were giving their relationship another go.
According to Prime Video, Molly-Mae will be taking on even more personal challenges in the second series. 'We'll see her pushing her boundaries and stepping into her power as a boss, while balancing motherhood and family relationships,' the streaming service revealed.