Wednesday, August 14, breaking news alerts and WhatsApp messages went out; this was all due to Molly-Mae Hague’s announcement on her split from fiancé and father of her kid, Tommy Fury, in an Instagram statement.
Here is a relationship chronology and breakdown of Molly-Mae and Tommy’s split if you’re wondering what all the online uproar is about and need to know exactly happened and why everyone is talking about it.
First shown back in 2019, Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury, one of the OG Love Island couples, crossed paths on season five of the dating show. Molly-Mae was an influencer already with a strong following; Tommy was a boxer (ICYMI, his brother Tyson Fury). Before launching onto the popular ITV2 show.
Tommy was in the first line-up for that summer series, while Molly-Mae made her (now legendary) explosive arrival in an LBD on day four. She was advised on her first night on the show that she would be seeing Tommy among two dates.
Molly-Mae chose Tommy during a re-coupling the next day; the couple appeared to have an instantaneous spark. To much the joy of fans, Tommy chose to stick with Molly-Mae during the next re-coupling even when Maura Higgins arrived and momentarily displayed an interest in the boxer.
Their first date in the villa was a horse riding exercise, and Molly-Mae and Tommy seemed to be headed from strength to strength.
With an amazing cameo from Molly-Mae’s childhood doll Ellie-Belly, Casa Amor came around and Molly-Mae and Tommy stayed faithful to each other — having one of the most tear-jerking post-Casa reunions of the program to date.
Not too long afterward, the couple came clean about their romantic sentiments for one another and said they were “falling” for each other. While living in the villa, Tommy asked Molly-Mae to be his girlfriend; the pair made it all the way to the Love Island 2019 final.
Molly-Mae and Tommy came in second, missing out on the top spot to Amber Gill and her new villa mate Greg O’Shea.
Molly-Mae later on that same year that Tommy had moved into her apartment and that the two were looking for a “bigger and better” place together.
On Molly-Mae’s YouTube channel, the duo would frequently appear together as the reality star and influencer shared video from their trips and lives together in Manchester.
By September 2022, Molly-Mae announced that she was carrying Tommy’s first kid as well as her own.
They revealed the news in an Instagram video including a footage from the reality show where they had met.
“I can’t wait for the adventures that we haven’t even dreamed of yet…” Molly-Mae said Tommy in a passage from their Love Island vows.
Their daughter born in January 2023 Molly-Mae said later that their daughter Bambi Fury had been named after a family picture she had brought from the hospital.
Molly-Mae and Tommy became engaged later in July of that year. Under the cover of going to a marketing event, the boxer had scheduled a surprise trip to pop the question. Tommy dropped down on one knee in front of a picturesque vista next to the water on Ibiza, showing a video of the proposal to let their supporters know the news.
Media suspicion about the relationship started toward the end of 2023 with Tommy’s reported sighting partying with Chris Brown on a vacation to Dubai (The Sun). Molly-Mae was at home with their daughter Bambi meantime.
Internet rumors alleging Molly-Mae had been seen on and off without wearing her engagement ring came next. December saw her subtly convey in an emotional YouTube vlog how she had been “going through it in more ways than one”.
She then answered questions at a later vlog’s Q&A session on her YouTube channel.
She remarked then, “everyone’s asking about weddings, they’re also asking about [our] relationship and how things are and I get it, just general questions that people want to know.”
” Someone said, ‘Is it annoying having your relationship questioned all the time?’ and while people would most likely expect me to answer “Yeah, I hate it,” really what do you expect? My life is under public view.
“You sign up for this job, so it kind of sounds negative. Tommy, my relationship, what others say about me—none actually matters. Though it sounds cliche, you do develop a thick skin like to that of an elephant. I don’t even find resonance in it; I’m immune to it.”
Later, Molly-Mae said: “Everyone has things they deal with in their relationships or in their own life, but sometimes it’s slightly tricky when things aren’t always going to be perfect, and things aren’t always going to be sunshine and roses.”
Molly-Mae gave an upbeat update on her relationship with Tommy in June 2024, complimenting him on being a “amazing” father.
Regarding their wedding, Molly-Mae had proposed a “traditional” ceremony, while the couple wanted to get married in a church in the UK.
Molly-Mae posted a family vlog to her YouTube two months ago showing a birthday trip for Tommy and Bambi.
More lately, Molly-Mae was a Maid of Honour for her sister Zoe; her daughter Bambi also acted as a flower girl.
Molly-Mae and Tommy celebrated five years together that same weekend (July 7, 2024), marking the milestone with a family picture from the event.
Molly-Mae captioned her photo post, “A weekend of love… also celebrating half a decade of me and you…”
Tommy revealed a similar snapshot from the wedding, with his daughter and then-fiancée, accompanied by “My everything in a photo.”
Three weeks ago, Tommy was mentioned most recently on Molly-Mae’s Instagram feed when she re-posted the video from their proposal and noted that one year had passed since the couple were engaged.
She remarked at that time, “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.”
Molly-Mae then revealed her breakup from Tommy on Wednesday, August 14, in a comment that stunned viewers.
“I am quite disappointed to tell Tommy’s and mine relationship is ending,” she stated.
“My darling daughter, I will always and now be especially appreciative of the most vital item in my life. She will always be my first concern; without us there wouldn’t be her.”
“You have all been a part of our journey and I feel it’s right to share this with you all,” Molly-Mae also said in thanking fans for supporting their relationship over the years.
Tommy later on in the day confirmed that he was “heartbroken” to indicate that their relationship had broken off in his own separate statement.
Neither Molly-Mae nor Tommy have added anything since those remarks.