Molly-Mae Hauge and Tommy Fury have confirmed their split after five years together.
The former couple, who found love on ITV's Love Island and welcomed a daughter, Bambi, in January 2023, announced the end of their engagement via a shock Instagram post shared on 14 August.
"Never in a million years did I think I'd ever have to write this," Molly-Mae, 25, began. "I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way," she added in a statement that has since fuelled speculation about the reason for their split amongst fans.
"Bambi is our priority. Please respect our privacy, and our families’ privacy, as we navigate our way through this difficult time," Tommy, 25, added.
Despite their enduring televised love story captivating the hearts of the nation five years ago, were there signs that Molly-Mae and Tommy's relationship was starting to show cracks?
Here's everything we know about the former couple's relationship troubles.
Molly-Mae's heartbreaking interview
In 2022, Molly-Mae and Tommy were still seen as Love Island's most successful power couple.
As Tommy geared up for his highly-anticipated fight against YouTuber Jake Paul, however, Molly was seven months pregnant with their daughter, Bambi, and admitted she was left alone a lot while her partner was at training camp.
© Instagram"He's been away so much sometimes I feel he forgets [I'm pregnant] I'm like 'do you understand I'm two months away, we're going to have a child?'" the star told Kugan Cassius.
Keeping positive, Molly added: "It's been a stressful couple of months because Tommy’s been in camp and I’ve literally been by myself for two months but now I should have him back for a bit, providing he doesn’t have anything else coming up soon. I don’t know. You never know."
Despite Molly-Mae's candid confession, the pair seemed stronger than ever at the time, but fans were left concerned for the mother-to-be amid Tommy's absence during her pregnancy.
© InstagramMolly-Mae and Tommy clash over Bambi's future
In January 2023, the couple welcomed their baby girl, Bambi, with Molly-Mae admitting her daughter was "the best thing that's ever happened to me".
© InstagramHowever, the new parents appeared to clash very early on about their daughter's future as they shared their disagreements about Bambi's schooling.
The former Love Island stars appeared in the Netflix documentary series, At Home with the Furys in August 2023, airing their differing thoughts on Bambi's future.
Tommy, who comes from a Traveller community background – where children traditionally leave school shortly after primary school – said his daughter was to be raised "The old fashioned way. The right way," which would involve her not pursuing an education.
In a confessional tape featured in the documentary, Molly-Mae seemed clear cut on her wishes for their daughter.
© Netflix"With Tommy obviously being a Traveller, he has had conversations with me about our child not going to school, which is absolutely non-optional.
"I've been raised completely differently to that. It would never be a question that our children or child would not go to school. But hopefully it won’t cause too many rifts."
Molly-Mae takes off her engagement ring
Shortly after Tommy returned from Dubai, the influencer was seen without her £600,000 engagement ring.
© InstagramMolly-Mae went without her glittering solitaire cut diamond ring in public, on social media posts, and in a vlog posted to her YouTube channel in December, in which she cryptically told her viewers she was "going through it in more ways than one."
In December, the YouTube star fought back tears in a vlog, in which she explained: "Guys, I don't really know what to come on here and tell you right now. I know how bad I look. Trust me, however bad I look, I feel 20 times worse.
"I have been going through it in more ways than one," she said, showing her hands without her engagement ring.
© YouTube / Molly Mae Hauge"I am hoping, in say about a week, I might be in a place mentally, physically and emotionally where I can start filming some proper content for you guys again and get back on my channel.
''So please bear with me, I am really desperate to come back to you guys. I love you guys and I will speak to you very soon."
Molly-Mae admits to solo parenting
In a vlog shared to her YouTube channel just days before they announced their shock split, Molly-Mae revealed her fiancé had been predominantly absent from their family home while he was recording his audiobook.
"I've been solo parenting for like, two weeks now, basically because Tommy's just been so busy," she admitted.
© YouTube / Molly Mae Hague"When he's home from doing work and stuff, he's so incredible and so helpful. I can't say any different, like, he's such an incredible dad, but I have been this week, like, just really… mum life has been mum lifeing.
"I just feel like, at the minute I've been struggling a little bit."
© Photo: InstagramA week later, the couple shared via Instagram that they had decided to end their relationship.
