Congratulations have been flooding in for smitten couple Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury after they welcomed their first child into the world. The Love Island stars have received a raft of congratulations from well-wishers on Instagram including Stacey Solomon, Helen Flanagan, Kate Ferdinand and fellow former Love Island stars as Molly-Mae announced their happy news on Monday, January 30.
Today (January 31) new mum Molly-Mae revealed that they had named their adorable daughter Bambi. She shared a picture of her daughter's white theme nursery complete with clouds and a light spelling out her Disney-inspired name.
Among the congratulations on the original annoucement was a message from the official Love Island account. But there was a little confusion as they mentioned Bambi being a 'little sister.' They said: "Congratulations Baby TJ's got a little sister!" And sharkysupremacy asked: "Who is baby tj? lol."
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Other fans were quick to explain thay TJ was the fake baby that they were tasked with caring for during their time in the Love Island villa when they met and fell in love in the summer of 2019. Molly-Mae, who went on to become a creative director for fashion brand PrettyLittleThing, and Manchester boxer Tommy were runners-up on the ITV2 dating contest to Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea.
bethany_27.04 said: "When they did the fake babies in love island, molly and Tommy name theirs TJ." And dazzy_th3_b3st clarified: "It’s the fake baby they had at the end of love island and they called it Tommy jr aka tj." candyred999 said "@loveisland They are the real winners."
Molly-Mae shared a heartfelt message to their daughter as the shared the first pictures. "One week old today. I can't believe we get to keep you forever," she wrote.
"Becoming your mum has been the best thing to ever happen to me," she wrote with snaps of herself and her partner snuggling their baby girl at home. "It doesn't seem possible but my love for you grows with each passing moment," she added.
She continued: "There's no feeling like holding you in my arms little one, my heart literally explodes. Thank you for entering this world safely for us and blessing us with the gift of being your parents. We promise to love and care for you unconditionally forever."
Molly-Mae also shared the date her daughter was born with a smiling picture of the doting parents holding their bundle of joy. The sweet black and white snap was captioned "23/01/23."
Molly-Mae has gone on to give more insight into their new journey as parents as she posted a heartwarming picture of Tommy nose to nose with the newborn. "Overwhelmed with love," wrote Molly-Mae.
"Thank you for all your beautiful messages and comments. We appreciate it so much," she said. And she captioned the adorable snap "nose kisses."
The star also Instagrammed a photo of the beaming couple sharing a cuddle before the birth. "The night before life changed forever," she said with a crying emoji.
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