Molly-Mae Hague has opened up about having a large strawberry birthmark removed as a child as she shared two previously unseen throwback photos.
The former Love Island star, 24, shared the first snap to ask her social media followers if they thought her daughter Bambi resembled herself or fiancé Tommy Fury.
In the picture, a prominent strawberry mark is visible on her forehead.Strawberry marks, or haemangiomas, are blood vessels that form a raised red lump on the skin, which appear soon after birth.
One of her followers responded by asking: “Did your birth mark just fade or did you get it removed?” to which she replied: “I had it removed when I was about 12.”
“Over the years its colour faded but it only went away from surgery. No one can believe it when I show pics of it,” she elaborated.
Adding: “I strangely loved it. I used to love that it was something no one else had and that it made me different!”
Hague along with her dad Stephen, previously addressed her birthmark in her 2022 book, Becoming Molly-Mae.
Mr Hague wrote: “As dad to two daughters, I felt it was unfair for a girl to have the birthmark in such a prominent location.
“I used to get into verbal fights with people who said rude things about it when they saw it and only because I was a copper did I stop myself 'chinning' a few.
“Her birthmark gave her an adorable quality. A lot of people stood up for her and protected her from cruel remarks.”
For her own part, Hague said that the birthmark had not initially bothered her and that she liked it because it made her stand out for other children.
The idea to have it removed came from her parents as they had been concerned about her being bullied.
She went on to explain that after having it removed, she was left with a tiny scar on her forehead which is very faint.
And now the social media star says that she always talks to children with similar birthmarks on their face to reassure them.
In another post, Hague revealed which name she would have considered if they hadn’t called their daughter Bambi.
"At the moment I'm obsessed with the baby girl name 'Brandy'," she said, adding: "Would never use it because too similar to Bambi but I think it's very cute/cool. Any individual/quirky names I just love. Also I think boys names are SO hard. I genuinely don't have one name that I love for the future if we needed one."
