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Susan Knox

Molly-Mae Hague names baby Bambi and admits some fans will 'hate it'

Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague has admitted some people may hate the name she has given her first born child after the little one's arrival last week.

The 23-year-old welcomed her baby girl with Tommy Fury, also 23, on January 23, but she didn't drop the highly- anticipated birth announcement until a week later.

The new mum has been lapping up the quality time with her new bundle of joy, and had decided to keep her little one's name under wraps for some time - until now.

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Revealing the name of her daughter, Molly-Mae confessed that she and Tommy had called their baby girl Bambi.

Molly-Mae shared a photo of her newborn daughter laying in a see-through cot in her nursery, which had a neon sign with her name on. The newborn is also laying nearby a Bambi plush toy from the Disney movie, perhaps a nod to where Molly-Mae got the inspiration from.

Revealing her daughter's name to fans by posting the photo, she added in the caption: "Bambi" followed by a white heart emoji.

Bambi is a name of Italian origin and is thought to derive from the word 'bambino', which means 'child'.

The new mum was quickly flooded with comments from fans who revealed they loved the name - despite her previously predicting people wouldn't.

(mollymae/Instagram)

One wrote: "crying what a beautiful name"." Gorgeous name x," a second added.

Meanwhile, Paris Fury gushed: " Her name is just as cute as her. Loved seeing yous today she is absolutely perfect x".

"What a beautiful name," a third chimed followed by a red heart emoji.

The PrettyLittleThing creative director had previously confessed that people will either love or hate the name she had picked out for her first-born child, further admitting that she had the name saved since she was a little girl herself.

Molly-Mae always knew that she would call her daughter Bambi, despite the fact she knew a huge majority of her fanbase wouldn't be on board with it.

She previously said: "It's not made up, it's totally not made up, I can't explain it. It's just not a name that's ever been used before. It's very very different and rare and you're either going to love it or hate it.

"I've had the name picked out since I was a baby girl myself. It's always been a dream baby girl name and luckily when I met Tommy and I told him the name I've always dreamt of using, he absolutely loved it too.

"It's a really really unusual and a different name, I do not know anybody else with the name. I've not seen any other girls with the name before, it's that different."

In recent weeks, excited fans have been guessing the name of Molly-Mae's baby girl, with several insisting that they feel she has called her little one Halo, while others correctly guessed she and Tommy had settled on Bambi.

Taking to TikTok, Molly's followers reckon she had chosen the Disney-inspired name after the millionaire said she would be picking a "really, really unusual and a different name" for her baby girl.

One fan wrote: "I know the name. Somebody I know who is close to Molly's manager's family or something knows the name. It's Bambi."

While a second added: "It's Bambi apparently. Such a cute name."

(mollymae/Instagram)

"Yeah guys it's Bambi. You heard it here first," someone else penned, while another insisted: "Bambi Fury. I put my life on it."

Following the birth of her baby girl, Molly shared a gushing tribute on her Instagram story, which read: "I can't believe we get to keep you forever.

"Becoming your mum has been the best thing to ever happen to me. It doesn't seem possible but my love for you grows with each passing moment. There is 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."

Meanwhile, doting dad Tommy said: "I'll protect you forever my little girl."

Speaking to The Mirror, Molly-Mae's representative said that she and Tommy are both feeling 'so blessed' to have welcomed their little girl.

"Molly and Tommy feel so blessed to have welcomed a healthy baby girl in to their family on the 23rd of January 2023," they said.

"They are enjoying every moment. Molly and baby are both doing well."

Molly-Mae announced she was expecting the couple's first child in a sweet Instagram reveal in September.

Later, the couple revealed they were expecting a baby girl as they shared a video of their gender reveal.

Molly-Mae and Tommy fell head over heels with when they both appeared on the 2019 series of the ITV2 dating show and began their journey to becoming parents-to-be together.

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