Tommy Fury has shared a heartfelt message as he headed on his first holiday as a family with partner Molly-Mae Hague and their baby daughter Bambi. Giving his verdict on fatherhood after welcoming adorable Bambi on January 23, Tommy posted sweet words on his Instagram with a photo of himself holding his daughter on the flight to Dubai.
The Manchester boxer smiled as he cradled Bambi. He captioned the snap: "Being a dad is my best chapter yet." And Molly-Mae, who he met and fell in love with on the 2019 series of the ITV dating show Love Island, replied: "Love you both so much."
The praise came pouring in for the new dad, who paid tribute to his little girl when he faced the biggest night of his career just a few weeks after she was born. As Tommy carried out his ring walk ahead of his fight with American YouTuber Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia, he wore a white and hooded gown bearing her name written in gold lettering on the chest. Tommy also had Bambi's name on the waistband of his shorts.
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Molly-Mae gave her man a hero's welcome after his victory in the much-anticipated grudge match. She wrote: "The pressure that was on his boys shoulders... I will never, ever know how he dealt with it. Never been more proud of anyone in my life."
She then added: "GET HOME TO US OUR CHAMP." Tommy shared an adorable photo of himself holding up Bambi with his World Boxing Council belt nearby. "All for you my little one," he typed.
Natasha Grove commented on the photo of Tommy and Bambi: "She’s so lucky to have you and Molly as her parents." And Stacie Pearl told him: "And being a dad suits you."
Dannielle Bridges told him: "It just gets better and better! Parenting is the best job you'll ever have." Granpa_one_love praised: "The making of a man is fatherhood and you are smashing it." And nictheegg said: "What an amazing role model you are for dads out there. Normalising 'dad duties' is a big step forward!"
After the family arrived in Dubai, Tommy shared a clip of Molly-Mae strolling with Bambi in her pushchair as he said: "Dream." Looking happy and relaxed Molly-Mae turns around in the video and smiles.
Over on her Instagram the 23-year-old shared a photo of herself shopping with Bambi strapped to her as she said "shopping with my girl." And with a video clip of Bambi looking super-cute in a striped baby grow she shared the relatable message: "One poo explosion later x"
The creative director for fashion brand PrettyLittleThing spoke of their difficulties "behind closed doors" in the run-up to the fight. "DADDYS HOME," she cheered, as she shared a collection of snaps including one of the doting new parents with Bambi and one of Tommy refuelling as he enjoyed a burger and chips. She typed: "From day 1 of this fight being mentioned two and a half years ago, I backed this boy.
"It definitely wasn’t a straight or easy road, we had some seriously not so good days behind closed doors… but Sunday night made it all worth it. The good guy doesn’t always finish last, I am so proud of you."
Jake, 26, apologised for leaking the birth of Molly-Mae and Tommy's daughter as part of the build-up to to the fight. He inadvertently announced the new arrival himself in a social media post before the couple.
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