Molly-Mae Hague admits regret over 'tone deaf' comment that sparked huge backlash

Molly-Mae Hague has admitted regret over a controversial comment that sparked a media storm. The 25-year-old Love Island 2019 runner-up previously found herself slammed by fans after making what were deemed as ‘tone deaf’ comments.

Molly-Mae sparked fury with her comments on poverty on Steven Bartlett's The Diary Of A CEO podcast. The former Pretty Little Thing creative said in the 2021 clip: “You’re given one life and it’s down to you what you do with it. You can literally go in any direction.

"When I’ve spoken about that in the past I have been slammed a little bit, with people saying 'it’s easy for you to say that because you’ve not grown up in poverty, so for you to sit there and say we all have the same 24 hours in a day is not correct.'

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"But, technically, what I’m saying is correct. We do," the TV personality continued." Now, Molly has discussed the comments she made, saying she “meant no malice.” In her recent interview with British Vogue, the Love Island star explained: “Obviously, I meant absolutely no malice or anything ill-intended by that comment at all. Would I have worded it slightly differently now? One-hundred per cent, as to not upset anybody.

“But you're not always going to get it right, living your life in the public eye.” The star added: “People find me quite controversial.” Speaking more in-depth about the break-up with Tommy Fury, Hague got emotional and said: "It was a bit of a shock. The circumstances… I didn't want what happened to happen.

"[I] wanted to get married to Tommy, one hundred per cent, and that would never have changed. I wanted to get married next September and it's very hard when it's kind of taken away. But I will always have a lot of love and respect for him.

“Was I planning a big wedding because I wanted that image of a big wedding and the beautiful photographs and that moment that everyone would have expected from us on social media? Probably. Would I be more confident now, after everything that's happened and learning even more about myself, to say, actually, that doesn't even make me happy, screw the big Instagram moment, I'm going to do it this way? Definitely."