TOMMY Fury wants to be seen as the ‘perfect gentleman’ but is clearly ‘embarrassed’ about his split from Molly-Mae Hague, claims a body language expert.
In today’s episode of Loose Women, the 25-year-old boxer chatted to Ruth Langsford, Nadia Sawalha, Katie Piper and Linda Robson on all things co-parenting and his relationship with his daughter Bambi.
Tommy, who is father to one-year-old Bambi, whom he shares with his ex partner, Molly-Mae, stressed his desire to keep his current relationship with his influencer ex private.
The pro boxer, 25, reportedly cheated on influencer and businesswoman Molly-Mae Hague, who is also 25, “a number of times” while she was sitting at home “holding the baby” – though he has vehemently denied the claims.
And whilst on the show today, when it came to discussing his split with Molly-Mae, who recently revealed that she is ‘out of her depth’ as she struggles being a single mum, Tommy said would prefer to keep things between the two of them.
When questioned about the split, Tommy looked unimpressed and awkwardly stressed: “I don’t listen to anything in the press and on social media because its all, that’s one story, very apart from the real story, and like I said moving forward.
‘Everyone is entitled to a private life and me and Molly we got together when we was very young.
“And we just think going forward everything should be private now because everyone is entitled to that and that’s what I want.”
As a result, we spoke to Judi James, celebrity body language expert, to get her thoughts on what Tommy’s body language on the show really meant.
Judi tells Fabulous: “Tommy Fury has courted publicity and fame for at least five years, since his appearance on Love Island led to a constant social media and press barrage of his love life, fashion choices and fatherhood.
“His fans were there to share many intimate moments, like seeing him drop to his knees to propose to Molly-Mae, and they saw her melt-down as she called time on their relationship.
“Suddenly though, on Loose Women and with a book of his life to plug, he clearly decided to duck and dive about what was sadly the most famously, internet-crashing moment of his life to date.
“His ‘moving forward, everyone’s entitled to a private life’ on a popular daytime TV show with a reputation for exposing the most ‘private’ details of its panel sounded a bit rich and Ruth’s ‘You said you don’t want to go into detail about it….’ came with no ‘but’ after it, to suggest he was going to be probed.
“Up until Molly-Mae came up he had been on sound ground and that reflected in his smiles and his trait of looking upward to suggest openly reflective thoughts about his father going to prison, his ‘role model’ mum and his faith.
“Tommy sat in a modestly self-diminished pose between the Loose Women to suggest he is still the ‘perfect gentleman’ from his Love Island days and his weapon of choice was a fist load of cliches, especially ‘it is what it is’, or ‘no good crying over spilt milk’, which came with a shrug of one shoulder, to avoid describing any emotional responses.
He registered embarrassment and a desire to avoid by suddenly looking down in an eye cut-off and he sucked his lips inward to show a lack of desire to talk
Judi James
“When Ruth threw out the word ‘recently…’ though, Tommy’s body language hunkered in as though he was deflecting blows in the ring, clearly guessing what was coming.
“He registered embarrassment and a desire to avoid by suddenly looking down in an eye cut-off (the eyes are always the key give-away of the emotions) and he sucked his lips inward to show a lack of desire to talk.”
According to Judi, it was clear that the father and Love Island star, who has 5.4million Instagram followers on Instagram, disliked being put in the hot seat regarding his relationship breakdown.
Judi adds: “He did look back as Ruth gently flirted with the subject of his split but his rapid metronomic head nods suggested a desire to get that bit over quickly and get on with plugging his book.
His final gesture on the subject was a tongue-poke, which is normally a signal of rejection and dislike
Judi James
“When he said ‘moving on…’ to hurry the subject up and get it over with, his smile died and his gaze went forward into the distance.
“His ‘me and Molly…’ came with a rapid staccato blink to suggest awkwardness and he held his right hand out in a lidding gesture to visually close the subject down.
“His final gesture on the subject was a tongue-poke, which is normally a signal of rejection and dislike.”
From Love Island to a diamond ring and baby - we look at how Molly and Tommy have got to where they are today.
June 2019: Molly and Tommy first meet on Love Island.
July 2019: Tommy makes things official by asking Molly to be his girlfriend.
July 2019: Molly and Tommy finish Love Island in second place.
September 2019: The couple move into a three-bedroom apartment in Manchester.
December 2019: Molly supports Tommy at his first boxing match since leaving the villa.
May 2020: Molly and Tommy turn 21 and pull out all the stops with dozens of balloons and lavish cakes to mark each other’s milestone days.
June 2020: The loved-up couple move to a new apartment just outside of Manchester city centre.
October 2021: Molly and Tommy fall victim to burglars. Professional thieves target their rented flat while they are away and they lose £800,000 worth of possessions.
March 2022: They buy their first ‘dream home’ together. Molly and Tommy warn they will only ‘share snippets’ of their pad following the burglary.
September 2022: Molly and Tommy announce they are expecting their first baby together. Alongside a sweet video, Molly says: ‘I can’t wait for the adventures that we haven’t even dreamed of yet.’
October 2022: It’s a girl! The couple confirmed they are having a daughter.
January 2023: Molly gives birth to baby Bambi on January 23rd.
July 2023: Tommy whisks Molly and Bambi on a family holiday to Ibiza. The couple get engaged after Tommy pops the question on a cliff top.
September 2023: At Home With The Furys drops on Netflix. The couple feature in Tommy’s brother Tyson’s reality show. Tommy and Molly come to blows over their parenting plans.
November 2023: Tommy is caught on camera partying topless with Chris Brown and unknown women in Abu Dhabi. Molly removes her engagement ring.
December 2023: Molly admits she’s ‘been through it’ but puts her engagement ring back on.
January 2024: Bambi turns one. Molly and Tommy celebrate with a lavish party at home.
March 2024: Bambi goes on her first skiing holiday to France with her parents.
April 2024: Molly and Tommy treat Bambi to a family holiday in Disneyland Paris.
Not only this, but when discussing rumours that Tommy would be going into the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! jungle, Tommy slammed: “There’s a lot of rumours all the time.”
Tommy and Molly-Mae became Love Island legends when they fell for each other on series four, back in 2019.
They got engaged while on holiday in Ibiza in July 2023 – with Molly-Mae saying at the time: “My perfect fiancé… forever wouldn’t be long enough to call you mine.”
Tommy popped the question six months after Molly-Mae gave birth to their daughter Bambi.
“I am heartbroken to share that Molly & I have decided to end our relationship.
“The past 5 years have led us to having our beautiful baby girl, Bambi, and I will forever be thankful to Molly for making me a dad.
“Bambi is our priority.”
He continued: “Please respect our privacy, and our families privacy, as we navigate our way through this difficult time.”
The influencer often called Tommy her “world” – insisting they were soulmates.
But the couple left people around the country gobsmacked when they announced their split back in August.
But the boxer, who recently splashed out on a £3.5k gift for himself after pulling out of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, claimed that not only does he want privacy, but he expects it for his daughter too.
BY Ellie Henman, Bizarre Editor
GASPS of horror echoed around our desks as Molly Mae revealed she had split from Tommy.
The break up, after five years, was completely unexpected.
In recent months, the pair had faced rumours he had a roving eye after he was spotted partying with women – all while Molly-Mae was at home holding their baby.
Her statement smacks of something that has yet to come to light.
Although she’s written it with a clever PR eye watching over it, Molly’s devastation spills out in every word.
As I type, my WhatsApp groups are flashing up with texts about how this seemingly rock solid couple have crumbled into nothing.
Just three weeks ago, Molly posted a video of the moment Tommy proposed – after he pulled an elaborate stunt which ended up with him getting down on one knee.
The pair’s relationship, complete with Love Island fan-favourite Ellie Bellie and, later, the arrival of their daughter Bambi, appeared to outsiders to be picture perfect.
Molly has built her brand around her wholesome family life with Tommy.
Cosy photographs are carefully curated for her Instagram grid, with her 7.9million followers poring over her every word as they attempt to emulate her life.
In truth, Molly is one of the only Love Islanders I, along with a number of my friends, follow on social media for her girl next door vibe and stylish fashion picks.
Celebrity breakups are often ten a penny, but there is something shocking about the ending of what, on the surface, appeared to be such a happy relationship.
Earlier this year, at Soccer Aid, Tommy was cagey when asked about their upcoming wedding plans by one of my colleagues.
It wasn’t altogether too strange, as most blokes aren’t overly keen to chat about their missus when they’re with their mates playing football.
But it was a definite gear change from the Tommy many of us have interviewed over the years, as he was always so gushing about his bride-to-be.
Thousands of Molly-Mae’s fans, and no doubt a number of Instagram and Tattle Life sleuths, will now be combing the internet and social media for clues.
And given the number of calls coming into our desk, I have no doubt that the real reason Molly-Mae ended things with Tommy will come to light in the next few hours.
As a genuine fan and follower, I really hope she is being supported by the people who love her most.
Break ups suck at the best of times. But when you’re in the public eye, and you choose to announce your split so suddenly – and clearly without mutual consent – they are a hell of a lot harder.
Tommy, who previously shared a look inside his new home after moving out of the £3.56 million mansion he shared with Molly-Mae, continued: “Not only for me but for Bambi’s sake too.”
When it comes to his relationship with his daughter, who according to Molly-Mae is ‘so clingy’ and recently cried for ‘three days straight’, Tommy beamed: “I’m head over heels for her, she’s got me round her finger already.
“Apart from being in the boxing ring, I’m with her, she’s the light of my day.
“As long as I have her in my life and I can pick her up and squeeze her, that’s all that matters.”
