MOLLY-MAE HAGUE and Tommy Fury’s fans spotted ‘clues’ that the couple were rekindling their romance, before they were pictured kissing.
The 25-year-old Love Island stars snogged on the stroke of midnight after “flirting all night” at a New Year’s Eve party.
And they’d even tried to keep their Hogmanay reunion secret by posting separately ahead of the bash, which had been arranged by England and Man United defender Luke Shaw.
A source said that Molly “isn’t ready to launch into something officially yet” after being “very hurt in the past six months.”
But there were signs that they were growing closer leading up to the kiss.
In December, the Love Island pair – who left fans stunned with their split during the summer – have been co-parenting their nearly two-year-old daughter during their life transition.
As a result, they were seen out together exiting a venue with their adorable tot Bambi.
Images obtained by MailOnline show Maebe fashion brand owner Molly-Mae wrapped up in a snug brown bomber jacket, grey joggers and boots.
Tommy, dressed in all black bar bright white trainers, followed close behind, leaving a venue adorned with a floral garland over the door.
He juggled a take-out drink in one hand and the youngster and her cuddly toy in the other.
They kept serious expressions on their faces but their joint outing caused the rumour mill to whirr, with fans hopeful they were taking a second stab at love after their engagement broke off.
More recently, Molly spoke candidly to her YouTube followers as she opened up on how she was processing her first festive period as a mum following her split with ex-fiance Tommy.
And in one of her latest YouTube videos, the influencer revealed a heartwarming moment when Tommy surprised their child by dressing up as Santa Claus.
Reflecting on the special event with the 23-month-old by her side, Molly recalled, “Daddy came and dressed up as Santa, didn’t he? Wasn’t he at the door and didn’t he go, ‘Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas?’ It was so funny, wasn’t it?”
She went on to explain why it was so important for her to have Tommy dress as Santa.
The reality star said, “I got Tommy a Santa outfit because I really wanted her to meet Santa and not have a crying experience.
“Every time she’s met Santa, there’s been an episode so far and anything she’s gone to, she’s ended up hating it.”
The moment was made even more memorable by Bambi’s reaction.
She explained: “Tommy came round and just dressed up as Santa quick. She instantly knew it was him because he was completely covered but she could see his eyes, and for like, 10 seconds, she was like, ‘Who’s this,’ and then she was like, ‘Dada.’
“She knew straight away and thought it was the funniest thing ever that he’d come and dressed up as Santa.”
Molly confessed she was feeling “low and deflated” as she struggled with her mental state ahead of Christmas Day.
The blonde beauty explained how her family ‘pulled through’ and supported her this Christmas.
It was of course her first Christmas without Tommy, following their shock split.
After enjoying Christmas Day with her family, whilst lying in bed alongside her iconic Ellie Belly teddy, the star, who was recently criticised over the pricing of her Maebe range, admitted: “It’s been an emotional rollercoaster this Christmas, as I knew it would be, and that’s fine.
“But do you know what, I’ve had better up moments than I’ve had down and I would really put that down to my amazing family and my amazing sister who doesn’t ever really get a shoutout enough from me.
“Without being soppy because we don’t do soppy Zoe and I, we’re not those kinds of sisters, but I genuinely have the best sister on the planet.
“There is nothing that she wouldn’t do for me and Bambi and she’s really pulled through this Christmas.
“She’s always my support system and Zoe and Danny had so much to do tonight and I was like ‘I don’t really wanna be here alone tonight so can you just stay and get a Chinese with me’ and they were like ‘yep’, cancelled everything they were doing tonight.
“I have the best family and support system in the world and it’s times like this when you just really realise that I’m just so lucky.
“I have the most amazing people around me and this Christmas reminded me.”
On New Year’s Day a female fan claimed she had seen the couple holding hands in Manchester.
It comes as a source said of Tommy and Molly-Mae: “Things are still delicate but they’ve had some long, difficult conversations over the past few weeks and, finally, are in a great place.
“Molly-Mae decided to invite Tommy fairly last minute. It was all very low-key.
“The pair were very flirty all night and it’s clear their physical attraction remains strong. They were all over each other as the compère counted down to midnight — it was very cute to see.
“But Molly-Mae isn’t ready to launch into something officially yet. She has been very hurt in the past six months, and understandably feels pretty burned.”
