Molly-Mae Hague has openly talked about her birth experience with her first baby with boyfriend Tommy Fury, as she made a return to YouTube last night.
In the vlog – which already has more than one million views – she addressed everything from contractions to epidurals to her baby’s unusual name.
Molly-Mae even delved into how Tommy’s upcoming fight with box Jake Paul (who ended up breaking the news of the baby’s arrival before couple could) affected her birth experience.
The former Love Island pair, both 23, welcomed their daughter Bambi Fury on 23 January 2023 and have been sharing snippets of their newborn bubble on Instagram.
But last night’s YouTube vlog is the first time she has spoken openly about life as a family of three and about her labour experience.
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Within seconds of the 36-minute video starting, there are tears. Molly-Mae said: “This is me, just crying all the time, just so emotional.”
Molly-Mae detailed the difficulties she faced in the first days after giving birth, from struggling to shower and brush her teeth to the total sleep deprivation.
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She said: “From the minute I gave birth on the Monday night until about day five, I actually didn’t sleep a single hour. I didn’t have a single hour. For the first week I ran completely off adrenaline. I actually made myself really quite unwell…
“Day five was 100% the hardest day of my entire life. Not a doubt in my mind. I genuinely was scared for myself and my health.”
But she later added: “I would live day five, the hardest day of my life, I would live that every single day for the rest of Bambi’s life just to make sure she has everything that she needs.”
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Credit: Instagram, @mollymaeCredit: YouTube, MollyMaeMolly-Mae Hague talked about baby Bambi’s name in her birth story video
She also said that the day they revealed Bambi’s name was a ‘really really hard day’ as thousands left unpleasant comments on social media.
She said: “I think I was just brought back down to planet Earth very very quickly, of like how nasty this world can be.”
Molly-Mae spoke too of why she chose to have an induction – and it was largely down to Tommy’s boxing schedule and his upcoming ‘gigantic fight’ with Jake Paul.
She said they ‘needed to have a rough understanding of when Bambi was going to be making her arrival’ so that she didn’t have to do it without Tommy by her side.
Tommy Fury with Molly-Mae in her birth story video. Credit: YouTube, Molly-Mae
In the vlog, Molly-Mae described the pain she felt before she was given an epidural. She said: “10 minutes after that gel was inserted – the pain, guys. It’s no joke. That wasn’t even contractions. The pain I was experiencing was not contractions, and the way I was crying, screaming, nearly throwing up… the nurses were looking at me like ‘This is going to be a long day’.
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“I’m not gonna sit here and say ‘I took it like a champ, I breathed through those pains, I had it under control’ – I didn’t have it under control. I was in pain and it was really really hard.”
She also said that she ‘that down there’ would ‘never be the same again’ after having a vaginal birth and receiving two stitches, with Tommy watching the whole thing.
“I was push push push push pushing,” Molly-Mae said. “She was coming out of me and I could feel it – it was incredible.
“To be honest with you, I’m sure I’m gonna get loads of questions like ‘What did it feel like’, for me it did actually feel like I was doing a poo.
“And by the way, did I do a poo in birth? Yes I did, I think. The doctors were like ‘don’t worry about it’ but I’m 99.9% sure I did, I could smell it.”
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Tommy pops up in the vlog, saying: “It was like a science class but in real life. It was the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s the most beautifullest thing, it’s so pure. You can’t describe it.
Credit: YouTube, MollyMae
“Single-handedly the best thing that’s ever happened so far and the best thing that will ever happen in my entire life. Work, holidays, whatever, it just doesn’t compare to being a father and having your own family. It’s the best feeling in the world. I love that little girl.”
Addressing Molly-Mae, he said: “You went up a hundred gazillion percent in my book. The respect – I had a lot of respect for women anyway because what they go through with periods and stuff like that, but birth is a completely different level. After seeing that and experiencing what she went through – men are pretty much useless to be honest.”
Bambi’s birth was all filmed, but Molly-Mae says the ‘vulnerable’ video is a difficult watch.
“I can barely watch my video back myself,” she said. “I think I’ve watched it back once with no volume, and I bawled my eyes out. I just feel like I’ll never ever be able to show it to anyone.”
Featured image: YouTube, MollyMae
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Trailer released for new Harlan Coben thriller series Lazarus filmed in Manchester
Emily Sergeant
The trailer for Harlan Coben’s newest thriller series filmed in Manchester has been released ahead of airing later this month.
You may remember that, back in January of last year, Netflix confirmed it would be creating two more new Harlan Coben shows, following the smash-hit success of Fool Me Once starring Manchester’s-own Michelle Keegan – titled Missing You and Run Away.
Missing You went on to air on New Year’s Day this year, and it was announced in late January that Run Awaywas set to begin filming, again in Manchester, very soon.
But it turns out it’s not only Netflix that Harlan Coben fans need to be keeping their eye on, as Amazon Prime Video is now getting in on the action too.
First look images have been shared ahead of the release of Harlan Coben’s new thriller series filmed in Manchester / Credit: Ben Blackall (via Prime Video)
Prime Video has now released the official trailer for the highly-anticipated new thriller series Lazarus, which is based on an original story idea and written by the New York Times best-selling author, Harlan Coben, alongside his regular writing collaborator, BAFTA-winner Danny Brocklehurst.
Coben has worked with the critically-acclaimed Hyde-born screenwriter – who is most-famous for being the creator and writer of Sky One’s Brassic – for the creation of Lazarus, and it’s expected to be around the sixth time the pair have collaborated, with their previous successful works including Safe, The Stranger, and Stay Close.
Lazarus is set to follow title character Joel Lazarus who returns home after his father Dr Jonathan Lazarus dies by suicide, and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained.
He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.
The six-part thriller series stars big names like Sam Claflin as Joel Lazarus, and Bill Nighy as his father Dr Jonathan – with supporting performances coming from Alexandra Roach, David Fynn, Karla Crome and Kate Ashfield, to name just a few.
The show will be executive produced by Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, alongside star Sam Claflin, BAFTA-winner Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee for Quay Street Productions – which is part of ITV Studios.
All six episodes of Lazarus are set to be exclusively released Prime Video on Wednesday 22 October in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Featured Image – Ben Blackall (via Prime Video)
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Manc music legends James announce MASSIVE hometown show
Danny Jones
Greater Manchester music legends James have just revealed a massive hometown show here in the city centre as part of a landmark domestic arena tour.
Daisy bucket hats at the ready.
James is arguably the epitome of what it is to be the understated, underdog British band; they’ve gone about the business of making quality music somewhat quietly for several decades now, but they’ve had a fresh wave of interest over the past year or so
Having opened up for the likes of Catfish and the Bottlemen’s comeback shows, not to mention playing multiple big festival slots in recent months alone, they’ve now announced a huge run of UK arena shows – and nowhere does a James crowd quite like us Mancs.
Details have been announced for our 2026 UK arena tour, and we’re delighted to be joined by very special guests @dovesmusicblog with tickets going on general sale this Friday at 9:30am. Access the ticket pre-sale on Wednesday via our official store: https://t.co/DwpGrAUESZ NBL x pic.twitter.com/A4CWVpCooL
Announced as part of the celebrations around their Nothing But Love ‘best of’ LP, which pulls tracks from James’ whopping 18 studio albums, the new run of UK arena shows in 2026 follows on from numerous noteworthy shows this calendar year.
In addition to the aforementioned outdoor gigs, like their stunning sold-out night at The Piece Hall in Halifax – not too far from frontman Tim Booth’s hometown in Yorkshire – the indie veterans also celebrated a huge landmark in 2025.
Surpassing the milestone of 40 years as a band, with a lineup that’s remained largely intact and only really grown in terms of live session players and touring bandmates.
The new “definitive” greatest hits record also includes two brand-new songs in ‘Wake Up Superman’ and ‘Hallelujah Anyhow’, both of which are produced by Leo Abrahams, who worked with the band on their long-awaited number one album Yummy in 2024 – a feat loooong overdue if you ask us.
As evidenced by the sheer amount of new material they continue to put out and the almost non-stop touring, they remain one of the most prolific artists in the country. FACT.
You can see the rest of James’ upcoming tour dates, including a healthy number of Northern stops in the likes of Liverpool, Leeds and more.
James UK arena tour dates 2026
Fri 2 Birmingham Utilita Arena
Sat 4 Leeds First Direct Bank Arena
Tues 7 Aberdeen P&J Live
Wed 8 Glasgow OVO Hydro
Fri 10 Newcastle Utilita Arena
Sat 11 Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
Mon 13 Cardiff Utilita Arena
Tues 14 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
Fri 17 London The O2
Sat 18 Manchester Co-op Live
With James returning to Manchester for their Co-op Live arena debut next April, along with a sensational support slot from fellow local legends, Doves (I know, how lucky are you lot?!), you can bank on this one selling out quickly.
General admission goes on sale this Friday, 10 October at 9:30am, so you’d better be ready to grab yours in a flash.
You can find the ticket link HERE, and we’ll see you in the crowd for a good ol’ singalong.