Molly Mae and Tommy

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They've broken up 💔

This is a fucking insane post, no offence. It’s not compulsory to live in London if you want to be an influencer. In fact the majority of the beige fiat 500 influencers DON’T live in London. Neither of them are from London.

(I live in London 😂. I’m not an influencer though).

Because it's a free country.

Ewwwwwwwwwwww. 😖

Fine if you like her pictures or whatever but she photoshops herself beyond recognition on top of the surgery and augmentations. She looks entirely different in real life and completely fabricates loads about her lifestyle and relationships for her audience. She really isn’t any kind of refreshment re unrealistic expectations.

I can understand it.

The answer is: she's middle class with a posh accent.

People see her as "resepctable" compared to some of the "rougher" girls that go on love island.

People are always snobs at heart

People see her as "resepctable" compared to some of the "rougher" girls that go on love island.

This is bizarre. I take it you're a love island fan then? Who are the working class contestants who didn't get the praise they deserved because they weren't posh enough?

It's mostly teenage girls that watch this show, I really doubt that her 8 million followers all like her because they're snobs

Google is free mate. You know FULL well you weren’t asking innocently. You’re Judy trying to make yourself look intellectual

I think it's a shame because of the child. Who they both appear to adore. MM's parents are also divorced and appear to be able to come-parent amicably so one hopes in time, they will too.

Perhaps a case of just too young? Maybe if they'd met 10 years later things would be different.

She's rude - and dim as well. She once said 'everyone has the same 24 hours!' as if to say 'everyone has the same chance of making it big if you work HARD enough.' Yeah it's OK if you come from an over-privileged well off middle class family like YOU Molly Mae, who had handouts and support from family! 🙄

She was (quite rightly) lambasted for saying this.

Fair enough but her parents are both coppers and she's from a fairly normal town. Hardly Made in Chelsea material.

That name! Molly Mae? Awful.

there are no working class contestants on love island, they are all rich af which is how they afford all the plastic surgery, life in the gym and not working, building up their IG before they go in etc.

you see all their houses on the spin off show and they're all absolutely massive.

the only difference is that some are northern, some are tradies etc to give the illusion of different classes. the tradies still have degrees and rich families. some are rich and smart, some are rich dani dyer style

OvertheAtlantic yes agreed their babies name isn’t any better Bambi.but each to their own I suppose.

@notanotheronenow so everyone on LI is wealthy... so being middle class has nothing to do with her popularity...

There definitely are "working class" people on love island.

Molly mae was popular for the same reasons that taylor swift is popular with millions.

Molly Mae is a respectable girl from a nice background. With two respectable parents.

Very middle class . Very posh accent.

She I'd also Dare I say it, white and British.

For example I remember another rich girl on that love island series, who didn't become as popular as Molly may because the other girls parents were Iranian. And the girl was of middle Eastern descent.

Molly maes popularity also increased due to her dating a sportsman, tommy

Oh give over. They were together for a long time, She loved him, they have a child. Not any different to any other couple splitting on Mumsnet or anywhere else. She, at least, made a bloody good go of it.

Actually, I watched that season… only one I did and I think people liked her because she was very open and wore her heart on her sleeve. I think she’s lovely.

Because black, Asian and other working class celebrities and musicians don't exist. Anna (?) didn't have the same appeal, she was entertaining because she was loud and shouty, but she didn't have a lasting presence.

90% of contestants face out eventually.

Ovie (black and male) has always been popular. He was nice, handsome and uncontroversial. So was Amber (mixed race), because he personality developed over the show.

And Luke T (who's Caribbean) and Sianese were popular. Not everything has to be some kind of virtue signalling. It could just be that people actually like Molly Mae (gasp)

Ovie didn't become half as famous as Molly mae. Amber didn't become half as popular as Molly mae either

Molly mae definitely fits into the stereotype of what appeals to the British masses,

white blonde, middle class, posh accent . Tick.
Fashion and hair influencer. Tick.
Is dating a man who plays sport. Tick

Why get defensive about race?

I'm white. And I can see that Molly mae being white, blonde, middle class, all added to her appeal

I'm amazed it lasted as long as it did. He's as thick as mince and would bore anyone with more than two braincells to tears. I guess the lust finally died down and they realised how different they were.

My issue with her 24hrs claims is that she seemed to have no concept that being on a reality show was what gave her the start of amazing career she has.

She clearly works hard with a great team and takes advantage of opportunities but she doesn't seem to acknowledge that without love island she’d be like anybody else.

Abbie, you're the only one being weird and bringing race into this. No response to the other cast members who are popular. Shocking- none are as popular as the girl who was engaged to Tyson Fury's brother and is on top of a huge fast fashion chain, PLT. It's a real head-scratcher.

Best ignored from now on.