Molly-Mae Hague faces backlash for releasing autobiography at 22

Molly-Mae Hague has written an autobiography, at the age of 22.

The ex Love Island star, social-media influencer and Pretty Little Thing creative director announced the new book, Becoming Molly-Mae, on her Instagram stories, writing, "Ok so...I did a thing..." with a picture of the copy, with herself on the front.

While autobiographies are a common venture for celebrities, most tend to release theirs later in life, looking back on events that have happened, or sharing what they've learnt. This could explain why Hague's announcement has been met with skepticism from some, with many questioning whether her age makes her justified to write such a book, and how informative the contents can be.

It also comes after she received backlash for making comments that we "all have the same 24 hours in a day" on on the podcast Diary of a CEO, hosted by now Dragon's Den judge Steven Bartlett, which has presumedly fuelled opinions more.

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Hague spoke to her followers on Instagram about the book, saying, "I have been keeping a huge project a secret from you for well over a year now," adding "so I've written my very own book, this is Becoming Molly-Mae, my first ever book, and this is my baby".

She promised fans lots of intel, saying excitedly, "You guys know that I'm a massive over sharer, but in this book I take over sharing to a whole new extreme.

"I've spoken about thing in this book that I've only told close family members and friends, you really do get the the full BTS, the whole behind the scenes, up until this very point, so my whole journey."

Hague also re-shared a post from her boyfriend Tommy Furry, who shared the image of her book, with the caption "Just wanna say how extremely proud of you I am. You have worked so so hard on this, literally can't wait to read it...love you baby."

WHSmith shared the book to their Instagram page, describing it to include "the Molly not everyone gets to see".

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But while this may be another step in her undeniably successful career, many have taken to Twitter to point out their opinions about Hague's latest move, which she first shared to her more than six million Instagram followers.

One wrote, "Molly-Mae writing an autobiography at 22 is mad because what she gonna write? 'I was pretty and already well off, went on Love island and it made me rich.' End of book'."

Another said, "I like Molly-Mae but I don't understand why she has brought out a book about how she became Molly-Mae. She literally went on love island then got famous."

It's also important to remember that Hague's age, the point of many in this instance, is still a young age to be under scrutiny in the public eye.

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Many also highlighted the similarity in title name to Michelle Obama's autobiography Becoming: Michelle Obama, with one commenting, "As if Molly-Mae titled her book the same as Michelle Obama's..." and another joking, "Not Molly-Mae naming her book 'becoming'...the UK's Michelle Obama."

Others also referenced the '24 hours in a day' moment, teasing, "Don't be angry that Molly-Mae wrote a book, we all have the same 26 letters in the alphabet, use them wisely".

The 22-year-old received criticism for her '24 hour' comments that suggested that if you want something enough, and work hard enough, you can achieve it regardless of your financial situation, which led many to point out her privilege and her perceived ignorance. She'd also said "We all have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyoncé", and "You're given one life and it's down to you what you do with it", but many wanted her to have addressed more that the barriers people face in life are different.

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But how young is too young to write an autobiography?

Other celebrities that have written autobiographies at a young age include Zayn by Zayn Malik, released at 23, Miley Cyrus, Miles on the Go, at 16, Life is a Rollercoaster by Ronan Keating at 24, Stacey: My Story So Far by Stacey Solomon, at 21 and many more.

Revealing he believed his memoir was premature, singer Keating later said in an interview for thee Smooth Radio Book Club in 2012, "Really that book was a little premature. I was a kid when I wrote that."

He added, "I came out of a successful boy band and my solo career was doing well – all these offers on the table to do a book."

On the advice for his younger self about writing a book, he said, "I would have said don't - wait. I could write a hell of a book right now.

"I mean what's happened since, losing Stephen, you know everything that's happened in my life, you know separating from my wife, you know everything that happened, yeah that book just got far more interesting that's for sure," he said in reference to the loss of his Boyzone co-singer Stephen Gately, and the separation from his ex-wife Yvonne Connolly.

But while, evidently, there's reason to hold off writing an autobiography until you have more life experience, others think you are never too young to do a memoir. Arguably, some may have more to write about at a young age, such as Malala, whose book I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban came out when she was 17, which strived for social and political change.

Author Chibundu Onuzo wrote a piece for The Guardian, called 'Am I too young to write my autobiography? No way!' in which she argued the case for stories being told about every day lives, and not just the big names.

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Referencing the age that supposedly seems more acceptable to bring out a memoir, she said, "For some, my life has been too short to be chronicled. I’ve not reached 30 yet, that age milestone that proves beyond doubt you are now irrevocably an adult. For others, my life has been too uneventful."

But she goes on to say, "And yet, I have a story, as do you" in which she goes on to recall her childhood in Lagos, Nigeria, under a military regime, before moving to the UK, making the case for "a mode of chronicling the past outside the European historical tradition."

So – how can we measure whether an autobiography is justifiable at a young age? Dependent on how famous the person is? Or how much they have to offer the world with their writing?

And will you be tempted to read Molly-Mae's memoir?