Tommy Fury says alcoholism was real reason for split from Molly-Mae Hague
Tommy Fury has opened up for the first time about the reason why his five-year relationship with Molly-Mae Hague came to an end last year.
The boxer, 25, revealed in a new interview that he "had a problem with alcohol", which led to him being unable to "be the partner that I wanted to be anymore".
Speaking to Men’s Health, Fury also shut down speculation that he had cheated on Hague, branding the rumours "complete and utter b****cks". He said: "We broke up because I had a problem with alcohol and I couldn’t be the partner that I wanted to be anymore.
"It kills me to say it, but I couldn’t. I loved a pint of beer, loved to drink."
The former Love Island star continued: "Cheating was never a thing. You can ask Molly this yourself. It was the drink, and the drink is not a good thing. You need to get a grip of it.
"If you’re in the same spot as me, where you just think that it’s going to cure all your problems, it doesn’t. You wake up even worse and you want to drink more to try and feel happy again. That’s the cycle of it."
Fury said he has managed to "get myself out of that" cycle, but added that he wished "people would’ve taken some time out… to think maybe there was more going on".
"Not once did anyone ask how I was. I checked my inbox. Millions of messages in there, all negative. 'Do this…' or 'Do that…' to yourself, but not once did anyone take any time out to try and help me."
Fury and Hague, who first met on Love Island in 2019 and went on to become the most famous couple from the show, announced their breakup in August 2024. It came as a shock to fans, as the pair welcomed their first child together, Bambi, in January 2023 and got engaged just six months later.
Following the announcement, fans alleged that Fury was guilty of cheating on Hague. In a previous interview with the Daily Mail, Fury said the claims were "completely false".
In his new interview with Men’s Health, he elaborated on how he felt about going through the breakup "in front of the whole world" and receiving "so much hate for it".
"The most upsetting thing is that not once did anyone say, 'Oh, he might be going through something a bit more serious. He might be in a bad spot.' Not one person said that," Fury said, reflecting on the six months since he and Hague announced their split.
In November, Hague opened up about the end of her relationship in an interview with British Vogue, ahead of the release of her Prime Video docuseries titled Molly-Mae: Behind It All later this month.
When asked about the cheating allegations, Hague said: "No one will ever really know what went down apart from Tommy and I, and that’s how we’d like to keep it, for [our daughter] Bambi’s sake.
"I do think that when he’s ready, like, maybe more will be said. But I think that’s for him to do on his terms. It’s not like gossip, it’s real life and it’s, you know, it’s a really deep situation. It’s really sad."
Watch: Tommy Fury grilled over Molly-Mae Hague cheating allegations
Read more about alcoholism:
Six signs you’re drinking too much alcohol and what happens to your body when you quit (Yahoo Life UK, 5-min read)
Campaign urges people to look at their levels of drinking (The Argus, 2-min read)
Better sleep, more energy and feeling in control: the reported benefits of Dry January (The Conversation, 4-min read)
