Maura Higgins wasted no time in celebrating her closest friend Molly-Mae Hague’s birthday on Monday with a heartfelt social media tribute. The 34-year-old Irish TV personality flooded her Instagram Story with a collection of touching photos capturing moments shared with Molly-Mae, who turned 26.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY my special girl,” Maura wrote. “Love you millions & forever proud of the woman that you are @mollymae.” The gallery featured snapshots from various milestones, including Molly-Mae’s Amazon Prime show premiere, Behind It All, as well as glamorous moments from the YouTuber’s 2021 PrettyLittleThing launch event. One particularly sweet image captured the pair walking hand-in-hand through the streets of Paris during a memorable girls’ getaway. They also shared a playful, lighthearted selfie that highlighted their close bond.
Maura Higgins wasted no time in celebrating her closest friend Molly-Mae Hague’s birthday (Image: @maurahiggins/Instagram)
Their friendship dates back to 2019, when the pair first crossed paths on Love Island, both vying for the attention of boxer Tommy Fury. Ultimately, Tommy chose Molly-Mae, and the couple now share a two-year-old daughter named Bambi.
It comes as Molly-Mae pulled out all the stops ahead of her birthday on the weekend. The multi-millionaire, who turned 26 today, treated her pals and her daughter, Bambi, two, to a lavish trip to Disneyland Paris, where no expense was spared.
Sharing snaps from the special occasion, the mum-of-one told her fans the mother and daughter duo had made magical memories in the French capital, which started when they hopped onboard a swanky private jet as they jetted off from the UK.
Sharing a photo of Bambi onboard the aircraft sitting next to a huge cream cake and multiple cut-outs of Molly-Mae sporting Disney ears, the 'ultimate influencer' kicked off the celebrations in style. She then posted a photo of Bambi on a carousel in Disneyland with the caption: "Mummy, I want to go on my own horse," along with a laughing emoji.
Later in the day, the gang feasted on crepes before heading off to the Magic Kingdom as Molly-Mae shared a snap of herself hugging her pal with the caption: "Eyes red from hayfever and exhaustion, but what a day!"
She then posted a snap of Bambi and her pal ready for bedtime, telling her followers she'd had "the most perfect birthday eve".
Molly Mae's Paris trip comes hot on the heels after her holiday in Dubai with Tommy and Bambi earlier this month. Unfortunately, that trip wasn't quite as successful after the Love Islander revealed that she ended up in hospital after experiencing "excruciating pain".
She shared in her latest vlog on YouTube that she thought had a blood clot after not moving around much on the flight home and in the hours afterwards. Molly-Mae said she was in pain and had a swollen leg, among other symptoms, which prompted her to seek help.
Updating her legion of loyal fans on her health, she said: "Basically, I had my first A&E experience last night, guys. It was so so weird." She suggested that she had "never" been to A&E before and that her recent visit proved to be "the weirdest experience.
"I thought I had a blood clot and half of today I thought I had a blood clot in my leg. Obviously flying home from Dubai I was on the plane for like nearly 8 hours and I didn't move as much as I probably should have on the plane. Obviously they say on long flights you need to keep your legs moving, keep walking around. [...] I didn't drink like hardly any water."
Molly-Mae ended up calling NHS 111 and said she told the operator that her leg was "slightly swollen" and "felt hot" amid the pain. She told fans that after speaking to a doctor she was told to "go straight to A&E".
However, after 'waiting for hours', she decided to leave before managing to get some sleep before, thankfully, finding her leg feeling "so much better" and that the pain "had kind of gone".
