Molly-Mae Hague apologises to people who 'misunderstood' meaning of podcast comments
Molly-Mae made the comments on the Diary of a CEO podcast
Molly-Mae Hague has issued an apology to those that have been "affected negatively or misunderstood the meaning" of comments she made on a recent podcast.
The 22-year-old former Love Island contestant recently came under fire for saying "everyone has the same 24 hours" and "if you want something enough you can achieve it."
"It just depends on what lengths you want to go to get where you want to be in the future," she told Dragon Den's Steven Bartlett, on an episode of his podcast, "and I'll go to any length."
Molly-Mae, who is also the creative director of fast fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing, acknowledged on the podcast that she had been criticised in the past for suggesting everyone has the same 24 hours in a day.
"But, technically, what I'm saying is correct," she said, "We do."
Today the influencer addressed the backlash on her Instagram stories.
Speaking to her 6.3m followers, she said she "wanted to come back on online today as normal" but felt she had to say something first.
“When I say or post anything online, it is never with malice or ill intent.
“I completely appreciate that things can affect different people in different ways however I just want to stress that I would never intend to hurt or upset anyone by anything that I say or do."
Molly-Mae said her intention with the podcast was to tell her own personal story and she hoped this would inspire others.
In recent days, the influencer has been slammed on social media for being "tone deaf" and "stupid" with some calling her comments "Thatcherite."
Steven Bartlett, who hosts the podcast, hsd also addressed the controversy on Twitter.
He said Molly-Mae faced a “double standard” as a young and successful woman and that his male guests did not have to “tip toe” around their successes.
"Molly Mae did an interview on my podcast, yesterday a soundbite from that interview went viral, she trended No.1 on Twitter, every newspaper covered it and MPs weighed in.
“I’ve had male guests say what she said. No one cared. But when Molly says it, she’s crucified? Crazy.
“I’ve become very aware of the double standard that successful women face. If I interview a man, he can brag about money, take full credit for his success and talk about his cars?
“If I interview a successful women, she’s got to tip toe around her success and watch her words? Gender issues aside, the standard we hold Molly Mae to as a 22 year-old that’s figuring out the world is absolutely outrageous.”
Fellow Love Island contestant Maura Higgins has also defended Molly-Mae, responding to a tweet from another Love Islander who said Molly-Mae hasn't experienced a lot of "life" and "we all say things when we're younger and look back and think 'well that was stupid."
Surely you know as someone in this industry how lonely and scary it can be when the whole internet is slamming you. Your entitled to your opinion yes but I’m really surprised you commenting on this at all
— Maura Higgins (@MauraHiggins) January 6, 2022
Maura responded: "Surely you know as someone in this industry how lonely and scary it can be when the whole internet is slamming you. Your entitled to your opinion yes but I’m really surprised you commenting on this at all."
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has also defended the Love Islander's comments saying the star is "on the right track" and "if you criticise Molly-Mae, you're taking away people's dreams."
Molly-Mae found fame when she coupled up with boxer Tommy Fury on ITV dating show Love Island in 2019 and has gone on to become one of the show’s most recognisable figures. She reporetedly now earns a seven-figure sum as creative director of fast-fashion brand PrettyLittleThing.
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