Tommy Fury shares emotional reason why he and Molly-Mae Hague settled on name Bambi for newborn daughter
TOMMY Fury has shared the sweet story behind why he and Molly-Mae Hague chose their baby name, Bambi.
Speaking about the name choice while appearing on Loose Women on Thursday, Tommy opened up about his newborn daughter, who is just six-weeks-old.
Asked about the origin of their name choice, Bambi, Tommy explained: “It’s a really amazing story to be honest with you.
“In the villa we were talking about babies and then when we left we were talking about having babies even more, and there was only one name for our little girl and it was Bambi.
“When Molly was young she only ever wanted to call her daughter one thing and that was Bambi, and I’m not going to be the guy to say no so I love the name anyway.”
Tommy also discussed being a dad, and said it was the best thing that had ever happened to him.
He added: “Boxing is a small thing in comparison with being a father, waking up every day and seeing her beautiful face, you just can’t be in a bad mood. I feel like a different man and I’m very thankful to god to be in this position.”
The couple have received a lot of backlash about their daughter’s name after revealing it.
Discussing the trolling of the baby name in a YouTube video, Molly said: “To us it wasn’t really that unusual anymore. And I know it’s unusual and unique and not going to be to everyone’s taste.
“But when we announced it, in my mind it was just beautiful – that’s just her, she’s Bambi and that’s a beautiful name, it’s amazing, amazing.
“Then just two seconds after posting it I was like, “Oh my God!’”
The 23-year-olds welcomed their baby daughter at the end of January, and Molly took a week off social media to enjoy time with the tot.
Since then, Molly has more than had her hands full as she adjusts to life as a mother.
As a result, Molly-Mae has taken a step back from her regular YouTube vlogging schedule, only uploading once since Bambi’s arrival when she would normally post two or three updates a week.
But life has definitely got in the way of the social media star, and on Instagram the new mum has now apologised to those who are missing her videos.
Promising to make up for it, Molly posted a Q+A box and asked fans what they wanted to know.
“Going to try and film tomorrow…,” she said. “I’ve tried to start blogging but have epically failed.
“I think we need to have a big chat/catch-up before I just go straight into showing you this new, crazy life of ours!”
Her video day comes after returning from London for Bambi’s first trip to the capital.
The mother-daughter duo spent time in the £750 a night Bulgari hotel for the evening, hitting the shops before returning home to Manchester.