Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague has reportedly quit social media after receiving backlash from fans over the traffic death of her puppy, Mr. Chai.
The 21-year-old Instagram influencer and her boyfriend Tommy Fury suffered abuse online when they announced the dog’s death on Wednesday, less than a week after the pet had been imported from Russia.
According to The Sun Online, Molly-Mae is taking some time away from the limelight in the wake of the backlash.
A source told the publication: “Molly-Mae is taking a break to have time to herself for a few days.”
Molly and Tommy, 21, were slammed last week when the couple announced that their Pomeranian puppy, which was a birthday gift to Molly from Tommy, was being shipped from abroad.
Molly-Mae Hague has reportedly quit social media after receiving backlash from fans over the traffic death of her puppy, Mr. Chai (Image: Molly Mae/Youtube)
The pair, who met on the ITV2 dating show last year, ignored the backlash as they welcomed their new arrival, excitedly sharing adorable videos and photos with their new addition.
But Mr Chai tragically died just a few days later.
Furious social networkers brand branded the couple “ignorant”, “selfish” and “image-obsessed” on social media.
However, Molly-Mae took to her YouTube channel to share a video and explain that it was not the plane journey that killed poor Mr. Chai.
Mr Chai was almost five-months-old and had all of his vaccinations before they took him out and about in Manchester.
Molly took to her YouTube channel alongside boyfriend Tommy to discuss her puppy’s shock death (Image: Molly Mae/Youtube)
Molly told her fans in the emotional video: “Whilst we completely understand everyone’s opinions about being shipped over from Russia, what you need to understand is that is not what made him die.”
Speaking about puppy vaccinations, she added: “Chai had every single one – we have the paperwork. He was four-and-a-half months old.”
Fellow Love Island star Olivia Attwood has since revealed that she had been offered “free puppies” after finding fame on the ITV2 show, sharing her sympathy that Molly and Tommy had seemingly been “conned by breeders”.
Molly announced her pet’s tragic passing in an Instagram statement on Wednesday, telling fans at the time: “Tommy and I are utterly heartbroken and shocked to even be writing this.
Tommy bought Mr Chair for Molly as a 21st birthday present last week (Image: Instagram)
“Our beautiful new puppy Mr Chai was taken ill in the last few days and tragically has passed away.
“Chai became our whole world in the short time we had him and we couldn’t have take any better care of him.
“We loved him so much and he brought us so much happiness than we can describe.”
The reality star continued: “We are really hoping that we can get some clearer answers in the coming days whilst we wait for details and more information from the veterinary experts.
“Myself and Tommy are completely in shock and truly devastated. In a world currently full of tragedy and loss, we understand there are far greater issues than this, we just need to share this information in order to start the process of trying to accept and over come this awful situation.
“We are asking for some time and respect so that we can come to terms with this immense sadness and loss of our beautiful puppy.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
