Molly-Mae Hague has shared a new update on her journey with cosmetic enhancements as she reflects on her “filler debacle”.
The 25 year old ex love island The star found herself at the center of a backlash over her appearance after an image of her face looking noticeably different went viral in 2019.
The television personality and businesswoman called for an end to the normalization of cosmetic injectables at the time, vowing to never use them again and admitting that she had first received lip fillers when she was 17 years old.
In an Instagram Story shared with her 7.8 million followers on Saturday (June 9), the TV personality shared that she had gone almost five years without filler.
“The other day I was having a moment of reflection about my journey with filler and I realized that I haven't had filler in the last five years, over four years,” she said.
Images of Hague's face circulated on social media, as the YouTuber explained at the time that the injectables had not had time to “set in,” which had improved his appearance.
“I haven't had any fillers put in my face, which, if you remember my filler debacle, my filler scandal, is not a huge accomplishment, but it is a great journey to reflect on,” she continued. “It's been so long.”
Advocating instead for better skin care, she added, “I really feel like products like these have helped me on this journey and steered me away from injectables.”
speaking in The Diary of a CEO On Steven Bartlett's 2021 podcast, Hague said of the proceedings: “I wouldn't say I became addicted, but at 21 I didn't seem like the same person anymore.
“He literally seemed like a different person. Now when I look at the photographs, I am afraid of myself. I was like, 'Who was that girl?' I do not know what happened”.
Hague continued: “But there was a crucial moment where I went and got a bunch of filler and I posted a video on YouTube and I didn't let the filler set and it was really bloated and a screenshot of that video, it was trending. on Twitter for weeks.”
The fashion influencer went on to explain how, after seeing the comments online, she decided to dissolve the fillers.
“It was horrible. It was absolutely horrible,” she said. “My face was literally horrible. That was the moment for me too when I thought: I think things need to change.
“I thought, one day my lips are going to dissolve. It was a process. I went and had my lips dissolved and posted it on YouTube and I wasn't expecting the response I got. “It was huge.”
