Love Island 2019 finalist Molly-Mae Hague has said she’s ‘shocked’ after finding out that celebrities she loved posted negative comments about her online.
Among those, she said, was a Victoria’s Secret model who she had greatly admired.
Molly, who has stayed strong with fellow contestant Tommy Fury, found it so disgusting that she’s started working on an anti-trolling project to show people how damaging negative comments on social media can be.
Contestants of Love Island usually expect some kind of trolling, just like anyone famous probably would. Yet 20-year-old influencer Molly has got what most people would judge as a lot more hate than usual.
Plus, no hate is ever ok, which is why Molly is starting a project which explores the damage it can cause.
The star, who was sometimes referred to negatively by viewers as ‘Money-Mae’, has received a barrage of hate, including death threats, since returning to the UK.
Not only that, but she has also been criticised by a lot of celebrities who she respected.
She told Mirror Online: ‘One thing I was really shocked about when I came out was a lot of celebrities that I looked up to and really loved, I’d go back on their accounts to see what they’d been saying and a lot had been joining in on the trolling and negativity against me.
‘Like a Victoria’s Secret model who I’d adored for ages joining in on it and it was so hard to see. There were a lot of celebrities encouraging negativity.’
Molly added: ‘You’d think they’d understand better than anyone else, you just wouldn’t think that would be a thing, you’d think celebrities would understand what it feels like.’
Through her new project, she hopes to explore all aspects of life as an influencer, the negative sides of fame and how trolling can affect people’s mental health and their lives.
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