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Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Tommy Fury pictured on 'wild night out partying with Molly-Mae lookalike'
Tommy Fury was spotted on a night out on Friday with a woman who bared an uncanny resemblance to his former fiancée Molly-Mae Hague Tommy Fury has been pictured enjoying an evening out on Friday in Cheshire with a woman who has a striking resemblance to Molly-Mae Hague. In fact, the woman in question is his brother Roman's girlfriend as the pair were spotted enjoying a friendly embrace. In pictures obtained by MailOnline, Tommy could be seen sharing a hug with his brother's other half as they chatted away at the Bubble Room in Alderley Edge. The publication stated that the boxer later headed to The Symposium night club before heading home at 2am. Tommy and Molly-Mae announced their heartbreaking split in August 2024, as she shared an emotional post on Instagram. It read: 'I am extremely upset to announce that mine and Tommy's relationship has come to an end. 'After five years of being together I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way,' she told her 8.6 million followers. In his own statement, he expressed that he was 'heartbroken' and asked for privacy. The pair first met on the fifth series of Love Island back in 2019 and went on to welcome their first child Bambi, in January 2023. Just six months later, Tommy got down on one knee and asked his ladylove to marry him as the two got engaged. Fans were understandably left devastated after the longtime couple announced their split a year later, but in a shocking turn of events, the reality stars revealed they were giving their relationship another go. In an episode of her Amazon Prime Video docuseries, Molly-Mae: Behind It All, which aired in May 2025, the influencer admitted the pair had reconciled. She had revealed on the show that they had split as a result of his excessive drinking. Explaining the reason for getting back together, she expressed: '"I love Tommy so much and I love our family so much that I'm willing to ride the wave. And that's not something that everyone wants to do, but it's something that I'm willing to do because I want my family. "Obviously, he knows it's the drink. He's not drank now for what, four months? I don't think the drink's gone away forever. Do I think that drink could still be a problem for us, potentially? Yeah, but I think the break-up showed Tommy that I'm serious. He's just really different these days,' she admitted. The two first sparked rumours of them getting back together when they were spotted kissing at a New Year 's Eve party before jetting away to Dubai for a family holiday in May this year. They went Instagram official again last month with a loved-up snap with their little girl Bambi. However, this time around, the mum-of-one has revealed they're taking things slowly and not rushing into things. The sports star hasn't moved back into her Cheshire mansion yet and she's been avoiding showing him in her YouTube vlogs – until now that is. Just last week, Tommy was back on camera again in her latest video diary as she expressed: 'The wanderer has returned! Like nothing ever changed.' The loved-up pair burst into laughter as he kissed her goodbye and told her he loved her.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Tommy Fury spotted on ‘wild night out' after getting back with Molly Mae following booze battle
The star was on a night out with his brother's girlfriend, who looks just like Molly back out Tommy Fury spotted on 'wild night out' after getting back with Molly Mae following booze battle Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TOMMY Fury was spotted on a wild night out this week, without Molly Mae. The boxer, who recently reunited with his partner, reportedly partied until the early hours after she revealed problems related to his boozing were behind their painful split. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Tommy Fury was spotted on a night out with pal until the early hours Credit: Getty 5 Molly has previously spoken about how much she dislikes Tommy going out Credit: mancpicss66 5 Molly and Tommy were seen out with Bambi yesterday Credit: mancpicss66/Aaron Parfitt Tommy, 26, could be seen chatting to his brother Roman's partner, who bears a striking resemblance to Molly at Bubble Room in Alderley Edge. They later headed over to The Symposium night club and danced until 2am, where according to MailOnline he was reportedly seen hugging her. The club is well known in the area and is owned by Hollyoaks hunk Ashley Taylor Dawson, who plays Darren Osborne on the show. Mum-of-one Molly shocked fans last year when she announced her split from Tommy. He was later accused of cheating on her with a 'blonde stranger' on a lads' holiday to Macedonia - something Tommy has repeatedly denied. The former Love Island star admitted yesterday that alcohol and partying was behind his split from the star, saying: 'We broke up because I had a problem with alcohol and I couldn't be the partner that I wanted to be anymore. "It kills me to say it, but I couldn't. I loved a pint of beer, loved to drink.' She later sobbed as she recalled pleading with the boxer to ditch the alcohol during her sister Zoe's big day in July. In heartbreaking scenes in her warts-and-all Prime Video documentary, she said: 'At my sister's wedding I literally begged him, I pleaded with him to not drink. Molly Mae admits she 'begged and pleaded' with Tommy Fury not to drink at her sister's wedding "And … it's just really sad … I don't know why I'm crying now. It's just so sad. It just affected me.' She added: 'He wanted to have a family life but also have the life of a 25 year old boy with no responsibilities and the two don't go hand in hand. 'He's never had an alcohol problem, it's just that alcohol caused problems for us. "It got to a point where I wasn't really looking forward to anything because alcohol affected it so much.' However the pair managed to work past their problems and have since reconciled. They were spotted yesterday looking happier than ever on a family day out. Molly's rep declined to comment. Tommy's rep has been contacted. 5 Molly broke down in tears on her documentary about Tommy's boozing 5 Tommy was seen chatting to brother Roman's girlfriend Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Tommy Fury spotted on ‘wild night out' after getting back with Molly Mae following booze battle
TOMMY Fury was spotted on a wild night out this week, without Molly Mae. The boxer, who recently reunited with his partner 5 Tommy Fury was spotted on a night out with pal until the early hours Credit: Getty 5 Molly has previously spoken about how much she dislikes Tommy going out Credit: mancpicss66 5 Molly and Tommy were seen out with Bambi yesterday Credit: mancpicss66/Aaron Parfitt They later headed over to The Symposium night club and danced until 2am, where according to The club is well known in the area and is owned by Hollyoaks hunk Ashley Taylor Dawson, who plays Darren Osborne on the show. Mum-of-one Molly shocked fans last year when she announced her split from Tommy. Read More on Tommy Fury He was later accused of cheating on her with a 'blonde stranger' on a lads' holiday to Macedonia - something Tommy has repeatedly denied. The former Love Island star admitted yesterday that alcohol and partying was behind his split from the star, saying: 'We broke up because I had a problem with alcohol and I couldn't be the partner that I wanted to be anymore. "It kills me to say it, but I couldn't. I loved a pint of beer, loved to drink.' She later Most read in Celebrity In heartbreaking scenes in her warts-and-all Prime Video documentary, she said: 'At my sister's wedding I literally begged him, I pleaded with him to not drink. Molly Mae admits she 'begged and pleaded' with Tommy Fury not to drink at her sister's wedding "And … it's just really sad … I don't know why I'm crying now. It's just so sad. It just affected me.' She added: 'He wanted to have a family life but also have the life of a 25 year old boy with no responsibilities and the two don't go hand in hand. 'He's never had an alcohol problem, it's just that alcohol caused problems for us. "It got to a point where I wasn't really looking forward to anything because alcohol affected it so much.' However the pair managed to work past their problems and have since reconciled. They were spotted yesterday looking happier than ever on a family day out. Molly's rep declined to comment. Tommy's rep has been contacted. 5 Molly broke down in tears on her documentary about Tommy's boozing 5 Tommy was seen chatting to brother Roman's girlfriend Credit: Getty Timeline of Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury's split After five years together, Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury split up in August 2024. At around 4pm on Wednesday, August 14, Molly-Mae and Tommy suffer an explosive showdown and An hour later Tommy shares a The real reason they split emerges and on Thursday, August 15 On Saturday , August 17, The Sun reveals how Exactly one week after the split a Danish woman accused of getting close to Tommy speaks to The Sun. On Wednesday, August 21, she
Express Tribune
14-02-2025
- General
- Express Tribune
If love hurts, the Sufis say you're doing it right
From oral folktales to contemporary novels, from the narratives we inherit to the ones we craft anew, across cultures and beyond borders, we are all haunted by an eager desire to love and be loved. The question of our being - why and how we exist – can only be contemplated in light of the question of desire, and by extension, love. In Sufi thought, desire animates and shapes the soul. Interrogating what we desire, and how we desire it, is vital to transforming our relationship with ourselves, others in this world, and ultimately to the transcendent reality itself, that is, God. In Plato's seminal text on love, The Symposium , Socrates proposes that all humans love because love is the desire to live a happy life, and that beauty is the means to this happiness since 'what is good is the same as what is beautiful'. According to this logic, all human beings, animated by a desire to live well, are drawn to love what is 'Good' and 'Beautiful'. But abstractions aside, what is love? More importantly, what does love entail ? Love in the Sufi tradition, is not just a feeling or emotion, it is expansive, ecstatic, it pervades all beings and is the root of all creation; love is the primordial cosmic force that creates and sustains life. There is no single authority on the subject, but this is not for a lack of resources. In the Indo-Persian tradition alone – one luminous corner of a vast literary world – there are infinite, archival sources from which we draw our ideas about love. There is a lot to learn from the stories we inherit. Looking to the popular romances of Heer & Ranjha, Sassui & Punnu, Layla & Majnu, as well as all other folk tales like them, one thing is for certain: no love story is without its tragedies, and fulfillment of our desire to be with our beloved is not a promise true love keeps. Love is scarcely about fulfilling one's desires. When we commit to loving someone, we are pierced by a double edged sword, one that promises pleasure and suffering in one fell swoop. For Farid ud-Din Attar (1145–1221), risk is an unalterable part of the path toward true love, that is, toward union with the divine beloved - the ultimate source of all that is 'Good' and 'Beautiful'. In praise of the Persian Sufi poet, mystic, and philosopher, known for his epic poem The Conference of the Birds (Mantiq al-Tayr), Rumi writes: Attar has roamed through the seven cities of love while we have barely turned down the first street. When it comes to the question of love, who better to turn to than the poet who endlessly roams love's cities and valleys? The Conference of the Birds is an allegorical tale in which a group of birds, guided by their leader the hoopoe, embark on a journey to find their king, the Simurgh, who symbolises God. Along the way, they must cross seven valleys: the Valley of Quest, the Valley of Love, the Valley of Knowledge, the Valley of Detachment, the Valley of Unity, the Valley of Bewilderment, and the Valley of Annihilation. Many birds abandon the journey due to fear or attachment to their earthly stations, but those who persevere are rewarded with mystical union. Risk is a vital step to take in order to test the true nature of one's love. Attar writes: True lovers give up everything they own To steal one moment with the Friend alone – They make no vague, procrastinating vow, But risk their livelihood and risk it now. There are a variety of experiences of love, some of which may not involve the risks that he is talking about, but when it comes to true love, we must risk everything we own. The risk that comes with this journey is both physical and metaphysical. On one level, the risk is a material risk. The birds in Attar's tale are compelled to give up their material comforts which includes their natural habitats, their material possessions and their worldly stations or responsibilities. On a deeper level, this idea of dispossessions entails a renunciation of one's selfhood, that is, a perceived ownership over one's 'self'. True love blurs the boundaries between the self and the other. It tests everything one appears to own, even in the metaphysical terrain. Importantly, there is no promised reward at the end of this renunciation; the thought of a single moment with the beloved is enough cause to risk one's entire life. This is because the risk involved does not entail that something is gained or reimbursed in return but is instead a proclamation of one's devotion – love is an act of wilful submission. The lover's task is to submit, beyond reason and without hesitation. The birds in Attar's story are not afforded the time to make a vague promise or procrastinate on their decision; they must devote themselves to the path of love in one all-encompassing gesture: But you, unwilling both to love and tread The pilgrim's path, you might as well be dead! The lover chafes, impatient to depart, And longs to sacrifice his life and heart. The true lover is devoted with such intensity and vigor that it chafes the soles of their feet, even before they have set out on their journey. Anyone who is unwilling to express their devotion in this way may as well be dead. Attar makes it clear that suffering and misery are part and parcel of the path toward this genuine experience of love: Until their hearts are burnt, how can they flee From their desire's incessant misery? One must risk their livelihood and renounce everything they seem to have ownership over till their very hearts are burnt. And until this happens they have not known the true misery that is integral to desire. Suffering itself is a revelatory experience! To love in this sense is to experience a radical transformation, where the lover's will merges with the divine will, and the boundaries between the self and the divine dissolve. Any kind of love, whether that is between humans or of God, is marked by some form of misery because it is this misery that allows the full experience of its pair: ecstasy and joy. True life, living well, begins after this risk has been taken, and anything before is simply a half-life. Both God and the world are disclosed through our capacity to love. Without it, how meaningful is our time on this earth? In the Valley of Love, logic and reason become useless; the lover must willingly burn in love's fire. To live with this fire, to live in it, is undeniably demanding and requires total surrender. But it is this very fire that also illuminates our existence. As far as our mortal bodies allow it, aren't we all seeking illumination?
