Love Island star and boxer Tommy Fury has said he is "heartbroken" to share the end of his relationship with Molly-Mae Hague after five years of being together.

The 25-year-old posted a statement on his Instagram stories to his 5.4 million followers.

He wrote: "I am heartbroken to share that Molly and I have decided to end our relationship.

"The past five years has led us to having our beautiful baby girl, Bambi and I will forever be thankful to Molly for making me a dad. Bambi is our priority.

"Please respect our privacy, and our families privacy as we navigate our way through this difficult time."

Molly-Mae also posted on her Instagram stories and said "I never imagined our story would end".

Her post continued: “Never in a million years did I think I’d ever have to write this.

“After five years of being together I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way.

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“I’m extremely sad to announce that mine and Tommy’s relationship has come to an end.

“I will forever be grateful for the most important thing to me now and always, my beautiful daughter. Without us there would be no her, she will always be my priority.

“I want to thank you all for the love you have shown us over the last five years. You have all been a part of our journey and I feel it’s right to share this with you all.

"Whilst I attempt to navigate the coming days and weeks please kindly respect my privacy over this difficult time, I’ll be back when it feels right.”

The couple, who finished as runners-up during the 2019 series of the ITV2 reality TV dating show welcomed their first child, Bambi, in January 2023.