MOLLY-Mae Hague responded to the backlash at the NTAs after fans hit out at the star for bagging gong.
The former Love Island star won the Authored Documentary award for her Amazon Prime series, Molly-Mae: Behind It All.
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Viewers tuned into the streaming series to follow the challenges of life after her breakup from Tommy Fury.
She beat out the likes of Amy Dowden‘s Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me which followed her cancer journey and Boyzone‘s Sky docuseries.
The late Rob Burrow also lost out for his piece, There’s Only One Rob Burrow, which documented his struggle with motor neurone disease.
Molly-Mae, 26, has now issued a statement on social media after a number of viewers complained about the National Television Awards result on social media.
Sharing a picture of herself on the stage, she then wrote: “Last night at the NTAs I shared a category with people whose stories will always be more powerful and inspirational than mine.
“I see that, I believe that and I want to acknowledge it again here.”
She continued: “It was only right to dedicate this award to the late Rob Burrow and his family and to the remarkable people in my category … this win belongs to them.”
However, even though the former reality star acknowledged that other nominees were ‘more powerful and inspirational,’ she thanked her fans for voting for her.
She added: “I’m so grateful for the recognition but even more grateful to have stood alongside such strength and inspiration. [White heart emoji]
“To everyone that voted … I am absolutely blown away. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
At the time of the ITV ceremony broadcast, Fans slammed the ceremony as they thought that ‘more worthy’ nominees should have gotten the gong.
Taking to X, one fan fumed: “Molly Mae winning an NTA over Rob Burrow or Amy Dowden is everything that is wrong with the world.”
A second stated: “If you want to know the state of tv these days… Molly Mae documentary beat Rob Burrow documentary. What wild times we live in.”
“All those wonderfully powerful documentaries and Molly Mae won!?” wrote a third.
I shared a category with people whose stories will always be more powerful and inspirational than mine.
Molly-Mae Hague
While a fourth added: “Molly Mae winning an NTA over Rob Burrow really reminds me how much I hate society today. And the mid-speech dedication felt false and completely inappropriate. His family’s face said it all.”
Vogue’s swipe
Fellow reality TV star Vogue Williams took a rather catty swipe after Molly-Mae picked up her first NTA.
Speaking on Lorraine, Vogue said: “I’m going to plan a break up because then I’m going to win an NTA myself,” before she burst out in laughter.
The star added: “Yeah there were quite a few shocked faces in the room because she was up against Rob Burrows, Freddie Flintoff, Amy Dowden, incredible documentaries.
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“I think there were a few shocked faces in the audience but she did pay tribute to Rob Burrows in her acceptance speech.”
Molly’s Speech
The star did dedicate her award to former rugby player Rob, who passed away last year at 41.
She told the audience: “Oh my goodness. Honestly, just to be nominated for this award was such an honour.”
“I think as you guys saw, we were up against some seriously inspirational people in this category.”
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She then went on to thank her production team as she continued: “This team has been the reason why this experience has been so incredible for me.
“I think with nights like tonight it’s not just about the talent. It’s about the people that make shows like these.
“I’ve learned so much, I feel like I could start my own production company at this point.”
She then went onto thank her family who she labelled as the “best support system.”
I think as you guys saw, we were up against some seriously inspirational people in this category.
Molly-Mae Hague
Molly-Mae added: “And thank you to my own family who didn’t choose this life [of stardom] but came on the show for me because they knew how much it meant to me.
“You’re the best support system I could ask for.”
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