Molly-Mae responds to backlash over flying with Ryanair for sister's hen do

Whilst one might expect a celebrity influencer as successful as Molly-Mae Hague to hop onboard a plush private jet every time she travels overseas, the former Love Island star has proven this week that she's actually much more humble than people give her credit for.

If you follow the mother-of-one on social media - upon which she boasts a staggering 7.8 million followers - you'll already be well aware of the surprising turn of events that transpired last week when the TV favourite rocked up to Manchester Airport and boarded a Ryanair flight.

Fans were shocked to see Molly-Mae travelling with the budget airline. (Instagram/@mollymae)

That's right, ex-Love Island star Molly-Mae - who appeared on the hit ITV dating show all the way back in 2019, where she met now-fiance and baby-daddy Tommy Fury - opted to travel with the notoriously budget-friendly airline to Ibiza, where she'd organised an elaborate hen-party for her older sister, Zoe.

And whilst she's no Taylor Swift or Victoria Beckham, Molly-Mae certainly roused quite a stir when she shared a series of snaps of Ryanair's infamous yellow and navy flight decor.

In fact, many fans were left in shock when it transpired that she hadn't flown the group of hen-do attendees out to the party hotspot on a private jet - upon which she is regularly photographed.

Last night, however - in a newly-uploaded video to her YouTube channel - the ex-islander opened up about feeling as though she can't win no matter how she travels abroad and is consistently the victim of harsh online critique over her decisions.

"When I saw people talking about how they thought it was crazy how I booked my sister a Ryanair flight to take her on her hen-do, like 'I can't believe Molly booked a Ryanair flight for her and her sister's friends when a few weeks before she got her friend a jet,'" she teased an impression of her followers.

The social media star went on to reference a recent trip that she arranged for one of her closest gal pals Taylor, in which the group travelled to the Alps via private jet.

"But do you know the reason why I bit at this, was that when I did do the jet for Taylor's birthday - which, by the way, wasn't just me, it was actually split between the whole entire group, I will say - I don't even know why I'm talking about this."

Molly-Mae continued her rant: "Basically, it just got me because the amount of stick and intense comments I got from doing that treat for Taylor's birthday and getting the jet made me think I probably wouldn't do that ever again.

The Love Island star claims she can't win over her followers either way. (Instagram/@mollymae)

"Because it takes away that specialness of the experience because the reaction was so... it's just not worth it. I understand everyone has their own opinions, but I got equally as much stick and equally the amount of comments for flying Ryanair. "I was just sat there thinking, 'Should I just swim next time? Should I get on a dolphin's back to the country that I want to go to?', because if I fly commercial, it made me feel like I was the worst sister in the entire world, or if I fly private, it's all I hear about for the next few weeks."

Not sure we can quite relate to your dilemma Mol, but we appreciate the honesty...