NO SHELF CONTROL

Title: Becoming Molly-Mae

Author: Molly-Mae Hague

Publisher: Ebury Spotlight

Publication Date: October, 2022

Genre: Biography

Pages: 286

My Rating: ★★★★☆

Molly-Mae tells her story so far about her growing up, love life and career.

At 23, there isn’t an awful lot to tell about her life, but she gives it a good go. I was expecting more about Love Island, but it’s glossed over in a matter of sentences, which was disappointing.

She mainly talks about her looks. Getting fillers, having them dissolved again and how she let herself go and felt unhealthy when she was a size 10. As someone who is a size 10, I actually found it a little insulting (especially given that the average UK woman is a size 16). It made me feel self conscious. Completely the opposite of what, I think (hope!), she was trying to achieve. I get that her looks are part of what makes her successful, but she comes across as quite shallow in places.

There is a lot about her influencing; Instagram, You Tube, TikTok, her brand deals and her own business. It’s almost like a beginners guide to influencing, as opposed to a life story. Which is interesting, but gets a bit repetitive and boring after a while.

I do like the relationship her and Tommy have though. They seem very much in love, and Tommy’s faithfulness and adoration of her seems incredibly sweet. She comes across as very much a home bird, and surprisingly introverted. She doesn’t have a wide circle of friends and is anti alcohol and drugs, which makes a refreshing change for someone in the limelight.

“I’ll get to that later” was a phrase I was fed up of reading by the end of the book!

A quick read, I read this in an afternoon. Not sure I’d recommend to anyone who isn’t particularly interested in Instagram or influencing.