Molly-Mae Hague has clarified that her newborn son Midas was not named after the Greek King Midas, but after a robot in the film Real Steel. The former Love Islander shared the revelation in a new YouTube vlog.
Baby Midas Arrives
Molly-Mae, 27, and Tommy Fury, also 27, welcomed their second child on June 3. The couple announced the name Midas on June 13, with Tommy sporting the name on his shorts during his fight against Eddie Hall in Manchester. Their first daughter, Bambi, was born in January 2023.
Setting the Record Straight
Public speculation linked the name to Greek mythology, where King Midas was granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold. However, Molly-Mae explained in her vlog: "We have named our son Midas. His middle name is Thomas and his surname is Fury. So he's Midas Thomas Fury. We had this name for a boy for quite a few years."
She added: "I saw a couple of comments when the name was being rumoured about how the name originates from Greek mythology because there was a king called King Midas... I do absolutely just like love that saying. But the same way Bambi is not necessarily named after the Disney character Bambi, is the same way Midas is not named after the Greek King."
The Real Steel Inspiration
Molly-Mae revealed the unusual origin of the name: "I actually found the name from watching a film called Real Steel, which is like the most random film. It's basically like Transformers. It's the most not me film ever. And I showed my mum it the other week. She was like, 'This is so random for you to like this film.' And I was like, 'I know, but it's actually such a great film.'"
She continued: "It's got Hugh Jackman in it, and it's a film about robots boxing. And one of the robots in the film that was boxing was called Midas. I heard the name, and I thought this was years ago. I was like, 'Wow, that's a really cool strong name.' Like Midas, I've never heard of that before. I just thought Midas Fury, I thought, 'Wow, what a strong name.' Then I mentioned it to Tommy, and he just absolutely fell in love with it."
The couple had held onto the name for years: "This could have been like literally years ago, but that was always our boy name really that we stuck with."
