Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague broke down in tears as she paid tribute to her pomeranian puppy and hit back at trolls who said she bought the animal for “Instagram likes”.
The 21-year-old was given the dog by boyfriend Tommy Fury last week and shocked fans when announcing it had died on Wednesday.
Hague said a vet told her the pet – named Mr Chai – suffered a seizure and died, as she dismissed claims the dog’s death was caused by it travelling from Russia.
In a tearful video shared on YouTube on Wednesday evening, she said: “People that are saying we bought him for Instagram likes, please stop saying that. “Our lives are on social media, my full-time job is to show you guys what I’m doing.