Molly-Mae's unique £8,000 cot for son Midas compared to ‘Hannibal Lecter’s cell'

After giving birth to her second child, it didn’t take long for Molly-Mae Hague to be roasted by the internet.

Firstly, it was for her son’s unusual name, Midas. And now, it’s for the cot she’s given him.

The influencer and her boxer boyfriend, Tommy Fury, both 27, welcomed their second baby earlier this month, making three-year-old daughter Bambi a big sister.

His name was then revealed to be Midas Thomas Fury, which Tommy confirmed via his outfit as he stepped into the ring to face off with Eddie Hall in Manchester.

But after digesting the moniker relatively quickly (to be fair, Molly-Mae had forewarned us that it was quirky), the internet soon moved on to poke fun at something else.

When the mum-of-two unveiled his nursery, the plastic cot he sleeps in was likened to ‘the jail cell they kept Hannibal Lecter in’ by one X user.

Their post went viral, with @kloudia_tweets then describing the cot as a ‘cage’.

Others predicted it would be a ‘pain to clean’ due to ‘handprints and stains’, while @bubblebeexoxo added in a reference to Netflix show You: ‘is her baby named joe goldberg by any chance’.

The acrylic cot was also used by Bambi when she was a newborn, and it sparked online rage then, too, when fans discovered it cost a staggering £8,000.

And that’s not the only design choice that has infuriated people, as Molly-Mae’s penchant for beige and neutral colour schemes has been called ‘boring’, with social media users even warning her that it could be detrimental to the baby’s development.

‘Mums need to stop living through their aesthetic for the baby. At first glance I thought this was a dressing room. Baby rooms need colour and imagery’, said @iamuniquexo.

@Sophh_bby asked, ‘where are the colours?’, while @sharitotorres argued: ‘This is the worst for a baby’s learning…’

‘is she allergic to fun and colours?’, quipped @W4IT1NGROOM.

Indeed, colours are beneficial for babies, as researchers have found that vibrancy and primary colours can help to stimulate their eyesight. Bright colours are also easier for babies to see in their early months.

Additionally, exposure to colour plays a role in cognitive development and can aid with a baby’s visual memory and association skills.

Bright colours are generally associated with positivity and joyful energy, too, and can encourage exploration and engagement during play.

Alas, the so-called ‘sad beige baby trend’, as it’s been named on TikTok, has really taken off in recent years as influencers have welcomed offspring and meticulously curated aesthetically pleasing spaces.

Fans have defended their choices and praised how the tones create a ‘calmness’ for babies. PrettyLittleThing even launched a fully beige baby range in 2023, and searches for ‘beige baby clothes’ have increased year on year on sites like Etsy.

And while childhood development experts have said entirely colourless rooms have the potential to be ‘inherently bad’, it is generally thought not to present long-term issues, since babies typically develop good colour vision between five and eight months old.

Nevertheless, stars like Molly-Mae remain committed to the cause, as she’s also splashed out on a Hermes blanket for Midas. These tend to exceed £1.5k in price.

And in another Bambi hand-me-down, Midas also has the cloud light of hers, which was previously reported to have cost nearly £500.

The rest of the nursery includes his name spelled out in letter blocks on a bookshelf, a reed diffuser, an elephant toy, and grey cushions.

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After welcoming her first son, the Maebe founder explained where inspiration for his name came from – and it wasn’t Greek mythology.

She told her YouTube subscribers: ‘I saw a few comments being like, “King Midas was a fool in Greek mythology. This is just so silly if she’s called her son this”.’

The former Love Island star then confessed: ‘I actually found the name from watching a film called Real Steel.

Midas’ arrival is said to be causing friction behind closed doors, though, as Tommy’s family allegedly feels ‘excluded’.

According to a source speaking to The Sun, the Furys expected to see more of the little one than they have.

‘There is ongoing grumbling and remarks over family expectations and how much time – or lack of it – Tommy’s family gets to spend with the children,’ an insider claimed.

‘Some family members on the Fury side feel they have not been able to spend as much time with baby Midas as they would have liked.’

Neither Molly-Mae nor Tommy has addressed the rumours publicly.