MOLLY-Mae Hague has revealed the unexpected inspiration behind baby Midas’s name — and fans will be surprised to learn he’s not named after the Greek king.
The Love Island star, 27, who welcomed her second child with Tommy Fury at the start of the month, has now opened up about the real meaning behind the baby’s name.
Tommy sensationally revealed their son’s name when he took on retired British strongman Eddie Hall in a boxing match wearing shorts emblazoned with Midas’ name.
At first, it was speculated that the newborn’s name was inspired by the Greek king whom turned things to gold by simply touching them — but this is not the case.
Speaking in a new vlog, Molly-Mae has revealed that their son’s name was actually inspired by robot boxing film, Real Steel.
The 2011 film, which stars Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly, is set in a near-future world.
In the flick, high-tech robots replace human boxers in the ring, and one of the characters is called Midas, which is where Molly fell in love with the name.
Speaking about the inspiration behind Midas, Molly said: “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.
“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, and he was the king.
“I believe the story is that everything he touches turns to gold, and I do absolutely just love that saying,” she added.
Molly, who was speaking in the clip that was recorded before Midas’s name was revealed in the boxing ring, added: “When Tommy wears his kit tomorrow, inside the kit, when we were designing it, we put a little patch inside that says everything he touches turns into gold because I do just think it’s so special.
“But equally, he’s not necessarily named after the Greek King because I saw a few comments being like, ‘um, King Midas was a fool in Greek mythology. Like this is just so silly if she’s called her son this’.
“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. This is the most random story.”
She continued: “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 like random for you to like this film.’ And I was like, ‘I know, but it’s actually such a great film’.
“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 I don’t even know what timeline we’re looking at here.
“This could have been like literally years ago, but that was always our boy name really that we stuck with.”
It was initially thought that Midas was picked for its Ancient Greek connotations.
Symbolising wealth and opulence, the term is often associated with the legendary figure King Midas, who possessed the mythical ability to turn everything he touched into gold.
Midas is a prominent character in Greek mythology, and according to legend, “King Midas ruled Phrygia in Anatolia and was granted the power to turn objects into gold by the god Dionysus”.
In more modern discussions, Midas is often used to describe individuals or entities that possess a special knack for generating wealth.
