Molly-Mae Hague cries as skin condition that makes her self-conscious returns

Molly-Mae Hague took to Instagram today to share with fans that she's suffered a flare-up of tinea versicolor, a skin condition that leaves the skin looking patchy. The former Love Island star, 22, shared a photo to show pigmentation on her arm. And she explained that it had taken a year for it to go the last time it had flared up.

She wrote with a crying emoji: "I actually can't believe I've woken up this morning to my pigmentation having come back. It took me a whole year to get rid of this last time.

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"I didn't get my arms out because I was so self-conscious. I actually can't believe it's come back. No idea what could have caused it."

She also told her followers: "I think the actual term for this is tinea versicolor." Tinea versicolor, also called pityriasis versicolor, is a common fungal skin infection. According to the NHS website a GP can prescribe treatment for it, but it can keep coming back.

The condition is caused by a type of fungus that lives on the skin. Pityriasis versicolor causes patches of skin to change colour but it's not always clear why this happens.

Molly-Mae, creative director the fashion brand PrettyLittleThing, shared the update from a work trip to Mallorca, where she showcased a new shorter hairstyle. "Flying visit," she told fans before saying she was at "maybe one of the most beautiful hotels I've ever stayed at."

Molly-Mae has been celebrating her boxer beau Tommy Fury's win over Daniel Bocianski at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night on his heavyweight champion older brother Tyson's undercard. After the fight she revealed that they hadn't seen each other in two months. Speaking with BT Sport she spoke of her