For the first time, Molly-Mae Haag sheds light on what preceded her divorce from Tommy Fury last summer.

In a new interview with British Voguethe 25 year old Love Island UK alum said the breakup — which she announced on her Instagram Stories in August — “was a bit of a shock,” as she revealed the “circumstances” were particularly challenging.

“I didn’t want what happened,” she said, repeating that she “100 percent wanted to marry Tommy, and that would never have changed.”

They had even picked a date and the schedule was in full effect at the time of the split, The Hague revealed. “I wanted to get married next September and it’s very difficult when it’s taken away a little bit.”

While she insisted she will “always have a lot of love and respect” for the 25-year-old boxer, she said it is “a very deep situation” and it is “really sad.”

“Aside from Tommy and I, no one will ever really know what happened, and we’d like to keep it that way for Bambi’s sake,” she said of the actual circumstances that led to the split, while referring to the relationship between the couple. daughter of one and a half.

However, she does think Fury will “eventually talk about things,” as she seemingly hinted to the outlet that the breakup was a result of something on his end.

“I think maybe more will be said when he’s ready. But I think he should do it on his terms,” ​​she said. “It’s not like it’s gossip. It’s real life.”

For now, their focus is on co-parenting, and Haag said they are “both very mature about it.”

Fury has similarly said that Bambi is the couple’s main priority and that thanks to her, the details of the split will always be vague to the public.

“Everyone’s going to point fingers if there’s a bandwagon to jump on, but ultimately, out of respect for Molly and out of respect for myself, and you know, our relationship and for us, I’m going to let us know and go there as privately as possible deal with,” he said on ITV’s This morning last month.

Fury also admitted that things have been ‘difficult’ since announcing the breakup as ‘there have been a lot of critics’, while briefly addressing the rumors of infidelity on his part that have been circulating since August. “I’ll leave all that stuff for Molly and me to work through.”

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A representative for Fury previously told PEOPLE that he was “shocked by the false allegations of cheating spread by the media” following the breakup, so much so that the boxer “consulted his lawyers.”