Maura Higgins warns new boyfriend Chris Taylor she’s sex starved after spending six months in lockdown without a man

MAURA Higgins has warned her new boyfriend Chris Taylor that she’s going to be a handful in bed after she was sex starved in lockdown.

The fiery Love Island star finally confirmed she’s dating Chris after months of speculation over their relationship.

Maura Higgins will be a handful in bed for her new boyfriend Chris Taylor

And just three months ago Maura told HOAR’s Fabulous magazine that she was “getting sexy” for her new man.

“I 100 per cent feel the sexiest of my life,” she said.

“I’m getting sexy for my new man! Now I definitely feel like I’m ready to be with somebody.

“I’m 100 per cent single and ready to mingle.

“God help the next man I meet. I’m not sure he’ll be able to put up with me!”

The Love Island pair, who have always denied romance rumours, embraced in a photo on Instagram last night as Irish stunner Maura, who turned 30 this week, told fans: “He’s mine”.

Chris, from Leicester, melted hearts by posting the same photo from their recent trip to Dubai, and the 29-year-old penned: “Turns out I fell in love with my best mate.”

The news sent Love Island fans into meltdown and their reality star pals rushed to congratulate them on their new relationship.

Love Island 2020 winner Greg O’Shea wrote: “This is what 2020 needed ”

Gemma Collins said: “I’m so happy for you ”

And Love Island fan Jacqueline Jossa raved: “Thank f**k!”

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Maura Higgins and Chris Taylor kissed in a video on Instagram

He was seen lifting Maura above his head in the funny video

Chris did a freeze-frame on their kiss and made it black and white

The pair had for long been the subject of romance rumours

Last week the Love Island 2019 stars drove fans wild when they took part in the ‘Kiss your best friend’ challenge on Instagram.

It looked more than a little romantic, with Chris, 29, whipping his shirt off, before lifting her above his head.

Chris and Maura, who now lives in Essex, have been linked for months, after she split from fellow Love Islander Curtis Pritchard.

But she had insisted they were not dating, telling fans: “We are the best of friends.”

Chris’s video starts with him picking Maura up off the floor

Maura and Chris were seen leaving Sheesh together this summer

She recently said, when asked during a Q&A video: “This was the first question that came in and I’m not even a bit surprised.

“No, we’re not dating. We are the best of friends. We just get on really well. We got on really well in villa, but not a lot of that was shown.”

In August, HOAR revealed Maura had spent the night at Chris’s house after the pair went on a night out bowling and ice-skating together.