MAURA HIGGINS continues on her rise to ultimate stardom after gaining a legion of fans on Love Island.
She has since gone onto feature in a number of photo shoots including for Ann Summers and compete on Dancing on Ice – but is she still with her ex co-star Curtis Pritchard?
Are Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard still together?
Maura and Curtis survived until the end, leaving Love Island in fourth place in season five in 2019.
They had gotten together in the villa after Curtis dumped Amy Hart.
But the pair’s relationship did not last, as they broke up on March 2, 2020.
They romance had already been on the rocks, after Curtis hinted in December that their relationship may be a bit of trouble.
With his career going from strength to strength and Maura spending every spare minute practising for Dancing on Ice, the Love Island stars hadn’t had much time to actually spend with each other.
Admitting he was too busy to see Maura, Curtis told Lorraine Kelly: “We haven’t had time to spend with everyone, and Maura. I haven’t seen Maura in a little bit.”
And the lack of time spent together looked to have played a factor as they split up just seven months after leaving Love Island.
Since then, Maura has stuck to the single life – although there have been rumours surrounding her and Alexander Demetriou.
Meanwhile, another former Love Islander – Megan Barton Hanson – revealed she has a crush on Maura.
How much is Maura being paid for Dancing on Ice?
We don’t know exactly how much Maura has been paid for DOI.
But we do know that celebs appearing on the show will pocket anything between £20,000-100,000.
The highest-ever paid celeb contestant was Pamela Anderson who walked home with £150,000 for appearing in the series in 2013.
On September 24, it was announced on This Morning that Maura Higgins would be taking part in the latest series of Dancing On Ice.
The reality TV star even made an appearance on the show to share the exciting news with ITV viewers across the nation.
Maura stood in a giant inflatable snow globe as Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby hyped up the reveal.
The Love Island beauty made it known that she wanted to pair up with a strict professional partner in order to keep her tantrums in place.
“I need someone strict to keep me in line, ” she shared. “Otherwise I’ll just throw a strop and lay on the floor.”
“[Headbangers] frighten me a lot. I’m more excited than scared, though. I’m brave and competitive so I think that will drive me.”
Has Maura Higgins had surgery?
Rumours have been swirling that Maura has had cosmetic surgery, as she looks starkly different now to photos taken during her youth.
However, her mother, Sharon, has vehemently denied her daughter had any work done, stating she has simply “matured”.
Speaking to the Longford Leader, Sharon said: “She never got plastic surgery ever. The only thing she ever got done – and she never hid it, she had it up on her own Instagram – was she got some lip filler.
It also turns out that Maura is very talented when it comes to applying makeup.
During her Christmas break back in Ireland, she shocked fans by posting a picture of herself wearing no makeup or fake tan – because she look
Pulling a cheeky smile and with her hair tied loosely back, Maura looked fresh as a daisy without a scrap of mascara or fake tan in sight.
Her au naturale look was in stark contrast to the Dancing on Ice launch earlier this month, which saw Maura suitably glammed up to the nines.
Perhaps this just goes to show her looks are all natural.
What is Maura’s official Instagram page?
Her official Instagram tag is @maurahiggins.
And given that she’s a model who has worked with plenty of famous faces – and it isn’t surprising to know that her social media page already has over 2.8million followers.
Maura uses the platform to showcase her modelling work while also giving fans a glimpse into her fabulous life, having recently flown to Palm Springs, California, for the annual Coachella music festival.
How did Maura Higgins become famous?
Maura Higgins is a 29-year-old model and grid girl from County Longford, Ireland.
And she’s no stranger to being around celebrities, revealing that she’s worked with plenty of athletes throughout her booming modelling career.
She has worked with brands like Monster and at events such as Bellator MMA and FIA World Rallycross.
In 2017, Maura also starred in Liam Payne’s music video for his single Get Low and has met pop princess Ariana Grande.
However, it wasn’t until last year that she found fame after entering the Love Island villa.
Before meeting Curtis, her longest relationship lasted a whopping nine years – but her LI romance failed to reach a year.
Was Maura Higgins a presenter on This Morning?
Yes – Maura landed a hot spot to dish out no-nonsense relationship advice on the staple morning show.
The Love Island runner-up landed the role just a week after leaving the villa – and fans think she has already mastered it.
Speaking about the decision to cast her, This Morning editor Martin Frizell described Maura as this year’s “stand out contestant.”
And discussing her role beforehand, Maura said: “I’m getting flutters about joining This Morning. I can’t believe it. It’s beyond my wildest dreams.
“I’ve grown up watching Phillip, Holly, Eamonn, Ruth and the team. Mad to think I’m now part of that iconic family. Can’t wait to crack on.”
What happened to Maura Higgins on Love Island?
- Maura made her Love Island debut in episode nine let slip a number of shocking innuendos.
- She shared dates with Tommy Fury, Michael Griffiths and Danny Williams and Tom Walker before smooching with Dennon Lewis and then admitting she would be interested in getting to know Marvin Brooks.
- Things took a turn in the villa, when Amy Hart was crying over Curtis Pritchard and Maura delivered some home truths and told the former air hostess: “He doesn’t [love you]”. Maura was then seen revealing to Lucie Donlan that she actually had a crush on Curtis.
- She decided to pull Curtis to the side for a little chat after Curtis dumped Amy confessing that she “had feelings for him” before they shared a steamy smooch during a lap dancing challenge.
- Curtis eventually chose Maura to couple up with and they enjoyed dates in the villa and nights under the sheets until Maura’s parents arrived and left viewers guessing, after her mum made some ambiguous comments about Curtis.
- In the final on July 29, 2019, Curtis and Maura came in fourth place – losing out to winners Amber Gill and Greg O’Shea.
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