Maura Higgins took to Instagram to share some gorgeous pics from the Love Island Games and poke fun at her run on I’m A Celeb
Maura Higgins looked stunning in pics she shared from the Love Island Games set in Fiji this week. The Irish reality TV star, who hosts the post-show recap of the Love Island spin-off, also poked fun at her time on I’m A Celeb and how badly she’s handling some of Fiji’s native wildlife.
The second series of the Love Island Games began on 16 September. The show sees former Islanders from across the globe descend on Fiji for another chance at love. There, they meet new bombshells, recouple and face elimination, but also face twists that add an even more competitive edge to the show.
Maura guest hosted a few episodes of the first series and now hosts Love Island Games: Aftersun. While on set this week, the star shared snaps of herself in a gorgeous black and silver two piece which showed off her toned abs. She completed the look with a slicked back ponytail and a fringe.
But Maura also posted a behind-the-scenes clip from when she was having her photo taken. In the video, she moves her hair and a bug falls onto her shoulder. The TV star then screamed and wriggled to get the bug off. Over the video, Maura wrote: “And I did the jungle.”
Maura first found fame in 2019 when she was a bombshell on Love Island. Though she was briefly in a love triangle with Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague, Maura ultimatley reached the final in a couple with Curtis Pritchard. Since then, Maura has presented an agony aunt segment on This Morning, competed on Dancing on Ice and been a guest panelist on Loose Women.
In November 2024, Maura was announced as part of the line-up for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!. She entered on the fifth day alongside Reverend Richard Coles and was the sixth celebrity to be voted out of the camp, while Richard reached the final. The whole series was won by McFly’s Danny Jones.
I’m A Celeb will return to ITV soon. The line-up has not yet been announced but reports are suggesting This Morning’s political pundit Nick Ferrari, Emmerdale’s Lisa Riley, EastEnders’ Shona McGarty and social media star Morgan Burthwhistle (aka Angry Ginge) are all set to head out to the jungle.
The decision to add Angryginge to the line-up is thought to have sparked outrage amongst other social media stars, many of whom are said to feel “snubbed.”
A source told the Express, “It’s turned into an influencer war every single year now. There are some really big names in that space who have been trying to get into the jungle for ages, and they feel ITV keep ignoring them. First it was GK Barry last year, now it’s Angry Ginge – people are fuming.
“The mood behind the scenes is not good. Some of these influencers have been in proper talks with ITV for years.
“They were already furious when GK Barry got the call-up last year, and now they’re watching another online star — who’s barely been around five minutes compared to them — bag the jungle spot. They feel stitched up.”
ITV said, “We do not comment on speculation about the contestants.”
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