Love Island’s Maura Higgins reveals she begged to LEAVE show in unaired scenes
We're glad that she stayed!
Love Island's Maura Higgins has revealed she stormed out of the villa and wanted to quit the hit ITV2 dating show in scenes that weren't aired over the summer.
Speaking to the boohoo podcast 'Get The Scoop', the 28-year-old said she attempted to leave because she thought she'd never find love, until she met fellow contestant Curtis Pritchard.
The Irish beauty said, "You have a lot of good moments, but then you have a lot of bad moments in there too because things get very heightened.
"I’m so proud of the fact I didn’t give up because I was going to. I actually stormed out of the villa and said, “I want to go home, I can’t do it anymore, I can’t find a man."
She added, "But I’m so proud that I got the strength to stay and carry on… and now look, I’ve got a man!"
Maura, who is rumoured to be taking part in the next series of Dancing On Ice, also revealed her best and worst moments in the villa.
She said, "My best moment in the villa was finally finding a man. My worst was missing my sister’s wedding and missing my niece’s birthday, oh my God I cried that day.
"It was also my best friends two-year anniversary while I was away. I cried so many times".
And not one to shy away from any drama, Maura also hit back at the critics, after it was suggested she got 'too close' with fellow contestant Greg O'Shea, when the pair appeared on The Late Late Show in Ireland.
Slamming the reports, she said, "Do you know what? It's 2019 right? If I was stood there besides a girl, nothing was going to be said about it.
"If I'm stood besides any man, I'm going to be accused of flirting. It's ridiculous, come on!"
That's the critics told!
See who's rumoured to join Maura on Dancing On Ice 2020 below
Amber Gill
Love Island 2019 winner Amber Gill has been rumoured to be taking part in the show since she left the villa in the summer! However, fans are pretty certain that she's one of the celebrities to be signed up, after Dancing On Ice's social pages shared a photo of some curly hair with the caption, 'Big hair, don't care? We wonder who this celeb will be taking to the ice very soon... #DancingOnIce 👀.'
Perri Kiely
...However, others are questioning whether the picture could be of Perri Kiely, who has also been rumoured to be on the show. With his Diversity dance pal Ashley Banjo on the judging panel and Ashley's brother Jordan Banjo as backstage reporter, could he be getting involved too?
Joe Swash
King of the Jungle Joe Swash is thought to be heading to the ice after one of the Dancing On Ice teaser pics. Sharing a photo of someone with a gold star in their pocket, the caption read, 'We've got stars in our eyes over this celeb... Or in our jacket pockets? ✨ #DancingOnIce.' Plenty of fans commented to guess Joe Swash... Hopefully we'll find out if it's true soon!
Karen Carney
After Dancing On Ice shared a photo of a hand holding a football with the caption, 'We wonder if this celeb will be able to score big on the ice... ⚽️ #DancingOnIce,' fans were left scratching their heads over who it could be. But others were able to put two and two together and possibly make four, after realising that footballer Karen Carney has just retired! Plus the fact that fellow Lioness Alex Scott is appearing on Strictly Come Dancing 2019 could be a clue...
Ian 'H' Watkins
Steps superstar Ian 'H' Watkins could be taking to the ice this year after his bandmate Faye Tozer almost won Strictly last year! An insider said, "He won a legion of fans in his Steps days with his cheesy dance moves and he could do it all over again by recreating them on the ice."
After a new teaser picture on the Instagram account, fans are now convinced H will be on the show!
Maura Higgins
Show bosses are probably quite keen to snap up a Love Island 2019 star - so if it's not Amber, it could very well be Maura Higgins, who was a huge hit on the show! A new teaser picture was uploaded to the Dancing On Ice account, and fans are convinced it's Maura...
Ben Hanlin
Fans of the show are predicting that Ben Hanlin is the magician that Dancing On Ice are teasing in their latest clue picture. Rumours are flying around that he has replaced Kelvin Fletcher, who was reportedly going to be appearing on the show, but has now moved over to Strictly Come Dancing to replace the injured Jamie Laing.
Carol Vorderman
Viewers have now become convinced that Carol Vorderman is taking part after the seventh picture was revealed to be a woman holding up an MBE.
Lucrezia Millarini
Journalist Lucrezia Millarini is thought the be the person in the ninth teaser picture! The caption reads, 'We wonder what headlines this celeb will be making on the ice? 🤔.'
Michael Barrymore
TV presenter Michael Barrymore is rumoured to be taking part in the show, with an inside source saying, "He has always been TV gold and show chiefs appreciate there's still a huge amount of interest in him."
He's also thought to be the person in the 10th teaser picture on the Dancing On Ice social pages! The caption reads, 'The #DancingOnIce Class of 2020 is looking rather lovely...'
Lisa George
Coronation Street star Lisa George is thought to be the person in the latest Dancing On Ice teaser photo!
Michelle Heaton
Liberty X star Michelle Heaton is rumoured to be going on the show after saying that she'd quite fancy it! She said, "It is one of those shows that I would love to tick off my bucket list. It would be really wonderful to learn how to do something like that. Let's hope I can pull some strings."
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