Maura Higgins reveals she turned down The Traitors and Love Island: All Stars
Maura Higgins has revealed that she turned down the chance to appear on both The Traitors and Love Island: All Stars before her stint on I’m A Celebrity.
The 34-year-old left the Australian jungle last month after placing sixth having entered the show as a late arrival with Reverend Richard Coles.
Speaking on ITV’s Loose Women, Maura admitted that she’s not against taking part in BBC’s psychological reality series The Traitors – as long as her campmate Coleen Rooney “wasn’t in there”.
“I actually turned down The Traitors before, maybe a year ago,” she revealed.
“Because I always was like ‘people will work me out’, and I’d probably rather be a traitor than a faithful. I like to be a bit devious, but yeah, I don’t know if I’ll ever do it, I mean, it’s a great show.”
“But yeah, I’d probably be figured out.”
She also told the panel that her “dating show days are done” as she vowed to never return to the Love Island villa.
Maura previously appeared on the show as a bombshell back in 2019 and said she’s turned down the chance to take part in the drama for a second time.
“I don’t want to go on a dating show, like I’ve turned down All Stars before, I’ve done it once.
The Longford lady was then asked if that meant she was no longer single, but replied: “No, I know what you’re doing, I never said anything.”
Maura is rumoured to be dating fellow reality star Pete Wicks, who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing last year, but remained tight-lipped about their romance.
“There’s not really much to tell, I know that’s very boring, like we’ve known each other for what six years, we spend time together.
“We get on very well, our personalities are very, very similar, and he’s a great person, but there’s actually nothing to tell.”
However, Maura said that while she’s turned down other programmes, appearing on I’m A Celebrity was not a “hard decision” for her.
“I felt like I was ready for something like that,” she explained.
“It’s weird because, I (did) a podcast talking about mental health, and I really struggle about opening up, and I did that, and then I was like, ‘Oh, maybe this is the year for change and taking myself out of my comfort zone’.
“And wow, did I do that.”
