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ITV I’m A Celebrity fans spot potential ‘clash’ as Maura Higgins announced as new campmate
by Liv Clarke · Manchester Evening NewsI’m A Celebrity fans reckon they’ve spotted a potential ‘clash’ between campmates after Maura Higgins was announced as one of the new celebrities to be joining jungle this week. At the end of Wednesday’s episode of the ITV show, two additional campmates were revealed.
Former Love Island star Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles are joining the other ten celebrities who are already in camp. As fans of the show know, every year extra celebrities are added to the line up as week one draws to a close.
Fans have been speculating that Maura and Richard would be taking part in the show for weeks. Maura’s participation was even left in doubt when she was seen heading on a group trip to Las Vegas along with Loose Women star Stacey Soloman. The 33-year-old will become only the second ever Love Islander after Olivia Attwood to appear on the ITV show.
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Maura is joined by Richard Coles, 62, who shot to fame as a member of The Communards but later became a church of England priest. He’s previously appeared in Strictly Come Dancing.
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But fans have been left divided over Maura and whether she will get on with the other campmates. Taking to X, @molly_ynwa wrote: “Maura and Tulisa are gonna clash, telling you now” and @brooke_saggers added: “I hope Grace and Maura become best friends, I think Maura and Tulisa might clash.”
@eatsbbx wrote:” Interested how Tulisa and Maura are going to get on Either be best of mates or…” and @mclrnesque posted” i feel like maura will bring some drama tbh so i am sat!! but she better stay away from danny, barry, oti and tulisa”.
@colbridgey said: i think tulisa and maura are either going to be besties and get along really well OR clash completely and not stand each other, no in between” and @alittlebitadam said: “GK Barry, Tulisa, Coleen Rooney and Maura Higgins? Oh it's the year of the divas “