Maura Higgins set for huge I'm A Celeb twist after being dumped in epic jungle trial

Maura Higgins is set to stir things up on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! as she joins the show this week. The Love Island star, 33, and TV presenter rumoured to be seeing TOWIE and Strictly Come Dancing celeb Pete Wicks, is heading straight into the brand-new Jungle Junkyard trial, according to insiders.

Maura's entry into the camp will be vastly different from the sumptuous Las Vegas hotel she recently left behind. Reverend Richard Coles, a late arrival, will team up with her in the raw conditions of a super basic camp.

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Insiders are touting that ITV has "a few surprises up their sleeve" for the duo, promising great entertainment for viewers. Sources suggest Maura is poised for a startling reality check, relinquishing all the comforts of celebrity life upon her jungle entry Thursday evening.

MailOnline was told by a source: "Maura and Richard Coles are in for the shock of their lives when they enter the Australian jungle as they will be sleeping in a horrible junkyard.

"Maura has gone from the bright lights of Sin City to being dumped into the basic camp with no luxuries whatsoever. But in true I'm A Celeb fashion all is not what it seems, and viewers will soon discover the jungle has many secrets. Bosses have a few surprises up their sleeve for the upcoming series... and the Jungle Junkyard might be hiding the biggest one of all."

Maura flew directly to Australia after a wild party in Las Vegas. In an exclusive interview with The Mirror, she admitted: "Honestly, I'm not good....I feel like I'm in The Hangover, I've even got the shakes."

Even her own mother was taken aback when she agreed to appear on the ITV show, as Maura confesses to being 'more of an indoor girl.

She added: "My mum nearly died when I told her I'd signed up to the jungle. She went: 'Maura, how are you going to do that? ' I like my hotels. I've never slept outside."