I'm A Celeb's Maura Higgins praised after sharing gross way she got revenge on cheating ex

Maura Higgins earned accolades from her I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! campmates after she recounted a tale of how she got back at a cheating ex. The 33 year old Irish star, who first became a household name on Love Island's fifth season in 2019, opened up about her motivations for joining the show following a sudden split from a boyfriend who was caught messaging other women.

Currently linked with TOWIE and Strictly's Pete Wicks, Maura shared with campmates Jane Moore and Danny Jones her story of deceit and retribution during her time on ITV's I'm A Celeb. Prompted by Jane Moore's question on how she ended up on Love Island, Maura divulged: "So I had a boyfriend at the time" - before revealing the shocking extent of her discovery through his phone, which made her feel like she "didn't know him at all".

She then confessed: "I had a plan and no word of a lie, when he went to the gym the next day I got his toothbrush and I filmed myself scrubbing in the verges [of the toilet], he had a dentist appointment that day! ", reports the Mirror.

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She also announced: "I considered taking a dump on it." Maura's frankly shocking revelation left her campmates in a state of disbelief, with Danny jumping to say: "You don't wanna mess with Maura!"

Channelling her anger positively, Maura then shared how the incident motivated her performance within the villa: "I went in like a bull in a china shop because I was so angry about that whole thing". Jane couldn't mask her admiration for the spirited Love Island alumna, while Danny celebrated the bold statement with high-fives.

Jane, echoing the thoughts of viewers, boosted Maura's morale by saying: "You are fierce! I love it! " Admirers from home didn't hold back on social media platform X either, all rallying behind the reality TV star.

Fans were clearly taken with Maura's candidness, flocking to X to praise her honesty and spirit. One enthused: "Obsessed with Maura's villain origin story being cheated on and scrubbing the loo with a toothbrush to then going on love island. A true diva #ImACeleb #imacelebrity."

Another added their voice, finding humour in the situation: "Maura is super funny. #ImACeleb." Meanwhile, one fan was undeniably captivated, exclaiming: "Maura Higgins I am OBSESSED with you! #ImaCeleb."

Following her 2019 exit from Love Island, Maura Higgins has not shied away from the limelight, enjoying a number of high-profile romances. Her post-villa relationship with Curtis Pritchard quietly came to an end months later, and since then she's been linked with Love Island's Chris Taylor, Strictly's Giovanni Pernice, and Hollywood stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton, known for doubling Chris Hemsworth in his most perilous scenes.