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Topics: Celebrity, Maura Higgins, Im A Celebrity, GK Barry, ITV
Britt Jones
Topics: Celebrity, Maura Higgins, Im A Celebrity, GK Barry, ITV
Maura Higgins is set to have an awks encounter when she enters the jungle tonight and it’s going to be gold for fans to spot.
The former Love Island contestant has been cast as a late entry to the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! show, and viewers cannot wait for her personality to be added to the mix.
This season already features a slew of celebs, such as Coleen Rooney, McFly singer Danny Jones, Strictly Come Dancing legend Oti Mabuse, Loose Women star Jane Moore, Radio 1's Dean McCullough, N-Dubz’s Tulisa, and boxing promoter Barry McGuigan.
Radio DJ Melvin Odoom, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall, and internet celebrity GK Barry have also joined the group.
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The Love Island alum and former BBC radio host, Reverend Richard Coles were announced to be finally joining the rest of the gang at the end of last night’s episode (20 Nov).
However, prior to her entry, she released a warning to other camp mates, one of whom she has a past with.
Telling the Mirror, she said: “I'm still the same kind of girl but I'm not going to go in and annihilate anyone.
"However, if someone gets on my nerves, I'm not really one to hold it in. I do speak my mind. If someone patronised me, I get really irritated. Like, that's one thing that really drives me mad."
So, what’s going to happen when she meets Barry McGuigan?
For those of you who don’t know, Maura used to date boxing coach Shane McGuigan and met when he was commentating on a match in 2018 during her stint as a ring girl.
While things didn’t work out between the pair due to the distance, they remain on okay terms.
But how will she feel about his dad, Barry McGuigan being in the camp with her now they are no longer together?
Mmm, awkward indeed.
According to a source, it shouldn’t be too much of an issue.
That’s because the pair weren’t too serious.
As per The Sun, a source at the time said: “They went on a few dates and had fun, but Maura lives in Ireland.
“Shane is running his successful boxing gym in London, and then she was travelling for work, so it wasn’t easy to pull off.”
I'm A Celeb fans who thought the star would be entering the jungle on November 18 were left sorely disappointed, with them taking to X to air it out: "Where the bloody hell is Maura?"
"When is Maura coming?" asked a second.
A third wondered: "How long till Maura comes in?"
Another penned: "I’m so excited watching this but I want to see Maura!"
A final X user declared: "Get Maura Higgins in that jungle immediately I'm bored already."
Let’s hope the reality TV star is just as excited as they are.
Telling the Mirror her fears, it appears that she’s a little nervous to begin: “I have no clue what time it is, I don't know where I am.
“In fact, I've done the opposite of preparing myself [for the jungle]. I've tried not to think about it, because when I think about it, I get so much anxiety.”
She added: “I just don't want to let people down, because everyone's been DMing me, saying 'Oh my God, I hope you're doing the show'.
“I don't want to back out of the trials and be the biggest wimp in the camp.”
Tyla reached out to Maura Higgin's representatives for comment.