Maura Higgins

Some Lesser Known Facts About Maura Higgins

• In her childhood, her parents got divorced. Her mother raised her and her siblings singlehandedly. Maura faced various financial difficulties in her childhood.

  

• After completing her schooling, she did a course in hairdressing in Athlone. She then worked at a salon for a few years.

• In 2012, she was one of the finalists of The Miss Sunday World beauty contest.

  

• In 2014, she worked at an energy drink label named Monster Energy. In 2017, being an employee there, she was invited to the Formula 1 car race finale in Abu Dhabi.

  

• A year later, one of her car drift videos for Monster Energy in Abu Dhabi went viral on various social media platforms.

• She signed a modelling contract with the modelling agency Elite Model Management in 2021. She has modelled for various brands.

• She once shared that she did a visual shoot with the English singer Liam Payne.

• In 2019, she appeared as a guest panellist in various Irish TV shows such as Jeremy Vine, Celebrity Juice, Love Island: Aftersun, and Loose Women.

• Some of her Irish TV shows as a TV presenter are Maura’s Love Ireland; This Morning (2019) and Glow Up (2021).

  

• She has been invited as a guest in various Irish TV shows like The Late Late Show (2019), I’ll Get This (2020), and Shopping with Keith Lemon (2022).

  

• Mara has appeared in many Irish TV shows including Love Island: What Happened Next? (2020), Maura Higgins: You’re Joking Me! (2020), Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow (2020), Cooking with the Stars (2022), and I’m a Celebrity…Get me Out of Here! (2024).

  

• She has also hosted a few TV shows such as Love Island USA (2023) and Love Island Games (2023).

• She has been featured on the cover of various magazines.

  

• She is often spotted smoking cigarettes and consuming alcohol at parties and events.
  

  

  

• Maura is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog.

  

• In her leisure time, she enjoys travelling and swimming.

  

• She regularly works out at a gym to remain fit.