I'm A Celeb's Maura struggled to keep a roof over her head before appearing on TV show

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I'm A Celebrity star Maura Higgins revealed her financial woes, saying she struggled to keep a roof over her head before appearing on Love Island in 2019.The TV star, 33, reflected on an “incredible” 2019 after rising to fame on the ITV2 dating show, but stunned fans with her honest confession back in 2020.Taking to Instagram, the former grid girl urged fans to consider that social media “isn’t real” as she thanked them for their support.

She wrote: “(Bit late) Wishing everyone a very happy & healthy new year! I honestly can’t put into words how incredible my 2019 has been.To think this time last year I was so unhappy and struggling to keep a roof over my head...you can achieve anything you put your mind too!!

A lot of you would have looked at my social media and thought wow ‘she has an incredible life’ to all of the young girls reading this, please remember Instagram is NOT real life!" The star, who has gone into the jungle alongside Rev Richard Coles, added: “We can all filter, photoshop, edit etc (guilty) but we never know what is actually going on in a person’s life, so for 2020 please remember to be kind.” She finished with: “I am so incredibly grateful for all of the support I have been given in the last few months...

2020 is going to be even bigger. I love you all.” Since appearing on the show, she'sgone on to become the face of lingerie brand Ann Summers and has appeared in countless fashion campaigns, including one with Boohoo.