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Former Love Islander Maura Higgins landed in the jungle after a trip to Las Vegas, and compared her first few days in Australia to a scene from the film The Hangover. But after entering I’m A Celeb as a late arrival with Reverend Richard Coles, the 34-year-old has left viewers in stitches with her hilarious tales of revenge, her inventive use of a swearword and her over-the-top squeals of terror. In an exclusive chat, Maura’s best friend Danika O’Connor, who lives down the road from Maura’s childhood home in County Longford, Ireland, says viewers are finally getting to see the “real Maura”… Hi, Danika! What’s it like watching Maura get stuck into jungle life? Amazing, but very emotional.

With I'm A Celebrity already proving to be a ratings hit, the latest two celebrities to join the jungle camp have finally been confirmed. Love Islander Maura Higgins and BBC Radio's Reverend Richard Coles were revealed late on Tuesday night (November 19) as the newest campmates, following weeks of rumours of their arrival. Maura's appearance on the 2024 series has been possibly the worst-kept secrets in the show's history, but she managed to throw people off the scent by taking a last-minute trip to Las Vegas for an influencer trip.

supports HTML5 videoMaura Higgins has spoken candidly about being sexually assaulted in a taxi when she was younger.The star, who shot to fame in the 2019 series of Love Island, often speaks openly to followers on Instagram via regular Q&As.These Q&A’s can range from what labels the reality star swearing to what type of birth control she is on, with Maura usually more than happy to open up to her fans.On Monday, Maura, who is from County Longford in Ireland, launched another question-and-answer session as she walked in a local park, when a rather heavy question came up.A fan asked the beauty out straight for her ‘worst encounter with a man’ – and Maura, like many women, had a story to tell.‘I have many,’ she said.‘The worst one I’ve never, ever, ever opened up to any of ye about, and I don’t even think I’m ready yet.‘It was probably like, one of the scariest things that’s ever happened to me.’While she wasn’t ready to tell ‘the worst one,’ Maura went on to open up about another horrifying experience, revealing she had been sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in Ireland.Beginning the story, Maura explained it was ‘a long time ago,’ and said she fell asleep in the taxi, tragically adding: ‘Silly me.’‘My friends were dropped off before me and I was being dropped off alone because I lived alone at the time,’ she said.‘And I woke up and his hand was right up my skirt.‘Honestly, I sobered up so quickly.’She went on: ‘I memorised his taxi number so quick.