Love Island's Maura Higgins shows off gym-honed figure in tiny sports bra and shorts

Love Island's Maura Higgins has opened up about a horrific encounter of how she was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver.The 31-year-old star bravely revealed the harrowing detail during a Q&A session over on her Instagram story in front of her 3.5million followers.Enjoying some sunshine and being outside on a walk, Maura felt comfortable enough to respond to a fan about her haunting experience, when asked about her "worst encounter with a man".READ MORE: Love Island viewers 'work out' why Dami looks so 'moody' at explosive reunionShe explained: "I had an incident with a taxi driver a long time ago in Ireland."Silly me, I fell asleep. My friends were dropped off before me and I was dropped off alone because I lived alone at the time."The reality star went on to add: "I woke up and his hand was right up my skirt."Honestly, I sobered up so quickly.

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.

Love Island star Maura Higgins has given her horrifying account of being sexually assaulted by a taxi driver. The 31 year old revealed what happened during the shocking incident as she answered a fan’s question during a Q&A session on Instagram Stories. Maura, who had gone for a sunny walk by a lake, told her 3.5 million followers listening in: "I had an incident with a taxi driver a long time ago in Ireland.

LOVE Island star Maura Higgins has revealed she was sexually assaulted while ASLEEP in a taxi. The 31-year-old was asked by a fan what her worst encounter with a man has ever been. Model Maura shockingly told she isn't ready to reveal the details of her most horrifying experience, but opened up about an incident with a taxi driver.

ITALIAN stallion Giovanni Pernice is favourite to be paired with a male celeb. And radio presenter Richie Anderson 34, who has already confirmed he is to appear with a man, is likely to be the professional’s partner. It will be the second male duo on Strictly.

Love Island 2022 has finally concluded and the nation has been introduced to the newest set of contestants who kept us gripped for eight weeks.Over the years, the hit ITV2 show has produced some of the most stand-out stars, including the likes of mega star Molly-Mae Hague, Irish bombshell Maura Higgins, and last year's queen Millie Court.But while there are several contestants that we will never forget, there are many islanders who landed a place in the final that may have slipped fans' minds.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su and Davide beat Gemma and Luca to be crowned 2022 winnersDaily Star has rounded up a few islanders that viewers may have forgotten made it to the final of the show.Many will forget that Paul Knops was runner up of season four alongside Laura Anderson.Despite leaving the villa in a seemingly happy couple, Paul brutally dumped Laura just two months after the show ended.Paul, 35, said that he broke up with her because they "weren't compatible", however many accused him of "using" her during their time on the show.Paul's ex-girlfriend supported these claims as she revealed he promised they would still be together after his stint on the show and was only taking part to further his modelling career.The former reality star and carpenter, who hails from Bournemouth, has continued modelling but has opted for a life away from the cameras since he left the villa.Paul is an avid poster on social media, sharing plenty of modelling shots with his 363k followers.Josh Denzel appeared on season four of Love Island and finished in third place with then-girlfriend Kaz Crossley.The two were together for around six months before going their separate ways.In August 2020, Josh, 31, went public with his model girlfriend

Love Island’s 2020.The twosome narrowly missed out on a chance at swooping up the £50,000 prize fund and being crowned the winners of the eight series on Monday 1st August.While they were not triumphant on this occasion, that didn’t seem to bother the couple who seemed to be totally smitten with each - explaining they were just happy to have made the top three. READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su hailed 'next Maura Higgins' as brands 'line up' for bombshell Four couples were fortunate enough to make it to the live final which is hosted by TV star and ITV host Laura Whitmore.Although Dami and Indiyah were not winners they still were worthy contenders who had been a huge hit with the Great British public for weeks.Fans on Twitter were not surprised with the result but weren’t exactly happy either as they took to their keyboards.One tweet read: "Indiyah and Dami just make sense!!! Ahhh I just love them!!! Gutted #LoveIsland."A second wrote: "Indiyah is my forever winner alongside Ekin-su #LoveIsland."While a third fumed: "Dear Indiyah and Dami and Tasha and Andrew, fiat 500 twitter is strong and these votes are rigged we are very sorry that we weren’t strong enough to kick Luca and Gemma out."Ahead of tonights unveiling, the final eight stars of the show are treated to a professional salsa lesson ahead of the spectacular Summer Ball to round things off for all still in the competition.The guys and girls were gathered together for a “small class of hot Latin dance”.Andrew seemed to be relieved that professional dancer Tasha Gghouri was at his side, telling the group: “Good that Tasha’s next to me because I cannot move to save my life."An unconfident Indiyah also laughed: “How am I going to be able to do this?""Be the best, why

Gemma Owen was out to steal all of the limelight as she turned up to the Love Island final wearing an outstanding outfit. The 19-year-old looked jaw dropping as she dazzled in an off-white floor-length gown that demanded attention.Luca Bish - who is coupled up with Michael Owen's daughter - could not take his eyes off of her as she rocked the daring item that showcased a modest flash of cleavage.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su hailed 'next Maura Higgins' as brands 'line up' for bombshellDazzling away, Gemma and Luca waved as they were spotted on the programme in their finale outfits.Even Luca was looking sharp with a fresh trim while opting for a simple black shirt and trouser combo.On Sunday's instalment Luca Bish was introduced to Gemma's mum Louise.There had been much hype over whether Gemma's famous dad would make an appearance but the football pundit was nowhere to be seen.He had warned in a past interview that his wife would be taking care of matters in the villa and not him - much to the disappointment of fans.Although he may not have been with Gemma in person in Spain, he was there in spirit with her mum Louise airing his thoughts about his daughter's time spent on the reality TV show."Honestly, he is really proud of you, really proud," said Louise as she explained her husband pride.She told Gemma: "They’re all loving watching you, they’re missing you like mad."As suspected, the horse rehabilitation expert did also send a sharp warning to her daughter about the former fishmonger.Not exactly gushing over their romance, she told Gemma: "You've got on haven't you? "You just need to see what you get on like in the outside world.

ndiyah Polack dazzled fans on tonight’s Love Island finale with a showstopping gown as she and partner Dami Hope battle it out to be tonight’s winners. The raven-haired beauty stunned in a floor length bedazzled white dress which feature head to toe sequins.The top of the dress featured a figure a high neck design embelished with sequins on top of a sheer design that showed off her incredible figure.

Love Island have have been left fairly annoyed after they noticed that Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu is the only islander who hasn't appeared on the show since day one.The popular ITV dating show aired its final episode in the series on Monday night (Aug 1) with fans patiently anticipating who their winner could be.But some spectators were rather annoyed by the fact several contestants were on the show since the beginning.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su hailed 'next Maura Higgins' as brands 'line up' for bombshellTaking to Twitter fans shared their thoughts online.One person penned: "6 out of the 8 finalists are original islanders. Ekin and Davide might aswell have been original islanders.

Love Island proved to be an an epic night all round. While fans saw their favourite stars in the final, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Davide Sanclimenti, Indiyah Polack, Dami Hope, Tasha Ghouri, Andrew Le Page, Gemma Owen and Luca Bish, one thing did spark fury.

Love Island viewers have criticised spin-off show Aftersun for "embarrassing" former contestant Danica Taylor with a rejection montage on the latest episode of the show.During Sunday night’s live show, presenter Laura Whitmore welcomed recently dumped contestants Danica and Jamie to reflect on their time in the villa.But fans were stunned when the pair were shown a compilation of Danica being rejected by the likes of Davide, Jacques, Luca and Andrew, before Jay and Josh, with the clips edited into a spy movie-inspired video called Danica’s Mission Impossible.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su hailed 'next Maura Higgins' as brands 'line up' for bombshellThe male singletons were labelled as her targets, with the words “fail” stamped across clips of them turning down Danica’s advances.While Danica didn’t appear to be bothered by the clips and laughed along, fans on Twitter jumped to her defence.“Can they not show Danica’s actual best bits ? Like don’t embarrass her with the rejections it’s so unkind,” one commenter wrote.“‘That clip was NOT Danica’s best bits!! Rejection after rejection compilation is not someone’s BEST bits!!!’ blasted a third,” another tweet read, while one Twitter user added: “Not Aftersun bringing up Danica’s interviews.”Another commenter wrote: “Why are all of Danica‘s best bits her being pied off.”“Producers did Danica dirty,” one fan complained, while another remarked: “If I was Danica I would’ve screamed when watching that montage.”Eventually, however, she found a connection with Jamie, and the pair are enjoying continuing their romance on the ‘outside’.Ahead of the footage playing, presenter Laura Whitmore told the former islander: "You were a woman on a bit of a mission, take a look at this."Before

Molly-Mae Hague drove fans wild with her latest summer outfit.The former Love Island star, 23, took to Instagram on Monday morning (August 1) with a sensational new look that demonstrated her dazzling physique.Molly showed off her killer figure and sun-kissed skin in a tight white tank top from lush clothes brand Loewe.READ MORE:Love Island's Molly-Mae Hague poses with lookalike sister before gruelling triathlonHer stunning strapped top exposed her gym-honed physique, athletic arms and tanned skin in the sun during her hot girl summer.PrettyLittleThing's Creative Director certainly knows a thing or two about how to craft a killer look, so it was no surprise she matched the top perfectly with a chic pair of navy trousers from Zara.She was also clutching a lush navy coat, but let it slip off her shoulders to make the August heat that little bit more bearable.The villa veteran looked perfectly dolled up for the camera with a coating of pink lippy to top off her look.She kept things low-key in the accessory department, opting only for a stylish pair of shades to shield her eyes from the sun.Molly seemed to be in high spirits on her Monday day out as she beamed for the camera, wishing her fans a good start to the week in the caption.She penned: "Mondayyy let’s get it"Molly's loyal legion of fans and famous pals flocked to compliment her outfit in the comments.Her best friend and fellow Love Island star Maura Higgins gushed: "Absolutely beautiful" with a string of heart emojis.Molly's boxer boyfriend Tommy Fury, whom she met in the villa back in 2019, said: "Gorgeous"A Molly fan page wrote: "Oh you pretty angel"Another said: "The most beautiful ever xxxxxx"READ NEXT:Love Island 'undeniably influences unrealistic body images'

Love Island 2022 is sadly coming to an end this evening for many die-hard fans of the ITV dating programme.Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sancliment, Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page, Dami Hope and Indiyah Polack and Gemma Owen and Luca Bish all await their fate to see who will be crowned champions.This years contestants have all proved to be worthy winners and in just a few hours time all will be unveiled on Monday's final episode of the eighth series - on 1 August.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su hailed 'next Maura Higgins' as brands 'line up' for bombshellWhile the programme has certainly delivered many highs for islanders over the years there have also been occasional lows that have panned out on-air that have left viewers "concerned".Although it is rare for an incident or injury to take place on the programme, there have been a few notable illnesses that have been called out by fans over the years.If you'd blinked, then some calls for concern would have certainly been missed but Daily Star has complied them all.Here, Daily Star uncovers the details of mysterious illnesses and injuries that were briefly aired.During the 2021 series online fans became increasingly worried for bombshell Chloe Burrows after she'd appeared on the programme with some noticeable cuts and bruises that had not been explained.At the time, the TV beauty had been wearing a thigh grazing and sleeveless nude dress, which made the markings across her legs and arms even more visible to those watching at home.Thankfully Chloe's family who were in charge of her social media feed cleared things up for inquisitive followers on Instagram.When one person wrote beneath a post on the platform, "She’s accident prone… all the bruising," Chloe’s family

Davide and Ekin-Su after Love Island fans fumed the couple are "fake".Italian hunk Davide and Ekin-Su recently went exclusive in the villa after by the fire pit, and Friday's episode (July 29) saw Davide confess he loved her.The pair have become a fan favourite on the show following their cheeky banter and hilariously unfiltered chats, but it hasn't stopped some punters claiming they're not genuine.READ MORE: Love Island's Ekin-Su hailed 'next Maura Higgins' as brands 'line up' for bombshellCelebrity psychic and body language expert Inbaal Honigman spoke exclusively to Daily Star after analysing the couple's interactions and picking out key clues to determine whether or not their relationship truly is real.Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HERE.She said Davide showed signs he was nervous when preparing to ask Ekin-Su to become exclusive, and that he was desperate to impress her with his plan.She said: "He is invested in prepping the tiramisu for her, biting his nail in a clear show of stress when his initial inscription in chocolate sauce doesn't go as planned, then smiling broadly at the completed creation on the chopping board, dimples on full display with his eyes firmly on the handmade dessert, imagining how his lady is going to say yes."Finalising all the details with Dami, Davide says he is not nervous, but he's picking at his lips, looking down and smiling shyly - he is nervous for sure."Then, a quick pick at his mouth again, in a totally unnecessary gesture which again shows his nerves, when he walks Ekin-Su down to sit with him so he can ask her to be exclusive."Do you have a story about one of this year's Love Island stars? Contact us at staronli

Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloglu has sparked a bidding war.Brands and TV networks have already made big-money offers to work with her, before she even leaves the TV villa.It means she is set to earn £1million within months.READ MORE:Love Island's Ekin-Su and Davide emotional as unexpected arrival crashes final dateAn industry insider said: “Ekin-Su is hot property. Plenty of lucrative offers are already on the table.“Quite a few make-up ­companies and clothing brands want to work with her and they’re prepared to pay big money.

The Mirror. The smitten couple exchanged vows at their Essex home - known affectionately as Pickle Cottage - in front of a select few friends and family at an intimate ceremony in the sprawling garden of their countryside home. In the first image taken by Chelsea White Photography, Stacey and Joe are seen holding hands as they laugh with one another as husband and wife after finally saying their vows.

LOVE Island fans are in hysterics about Luca having a sulk as 'karma' hits the islander during last night's challenge. During Wednesday's show, Luca had a huge row with partner Gemma Owen after he was left fuming by her raunchy behaviour in a game.  During the challenge Gemma, dressed in a sexy flight attendant outfit, threw herself into the task licking Adam Collard's chest.

LOVE Island was rocked by a double dumping as FOUR Islanders were brutally kicked off the show last night - a week before the 2022 final. Love Island's new bombshell Reece was voted out alongside fiery Nathalia, Deji, and Lacey. Viewers have been preparing for the dramatic last week of the show as the final looms on 1 August.

LOVE Island's Maura Higgins flashed her VERY toned abs in a workout snap today. The reality star, 31, showed off her incredible figure as she returned to the gym.

Love Island 2019 runner-up Molly-Mae Hague has had her say on the current bullying row in the Majorcan villa surrounding Tasha Ghouri. The Pretty Little Thing creative director, 23, came second in the show with her current boyfriend Tommy Fury, also 23, and has revealed in her latest YouTube video that she “feels sorry” for Tasha in the current series and shared: “Tasha is literally me”. The reality star spoke out on her YouTube channel, where she also shared the latest work going on in her home and even gave viewers a sneak peak of her former Love Island rival and now firm friend, Maura Higgins – who was staying with her.