Maura Higgins: Exes Jealous of Her Success

Many men would love nothing more than dating world famous beauty , but she has confessed that some exes didn't enjoy being overshadowed by her.

The Love Island star, 35, has seen her profile sky rocket since leaving the villa back in 2019 and now has well and truly cracked America with appearances on Celebrity Traitors and the upcoming series of . 

Earlier this year Maura, whose last known relationship was with Pete Wicks, revealed she has been celibate after a run of bad romances.

She's also dated Come Dancing's , , Hollywood stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton as well as fellow Islander . 

Opening up on what she is now looking for in a man, Maura said friends have advised her to look for someone who is happy for her to take the lead.

'Some of my ex-partners didn't like me overshadowing them, it was probably an ego thing'.

She told The Sun: 'My friends keep saying that my next partner needs to let me shine and be who I am'.

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She said she has turned into an 'investigator' when it comes to dating men after years of 'men doing her dirty'.

Last year, Maura took a public swipe at her ex-boyfriend  and suggested he cheated on her after she discovered texts to other women on his phone.

Insiders told Daily Mail at the time that  and was hurt by the accusations. 

In an interview with Glamour Magazine, Maura detailed her red, green and beige flags and said: 'I'd say my biggest red flag in a relationship is I've got serious trust issues. 

'If I'm dating you and it's only a week in, I've already gone through your phone. I've turned into a bit of an investigator because men have done me dirty. So like, I mean, I'd probably say it's a beige flag, but we call it red.

'We call it red because it's not okay to go through someone's phone, but I'm going to do it again.'

TV star Maura has regularly  

She fell for Curtis Pritchard on Love Island before .

, Maura was in a relationship with axed Strictly professional Giovanni Pernice, but they parted ways after four months.

After being spotted sharing a kiss at the National TV Awards in 2022, Maura and TOWIE's Joey Essex

In March 2024, Maura

Maura was then seen as they attended Universal Music's BRIT Awards afterparty. 

Most recently, Maura sparked romance rumours with her Traitors US co-star Rob, 27.

Fans have picked up on apparent chemistry between Maura and fellow player Rob, hoping they get together. 

While appearing on 's Watch What Happens Live, the Irish star broke her silence on this speculation as she was quizzed about their relationship. 

It saw Andy ask her: 'The internet wants you and Rob to get together, and?'

To which Maura responded: 'I saw, there's a lot of videos on  at the moment.'

Continuing, Andy followed up with: 'And what do you think?' 

Maura coyly replied: 'I mean, you'll have to watch the show to see if that happened.' 

The pair knew each other through Love Island US, where Rob appeared as a contestant in 2023 and 2024.