Maura Higgins has reportedly ‘cashed in with a new US job’ just weeks after filming the Traitors US.
The Love Island star, 34, is set to host a newly commissioned Aftersun for the upcoming Love Island Games after she impressed bosses on the regular show.
An TV insider told The Sun: ‘The first series of Love Island Games didn’t have an Aftersun sister show as it was pre-recorded and aired at a later date, but this time around for season 2 it will air in real time like the regular show does.
‘As a result, bosses have commissioned an Aftersun series to run as a companion show and it will be fronted by Maura Higgins, who hosts Aftersun for the regular Love Island USA.
‘Maura was thrilled to be asked to do it, as Games is a totally separate show so there was no guarantee she would be offered it.’
The source added the Irish stunner was ‘over the moon’ when bosses approached her, branding her ‘a key fixture in the Love Island USA family’.
Maura Higgins, 34, has reportedly ‘cashed in with a new US job’ just weeks after filming the Traitors US
The Love Island star is set to host a newly commissioned Aftersun for the upcoming Love Island Games after she impressed bosses on the regular show
The source added: ‘Her stateside career is going from strength to strength and comes off the back of her doing Traitors US. Maura would love to spend more time doing work in the US and it feels like this is the next step to that.’
The TV favourite was previously featured on Love Island USA’s fifth season, which streams on Peacock, and is now rumoured to be whisking off to Fiji for her next gig.
The report comes after it emerged her and Danny Jones are reportedly set for an awkward reunion, months after their drunken kiss at the BRITs hit the headlines.
The married McFly singer, 39, and his marriage to model wife Georgia, 38, was rocked after the I’m A Celeb winner shared a drunken kiss with campmate Maura at a Universal Records party and further reports claimed the pair had continued their night until 6am, sharing wine together at Nobu Hotel bar.
Since the scandal, neither have been attended any of the same events, but now Danny and Maura, 34, could soon come face to face, as they walk the red carpet for the National Television Awards at the beginning of September.
The ITV jungle show has picked up 15 nominations and is traditionally shortlisted for Best Entertainment category.
In the past, the winner of I’m A Celebrity has joined hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly on stage as they collect the gong – meaning Danny could be at risk of bumping into Maura.
A source told The Sun: ‘Danny is expected to attend NTAs on September 10, as have all previous reigning jungle winners and Maura is also going.
‘Bosses have commissioned an Aftersun series to run as a companion show and it will be fronted by Maura Higgins, who hosts Aftersun for the regular Love Island USA,’ a source told The Sun
‘She is the queen of a red carpet moment and adores getting glammed up. There will have to be some clever choreography to ensure they don’t end up next to each other when walking the red carpet but they could both end up on stage if I’m A Celebrity wins.
They added: ‘Maura won’t be answering any questions about the kiss. She’s put the incident behind her and feels she has nothing to be ashamed of.’
At the time of the incident, Danny, apologised to his wife and family for ‘putting them in this situation’.
Georgia, who is a former Miss England, temporarily moved out of the family home in the wake of the kissing scandal back in April.
But after deciding to give their marriage a second chance, she returned to the property as sources claimed Danny was willing to do ‘anything to make it work.’
In recent weeks, Danny has been quietly working on repairing the couples 11 year marriage and has just come back from a family holiday with Georgia and their little boy Cooper, seven.
Sharing a slew of snaps to his Instagram, the family looked happy and relaxed as the posed by the sea all together, glowing from the sun and fresh faced from their sunny getaway.
Danny and Georgia beamed for the camera and in another shot, Danny posted a picture of the three of them walking down some cobbled streets, with Georgia grinning from ear to ear.
The report comes after it emerged her and Danny Jones are reportedly set for an awkward reunion, months after their drunken kiss at the BRITs hit the headlines
Since the scandal, neither have been attended any of the same events, but now Danny and Maura could soon come face to face, as they walk the red carpet for the National Television Awards at the beginning of September (pictured together on I’m A Celebrity)
The ITV jungle show has picked up 15 nominations for the NTAs and is traditionally shortlisted for Best Entertainment category
Georgia, who’s a former Miss England, temporarily moved out of the family home in the wake of the kissing scandal last month but decided to give Danny a second chance (Danny and Georgia pictured)
Alongside the images, he wrote: ‘Sunshiiiiine’ in a nod to the Oasis gig he had been privy to witness a few days earlier.
The Daily Mail has contacted Danny and Maura’s representatives for comment.
