I’m A Celebrity star set for uncomfortable reunion with ex-boyfriend’s dad in camp

Maura Higgins could beryllium acceptable for an awkward reunion erstwhile she enters the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! camp.

The 2019 Love Island star, 33, is reportedly making a travel Down Under successful a substance of weeks wherever she’ll look Bushtucker Trials in a bid to go the caller Queen of the Jungle.

Joining her, according to a leaked line-up, volition beryllium boxing legend Barry McGuigan, 63, whose lad Maura dated respective years back.

Shane, 36, and Maura were an point six years agone earlier she recovered fame connected the ITV2 dating show.

The Irish quality and boxing manager Shane got unneurotic erstwhile Maura was moving arsenic a ringing miss and erstwhile helium was commentating connected a lucifer successful 2018.

Speaking astir however sparks flew betwixt them, a root told The Sun at the time: ‘Maura has brains and quality and she rapidly caught Shane’s eye.’

However, it seems region was a dealbreaker, arsenic the insider added: ‘They went connected a fewer dates and had fun, but Maura lives successful Ireland.

‘Shane is moving his palmy boxing gym successful London, and past she was travelling for work, truthful it wasn’t casual to propulsion off.’

On Maura and Shane’s split, they said: ‘There were nary hard feelings erstwhile it ended. It turned retired to beryllium short-lived and the spark fizzled out.’

Shane is 1 of 3 sons of Barry and his wife, Sandra, who besides stock Blane, 40, and Jake, 36. Their daughter, Danika, died from colon crab successful 2019 astatine 33.

Since soaring to stardom connected Love Island, Maura has had a drawstring of high-profile romances, including with Curtis Pritchard connected the show.

She went connected to day the likes of Strictly Come Dancing pro Giovanni Pernice, and divided from stunt performer Bobby Holland Hanton earlier this year.

The influencer is present believed to beryllium dating Strictly prima Pete Wicks, having been seen putting connected a precise amorous show with the Towie alum, 36.

However, if the reports are true, Maura and Pete volition person to accidental their goodbyes for a portion arsenic she heads to Australia for the acquisition of a lifetime.

Other rumoured stars joining her successful I’m A Celeb 2024 see N-Dubz prima Tulisa, Wag Coleen Rooney, McFly’s Danny Jones, Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall, and TikTok sensation GK Barry.

Loose Woman Jane Moore, ex-Strictly pro Oti Mabuse, presenter Melvin Odoom, and Reverend Richard Coles are besides names rumoured.

Maura is believed to person replaced Tommy Fury, who dropped retired astatine the past minute.

It’s said Tommy, who divided from Molly-Mae Hague earlier this year, opted for the much lucrative connection of a boxing rematch against KSI implicit Australia with Ant and Dec.

Speaking astir the erstwhile Dancing On Ice contestant’s signing, an insider said: ‘With Tommy Fury pulling out, it gave amusement bosses the accidental to look astatine different Love Island stars, and Maura stood retired arsenic the cleanable candidate.

‘She’ll bring a spot of glamour to the jungle and marque a superb campmate due to the fact that she’s got a large consciousness of humour and is bound to get connected with everyone.’

Meanwhile, boxer Barry was a precocious casting too, having reportedly replaced Ally McCoistin successful the line-up.

A root told The Mirror: ‘Barry is simply a bona fide sporting legend, and he’s a large idiosyncratic to person heading for the jungle.

‘When helium roseate to fame successful the 1980s arsenic the WBA featherweight boxing champ, helium became a non-sectarian ambassador.

‘He fought for some Ireland and Great Britain and was loved and respected connected some sides of the divide. There’s not galore who tin accidental that.’

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returns to ITV1 and ITVX this month.

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