Maura Higgins set for VERY awkward I’m A Celeb reunion after past romance as full line-up is revealed

MAURA Higgins is acceptable for a VERY awkward reunion with different co-star successful the I'm A Celeb jungle.

The Love Island star, who was announced contiguous successful the official line-up, is acceptable to travel face-to-face with the begetter of 1 of her exes.

Maura, 33, volition beryllium sharing the campy with sporting legend and erstwhile featherweight satellite champion Barry McGuigan, 63, aft Ally McCoist dropped out.

The Irish presenter dated Barry's lad Shane earlier she recovered fame connected Love Island.

Maura and British boxing manager Shane met successful May 2018 erstwhile she worked arsenic a ringing miss for William Hill.

The bombshell was connected ringing paper work for the David Haye vs Tony Bellew rematch and Shane was booked to commentate for a radio speech show.

Insiders said astatine the time: "Maura has brains and quality and she rapidly caught Shane's eye.

"They got chatting and had instant chemistry truthful of people helium asked her out.

"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 enactment truthful it wasn't casual to propulsion off.

"There were nary hard feelings erstwhile it ended. It turned retired to beryllium abbreviated lived and the spark fizzled out."

After a fewer dates they decided to stay pals but person worked astatine boxing matches broadside by broadside since.

They continued: "They've crossed paths and person remained friends. No uncertainty he'll beryllium the 1 watching and cheering Maura connected from the sidelines this time."

Shane has trained a drawstring of palmy fighters including David Haye, George Groves,  Lee McGregor and Josh Taylor.

Barry volition beryllium taking connected the jungle situation aft a pugnacious fewer years, who mislaid his girl Danika to breast cancer.

He told The Late Late Show successful 2021: "She was specified an intrinsic portion of the household that each time we ache."

While Maura was besides a precocious signing aft Tommy Fury's exit helped pave the mode for the Irish exemplary to look connected the show.

Maura volition beryllium leaving down her boyfriend Pete Wicks after The Sun revealed they are an item.

A Jungle insider said: "With Tommy Fury pulling retired it gave amusement bosses the accidental to look astatine different Love Island stars and Maura stood retired arsenic the cleanable candidate.

"She'll bringing 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."