Strutting into the 2019 Love Island villa in a tight white £75 dress from Asos, with mischief, fame and fortune in mind, Maura Higgins became the fledgling ITV show’s ultimate bombshell.
Loud-mouthed, unapologetic and highly ambitious, Maura had no problem sabotaging fellow contestants by stealing their men or doing whatever she could to get to the final.
In the end she finished fourth – but no matter. The relatively new TV show hadn’t seen anyone as single-minded as her in its then-four-year run, and producers rubbed their hands with glee as she proved a ratings goldmine.
Fast-forward seven years and Storm Maura – having
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