MAURA Higgins has given a glimpse at her stunning £20K designer bag as she splashed the cash on a hugely-coveted accessory.
Love Island ‘s 2019 series alum, who recently revealed her purse-friendly hair hack , tipped the other end of the scale with her Hermes Birkin purchase.
Maura , clearly delighted with the celeb-favourite arm candy, treated her Instagram followers to an unboxing and proudly hailed herself a “Birkin mommy.”
She was seen untying a black bow positioned around the orange box before exposing the product’s cream coloured dust bag.
The I’m A Celeb star then pulled out her navy blue bag, complete with gold clasp, and swirled it around for all to see.
Back in 2020, Maura was treated to another designer bag – this time a personalised Christian Dior number – as a gift from former villa co-star and close pal Molly-Mae Hague.
At the time, she posted a video of the luxurious gift, writing: “OMG my girl Molly-Mae spoiled me. Love you so much.”
Five years ago, the bag was listed for sale on the Dior website with a price tag of £2,250, with free shipping.
NEW GIG
Maura splashed the cash after her latest career move came to light.
The Sun exclusively revealed how the Irish lass will be hosting a newly commissioned Aftersun for the upcoming Love Island Games
Maura took the helm for Love Island USA’s sister show, which airs on streaming service Peacock in the US, for its fifth season last year and is now heading to Fiji for her next gig.
An TV insider told us: “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.
“When bosses approached her, she was over the moon because it proves how happy they are with her and she is seen as a key fixture in the Love Island USA family.”
Pete Wicks and Maura Higgins' relationship timeline
Maura and Pete are believed to have met for the first time in 2019, following her stint on Love Island. She late said they “just clicked”.
In August 2024, the pair were spotted enjoying a lunch date together in London’s Soho.
The following month, Maura showed her support to Pete following the release of his book Never Enough: My Words Unfiltered. She wrote online: “Proud of you.”
In October, Pete appeared on Olivia Attwood’s podcast and was grilled about his romance with Maura. Olivia said: “Your dating life. Maura Higgins.” Pete replied: “Me and Maura have known each other for a long time.” Olivia told him she’d seen a photo of them kissing.
Maura spoke briefly about Pete on Paul C Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast in the same month. She said: “We just get on very, very well. I adore him, he’s an amazing person.”
Later in October, Maura and Pete were spotted kissing and cuddling several times; once at the Pride Of Britain afterparty and again during a dinner date.
Maura jetted off to the jungle for I’m A Celebrity in November. But she continued to pretend nothing was going on. Maura told GK Barry: “No, I’m single. People can date and not be in a relationship and take things slow. What’s the point in getting them involved too soon, when you just don’t know where it’s gonna go, you know?”
In December, Maura and Pete flew to Ireland and spent Christmas together. The pair broke cover and gave fans a glimpse inside their cosy lake house.
Just weeks later, Pete told The Times that he was “s*** scared” of settling down. He also appeared in Loose Women in February and spoke about his fears of commitment.
On February 14, Valentine’s Day, it was reported that Pete and Maura had split up.
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 next series of Love Island Games is set to start filming next month in Fiji.
Maura’s happy chapter comes after she admitted she was “ignoring the haters” after news broke of her kiss with her married I’m A Celeb co-star Danny Jones .
