Maura Higgins

Maura Higgins (born 25 November 1990) is an Irish reality television personality, presenter and model. She rose to prominence in 2019, when she was a finalist on the fifth series of ITV2 reality series Love Island. Since then, Higgins has collaborated with numerous fashion and makeup brands and went on to present the Irish version of the reality television competition Glow Up. She has also appeared as a contestant on Dancing on Ice (2020), Cooking with the Stars (2022) and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2024). She was the social media presenter for Love Island USA and Love Island Games (2023), before going on to present Love Island USA: Aftersun (2024–present) and Love Island Games: Aftersun (2025-present).

Maura Higgins was born on 25 November 1990 in Ballymahon, County Longford to Sharon and Seamus Higgins. She has two sisters and a brother. A former pupil of Forgney N.S, she then attended Ballymahon Vocational School. After leaving school she went on to study hairdressing in Athlone, before working at a salon in her home town.