- Home >
- Showbiz >
- Irish Showbiz
Maura Higgins is 'loved up' with English football star after jetting off on holiday
Maura Higgins
Love Island star Maura Higgins is dating an English footballer, according to reports.
The Longford beauty is believed to be in a relationship with Milton Keynes Dons footballer, Connor Wickham (29).
Maura had hinted that she was in a new relationship after enjoying a trip to Paris last month with a mystery man.
Her most recent romance in the public eye was with Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice. The sudden split came amid reports the dancer wanted to concentrate on the hit show leaving Maura devastated.

Connor Wickham (right) in his days at Crystal Palace. Photo: Joe Giddens/PA
However, it seems the brunette beauty has found love again with footballer Connor after the couple jetted off on holiday together.
Maura shared on Instagram that she is currently in sunnier climates after surprising close friend and hairdresser Carl Bembridge for his birthday.
A source told The Sun: "Maura keeps her cards close to her chest but she seems totally mad on Connor.
"A good friend of hers put them in touch and they have been talking for some time.
"Connor and Maura went to Paris last month and it ended up being so romantic."
Although Maura didn’t show off her new man’s face during her Paris trip in May, she did share a series of snaps from her city break, including a stunning selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Captioning the post, she said: "Fight for your fairytale."
She also gave fans an insight into her trip by showing off more views of the Eiffel Tower as well as some of the meals she enjoyed.
One photo shows a tasty truffle pasta paired with a glass of red wine, while her mystery man gorged on a steak with a side of fries.
Read more
The 31-year-old also tapped back into her childhood spirit with a trip to Disneyland Paris.
Maura has most recently appeared on the new season of Cooking With The Stars.
She previously dated fellow Love Island star Curtis Pritchard after they finished fourth on the dating series, and later dated Chris Taylor from the series.
Today's Headlines
cash & carey | How Catriona Carey used €400k in deposits as ‘a current account’
Taking air of business | Businessman offers crime gangs private planes from remote airfield in Co Longford
'closer' | Love Island winners Ekin-Su and Davide to move in together
Welcome To Heartbreak | Kanye West jokes Pete Davidson is ‘dead’ after Kim Kardashian split
Investigation | Murder probe launched as Gardaí appeal for information about death of Sean McCarthy
Do Not Eat | Ice-cream, eggs, and crisps pulled from Irish supermarket shelves due to ‘contamination’
Blast terror | Fears girl trapped in rubble as three children rescued after explosion at London home
profiling | Revenue seize over €200k of cannabis hidden in clothes at Dublin Airport
Happy as Barry | Barry Keoghan welcomes baby boy with girlfriend Alyson Sandro
'Too young' | RTÉ Sport honours tragic hurler Dillon Quirke ‘taken in the prime of his life’