The revelation comes just days after ITV viewers were equally blindsided to learn how old N-Dubz musician and Maura's camp-mate Tulisa Contostavlos is - especially being that it's been over a decade since she appeared as an X-Factor judge.

I’M a Celebrity viewers couldn’t believe Maura Higgins’ real age as she celebrated her birthday in the jungle. Love Island star Maura was a late arrival to this year’s

ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and Love Island star Maura Higgins wasn't always the stylish reality star that she is today - and old photos of her show her looking very different

The brunette beauty first shot to fame all the way back in 2019 when she strutted into the Love Island villa as a bombshell. Alongside the likes of Amber Gill, Ovie Soko, Chris Taylor, and Arabella Chi, she became one of the most hotly-discussed islanders just minutes into her appearance.

Prior to Love Island, Maura was engaged to Irish car salesman James Finnegan. The pair met in 2009 at School in Balymahon and were together for a staggering nine years. Despite the couple getting engaged in 2013 when Maura was 23 years old, they failed to make it down the aisle and decided to call it quits four years later.

I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here campmates have welcomed some new faces to the jungle, including Irish TV personality Maura Higgins. I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here continued tonight (Monday, 25th November),

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! fans were left in disbelief as one campmate celebrated their birthday on the ITV series