“Sometimes, I wouldn't even bring my school bag home. I'd just leave it there. That's really bad, I know, but I thought, 'I am spending all day in school, I'm not going to go home and start going into books again - no way.'”

Irish television personality, presenter and model

Maura Higgins is an Irish television personality, presenter and model. Born in Ireland, she came to wider attention in 2019 after finishing as a finalist on the fifth series of ITV2’s Love Island. Since then, she has worked with a range of fashion and makeup brands and has presented the Irish version of Glow Up. She has also appeared as a contestant on Dancing on Ice, Cooking with the Stars, I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, The Traitors US and Dancing with the Stars, and has worked on Love Island USA and Love Island Games in presenter roles.