Who is Maura Higgins' boyfriend? ‘Love Island’ star puts romance rumors to rest, reveals she's in a 'happy' relationship
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Maura Higgins is off the dating market for now. While making a recent appearance on 'The Late Late Show', the 'Love Island' star spilled the beans on her love life.
Currently, the Longford beauty is in a happy relationship with her new beau, Bobby Holland-Hanton. During the episode, Patrick Kielty, the host of the show asked Maura if she was seeing someone at the moment.
The former reality TV star replied, "I am no more single. Very happy in a relationship." Then, Patrick went on to ask her, "He's with you tonight?" to which she replied, "He is. He's there somewhere."
Patrick added, "He's a good-looking devil, I'm not going to lie." She responded to this by saying, "Oh he is."
What does Bobby Holland-Hanton do for a living?
Maura Higgins' new beau, Bobby Holland-Hanton is a stuntman by profession. He is 39 years old. In the past, Bobby has acted as a stand-in for popular actors such as Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Craig.
As per his IMDb page, he has performed stunts in movies like 'Inception', Thor: Love and Thunder', The Batman', 'Black Widow', 'Wonder Women', 'Avengers: Endgame', 'Avengers: Infinity War', 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald', 'Men in Black: International' and 'Skyfall' among many others.
When did Maura Higgins and Bobby Holland-Hanton spark dating rumors?
As of this moment, it's exactly unknown when Maura and Bobby began dating. It seems like the two lovebirds have been dating for a couple of months.
The couple recently headed to Dublin for a romantic getaway just ahead of the Christmas Season.
At that point, when Higgins' fans asked her when she'd be going back home, Maura stated that she was just looking forward to having a few pints and a good time.
The eagle-eyed fans had speculated that Bobby would be accompanying Maura on the trip, and their suspicions were verified when she posted a picture of a lavish bathtub in a hotel in Co. Westmeath.
Then, Maura didn't tag her boyfriend in any of her Instagram posts, but it was pretty clear they had a great vacation together.
This is Higgins' first relationship since her 2021 split from from Strictly dance pro Giovanni Pernice.
Who did Maura Higgins couple up with on ‘Love Island’ Season 5?
For those living under a rock, Higgins starred in the fifth season of 'Love Island' which saw the light of day in the year 2019.
The social media star made her way into the villa on the tenth day. In the blink of an eye, she garnered the attention of the viewers and became a fan favorite.
Throughout her journey in the show, she was linked to a few men including Marvin Brooks, Curtis Pritchard, Tom Walker, Chris Taylor
Maura and her now ex Curtis Pritchard came fourth. After the show came to an end, Curtis was accused of cheating on Maura.
