LOVE THE ISLANDS
Inside Maura Higgins and Lucie Donlan’s luxury Maldives trip as they drink cocktails on the beach
MAURA Higgins and Lucie Donlan are living it up in the Maldives after jetting to the paradise islands for some winter sun.
The Love Island stars left their millions of fans green with envy, sharing snaps of palm-lined beaches and crystal-clear waters on Instagram.
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In one photo Maura, who turns 31 years old tomorrow, posed in a skimpy bikini, showing off her model figure.
In another , 23, walked along the white sands towards the beach, wearing a polka dot dress and with her mermaid hair flowing behind her.
Last night the girls sipped fruity cocktails as the sun set, and today were seen relaxing by the pool in the morning sunshine.
Maura has had a roller-coaster two years including romances with fellow Love Islanders Chris Taylor, Curtis Pritchard, and Strictly dancer Giovanni Pernice.
She recently left her reality TV agency, and has landed a major international modelling contract set to make her a fashion star.
The Irish beauty has signed with London fashion powerhouse Elite Model Management and its sister agency EWG Management in New York and LA.
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Maura said: "I'm so excited. Working in TV alongside modelling has always been one of my biggest passions."
A spokesman for Elite added: "We're thrilled to sign Maura."
The star, who shot to fame on the ITV2 reality show in 2019, will make her debut with the catwalk crowd at next week's British Fashion Awards in London.
Meanwhile, Lucie has been dating fellow ex-Islander Luke Mabbott for a year and praised him for supporting her after she received constant death threats following the ITV2 show.
Lucie - who also starred in the 2019 series with Maura - was sent death threats by vile trolls and said in July: "It's actually been worse recently than when I came out of the villa.
"I think because everyone is just at home on their phones. At points I've had one [death threat] every day, and it is the same people, so I have reported them to the police."
Lucie went on: "It's made me really anxious.
"When I came off the show, I was so busy that I never really had time to look at my phone. But this year it felt much harder to escape the comments.
"It was so hard for me and my family. Luckily they and my boyfriend were so supportive.
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"I think the best thing you can do after Love Island is find your own path, do what makes you happy, and have the best people around you that you possibly can.
"I'm lucky, I've got great people around me. As well as my family and boyfriend, Maura is great to talk to because she's so strong."
Lucie, who now models for surf brand O'Neill, said of Luke: "I watched him on Winter Love Island and he was definitely my type.
"My mum even messaged me to say, 'Have you see him?'
"I couldn't understand why he wasn't coupling up with anyone on the show, but then I was like, 'If he comes out single, great'.
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"So when he did stay single, I slid into his DMs. He's easily the best boyfriend I've ever had. He's husband material - just everything I've ever wanted.
"He's very positive and caring, and very adventurous like me. He's also excellent on lingerie shoots and taking sexy pictures for Instagram. He knows all the good angles."
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Maura Higgins drinks champagne as she jets off on last-minute holiday with Love Island pal Lucie Donlan
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