Love Island’s Maura Higgins talks about sexual assault by taxi driver
The sexual assault by a taxi driver on Maura Higgins took place after a night out with friends in Ireland.
Love Island star Maura Higgins, who is currently being romantically linked to Strictly Come Dancing star Pete Wicks, has discussed how she blamed herself after she was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver. Maura Higgins discussed the horrific experience on Married At First Sight expert, Paul C Brunson’s show, We Need To Talk.
Maura Higgins said: "I fell asleep in the front seat. I had a short dress on and I woke up...I'd had a few too many drinks...and his hand was up my skirt. I never sobered up so quick in all my life." The sexual assault took place after Maura Higgins’ friends who were sitting in the back, had been dropped off. Maura Higgins had been sitting in the passenger seat at the time of the assault.
Maura Higgins revealed on the show that she memorised the taxi driver’s number that was written on the dashboard but said that she was “too scared to say anything.” Despite remembering the taxi driver’s number the next day, Maura did not report the incident because she thought “he knows where I lived and I didn’t want to live in fear alone.”
Maura Higgins regrets not reporting the incident and blames herself for what happened. She revealed that “I didn’t have my wits about me. I've learnt from it though. That will never happen again. When you go through something like that, you make sure it will never happen again.”
Although Maura Higgins is best known for appearing in Love Island in 2019, there are rumours that she could be on another reality show very soon, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. Speculation is growing that she is set to replace boxer Tommy Fury who reportedly recently pulled out.