{"id":382887,"date":"2026-04-05T08:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/382887\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T08:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:37:23","slug":"maura-higgins-breaks-silence-on-major-tv-role-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/382887\/","title":{"rendered":"Maura Higgins breaks silence on major TV role rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maura Higgins has finally broken her silence surrounding rumours that she\u2019ll be the next Bachelorette.<\/p>\n<p>The reality dating show, which follows a celebrity bachelorette date various men over a number of weeks, with the last bachelor standing being the one that she\u2019ll choose to marry.<\/p>\n<p>The latest series of The Bachelorette was set to star Taylor Frankie Paul of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, but the series was unceremoniously dumped following a domestic violence scandal involving Taylor and her then-boyfriend in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI280140887.jpg\" alt=\"Maura Higgins, The Traitors US. Pic: Peacock\" class=\"wp-image-1736250\"  \/>Maura Higgins has finally broken her silence surrounding rumours that she\u2019ll be the next Bachelorette. Pic: Peacock<\/p>\n<p>With the \u2018MomTok\u2019 influencer no longer being the focus of the 22nd season of The Bachelorette, rumours swirled that Maura \u2014 who became a fan favourite across the pond after her stint on The Traitors USA \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/03\/25\/entertainment\/maura-higgins-us-tv-gig?_gl=1*o914x7*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMxMDY5NzAyMy4xNzc1Mjg3NDQ2*_ga_6SY1CHQ8V0*czE3NzUyODc0NDMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzUyODc0NDMkajYwJGwwJGgw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">would be the next Bachelorette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maurahiggins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maura<\/a> kept mum on the potential rose ceremonies in her future until Friday afternoon during an Instagram Q&amp;A, when someone asked her a line that\u2019s become synonymous with the dating show.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maura will you accept this rose\u2026 or are you more inclined to be the one handing them out?\u2019 the person asked \u2014 and while Maura deflected the question as to if she\u2019ll be going on the show, we didn\u2019t hear a no.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2255235389.jpg\" alt=\"Maura Higgins at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton. Pic: Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-1736205\"  \/>Maura is heavily rumoured to be the next Bachelorette following the cancellation of the 22nd season after Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul was removed from the show. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I swear my whole Q&amp;A is Bachelorette questions right now,\u2019 Maura wrote alongside a laughing emoji. \u2018You\u2019re all too funny.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>While Maura hasn\u2019t confirmed or denied if she\u2019ll be the next bachelorette, betting company Ladbrokes has said that she\u2019s an eligible bachelorette for the 22nd season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maura is breaking America for sure,\u2019 Ladbrokes spokesperson Nicola McGeady said. \u2018She is a wanted woman, and she seems the most eligible Bachelorette in the US right now.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/maura-higgins-the-traitors.jpg\" alt=\"The Traitors Pic: Peacock\/Instagram\" class=\"wp-image-1710316\"  \/>Maura kept mum on if she\u2019ll be the next bachelorette, telling her followers that they\u2019re \u2018too funny.\u2019 Pic: Peacock\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>As well as reaching the final of The Traitors in the US, Maura isn\u2019t a stranger to US screens \u2014 having hosted Love Island USA: Aftersun, after she broke out onto our screens in the UK version of the dating show in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Frankie Paul, who rose to fame on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, was set to be the 22nd Bachelorette with her season having been filmed earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>However, after a video of her and an ex-boyfriend in a domestic dispute emerged, the season was cancelled last month.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maura Higgins has finally broken her silence surrounding rumours that she\u2019ll be the next Bachelorette. 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