{"id":414435,"date":"2026-04-24T01:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/414435\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:53:14","slug":"maura-higgins-revealed-as-contestant-on-us-dancing-with-the-stars-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/414435\/","title":{"rendered":"Maura Higgins revealed as contestant on US Dancing With the Stars \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/love-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/love-island\/\">Love Island<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/maura-higgins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/maura-higgins\/\">Maura Higgins<\/a> will take part in Dancing With the Stars, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/world\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/world\/us\/\">US<\/a> version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/2025\/12\/20\/is-strictly-come-dancing-nearing-its-last-waltz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/2025\/12\/20\/is-strictly-come-dancing-nearing-its-last-waltz\/\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>, it has been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI\u2019m so excited, get me on the dancefloor, I want to win the trophy,\u201d the Irish TV personality said of competing in the upcoming series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI\u2019m so excited I\u2019ve manifested this, please pray for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Higgins shot to fame on the ITV2 dating show Love Island in 2019 but has since forged a career in the US, where she hosts the spin-off of the US version of Love Island, Aftersun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">She also recently competed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/2025\/11\/12\/maura-higgins-among-contestants-confirmed-for-season-four-of-the-traitors-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/2025\/11\/12\/maura-higgins-among-contestants-confirmed-for-season-four-of-the-traitors-us\/\">US version of The Traitors<\/a>, where she finished runner-up as a faithful. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">She made headlines for forming a close bond with fellow contestant Rob Rausch, who was a traitor and ultimately stole the prize money in the final, leaving her shocked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Before her time on The Traitors, the Longford native featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/2024\/11\/14\/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-will-maura-higgins-join-when-does-it-start-who-will-win-and-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I\u2019m A Celebrity &#8230; Get Me Out Of Here<\/a> in 2024 where she finished seventh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">This year is turning out to be another one for Higgins who made her debut on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/life-style\/fashion\/2026\/01\/12\/golden-globes-red-carpet-2026-jessie-buckley-wears-irish-crafted-dior-while-paul-mescal-sports-gucci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/life-style\/fashion\/2026\/01\/12\/golden-globes-red-carpet-2026-jessie-buckley-wears-irish-crafted-dior-while-paul-mescal-sports-gucci\/\">Golden Globes red<\/a> carpet in January, and later made an apperance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/life-style\/fashion\/2026\/02\/23\/baftas-2026-red-carpet-fashion-jessie-buckley-paul-mescal-maura-higgins-cillian-murphy-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/life-style\/fashion\/2026\/02\/23\/baftas-2026-red-carpet-fashion-jessie-buckley-paul-mescal-maura-higgins-cillian-murphy-and-more\/\">Baftas carpet<\/a>. &#8211; 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