I'm a Celebrity star Maura Higgins is set to meet boxing promoter Barry McGuigan in the Jungle, but their connection goes beyond the camp.
Maura Higgins is receiving a lot of love on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! as she and Reverend Richard Coles entered the jungle on Thursday’s episode and are living luxuriously compared to the other campmates in a separate area called the Jungle Junkyard. However, they may soon be reunited with the rest of the camp, which includes Danny Jones, Oti Mabuse, Jane Moore, Barry McGuigan, Melvin Odoom, Alan Halsall, Tulisa Contostavlos, GK Barry, Coleen Rooney and Dean McCullough.
For Maura, there will be one very familiar name on that list - Irish boxing promoter and former professional boxer Barry. Maura reportedly dated Barry's son Shane before she went on Love Island in 2019, the show which catapulted her to fame thanks to her quick wit, personality and ability to stand up for herself. Shane works as a boxing coach, having followed his father into the sport, and works in London where he runs a gym. He has been involved with training a number of incredible fighters including Lee McGregor and Chantelle Cameron. The former pair met in 2018, and it is not known how long they may have dated for - perhaps we will get more insight when Maura and Barry meet in the jungle. It is not known if Maura and Barry have previously met due to their connection through Shane. Shane and Maura are thought to have met at a David Haye vs Tony Bellew match where Maura was working as a ring girl and Shane was commentating on the event for a radio show. However, it's been said their romance was 'short-lived.' According to The Sun, their romance fizzled out due to struggling with long-distance. At the time, Maura still lived in Ireland, while Shane lived and worked in South West London
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