Maura Higgins Already Hailed As 'Genius' Casting And 'TV Gold' After Just 1 Day In I'm A Celebrity
If you watched Maura Higgins’ initial stint on Love Island, you’ll know already she’s nothing short of a reality TV casting producer’s dream come true.
So when we found out she was joining this year’s I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!, the stakes were already pretty high in terms of living up to her reputation.
However, after just one day in the jungle, it quickly became apparent that we needn’t have worried.
During Thursday night’s highlights show, she and popstar-turned-religious-minister Reverend Richard Coles, and Maura immediately started throwing out iconic one-liners thick and fast, at a rate last seen in the Celebrity Big Brother house in January 2016.
Initially, the pair were a little taken aback to discover they’d be living in the I’m A Celebrity “junkyard”, which Maura wasted no time in repeatedly branding “shit camp”.
“Jesus Christ,” she lamented, quickly adding: “Oh, sorry, Father.”
However, she quickly changed her tune when she discovered that the “junkyard” held luxurious secrets for herself and Reverend Richard.
And when he admitted he was having a crisis of conscience, she couldn’t quite agree with him, insisting: “What? Oh don’t mind them, they’re fine! They’re fine! Live it up! They can starve in there for all I care! They can starve! I don’t care!”
This is so evil and I love it. Whoever randomly thought of sticking Maura Higgins in there with a Reverend you are a GENIUS. #ImACeleb
— sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴠ (@superTV247) November 21, 2024
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And viewers seemed pretty happy to have Maura back on their screens, too:
maura and richard being the most entertaining and they’ve been here for 5 mins #ImACelebpic.twitter.com/s8nFiVIqyX
— l. (@jnkjude) November 21, 2024
Maura has been on the screen 5 minutes and she’s already brought it ‘THEY CAN STARVE FOR ALL I CARE’ ???? #ImACelebpic.twitter.com/w9UBWW8BmR
— Chloe Greigღ (@GreigChloe) November 21, 2024
We've literally had five minutes of Maura and Reverend Richard Coles and already they're iconic #ImACeleb
— Laura Fox (@foxmwriter) November 21, 2024
“oh jesus chris-“
— h???? (@harrisoniscool6) November 21, 2024
“sorry father…”
oh Maura was just what we needed in this series #imaceleb#imacelebritypic.twitter.com/zhIxkiKvne
i didn’t have maura and richard being an iconic duo on my bingo card for this series, but i’m so here for it #ImACelebpic.twitter.com/EUatorrNu6
— emma ✨ (@emsth0ughts) November 21, 2024
“Sorry Father.” HAHAHAHAHA adding Maura to an already 10/10 camp is ridiculously brilliant! #imaceleb
— putasinghonit (@putasinghonit) November 21, 2024
not love islands maura higgins and gods reverend richard coles being the duo i never knew i needed ???????? they’re so funny #imacelebpic.twitter.com/EFnpURdzRZ
— chloe (@katyajcnes) November 21, 2024
Maura ???? Iconic already ????
— Emily (@Emily_C_Hughes) November 21, 2024
‘Jesus Christ … Sorry Father’
‘We got the s***camp … 7 star camp’
‘They can starve for all I care’ #ImACelebpic.twitter.com/QHEIuiKnu1
I'm sorry this is the twist we needed maura and the rev are killing it! That was comedy gold! #ImACelebpic.twitter.com/n6SvqwlOHA
— ... (@Legen_dary93) November 21, 2024
Only watching now #ImACeleb putting Maura and Rev Richard together is pure genius ???? love them ❤️
— nikky linnane (@NLinnane) November 22, 2024
Sorry Father ????????????????????
Maura is just TV gold. Nice casting. #ImACeleb
— Rebecca (@RumouredRebecca) November 21, 2024
MAURA HIGGINS ON IM A CELEB….WHAT A FUCKING WIN!!!!! #ImACeleb
— callum bratson (@caljj00) November 20, 2024
Since leaving Love Island, Maura has presented on This Morning as a resident agony aunt, and currently fronts the Irish version of the makeup-based reality show Glow Up.
Maura also competed on the ITV reality show Cooking With The Stars and Dancing On Ice.
I’m A Celebrity continues on Friday night at 9pm on ITV1.