Maura Higgins says she ‘didn’t want to be here’ as she opens up about ‘dark thoughts’ after Love Island fame
Date: 2024-10-29
MAURA Higgins has revealed that she ‘didn’t want to be here’ after shooting to fame on Love Island.
The 33-year-old, who took part in the ITV2 show in 2019, has opened up about the ‘dark thoughts’ she had after finding fame in the iconic villa.
Maura Higgins has opened up about her mental health struggles after Love Island[/caption]
Maura opened up about her struggles in the We Need To Talk podcast[/caption]
Maura entered the show as a bombshell on the fifth season of the reality dating show – and soon became a fan favourite with viewers.
Despite putting on a smile for her new followers, the star has bravely admitted that it became too much for her because she was overworked.
Speaking on Paul C Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast, Maura, who is from Ballymahon, Ireland, said: “Life after Love Island was a very hard time in my life.
“I was just dropped to the UK. It was like someone just picked me up, dropped me to the UK and I was in the public eye. I had nowhere to live. I had no friends, no family, nobody I could trust.
“I’ve done everything by myself. I’ve been independent my whole life. But that was a lot. That was scary. Very, very scary.
“And I remember a lot of times I was faking a smile. Work was so busy. I was getting barely any sleep.
“I was chased by the paps everywhere I went. I had no clothes.
“I had a suitcase with just Love island bikinis that were probably crusty.
“I had nothing, absolutely nothing. I was living out of a hotel in London because that’s where all my work was and it was way overloaded.
“There was no break.
“It was going from one thing to the next, like, to radio to this photo shoot to you’ve signed with brands.
“People will say, ‘why didn’t you say no?’ But you’re in this new world.”
Things got too much for Maura, but didn’t talk to anyone about how she was feeling.
She continued: “I had a breakdown. I had dark thoughts, very dark thoughts.
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