- "Dancing with the Stars" reveals its first two celebrity contestants for Season 35 📹 ABC News —
- Ciara Miller and Maura Higgins will compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' Los Angeles Times —
- Love Island's Maura Higgins says 'get me on the dancefloor' as she lands major TV gig Daily Star —
- Love Island's Maura Higgins says 'get me on the dancefloor' in historic career update Manchester Evening News —
- Maura Higgins revealed as contestant on US Dancing With the Stars Irish Times —
- ‘A brand new bombshell is entering the ballroom’ – Maura Higgins announced as contestant on Dancing with the S Irish Independent —
- Love Island star Maura Higgins signs up for US version of Strictly Come Dancing The Argus —
- Love Island star Maura Higgins signs up for US version of Strictly Come Dancing Belfast Telegraph —
- Love Island star Maura Higgins signs up for US version of Strictly Come Dancing The Standard —
- Watch: Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins to compete on Season 35 of 'Dancing With The Stars' UPI —
Maura Higgins
Irish media personality
Maura Higgins is an Irish reality television personality, presenter and model. She rose to prominence in 2019, when she was a finalist on the fifth series of ITV2 reality series Love Island. Since then, Higgins has collaborated with numerous fashion and makeup brands and went on to present the Irish version of the reality television competition Glow Up. She has also appeared as a contestant on Dancing on Ice (2020), Cooking with the Stars (2022) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2024) and The Traitors US (2026). She was the social media presenter for Love Island USA and Love Island Games (2023), before going on to present Love Island USA: Aftersun (2024–present) and Love Island Games: Aftersun (2025-present).