“She is never one to shy away from a daring ensemble. ”, — write: www.dailymail.co.uk
And Maura Higgins made sure to flash plenty of skin as she wowed on the red carpet at the Time100 Next gala at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Thursday evening.
The former Love Island star, 34, showcased her toned abs in the white cut out dress which showed off her waist.
Maura put on a leggy display in the dress which was adorned with two large white bows.
Spending time across the pond, her appearance a the event comes after it was rumoured Maura is reportedly heading for Hollywood stardom after ‘impressing industry insiders’ with her acting debut in Irish comedy The Spin.
The star, who plays Rose in the feel-good road movie, received glowing feedback following a film screening at London’s Genesis Cinema earlier this month.
Directed by filmmaker Michael Head, the movie follows two music-obsessed friends on a frantic two-day road trip across Ireland, to save their record shop from closing.
Maura appears alongside Pussycat Dolls singer Kimberly Wyatt and actor Brencock O’Connor.
After the screening, a source told The Mirror: ‘Everyone was talking about Maura and how great she was. She can act and people were impressed.
‘There were a lot of important people from the film in that room and conversations were taking place about what she does next.’
It has been reported the conversations were with big US executives who were eager to find out Maura’s plans.
Meanwhile the Daily Mail recently revealed Maura has reignited her feud with Olivia Attwood with yet another copycat career move.
The pair’s rift first surfaced last year during Maura’s stint in the I’m A Celeb jungle, where she claimed to have scrubbed a toilet with an ex-boyfriend’s toothbrush for revenge, a story she had previously linked to her breakup with Curtis Pritchard.
Sources revealed last November that Maura, 34, was seen as trying to follow a ‘similar script’ to boost her appeal, mirroring Olivia’s path after she signed up for Love Island in 2017 following her split from Bradley Dack after he was unfaithful.
The tension between the two further escalated when they were both signed to the same PR agency, Dundas Communications, and the dynamic became awkward as they were lined up for similar jobs, prompting Olivia, who had worked with the agency first, to move on.
In a surprising turn, ten months after Olivia, 34, joined a new public relations agency, Align, which specialises in growing careers in America, Maura has now followed suit, signing with the same company.
Sources say the relationship between the former Love Island stars has never been worse, with some confusion over how history has repeated itself less than a year after the initial PR fallout.
A source revealed: ‘There were so many incidents last year that led friends to believe Maura is trying to emulate Olivia’s career.
‘From Love Island to I’m A Celeb and signing with the same agencies, there have been numerous parallels, which started to create friction.
‘In the end, Olivia left PR firm Dundas, even though she had been signed with them before Maura joined, because she wanted space to build her brand without any overlap.
‘Everyone is a bit irked now that Maura has once again followed Olivia by signing with PR Align, months after Olivia became one of their clients.
‘Tensions are now at an all-time high… there are hundreds of PR firms, but Maura and her team have chosen the same one Olivia works with, for the second time.’