Maura Higgins rose to fame on ITV’s dating reality show Love Island in 2019. The star was paired with Curtis Pritchard and the two lasted for eight months after the show before calling it quits. The TV personality has since then been linked up with many celebs including Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice and American toyboy Yisroel Solomon.
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The star was also spotted kissing Joey Essex at the Pride of Britain Awards. However, it seems like she has moved on from all her flings.
Maura Higgins and Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double - Bobby Holland Hanton
According to The Sun, Maura was spotted leaving a celebrity hangout hotspot with a hunky mystery man this weekend. The mystery man is none other than Chris Hemsworth's stunt double Bobby Holland Hanton, confirmed MailOnline.
Love Island's Maura Higgins seen slipping out of celeb hotspot with mystery hunk https://t.co/qRh8IH5Lmw
— The Sun Showbiz (@TheSunShowbiz) May 21, 2023
The two appeared to be pretty drunk after their boozy night out as they took an Uber for their next stop. The 32-year-old was dressed in a black belted blazer dress and a pair of knee-high boots as she appeared a little worse for wear in the pictures obtained by The Sun. Meanwhile, the brunette hunk wore a white striped shirt, black trousers and white trainers with an arm full of tattoos. Onlookers claimed that the pair looked cosy as they chatted up outside the venue.
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Who is Bobby Holland Hanton?
The 37-year-old has been Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double for 10 years and has done around 50 full feature films. According to IMDb, the former gymnast has won 8 awards for ‘Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble’ with the last one being for Avengers: Endgame in 2020. He has also won awards for being a stunt double in movies like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Inception and two seasons of Game of Thrones.
The action-lover has competed as a National Squad Member and been a National Gold Medalist for Great Britain. He has won gold medals in countries like Russia, France, USA and training camps in Ukraine, as reported on his website.
Bobby also had a small career graph of being a semi-professional footballer at the age of 19, right after he retired from being a gymnast and before he followed his passion of being a stunt double.
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The Sun: Love Island’s Maura Higgins seen slipping out of celeb hotspot with mystery hunk
Daily Mail: Love Island's Maura Higgins leaves boozy night out at celebrity haunt with Chris Hemsworth's stunt double Bobby Holland Hanton
IMDb: Bobby Holland Hanton
