Love Island 2019 star Maura Higgins is one of the most successful stars of ITV2’s dating reality show. After bagging the role of official social ambassador of Love Island season 5, the 32-year-old has now become an actress as she has started working on her new project.
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The Irish beauty is reportedly filming her first movie currently in Belfast. Here’s everything we know!
Maura Higgins bags a role in a new comedy movie
According to The Sun, Maura Higgins has started working on a new project and her first movie ever - The Spin. The English film is a comedy film where Maura plays a character called ‘Rose.’ This comes after the star recently finished filming the fifth series of Love Island USA.
An insider revealed:
Maura plays a character called Rose in The Spin.
It’s a British film which follows two friends travelling through Ireland looking for old music records.
The film is a comedy and Maura was the perfect fit for the role.
The former Love Island star - who is dating Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double - has made a great impression on the producers. The source added:
She started work on The Spin over the weekend in Belfast and really impressed the producers.
Maura throws herself into any new projects and is always keen to learn. The film could open a lot of new doors for Maura and it’s a very exciting time.
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Maura Higgins on being an actress
This comes after Maura previously revealed on her stories that she’ll be starring in a film. She landed back in London earlier this month and posted a snap of her script on her Instagram, confirmed The Sun.
Posting a snap of the script after hiding the name of the movie, writer, director and producers, Maura wrote:
Script reading on my flight… today I’m going to be an actress.
Btw I have never acted in my life so this will be very interesting.
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The Sun: Love Island’s Maura Higgins bags huge movie role as she launches new career as a comedy actress
The Sun: Love Island star Maura Higgins reveals huge career move as she jets off abroad for secret project