Maura Higgins

The 31-year-old, who also claimed she had a worse experience that she wasn't prepared to open up about yet, went on to bravely discuss what happened one ...

Maura rose to fame on Love Island in 2019, where she entered as a bombshell and finished fourth place with ex-boyfriend Curtis Pritchard. Maura has released a line of hair stylers, extensions, a make-up collection with Inglot, and much more. The Love Island star was taking part in a Q&A with fans on her

Maura Higgins has spoken candidly about being sexually assaulted in a taxi when she was younger.

‘At that point, I got up and went straight to the bathroom. I wanted to throw up. She wrote in a column for the Sunday Post: ‘Towards the end of the meal, it was clear he had had quite a bit to drink and he put his hand firstly on my knee. ‘I didn’t know what to do so I removed his hand and leaned forward to pour myself some water and, as I did, he slipped his hand down the back of my trousers. Sexual assault and harassment continue to be a massively prevalent problem despite the #MeToo movement of 2017, with rape convictions in England and Wales dropping to a record low in 2020. ‘My friends were dropped off before me and I was being dropped off alone because I lived alone at the time,’ she said.

Love Island star Maura Higgins was asked on Instagram to share her 'worst experience with a man'

You can also contact The Survivors Trust helpline team for more information about the different types of support available. Maura went into some of the frightening details about waking up in the taxi. But I wanted to let everyone know that myself and Chris have made the joint decision to end our relationship.

Transport for Ireland recommend their app TFI Driver Check to maintain your safety when travelling by taxi.

If the information is not accurate, or you find the driver is not registered and licensed, you can submit a report. However, you can't send on the picture of the driver. Maura is not the only person to experience a situation like this.