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Laura Harding PA & Victoria Jones

Love Island's Maura Higgins gets presenting job on This Morning

Love Island star Maura Higgins has landed a presenting job on This Morning.

The Irish grid girl, who came fourth on the ITV2 dating show with partner Curtis Pritchard, will host her own phone-in on the ITV daytime show, where she will be providing viewers with advice.

She will also front a new strand called Maura Than Meets The Eye, a series of short films which will see the star take on various challenges up and down the country.

Maura said: "I'm getting the flutters about joining This Morning. I can't believe it. It's beyond my wildest dreams!

"I've grown up watching Phillip, Holly, Eamonn, Ruth and the whole team. Mad to think I'm now part of that iconic family! Can't wait to crack on."

Martin Frizell, editor of This Morning, said: "This Morning has a history of developing the careers of reality stars with Rylan, Vicky Pattison, Ferne McCann and Toff all getting their first TV presenting jobs on the show following their reality stints.

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"Maura was the stand out star of this year's villa antics with her straight-talking opinionated views and we're delighted she now joins a long list of successful reality stars presenting on This Morning."

Higgins will make her first appearance on the ITV show on August 5 at 10.30am when she will join Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on the sofa.

It comes after Monday's final where Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea won the show.

Love Island winners Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea greet fans as they arrive at Stansted Airport in Essex following the final ((Image: PA Wire/PA Images))

The pair secured nearly half the total vote.

According to figures released by ITV, the beauty therapist from Newcastle and Irish rugby player earned 48.8% of the public vote.

Despite being touted as favourites to win, runners-up Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague earned only 25.6% - around half that of Greg and Amber.

Ovie Soko and India Reynolds, who placed third, were not far behind Tommy and Molly-Mae, taking home 18.2% of the vote.

Curtis Pritchard and Maura Higgins came fourth with 7.4%.

This Sunday's reunion show, hosted by Caroline Flack, will see happy couples, spurned lovers and romantic rivals from the series come together.

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