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Katie Fitzpatrick

Maura finally gets her man after Amy's Love Island exit

She's been clear about her attraction to Curtis Pritchard ever since he split from Amy Hart, and tonight Maura Higgins finally gets her man on Love Island.

As part of a 'dirty dancing' challenge the fiery Islander has an opportunity to get closer to her love interest, and she pulls out all the stops.

The pair share a smooch and Curtis is left speechless by Maura’s moves.

And when the professional dancer takes to the stage for his performance, he picks up her and returns the favour by planting a kiss on her.

For the saucy challenge the Islanders wear heart rate monitors as the girls dance for the boys and then the boys do the same for the girls.

The monitors will determine if the boys or the girls' heart rates increased the most and which team wins.

Maura makes her move (ITV)

Curtis was originally coupled from the start of his Love with air hostess Amy, who fell in love with him, but she was heartbroken when he dumped her after having his head turned by newcomer Jourdan Riane.

Maura then showed an interest in newly-single Curtis and Amy made the decision to let him go by quitting the ITV2 dating show.

Explaining her decision she said: “I have been on such a huge journey. I did not imagine that first night I would meet this boy that would change my life and change my mindset.

"I want him to be happy and I want him to meet someone else so I’m leaving here today not holding any grudges against anyone, not against Curtis, not against Maura, no one.

Curtis and Maura during the challenge (ITV)

"I never thought would fall in love, I never thought someone would make me feel so special that I would fall in love with them and I did and it makes me realise that that will happen for me again, just not in here.”

Love Island is screened on ITV2 at 9pm.

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