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Dianne Bourne & Lisa Rand

Maura Higgins wears jaw dropping Julia Roberts Pretty Woman outfit at Halloween party

Love Island star Maura Higgins went full Pretty Woman for a Halloween bash, dressing up as an iconic Julie Roberts movie character.

She wore the traffic-stopping outfit to attend the fancy dress party at Tattu restaurant in Manchester for fashion brand PrettyLittleThing on Thursday October 28, the Manchester Evening News reports.

Maura, who has recently split from Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice, was dressed in the outfit Julia Roberts wore when she played Vivian Ward in the 1990s romcom Pretty Woman.

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Newly-single Maura included every detail in her outfit - from the cap Vivian wore over a blonde bobbed wig, to the racy white and blue cut-out dress and black leather "kinky" boots.

In the movie, working girl Vivian was wearing the outfit when she first met tycoon Edward Lewis, played by Richard Gere, who gets lost while driving down Hollywood Boulevard.

The Love Island star even carried with her a red blazer jacket just like the character wore in the film - memorably from when she heads to buy a new wardrobe of "ladylike" outfits on Rodeo Drive.

Maura Higgins paid tribute to Julia Roberts' movie character working girl Vivian at a Halloween bash in Manchester (Neil Mockford/GC Images for Pret)

The party was hosted by her fellow Love Island alumni Molly Mae Hague - although we're yet to see what fabulous Halloween outfit she wore for the occasion.

It was the outfit that in the movie working girl Vivian was wearing when she first meets tycoon Edward Lewis, played by Richard Gere, who get lost while driving down Hollywood Boulevard.

She even carried with her the red blazer jacket like the character wore in the film - most memorably when she heads to buy a new wardrobe of "ladylike" outfits on Rodeo Drive, when the snooty shop girls were mean to her.

The party was hosted by her fellow Love Island alumni Molly Mae Hague - although we're yet to see what fabulous Halloween outfit she wore for the occasion.

Maura was back in Manchester on Thursday night to support her friend Molly Mae at her latest event for the city's online fashion giant PrettyLittleThing.

She posted a menu of treats that guests tucked into at Tattu, the Spinningfields restaurant known for its giant cherry blossom tree inside.

It appears a good night was had by all in Manchester - as the final photo on her Instagram stories shows a large late night McDonalds haul sprawled across her bed.

Maura shot to fame on the ITV2 dating show in 2019, finding romance on the show with dancer Curtis Pritchard, although they later split.

She went official on Instagram with Strictly professional Giovanni in July, when he wrote "you're mine" as he shared a picture of the couple in an embrace.

Earlier this week, however, he confirmed that the couple had separated.

Posting to his Instagram story he explained the split and said there should be no more speculation about it.

He said: "Great relationships with great people can come to a natural end.

Maura was at the Pretty Little Thing Halloween Party in Manchester on Thursday (Neil Mockford/GC Images for Pret)

"This has been the case for me recently.

"There was absolutely no wrong-doing & this should be the end of any speculation."

The professional dancer then moved on to asking people to raise awareness for important issues, he said: "Whilst I respect & understand interest in my personal life wouldn't it be fantastic to instead use this space to raise awareness of subjects & issues which need the attention."

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