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Edel Hughes & Katie Gallagher

Who is new Love Island contestant Maura Higgins? All you need to know about stunning Longford model

Love Island has been rocked by the departure of Sherif Lanre on Tuesday but the focus has now turned to two stunning new contestants.

And it's been revealed Irish model and grid girl Maura Higgins is set to enter the villa along with eyelash technician Elsa Pazar.

The 28-year-old, from Ballymahon in Co Longford, starred in Liam Payne's music video for his single Get Low, and has over 50,000 Instagram followers.

As well as modelling, she has also worked as a Monster grid girl.

The gorgeous brunette enjoys travelling, sharing snaps from LA, Dubai, The Bahamas and Ibiza on her Instagram account.

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Maura says she is ready to do what it takes to find love on the Spanish island this summer.

She said: “I’d go extreme. It can obviously be hard because you could be really close with one of the girls but you’re in there to find love at the end of the day.”

Describing what will make her the perfect Love Islander, she said: “I’m outgoing and I really am looking to find love.

“I’m a relationship type of girl. I hate being single. I was in a nine-year relationship that finished a few years ago.

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“Then I was with another guy, we broke up last year sometime, then we got back together but the trust was gone and it’s not going to come back. It ended quite recently.

“As the trust is just gone, for me, there is no going back.”

And it looks like she’s set to make herself heard in the villa after admitting her worst personality trait: “I talk over people… a lot!

“I even notice myself doing it. I’m not a good cook. I’m also quite critical of myself. But I would say I’m a really good girlfriend, I’m very honest and I’m caring.”

Maura says she's on the lookout for a "confident" guy with lots of banter but warned that arrogance is her biggest turn-off.

The beauty is set to join fellow Irish islander Yewande Biala when she enters the villa on Wednesday night.

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