Maura Higgins also opened up about those Pete Wicks romance rumours

EX-Love Island contestant Maura Higgins is set to gatecrash the I’m a Celeb camp tomorrow — while fighting the aftershock of a Las Vegas hangover.

After touching down in ­Australia, she said 48 hours spent sinking red wine in Sin City has wrecked her.

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‘Exhausted’ Maura Higgins admits ‘I’m not well’ after her 48 hour trip to Las VegasCredit: Australia Media

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Love Island star Maura Higgins is set to gatecrash the I’m a Celeb camp tomorrow as a late arrivalCredit: Australia Media
She also insisted she is single — despite rumours of a romance with Strictly’s Pete Wicks.

Irish star Maura, 33, told The Sun yesterday: “I’m still on Vegas time. I’m not well.

“Sin City has killed me. Honestly, not good. I feel like yer man from The Hangover, like, the shakes and everything.

“It was amazing, just very exhausting. It was like, proper, full on . . . when we landed, just the jet lag, no sleep.

“I have no clue what day it is. I don’t know where I am, I’m so confused.”

She added: “I don’t really drink champagne, I’m more red wine. So that gives you a bad hangover, you know.”

In Vegas, she partied with Loose Women’s Stacey Solomon and watched Adele at her Caesars ­Palace residency before flying to Oz, where she landed on Monday.

Despite Maura having a blast, some of her fans were not too happy about the trip.

She said: “My DMs were ‘Why are you in Vegas? You should be in Australia. I’ve put a bet on you to win the show!’ ”

She will enter the jungle as a late arrival alongside ex-Strictly star Reverend Richard Coles, 62.

She set tongues wagging in recent months after she was snapped snogging heart-throb Pete.

The ex-Towie hunk, 36, seems to have found himself in a love ­triangle with Maura and his dance partner Jowita Przystal, 30, who he has grown close to

But asked about dating Pete, Maura insisted: “I’m not, I’m not. Where have you heard that?

“I mean, I date, but I’m very much single.”

When asked if she had been on a date with Pete, she laughed: “I mean, I’ve been on a date with many people.”

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In Vegas, she partied with Loose Women’s Stacey Solomon and watched Adele at her Caesars ­Palace residency before flying to OzCredit: Instagram

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Maura also insisted she is single — despite rumours of a romance with Strictly’s Pete WicksCredit: Australia Media
Maura found fame on Love Island in 2019 when she arrived as a bombshell on the ITV2 dating show.

She instantly ruffled feathers and caused hundreds of Ofcom complaints after straddling and trying to kiss boxer Tommy Fury when he was partnered up with influencer Molly-Mae Hague.

Fans loved her fiery, forthright personality — and she will be bringing that attitude straight into the I’m a Celeb camp.

Maura said: “I mean, I’m not gonna go in and annihilate anyone.

“But obviously, if someone gets on my nerves, I’m not really one to hold it in. I do speak my mind.

“I think I’ve matured, but I still have the potty mouth.”

She is also joining the queue of campmates desperate to quiz Wayne Rooney’s wife Coleen, 38, over the Wagatha Christie saga.

Maura said: “I want to talk to her about it. I’m a bit nosey like that.”

Meanwhile, Rev Coles will be praying he is not made to do a height challenge.

The 62-year-old former pop star and vicar is terrified of heights and says he will “absolutely” be calling on his faith to help him through tasks.

Confessing which trials he fears most, he said: “Anything up high.

“I actually froze with fear on the stepladder the other day.

“So anything which means walking some horrible, rickety tightrope or something.”