MAURA HIGGINS will launch her own podcast later this year and is in talks for a lifestyle show – so these may be chances to tell all about Danny Jones.
Love Islander Maura is in huge demand, as she also filmed a Wild West-themed £600,000 Oh Polly fashion campaign in LA a few days ago, dazzling in a white minidress and cowboy hat.
Maura dazzling in a white minidress and cowboy hat[/caption]
Maura Higgins is set to launch her own podcast later this year and is in talks for a lifestyle show[/caption]
So she will have plenty of chance to spill the beans on her drunken snog with McFLY star Danny at a Brit Awards afterparty earlier this month. Both took part in I’m A Celebrity last year.
One industry source said of Maura’s possible new TV gig: “Several production companies have been bidding for her to host her own show, seeing it as a no-brainer.
With her strong personality and charming Irish humour, they are confident Maura would attract a loyal audience.”
If it happens, the Danny saga would be an obvious talking point.
Another insider added: “If she does decide to open up about her personal life — and this situation in par-ticular — it will likely be on her own platform once the dust has settled.”
Maura’s ex-loves include former Towie star and Strictly contestant Pete Wicks, ex-Strictly dancer Giovanni Pernice and fellow Love Islander Curtis Pritchard.
Seen dining out yesterday in Paris at lavish restaurant LouLou, Maura is now riding high on her shoot for Oh Polly. The brand has previously worked with Love Islander Skin-Su Culculoglu.
Maura has also been in talks Stateside to appear as the Love Island USA social media presenter for the third year running.
Our insider added: “Maura is in high demand right now, with exciting offers coming in from both the UK and the US.
“She’s just wrapped a busy week of meetings with top execs in LA and, while Love Island USA is still being discussed, it will all come down to timing and whether it fits into her busy schedule.”
Maybe she’ll meet a cowboy across the Pond while there . . .
Park strife for couple?
Danny Jones with wife Georgia Horsley spotted in public together[/caption]
DANNY JONES’ wife is keen not to be seen as a pushover by forgiving the rocker too quickly after his misdemeanour with Maura.
Insiders say Georgia Horsley, a model and former Miss England who has a seven-year-old son with the McFly man, doesn’t want to give anyone the impression Danny is off the hook yet.
The couple were spotted in public together last week for the first time since The Sun revealed how Danny and Maura had sneaked a boozed-up 3am kiss during a Brit Awards afterparty on March 3.
Danny and Georgia appeared to be having a tense conversation as they walked in a park in South West London. Danny could be seen wearing his wedding ring but his wife kept her left hand buried in her pocket.
Georgia is said to have been left feeling “uneasy” about the Brits photo of her man and Love Island beauty Maura.
A friend said: “This whole situation has been incredibly embarrassing for Danny and Georgia.
“They are keen to work through things together and move on. But Georgia does not want people to think she’s a pushover and that all is forgiven already.
“She was concerned the photos of her and Danny together gave the impression everything is fine, when that is very much not the case.”
I’m A Celeb winner Danny broke his silence with a grovelling apology to his wife on Friday. The embarrassed rocker also said he was “deeply sorry” to the rest of his family.
In a post on Instagram, he wrote: “Hello everyone. Sorry it’s taken me a while to post this but I’ve taken some time out to be with those closest to me.
“I want to deeply apologise to my wife and family for putting them in this situation. I love them so much and we’ll continue to deal with this privately.”
In contrast, Georgia is said to be avoiding addressing the situation publicly.
A source said: “It’s not hard for the public to read between the lines here.
“Georgia’s only post on Instagram since Danny and Maura were snapped kissing is a photo of her son Cooper with a blue heart emoji.
“And she hasn’t come forward with a statement. People can make of that what they will.”
Danny is set to return to work this coming week to prepare for McFly’s nationwide tour.
Dougie huggies
IT’S been a tough few weeks for Danny after that Brits kiss with Maura
But I can reveal his McFly bandmate Dougie Poynter has been helping the guitarist, who has a wife and young kid, deal with the fallout.
The pair, right, have been spending lot of time together in bassist Dougie’s London home and enjoying bike rides.
A pal said: “They have been insepar-able and Dougie has been the meta- phorical shoulder to cry on. It’s been really tough.
“Dougie has known Danny for many years and knows how to keep his spirits up in low moments. Cycling together and getting outside has been good for them, helping Danny to keep busy.
“The McFly boys are all really close, but unlike other bandmates, Dougie is not tied up with childcare so can lend Danny an ear during his hour of need.”
Last year when Danny won I’m A Celebrity, Dougie reduced him to tears as he called to say: “Dude, you did amazing, I was so proud.”
Danny responded: “I love you so much man.”
The bromance is real.
Millie’s style is on pointe
Millie Bobbie Brown channels her inner ballerina for a new shoot[/caption]
British actress Millie looked pretty in pink as she matched her outfit with satin ballet-style pumps[/caption]
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN is tu-tu cute as she channels her inner ballerina for a new shoot.
The British actress looked pretty in pink as she matched her outfit with satin ballet-style pumps as she posed with an adorable pup.
Stranger Things star Millie is the face of the new Florence By Mills mist – Soft Girl – which features notes of raspberry nectar and sugared petals.
The description reads: “It’s like wrapping yourself in a cloud of sweetness or the warmth of a gentle hug.”
I can’t wait to get my hands on a bottle.
Matty memoir should be Taylor-made bestseller
HE has a huge year ahead but is Matty Healy about to get even busier?
He will headline at Glastonbury with The 1975 and has been in the studio making new music with the band, but is ALSO now rumoured to be writing a memoir.
The singer-songwriter’s book, imaginatively titled Words, promises tasty insights into his life fronting one of the biggest bands on the planet.
But Matty, could also spill the beans on his colourful adventures in love – including dating Taylor Swift for a month during 2023 – which he usually reserves as material for his song lyrics.
Matty is said to be the inspiration for several songs from superstar Taylor’s latest album The Tortured Poets Department – including The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.
An industry insider said of the memoir: “Matty is likely to pen lyrical poems and short stories rather than a bog-standard tell-all book – that is fitting with his creative style.
“But anything he does reveal will be juicy.”
It is thought the book will be self-published under his own label, Dirty Hit.
Last summer the Brit star got engaged to American model Gabbriette – real name Gabriella Bechtel – so he is sure to feature words of love about her.
He could also touch on past relationships with FKA Twigs – who he split from in 2022 after three years – and Halsey, who he was linked with in 2015.
Expect a right page- turner.
Charli’s Worthy too
LILY ALLEN is delighted that pal Olivia Rodrigo is a Glastonbury headliner this summer, but thinks Charli XCX should be too.
The Brit pop star, who performed with US singer Liv at the Worthy Farm mudfest in 2022, said: “I’m absolutely over the moon for her. I think it’s going to be amazing and she will absolutely smash it.
Brit pop star Lily Allen performed at Glastonbury in 2022[/caption]
“However, Charli XCX not headlining was a bit of a surprise, just because of the sheer amount of material that she has and how long she’s been around, and she’s English, and she’s had her f***ing huge moment. So I don’t really understand why that’s happened.”
Charli will be at Glasto, but on the Other Stage, while her fiancé George Daniel’s band The 1975 are playing on the Pyramid Stage.
Lily has revealed her own days at the festival are over. She said on her Miss Me? podcast: “I can’t do Glastonbury any more. Although saying that, I am meeting Emily Eavis for a cup of tea soon.”
The singer, who plans new music soon, split from actor hubby David Harbour last year and said: “I’m just still ruminating, so I read a book, and then I’m ten pages in and I’m like, ‘What have I just read?’
“It’s too soon, too soon.”
Feel better soon, Lils.
Mighty debut
RISING star Samira Mighty played her first club gig on Friday night – watched by famous faces.
The former Love Island star performed to a sold-out crowd at The Lower Third in London’s Soho – saying that she was completely “overwhelmed” by the experience.
And I can reveal Hunger Games actor Tom Blyth and Love Island’s Reueben Collins were in the audience.
Samira looked incredible and played her steamy club track Cardio to get the fans going. She is definitely my one to watch.
THE SUGABABES are back with a hot new track.
Pop trio Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy released their garage-infused single Jungle on Thursday – their first since Situation last August.
Pop trio Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy[/caption]
And Biz on Sunday’s Emily was one of the lucky few to hear the track for the first time at Metropolis Studios in Chiswick, West London.
The single is the first from their as-yet-untitled upcoming album, which has been almost a decade in the making.
It comes after Keisha revealed that the band, who formed in 1998, wanted their first track to be “something that wasn’t obvious”.
After playing it on repeat, I can confirm that Jungle is definitely my song of the summer, thanks to the infectiously catchy chorus.
And just when you might be thinking the pop trio had done it all, they have included a leopard’s growl at the end of the high-energy track.
I can also reveal they have learned a dance routine for the Jungle music video – and gave a sneak preview during their playback last week.
Hopefully I can nail it before it goes viral on TikTok.
MIRANDA HART will make her prime-time TV comeback on Friday – voicing a Strictly Come Dancing sketch for Comic Relief.
It comes after Sarah Hadland, her co-star on sitcom Miranda, made the final of the BBC One dance series last December.
The sketch will see comics Russell Kane and Rachel Parris as Strictly’s first “amateur professional dancers” in a bid to fulfill new “inclusivity rules”.
A source said: “Miranda was super excited to be involved. She has been part of the BBC family after the success of her self-titled sitcom. Her return to prime-time TV is set to pave the way for more projects on the BBC.”
Miranda, inset, returned to the spotlight last year following a battle with Lyme disease which left her with chronic fatigue.
