Maura Higgins made a bold statement in a tennis inspired look, stealing the spotlight on a star-studded day one of Wimbledon on Monday.Â
The Love Island star, 35, arrived at SW19 in a Chanel white mini dress, a vintage piece from the nineties, teamed with some sporty accessories.
She showed off her white sling-backs with tennis balls pierced into the heels – in a look similar to Zendaya‘s ‘method dressing’ style while promoting 2024’s Challengers.
The fashion lover carried an extremely rare Chanel ball purse and completed her chic look with a white bow in her hair and cream-framed sunglasses.Â
Maura has made sure to put in an appearance at all the major summer events so far this season, taking inspiration from My Fair Lady for her Royal Ascot look this month, before taking her private jet across the Channel to enjoy the Cannes Lions Festival.Â
The star was one of many celebs to nab some VIP hospitality on day one of Wimbledon. Â
Maura Higgins made a bold statement in a tennis inspired look, stealing the spotlight on a star-studded day one of Wimbledon on Monday
The Love Island star arrived at SW19 in a Chanel white mini dress, a vintage piece from the nineties, teamed with some sporty accessories
Meanwhile the tennis tournament has told fans to stop coming down to the queue on opening day after enormous numbers of hopefuls descended in the hope of grabbing a ticket.
The famous Wimbledon queue was visibly heaving and it has been confirmed that 10,000 people were there by 8.30am.
Many of those queuing overnight will have been planning on grabbing a No1 Court ticket to watch Emma Raducanu – but those hopes were dashed by the British No1’s late-night withdrawal on Sunday after a scan revealed she suffered a stress fracture.
Jannik Sinner will start his title defence against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanović in the first match on Centre Court.Â
Sabalenka also begins her campaign against Teodora Kostovic.Â
Novak Djokovic, a 24-time major champion, is also in action on an opening day and starts his latest bid for a 25th grand slam title against China’s Wu Yibing.
Maura has also been spending plenty of time in America over the past few months as she furthers her career there, recently revealing she is starring on the upcoming series of Dancing With The Stars. Â
Maura was an instant hit on Love Island thanks to her fiery arguments, hilarious one-liners and no-nonsense attitude towards the men in the villa.
She showed off her white sling-backs with tennis balls pierced into the heels – in a look similar to Zendaya’s ‘method dressing’ style while promoting 2024’s Challengers (right)Â
The fashion lover carried an extremely rare Chanel ball purse and completed her chic look with a white bow in her hair and cream-framed sunglasses
Maura offered a closer look at her Chanel bag and tennis ball shoes as she headed to Wimbledon in a taxiÂ
She finished in fourth place on Love Island UK season five alongside ex-boyfriend Curtis Pritchard in 2019.Â
What would follow was one of the most successful post-Love Island careers of all time, perhaps only rivalled by her close pal Molly-Mae Hague.
After mostly focusing on influencer and fashion work for the first few years after the show, Maura jumped the Atlantic in 2023 and became a social media presenter, as well as guest-hosting a challenge for Season 5 of Love Island USA.
In October of the same year, she was made a social media presenter for Love Island Games. And in 2024, she became the host of Love Island: Aftersun. She also took part in Dancing on Ice in 2020.
This properly kick-started her TV career after raking in the cash with clothing and makeup deals after leaving the villa.
Maura has been a regular feature of Love Island USA’s spin-off Aftersun and graced American screens again in the recent series of The Traitors US. It will be available to watch in the UK later this year.
Maura has made sure to put in an appearance at all the major summer events so far this season, taking inspiration from My Fair Lady for her Royal Ascot look this month
The star was one of many celebs to nab some VIP hospitality on day one of but the tennis tournament has told fans to stop coming down to the queue on opening dayÂ
Maura has also been spending plenty of time in America over the past few months as she furthers her career there
Her plans to crack America are obvious, with the star signing with public relations agency Align, which specialises in growing careers in the US, last year.
The Daily Mail understands that Maura chose to sign with Align due to her growing work in the United States, including her appearance on The Traitors US.
Maura also recently revealed that she has signed with a major US talent agency, Creative Artists Agency, whose glittering list of clients includes big names like Lady Gaga.
It was revealed in June that Maura had been replaced as a host on Love Island USA’s Aftersun, with her decision to relinquish her role reportedly coming as she was unable to continue due to scheduling conflicts.
But the longstanding Love Island favourite insisted it was not the end of her affiliation with the show, and she was named as the host of Love Island Games’s new Aftersun a few months later, after she impressed bosses on the regular show.
