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The good times showed no sign of ending on Friday as Maura Higgins continued her 35th birthday celebrations in Dubai.
The former Love Island star has jetted to the United Arab Emirates with a group of friends for back-to-back parties and dinner dates in honour of her special day.
But Maura, who celebrated her birthday on November 25, traded the glamorous outfits for a racy bikini as she ended her week by steering a rented yacht across Dubai Marina.
Taking to Instagram, the TV personality showed off her lithe physique in a white two-piece while commandeering the boat for the purposes of her latest post.
Accompanied by influencer friend Sophia Laura, Maura also enjoyed a picturesque jet ski ride around the harbour as dusk fell across Dubai.
The birthday break comes after Maura admitted to using Botox in a recent Instagram post – after previously denying she uses the injectable cosmetic treatment.
The good times showed no sign of ending on Friday as Maura Higgins continued her 35th birthday celebrations in Dubai
Accompanied by influencer friend Sophia Laura, Maura enjoyed a picturesque jet ski ride around Dubai Marina as dusk fell across the United Arab Emirates
She told followers: ‘When I first got perioral dermatitis I stop getting facials altogether, now it’s just skincare and of course with the help of Botox from the best @drroshoffical.’
The Love island star previously spoke about her cosmetic work soon after appearing on the ITV2 reality dating show in 2021.
She said: ‘I got my lips done three months after coming out of Love Island, and lip fillers last five to six months. I haven’t had anything done since then; I just let it dissolve.
‘But people still assume I’ve had my lips done, Botox. People are even saying I’ve had my nose done when I’ve not actually had any work.’
She added: ‘I had braces on for a long time, and since my teeth have moved, they’ve actually pushed my lips out slightly.
‘I feel like I don’t need it. If I were to get my lips done now with my straight teeth, it just wouldn’t be a good look.’
Maura will add another string to her TV bow in January after signing up for the second series of The Celebrity Traitors USA.
Despite being filmed with a predominantly American cast, the show follows is filmed at Ardross castle in the Scottish Highlands – the same venue used by BBC producers for the British version.
The former Love Island star has jetted to the United Arab Emirates with a group of friends for back-to-back parties and dinner dates in honour of her special day
The birthday break comes after Maura admitted to using Botox in a recent Instagram post – after previously denying she uses the injectable cosmetic treatment
However, Claudia Winkleman plays no part in the US variant, with hosting duties handled by Scottish actor Alan Cumming.
Higgins will be joined on the upcoming season by many other well-known faces including Jason and Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna, 74.
Discussing her forthcoming appearance on the show, which will also be streamed on BBC iPlayer, the TV personality described the events of the upcoming season as ‘chaos’.
She told The Playlist: ‘In this new season, there is chaos again, once more. There is chaos and it’s brutal. It’s brutal.
‘About halfway through, there is a scene in it that is the greatest moment in Traitors’ history. Honestly, I just cannot wait for the world to see it. It’s utter carnage and utter just mad. It’s just brilliant!’
