Maura Higgins in Bathing Suit Enjoys "Favourite Fridays"

Maura Higgins, the Love Island and Dancing On Ice star, influencer, and YouTuber, loves the spotlight. As if to prove it, Higgins is enjoying a beach day and made sure to get some stunning photos for Instagram. In them, she enjoyed a plate of sushi in a beach cabana. Higgins wore a gorgeous black bathing suit, and captioned the post, “Favourite Fridays.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Maura Higgins stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Sticks Up For Herself

Higgins doesn’t let anyone push her around. She tells the Irish Tatler that her parents always taught her to defend herself. “When I was growing up, my parents always told me to stand up for myself no matter what. In school, I had a hard time but I still never backed down. For me, I just think it’s the most important thing for women to stand up and speak your mind, don’t be afraid.

2. She’s True To Herself

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Higgins is unapologetically herself, and has been on each of her TV appearances. She advises others to do the same in her Irish Tatler interview. “Everyone is their own person, be yourself. Don’t try and please people, that’s the best I can say about that.

3. She Believes In Balance

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When it comes to her diet, Higgins says that she tries to eat healthy, but also tries not to limit herself. She tells MailOnline that she believes in eating a balanced diet. “At the weekends I eat what I want, and during the week I obviously try my best to eat healthier foods,” she says. “It’s all about balance.”

4. She Has A Lot Of Support

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Higgins unfortunately went through a health scare in recent years, where she over exercised and obsessed over her body. She tells MailOnline that her loved ones helped and supported her through this, and it helped her recover. “It's good to have people around you that are not afraid to say these things to you. It's so important. I'm feeling so much better.”

5. She Gets Her Confidence From Glamour

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One of the secrets to Higgins’ confidence? Her glamorous fashion and makeup. She tells Grazia Daily, “We all just feel amazing when we’re glam. Even a bit of lipstick makes you feel a thousand times better. For me lipstick boosts my mood and it doesn’t even necessarily have to be a bright colour, even a nude shade. I very rarely wear a bright lipstick or a classic red. A nude lipstick ups my confidence.”

Maura Higgins first started out as a contestant on Love Island. Since then, she’s had a successful career as a TV personality. She appeared on Dancing on Ice, is one of the hosts of This Morning, and is the host of Ireland’s Glow Up. Higgins also has a large following on Instagram. Recently, she shared a new set of photos of herself on the beach in Mexico. Higgins wore a dark red bathing suit, her figure on display. She captioned the post, “Good morning Mexico.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Maura Higgins stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Took A Break

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After Love Island, Higgins had a lot of opportunities. However, she tells The Independent that she learned that she had to take a break. “It was Michael Barrymore who gave me the advice. I was training for Dancing On Ice and he is a really, really lovely man. He knew by me that I was going through a bit of a time of it. I remember him saying to me, ‘You need to take a break because if these brands and everyone really do want you then they will wait for you.’ So I took his advice and it’s the best thing I ever did. And I would give the same advice to all the new Love Islanders.”

2. She’s Comfortable With Herself

Higgins tells The Independent that she has become a lot more comfortable with herself. “I am finally content. I am finally back to myself. Actually Mammy said it to me. It was about a year after Love Island, and I remember we had a FaceTime call, which we do every single day, and she started crying. And I said, ‘What’s happening? What’s wrong?’ And she said, ‘This is the first time I’ve seen you back to yourself.’”

3. She Swims

Higgins loves to spend time by the water. She shares a lot of photos of herself at the beach on Instagram. Higgins and her friend took a trip to the gorgeous Maldives, and she shared these photos. She captioned it, “We’ve arrived.” Higgins also posted these photos of herself on the beach at night from the same trip. She captioned it, “Sunset swims.”

4. She Has Support

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Higgins opened up about her struggles with her body. She says that she became obsessed with working out and dieting. She tells the DailyMail that her loved ones helped get her out of this. “When you have good people around you, mammy as well, she noticed, she said ‘you've got too thin"’or whatever and I was like ‘yeah, yeah, yeah I know, I'm trying to sort it out."'

5. She’s Honest

Higgins wants to be an inspiration for young girls. She tells the DailyMail that she doesn’t want to hide parts of herself and be authentic. “I put on Instagram a picture of my grey hairs and honestly the amount of messages I got from younger girls, girls in their early 20s saying ‘oh my God, thank you so much for this, I've never shown anyone my grey hair, I keep it a secret but now I feel like I'm going to embrace it and not be afraid.’”

Maura Higgins first burst into the public eye during the summer of 2019. She was one of the breakout stars of that year’s series of Love Island. This has led Higgins to compete on the popular series Dancing on Ice, as well as have a strong presence on Instagram. Higgins is currently on vacation in the Maldives, and made sure to post some photos. In them, she wore a multicolored bathing suit, her figure on display. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Maura Higgins stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Doesn’t Care What People Think Of Her

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Higgins is in the public eye, which means that a lot of people are unfortunately judging her. However, she has no time for them. Higgins tells Grazia Daily that she doesn’t care what people have to say about her. She also says that this helped her stay positive after her stint on Love Island. “Do you know what? I don’t actually care what people think of me, so I wasn’t really bothered.”

2. She Sticks Up For Herself

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During her time on Love Island, Higgins was known for sticking up for herself. This has led to her becoming a feminist icon. She tells Grazia Daily, “I just stand up for myself, and I won’t let anyone talk sh*t about me. And you know, I do talk about sex, but so do guys.”

3. She Isn’t Afraid To Cut People Off

When it comes to relationships, Higgins tells Grazia Daily that she trusts her partner. However, she also says that she doesn’t give second chances to anyone. I’m not a girl to be on edge all the time thinking, ‘I wonder what he’s doing?’ I trust someone until they do me wrong, and if they do me wrong, that’s it. There are no second chances with me. You’re gone.”

4. She Eats A Balanced Diet

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Higgins talked about wellness to the Daily Mail. She says that she believes in balance when it comes to her diet. Higgins eats healthy most of the time, and allows herself cheat days. "At the weekends I eat what I want,” she says. “During the week I obviously try my best to eat healthier foods.

5. She Has Support

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Higgins has been open about her struggles with body image. She tells the Daily Mail that she got into a period of over-exercising and struggling with herself. Luckily, she had supportive people around her to help her get through this. ​​"It's good to have people around you that are not afraid to say these things to you. It's so important. I'm feeling so much better."

Maura Higgins is white hot! The Love Island star flaunts her famously fit figure in her latest Instagram post, posing on a boat in a white swimsuit. “Oh I sea,” she captioned the two snaps shared to her social media. How does the reality star and fitness enthusiast stay in shape? Read on to see 5 ways Maura Higgins stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Got “Too Thin” During the Pandemic

During the pandemic, Maura got too obsessed with fitness. “'It got to a stage where it was actually affecting my periods; I lost my period for four months. Especially at my age, it's obviously not good. I want to have kids someday so I know that's just not a good thing to happen,” she told the Daily Mail. Luckily, her loved ones helped her get back on track. “When you have good people around you, mammy as well, she noticed, she said ‘you've got too thin’ or whatever and I was like ‘yeah, yeah, yeah I know, I'm trying to sort it out.’”

2. She Started Eating More and Working Out Less

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To get healthy again she made some major changes. “I eased off the exercise and upped my calories and stuff. It's good to have people around you that are not afraid to say these things to you. It's so important. I'm feeling so much better,” she told Daily Mail. “I'm not working out as much as I was, I ended up losing too much weight.'I'm not doing it as much, once, twice a week max.”

3. She Focuses on Eating a Balanced Diet

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“To be honest I'm just really good with my diet at the moment. It's all about balance,” she told Daily Mail. “At the weekends I eat what I want and during the week I obviously try my best to eat healthier foods.”

4. She Embraces Her Grey Hair

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Maura is an open book. “I put on Instagram a picture of my grey hairs and honestly the amount of messages I got from younger girls, girls in their early 20s saying "oh my God, thank you so much for this, I've never shown anyone my grey hair, I keep it a secret but now I feel like I'm going to embrace it and not be afraid,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “My hair went grey when I was 18. I'm so used to it now, 18 feels like a long time ago. I don't know why it happened, maybe I'm old on the inside! I just said to mammy ‘why has this happened? Why do I get the bad genes?’ She said to me ‘well it's not from me because I didn't have grey hair at 18!’”

5. She Eats Clean

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Maura eats clean…most of the time. "I'm not a nutritionalist or anything like that but I do have a good enough diet and stay as clean as possible, but then I still have whatever I want,” she revealed during an Instagram Q&A.

Molly-Mae Hague, star of Love Island and creative director of fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing, is loving Tulum, Mexico. “Think I’ve found my new favourite place…” she captioned a photo of her in a bathing suit, in literal paradise: blue pool, sandy beaches, palm trees. “Not all storms come to disrupt your life… some come to clear your path🤍,” she captioned another of her with some clouds behind her. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Molly-Mae Hague stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Now Does What Feels Good

Molly-Mae "completely flipped [her] life upside down in terms of everything - exercise, food, water intake." She added, "I have been on a journey with my body, finding out what works for my body, what I need for my body to feel good."

2. She’s a “Gym Freak”

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"I'm a massive gym freak, I gym pretty much every day," said Molly-Mae once. Try this gym staple, mountain climbers:

1. Begin in a push-up position, with your weight supported by your hands and toes.
2. Flex your left knee and hip as you bend the right leg, bringing your knee to your right elbow.
3. Explosively reverse the positions of your legs, extending the right leg back into a straight position, supported by the toe, and bringing the left knee up to your left elbow.
4. Repeat in an alternating fashion for 10 repetitions on each side.

3. She Works Her Core

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Molly-Mae works her core at the gym. Want to try doing so? Go for the 360. In this routine you’re going to rotate yourself 360 degrees on a lateral plane, starting with your back on the floor and ending in the same position. Along the way you will move clockwise through quarter turns, performing seven exercises total in a seven-minute span. You’ll want to use an interval timer to alert you to each time you need to switch positions. By the end of minute seven you should be feeling the burn throughout your entire midsection, and will have set the stage for killer abs to come.

Exercises are to be performed in sequence with no rest between them.

1. Reverse Crunch 60 sec
2. Alternating Crunch 60 sec
3. Plank (right side) 60 sec
4. Plank 60 sec
5. Plank (left side) 60 sec
6. Reaching Crunch 60 sec
7. Bicycle Kicks 60 sec

4. She Eats Chicken and Rice

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"Health kick in full swing,” she captioned an image of chicken and rice recently. Chicken with a brown rice is a good choice. Your go-to proteins can be boneless skinless chicken breast, lean ground turkey (94 percent lean), lean beef, lamb, wild salmon, shrimp, scallops, cod, tuna, halibut, orange roughy, freshwater fish like pike and sunfish.

5. She Has Endometriosis

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Hague has Endometriosis, which can be excruciating. “Endometriosis (en-doe-me-tree-O-sis) is an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis. Rarely, endometrial-like tissue may be found beyond the area where pelvic organs are located,” says the Mayo Clinic.