24 January 2024 , 16:37
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Chris Taylor has taken an inadvertent swipe at ex-girlfriend Maura Higgins while wooing a new suitor on Love Island: All Stars.
The 33-year-old reality star was a contestant on the fifth season of Love Island back in 2019 - which also featured 33-year-old Irish bombshell Maura. And while the pair didn’t embark on a romance while they were win the villa, they did enjoy a brief relationship the following year.
Chris is still looking for love, however, and has returned to the franchise for the All Stars spin-off - which sees other past contestants return in the hope of finding romance with a fellow former contestant. In the current show, Chris has been growing close to 32-year-old Arabella Chi, who also appeared on season five of the original show.
While out on a romantic rowing date, Chris inadvertently gave insight to one of his past relationships - with fans convinced he was talking about Maura. Arabella asked Chris about his notorious sense of humour.
Chris Taylor and Maura Higgins dated from 2020 until 2021 (Maura Higgins/Instagram)
Chris hinted his confidence was knocked by a past relationship (ITV)And in a candid and deep moment, the reality star admitted that he is "deeply insecure" and makes jokes in an effort to cover it up. He then commented that he "lost his funny side" whilst in a past relationship.
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Viewers watching the scenes took to social media to make the connection between Chris’s words and his past romance with Maura. One fan on X wrote: "ik chris isn’t speaking on his relationship with maura??" And another questioned: “Chris is saying Maura wasn’t funny? Huh?”
Before entering the villa, Chris had said in an interview that he wouldn’t object to Maura appearing on the show. He said: “We’re on good terms. It was an amicable split. She’s doing her thing and I’m doing mine. There wouldn’t be an issues there. If she was in there we’d probably have a chat and it would be fine.”
Chris enjoyed a romantic date with Arabella Chi (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)While in another interview, Chris said he would feel awkward is an ex he had been intimate with were to walk into the villa. He said: "I am really hoping that no one I have slept with is in there, as that’s going to be uncomfortable. I am not sure how I would deal with my ex being in there as we haven’t spoken since we split up."
Chris and Maura dated for six months before splitting in May 2021. Maura had announced the end of the romance at the time, writing via social media: "It breaks my heart to even type this, but I wanted to let everyone know that myself and Chris have made the joint decision to end our relationship.
"There is no wrongdoing on either side... We still love, care & respect each other deeply. From the minute we met each other we've been very close friends and that will never change. There is no regret. Life is about taking chances. We wanted to make this work but we have realised we work better being friends."
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