MAURA Higgins told her I’m A Celebrity campmates about being pictured with her tongue down Pete Wicks’ throat in tonight’s episode.

The Irish beauty has long been linked with Pete, and last night she appeared to pine for him in camp.

Maura admitted that she was dating someone in the outside world before coming to the Australian jungle
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Maura admitted that she was dating someone in the outside world before coming to the Australian jungle

Maura has previously been pictured out on dates with Pete Wicks
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Maura has previously been pictured out on dates with Pete WicksCredit: Eroteme

GK Barry and Maura had a heart to heart while washing their laundry
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GK Barry and Maura had a heart to heart while washing their laundryCredit: Eroteme
In tonight’s show, their romance was once again brought up, but this time Maura insisted she was single, even if the pair have shared some passionate snogs.

Confiding in co-star GK Barry while washing her undies in the creek, Maura said: “I get it in a sense because I know I was on a dating show, but it was five years ago.”

Keeping coy on her romance with Pete, she said: “You know more than me! No, I’m single. People can date and not be in a relationship and take things slow.

“What’s the point in getting them involved too soon, when you just don’t know where it’s gonna go, you know?

YouTuber GK explained she tried to keep her relationship with her footballer girlfriend Ella Rutherford under wraps, Maura said of her and Pete: “Well we’ve already been papped, tongues down each other’s necks and we had no idea!

“The funniest part was I had a vape in one hand and a cigarette in the other, living my best life.”

Maura then admitted any man she does bed inevitably gets discussed in great detail with her mum.

She explained: “I talk to my mum about… I mean if I slept with a guy, my mum will ask me, ‘Well, what was he like in the bed?’ and she will get every gory detail.”

Yesterday Maura admitted she was seeing someone before entering the jungle – and was “missing him”.

When pressed by Rev Coles about the exclusivity of the relationship, Maura looked thoughtful and said “I dunno”.

He continued to dig for more information, asking: “What are the rules?

Maura burst into nervous laughter, admitting: “I don’t know the rules! I don’t know the rules.”

However, she did coyly admit that her mystery man was someone recognisable.

As the conversation unfolded, Maura confessed she has been missing him during her time in the jungle.

She admitted: “It does [feel different this time], but then is it because we’ve known each other for a long time?”

With a smile, she added: “He’s not an a**hole.”

Maura’s comments follow months of speculation about her relationship with Pete, as first revealed by The Sun.

Maura seemed to be referring to their romance
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Maura seemed to be referring to their romanceCredit: Splash
The duo set tongues wagging earlier this year after being spotted kissing at several high-profile events, including the Pride of Britain Awards.

Paparazzi also captured them on a cozy date night at London hotspot Gloria, where they were “all over each other”.

However, before Maura jetted off to the jungle, a source revealed that she had put the brakes on their romance because of Pete’s reputation and his rumoured closeness with Strictly Come Dancing partner Jowita Przystal.

They told MailOnline: “She gave him an ultimatum: either commit to her or let it go.

“So she went off a single woman.”

The insider now suggests Pete has stepped up, “openly expressing his feelings” for Maura while cooling his rumored flirtations.

While Maura remains tight-lipped about the future of their connection, her campfire confession hints at deeper feelings brewing.

Fans will no doubt be eagerly waiting to see if their romance rekindles once she leaves the jungle – or even if Pete is waiting to greet her at the famous bridge.

I’m A Celeb 2024 – late entries

MAURA Higgins is a late entry to I’m A Celeb 2024. Yet who is joining her?

2019 Love Island star Maura, 33, will be a late entry to the jungle line-up.

She will head into the I’m A Celeb camp, along with the Reverend Richard Coles, 62.

The duo will join the likes of Coleen Rooney, Barry McGuigan and Danny Jones in Ant and Dec’s jungle camp a week into this year’s star-spangled series.

Yet initially the duo will have their own private base – and a secret mission – before heading into the main compound Down Under.

Maura has already described the jungle as “hell.”

Meanwhile Richard, who has starred on Strictly, has confessed his biggest “fear.”