Maura Higgins, Olivia Attwood, Pete Wicks

Maura Higgins has raised eyebrows by unfollowing her former flame Pete Wicks and his close pal Olivia Attwood.

The former Love Island star struck up a romance with Pete last year, and the pair even spent Christmas together.

But in February, it was reported that the pair had split following a series of rows.

Pete Wicks and Maura Higgins
Now, the Longford native has removed Pete and Olivia from her Instagram account, and the former TOWIE stars have followed suit.

Around the time their split was reported in February, Maura threw shade at Pete by telling a group of paparazzi that he was “probably out cheating” on Valentine’s Day.

Weeks later, Pete and Olivia poked fun at Maura’s cheating jibe during an interview at the Brit Awards.
Pete Wicks and Olivia Attwood | KISS FM
Speaking to the MailOnline, Pete said: “It’s hard for Sam Thompson tonight because I’ve got a new work wife. But, he’s not far away, he’s over there actually.”

“It is a little bit weird because it feels like I am…,” he said, before Olivia jokingly interjected, “Cheating?”

Olivia later clarified she was making a joke of the situation in a comment on social media.

She wrote: “Cheating’s not funny. Pete didn’t cheat. That is the joke. Hope that helps.”
Pete Wicks Maura Higgins
In another comment, Olivia added: “Well I appreciate that you could read between the lines – I had to comment because A LOT of people couldn’t – because that’s not something I would find funny at all.

“And I’m just going to caveat that with with I’m very protective of my friends, but I don’t hate / have feuds / at war with anyone. You guys have seen my work schedule – I don’t have time to eat most days.”

“When I get up in my feelings I probably shouldn’t do coded Instagram Stories because then things get misconstrued. I’ll just say it with my chest in future if I’m upset.”

Olivia, 34, previously sparked rumours of a feud with Maura, 34, with a cryptic post about someone trying to “copy” her life.
Olivia Attwood, Maura Higgins | Instagram
In November, Olivia shared a post which read: “One day I’m going to write a book and some of the stuff I have managed to keep [zipped mouth emoji] on over the years. It will blow your f***ing mind.

“You can try to hire all the same people, regurgitate my stories as your own, study the playbook, follow the recipe blah blah blah, but it will NEVER taste the same. That’s all.”

The online rant came amid Maura’s appearance on I’m A Celebrity, two years after Olivia’s brief stint on the show in 2022 (she had to leave the camp after just 48 hours due to medical reasons).
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Despite the clear similarities between them, Olivia later denied her post was throwing shade at Maura.

She confirmed: “That was nothing to do with Maura. I can’t go: ‘She hasn’t followed the same path’, because evidently there’s a massive similarity.

“But I don’t have negative feelings towards her – there’s space for everyone in this industry.”