Inside Maura Higgins' terrifying health scare that could have killed her as she prepares to enter the I'm A Celebrity jungle

Maura Higgins has previously revealed that she nearly died from toxic shock syndrome after a tampon was stuck inside her for three months. Maura Higgins has previously revealed that she nearly died from toxic shock syndrome after a tampon was stuck inside her for three months In 2022, the former Love Island star, 33, - who is set to enter the I'm A Celebrity Jungle as a latecomer this week - detailed her 'very bad experience' in a bid to warn others of the risks 'There were people that have died from that happening. She added on the show: 'Young girls might not have noticed, like you go on a night out, what if you got really drunk and forgot, like, these things actually do happen, and people don't speak about it' Maura will make a later arrival in camp alongside Rev Richard Coles, 62 It comes as Maura defiantly declared she was single in a major slap in the face to her current love interest Pete Wicks as she prepared to enter the jungle on Tuesday. It appears Pete's reported 'inability to commit' to either Maura or his other rumoured love interest dance partner Jowita Przystal has led Maura to definitively state 'I'm single' when asked whether she was dating him. It comes as Maura defiantly declared she was single in a major slap in the face to her current love interest Pete Wicks as she prepared to enter the jungle on Tuesday Asked who was flying out to Australia to meet her when she leaves the show, Maura said: 'Some of my friends said they would but I don't know, it'd be a nice surprise whoever's there.'