Helen Flanagan reveals Love Island’s Maura Higgins beat her to dream role
EXCLUSIVE: Former Coronation Street actress Maura Higgins has revealed Love Island alumni Maura Higgins “got the gig instead of me” as she talks dream telly roles10:28, 12 Jun 2025Coronation Street’s Helen Flanagan has revealed she was once beaten to a job by Love Island legend Maura Higgins.The soap star, 34, claimed she once auditioned for ITV’s Dancing On Ice but was beaten by Irish TV personality Maura, also 34.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star at the WhichBingo Awards, Helen said: “For me, Dancing On Ice was the one show I thought that looked really quite scary because I’m not a sporty person.”It’s no longer running but I remember I was actually up for it one point and I remember going skating and stuff and Maura Higgins did it instead, Maura got the gig instead of me.”Maura beat Helen to a Dancing On Ice spot(Image: More