Danny Jones warned of ‘huge mistake’ as silence on wife’s ‘humiliation’ rumbles on

Singer Danny Jones has been warned of coming across as “evasive” if he speaks out too late following reports he shared a “drunken kiss” with Maura Higgins.

It’s been claimed the McFly frontman, who has been married to his wife Georgia Horsley since 2014, had a “drunken kiss” with the Love Islander while at a BRITs afterparty last week, with another video appearing to show the pair deep in conversation while at another gathering.

In the wake of the reports, Danny has remained quiet, and Maura has fled the country after jetting to Los Angeles International Airport from London Heathrow Airport for an “exciting shoot”.

A PR crisis expert has now urged Danny to speak out sooner rather than later in a bid to avoid coming across as “calculated” to fans regarding the situation. Edward Coram-James, CEO of Go Up, told the Mirror: “Danny needs to speak sooner rather than later. Silence will only fuel the fire and make him look evasive – worse – calculated”.

He added: “Under no circumstances should he use the dreaded notes app/Instagram apology – so overdone and formulaic at this point that it’s a tired cliché and also so easy to hide behind, especially with comments turned off”.

“The authenticity needs to come across in a more meaningful way, perhaps through a well-thought-out, personal statement – possibly an interview or video where he speaks directly to the camera”.

The warning comes after Danny, who won the latest series I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! back in December, was spotted appearing to kiss fellow campmate Maura while at a BRITs afterparty. At the time, it was claimed the pair “seemed to be having a great time” at the event. Speaking to The Sun, a source alleged, “They looked like they had a brief drunken kiss”.

A week later, a new video emerged of Maura and Danny from their night out after they travelled separately from the afterparty to a different afterparty at Nobu Hotel in London. In the video obtained by The Sun, the duo seemed to be deep in conversation at the other gathering.

“Danny and Maura seemed to be enjoying their night of partying and had no plans to call it a night. They were knocking back wine at the Nobu from 4am and seemed keen to carry on. They weren’t seen leaving before 6am”, a source told the publication.

Since the footage emerged, Danny and Maura have both kept a low profile. Danny’s wife Georgia, who is alleged to have felt “slapped in the face” by the reports, recently cancelled a public appearance and failed to appear on a new episode of her Mum’s The Word! With Georgia Jones and Kelsey Parker podcast. Instead, Kelsey presented the episode, which featured an interview with Olivia Bowen solo.

A source has claimed that Danny and Georgia are now engaged in ‘ crisis talks ‘ in an attempt to save their 11-year marriage. They added that it is time for the McFly star, who shares seven-year-old son Cooper with Georgia, to “speak out” and publicly address what really happened.

“Everyone would understand why Danny and his wife have been quiet”, the source told the Mirror. “They are likely working through various discussions from the first video that was released alone. With this second video, Danny needs to now speak out”.

They added: “Maura is getting a lot of the backlash, and Danny seems to be getting away with his actions as a husband who was supposed to have been in love with his wife for over a decade. Danny’s career should be halted at this point, and he should be big enough to speak out to everyone now, explain what has happened, and take some accountability”.

They continued: “This is unfair on his wife, who seems to have put the family and their marriage first. Who knows if another video will emerge, but being honest is now the only way that this has a chance of resolving itself”.

After meeting in 2009, Danny and Georgia got engaged four years later while on holiday in Cyprus. The pair tied the knot in a stunning ceremony in North Yorkshire in 2014, surrounded by friends and family.

During his time in the I’m A Celeb jungle, Danny opened up about meeting his wife and revealed that he had chased her for a year before she agreed to go on a date. “It took me a year to get her because I invited her out for a roast. It was just like clubbing, we couldn’t talk.

” I was like ‘ Do you wanna go to the pub tomorrow? ‘ and she was like ‘ Yeah'”. I texted her in the morning, and she was like, ‘ Sorry, I can’t make it'”.

He added: “And then weeks went on, and she didn’t make it, couldn’t make it, turning me down. And I gave up in the end. Then about 11 months later she text me saying ‘ Do you wanna go out for a drink or get breakfast? ‘ and I was like ‘ Yes! ‘ So I picked her up and took her to the waffle house in St. Albans. That was literally like twelve months later”.

Source: Mirror