Pete Wicks spotted as ex Maura Higgins flees UK after Danny Jones BRITs kiss

Pete Wicks was seen for the first time since his scandal-hit ex Maura Higgins jetted off to LA to escape the heat currently surrounding her after a boozy BRITS kiss with Danny Jones

Pete Wicks has been seen for the first time since his ex Maura Higgins kissed Danny Jones.

Love Island bombshell Maura announced she was leaving the country, amid the scandal currently engulfing her and McFly singer Danny, following their post-BRITS kiss. Former The Only Way Is Essex star Pete, 36, who was spotted smoking a cigarette in North London, was in a whirlwind romance with brunette bombshell Maura, 34, since last summer, but their relationship ended abruptly last month.

It has been claimed that Irish beauty Maura, who shot to fame on Love Island in 2019, had discovered Pete had been chatting to “loads” of other women online. Friends of Pete, who attended the BRITs with his Kiss FM co-host Olivia Attwood and avoided an awkward run-in with Maura who was sitting a few tables away, have previously denied the tar was texting other women while dating Maura.

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Since their split, of course, Maura and McFly guitarist Danny, 38, who is married to Georgia Horsley, with whom he shares son Cooper, 7, were caught on camera sharing a smooch at a BRIT Awards afterparty on March 1st. Neither star has addressed the kiss directly yet but according to a source, Danny is in ‘crisis talks’ with his wife.

And a source revealed that Pete is “pleased” to no longer be seeing ex Maura following the scandal, confirming that the pair just weren’t meant to be. “This sort of attention is exactly what Pete doesn’t want,” a source close to Pete told OK! magazine when discussing Maura’s drama. “He’s seen this sort of media circus happen when he was on TOWIE and it’s not the sort of relationship he wants. It’s a shame because it will probably bring his guard back up and he just wants to find someone he can genuinely love.”

Pete’s split from Maura is said to also have come after the couple had a series of ‘rows’. The duo were, in addition, forced to spend time apart, while Pete was locked into a strict training regime for Strictly with his pro partner, Jowita Przystał and Maura jetted Down Under to take part in I’m A Celebrity…. Once reunited, however, the pair seemed loved up and were spotted on more than one cosy date night in the capital.

Following their split, Pete seemed to take a swipe at his ex while chatting with his pal Sam Thompson on their Staying Relevant podcast. Asked, “What would I banish in the world?” Pete brutally replied: “Erm, Love Island.” Sam, laughing, then remarked: “That’s so aggressive.”

Explaining himself in more detail, Pete said: “It takes over everything, that’s all anyone talks about for f**king three months of the year. It’s very difficult to have small talk with people when that’s their reference because I don’t know anything about it”. Sam then said: “Let’s be honest I can’t imagine you hanging out with people who say, ‘ When’s the nearest episode of Love Island? ‘”. Pete then said: “No but even when I walk through the office… just no”.

Source: Mirror