The brunette babe tried every trick in the book to win over boxer Tommy Fury in the Love Island villa.
Unfortunately, viewers felt that Maura Higgins outdid herself with one particular flirtation technique.
The 28-year-old got particularly physical with an orange ice lolly as she walked past the sportsman.
While sucking on the fruity pop, she made intense eye contact with the 20-year-old hunk.
Though she may have just been enjoying a refreshing treat in the summer heat, viewers felt that she was hinting at something a little more suggestive.
Taking to social media, Love Island fans were stunned by the risqué display and griped that she had taken things one step too far in her quest for love.
One moaned: “Cringing watching Maura eating that ice lolly and giving those looks to Tommy.”
A second added: “Maura is just teasing Tommy with her ice lolly.”
And a third remarked: “Maura nearly gave herself a brain freeze giving Tommy sex eyes with an ice lolly and he still didn’t pick her…”
Though, on the other hand, a few viewers were smitten by her brazen approach to dating and loved her confidence in the villa.
JUST DESSERTS: Maura unsettled viewers with her approach to eating ice lollies (Pic: ITV2)
DECISION TIME: Tommy chose Molly-Mae over Maura (Pic: ITV2)
One asked: “Am I the only one who actually thinks Maura may have saved this year’s Love Island?”
While another fan added: “I love Maura, brings the bare drama, the show was so boring before she came.”
Unfortunately, her experiment with the chilled dessert had the opposite of the desired effect on the Mancunian fighter.
When it came to a recoupling later on that night, he opted to couple up with blonde babe Molly-Mae Hague instead.
HARD LUCK: Maura looked downcast not to have been chosen (Pic: ITV2)
MODEL MATERIAL: The brunette beauty is a professional model (Pic: INSTAGRAM / MAURA HIGGINS)
The Irish model also tried to snog the muscleman while they were lying on the sofa, but he awkwardly dodged her smooch.
Luckily, two brand new hunks arrived into the villa that evening, and Maura met her match in pro model Tom Walker.
After enjoying a romantic candlelit dinner, the plucky beauty posed the question: “Do you want to share a bed with me?”
Viewers will have to wait till Monday night to see whether they truly hit it off as a couple, now that Tommy is officially out of the picture.
