Curtis Pritchard has been welcomed into the Higgins family with open arms after Maura’s mum Sharon gave the ballroom dancer her seal of approval.
The Love Island finalists made their first trip back to Ballymahon, where the dancer made quite the impression on the Irish model’s family.
Sharing a picture with her daughter and her new beau on Instagram, Sharon wrote: ‘Finally got to hug these two yesterday. Have missed my baby girl @maurahiggins so much.’
The wildlife photographer had nothing but good things to say about the 23-year-old, adding: ‘After finally talking with @curtispritchard12 .. can say he is a lovely lad. It was a pleasure to talk to him and I’m so proud of them both.’
Clearly smitten with Curtis, Sharon shared another sweet snap to her Instagram Story with him.
‘Delighted to welcome @curtispritchard12 yesterday,’ she wrote, ‘our smiles say it all.’
It’s been a jam-packed few days for Curtis and Maura, who’ve been celebrating with family, doing interviews and filming for Monday’s reunion episode ever since they landed back on home soil.
Maura may have only been off our screens for a few days but it seems like fans are desperate to see more of our favourite straight talking Irish gal and have been petitioning ITV to get Maura on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Curtis, on the other hand, has been catching up with his brother and fellow dancer AJ Pritchard ahead of the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Taking to Instagram, the 23 year old shared a selfie with his sibling, writing: ‘So surreal being back home in England and seeing my brother @aj11ace after over two months, finally reunited!’
However, Curtis showed that things were still going well with Maura, adding: ‘but I am missing @MauraHiggins’ to his Instagram Story along with a crying emoji.
Ireland to London may not be that far, but we really see these two going the distance.
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