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Maura Higgins could reportedly be heading for Hollywood stardom after 'impressing industry insiders' with her acting debut in Irish comedy The Spin.
The former Love Island star, 34, who plays Rose in the feel-good road movie, received glowing feedback following a film screening at London's Genesis Cinema on Friday.
Directed by filmmaker Michael Head, the movie follows two music-obsessed friends on a frantic two-day road trip across Ireland, to save their record shop from closing.
Maura appears alongside Pussycat Dolls singer Kimberly Wyatt and actor Brencock O'Connor.
After the screening, a source told The Mirror: 'Everyone was talking about Maura and how great she was. She can act and people were impressed.
'There were a lot of important people from the film in that room and conversations were taking place about what she does next.'
It has been reported the conversations were with big US executives who were eager to find out Maura's plans.
For the event, Maura stepped out in an oversized, textured beige wrap-style coat with a belted waist, and matching tiny hot pants.
She paired that with sheer black tights and black pointed-toe slingback heels,which were an elegant and classic touch, that helped enhance the leg line.
The TV personality carried a black leather handbag and styled her hair sleek and natural, and opted for glowing makeup palette.
The screening success comes after a dramatic year for Maura, who split from TOWIE star Pete Wicks before hitting headlines for a kiss with I'm A Celeb campmate Danny Jones.
Since then, she's thrown herself into work, landing major brand deals with L'Oreal and Oh Polly and spent time in the US, where she's already been rubbing shoulders with A-listers like The Wolf of Wall Street star Margot Robbie.
The source added said Maura has 'channelled everything into her career' after the media storm earlier this year and is determined to prove herself as more than a reality TV personality.
They said: 'Maura has thrown herself into work following the Danny snog-gate. It's been a good distraction amongst all the madness and she wants to prove people she is more than a reality star.
There's more to come from her after some very exciting talks.'
The Daily Mail has reached out to Maura's representatives.
It comes after Maura showed off her incredible figure during a brand trip to Marrakesh with Guess earlier this week.
The I'm A Celeb star posed in a red bikini, which featured a cute white frill across the balconette top and side-tide bottoms.
Posing in the two-piece set, Maura stood on the balcony at her hotel, La Mamounia, and soaked in the pink sunset.
Maura recently hit back at a troll who said she was too old to wear sexy outfits.
The presenter had shared a stunning snap of herself in a mesh cover up with a daring cut out along the front, giving a glimpse of underboob.
But one of her followers was unimpressed with the revealing garment and wrote in the comments: 'Dress appropriately, ya too old'.
Maura wasted no time in hitting back at the troll. Referring to their profile photo of Fairy dishwasher tablets, she wrote: 'I'll dress how I want, you just worry about keeping the dishes clean.'