Tuesday 9 August 2022 08:01 AM Love Island's Maura Higgins says she was sexually abused by a taxi driver trends now
Maura Higgins has spoken for the first time about how she was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in the back of his cab after a night out.
The Love Island star, 31, revealed she had never shared the historic experience before with her followers, after one of her fans asked what her 'worst experience with a man' was during a Q&A on her Instagram page.
Maura, who admitted she had also had a worse experience she wasn't ready to talk about yet, detailed how the attack happened when she fell asleep in the back of the taxi.
Horrific: Maura Higgins has spoken for the first time about how she was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver in the back of his cab after a night out
When asked the question, Maura explained that she had sadly had 'a few' bad experiences with men, before going on to discuss one particular ordeal.
She said: 'The worst one I've never ever, ever opened up to any of you about, and I don't even think I'm ready yet. It was like probably one of the scariest things that's ever happened to me.'
She then went on to say: 'I had an incident with a taxi driver before, a long time ago in Ireland. And silly me, I fell asleep. My friends were dropped off before me and I was being dropped off alone because I lived alone at the time.
Maura added: 'And I woke up and his hand was right up my skirt.
'Honestly, I sobered up so quickly. I memorised his taxi number so quick and still remembered it the next day.'
Candid: The Love Island star, 31, revealed she had never shared the experience before with her followers after one of her fans asked what her 'worst experience with a man' was during a Q&A on her Instagram page
Maura didn't offer any further details about whether she reported the incident or