Love Island star Maura Higgins has revealed that she met up with actor Margot Robbie – who is a fan of the ITV2 show – for lunch recently, with her sharing a clip from the occasion

Maura Higgins in a white top and dark sunglasses in a selfie, alongside a still of Margot Robbie in a white vest top and a denim jacket raising a shot glass from a social media video
Maura Higgins has shared that she enjoyed lunch out with Margot Robbie recently(Image: maurahiggins/Instagram)

Reality TV star Maura Higgins went out for lunch with Love Island fan Margot Robbie this week. She’s revealed to fans on social media that the actor invited her to a gathering recently, where they enjoyed some drinks together.

Maura, 34, shared this afternoon that she had met up with Margot, 34 – who has previously described her as one of her favourite contestants from the ITV2 show – recently. Maura posted content from the occasion on her Instagram Story today. Alongside a photo showing herself in a white outfit with a pair of sunglasses on, Maura wrote: “When Margot Robbie invites you to lunch … you go.”

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Margot Robbie and others sat at a table holding up shot glasses.
Maura Higgins shared footage from a lunch outing with Margot Robbie, pictured, this afternoon(Image: maurahiggins/Instagram)

She tagged gin brand Papa Salt, co-founded by Margot, in the post on the platform.

Maura then shared footage of those at the event doing cheers as they held shot glasses whilst sat at a table. Margot was visible in the video and said “cheers guys” before the others joined in. Maura wrote about the experience in the caption: “Got me on shots at 2pm WHAT A WOMAN!!!!”

In the video shared with fans by Maura, a bottle of Papa Salt gin could be seen as well as several cans of Blood Orange gin spritz. The latter drink has been released by the brand recently in collaboration with Fever-Tree.

Margot has spoken about being a fan of Love Island over the years and Maura’s ex Chris Taylor, 34, even had a cameo in her film Barbie, which was released in 2023. Margot is said to have wanted him to be in it after meeting him in 2020.

Maura has been described as one of Margot’s “favourite” islanders of all time alongside Olivia Attwood, 33. Speaking about Love Island in 2021, Margot told People that the third series – which aired in 2017 – was her favourite at the time.

She said: “If I had to pick a favourite season, I’d say season three. If I had to pick favourite contestants of all time, I’d probably say Liv from season three, and Maura from season five. They’re probably my two favourites of all time.”

Maura Higgins in a white top and dark sunglasses in a selfie.
Maura, pictured, had teased about being invited out by Margot alongside a selfie beforehand(Image: maurahiggins/Instagram)

Maura appeared on the fifth series of Love Island, which aired in 2019. She reached the final with her now ex-partner Curtis Pritchard, now 29, but Amber Gill, now 27, and Greg O’Shea, now 30, were crowned the winners instead.

Margot has previously revealed that the show reminds her of when she lived in the UK. She told the Sun back in 2022: “Love Island reminds me of living in London – watching it with my girlfriends when everybody was home from work.”

The former Neighbours star’s lunch with Maura this week comes amid production now being underway on Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Margot is thought to be working on the film in the UK at the moment.

Margot is set to star as Catherine Earnshaw in the film – which is based on Emily Brontë’s novel of the same name, published in 1847 – with Jacob Elordi cast as Heathcliff. The casting has proved controversial since it was reported.