Maura Higgins sparks Dancing With The Stars feud as she takes sides after pro’s bitter split from ex-girlfriend
MAURA Higgins has sparked an unexpected Dancing With The Stars feud as she took sides after a pro dancer’s bitter split from his ex-girlfriend.
The 35-year-old landed the biggest job in American telly back in April after her successful stint on The US Traitors.
Maura was snapped up for the job, which is the US equivalent of Strictly Come Dancing, as she continues to crack the showbiz scene out there.
In a recent interview, the reality star confessed the pro dancer she really doesn’t want to be paired with.
While she would love have Mark Ballas or Val Chmerkovskiy as her partner there’s one man that it seems would really hit a nerve.
Maura said: “To be honest, I’m okay to have anyone else – I just don’t want [Gleb Savchenko]. That’s the main thing for me, you know?”
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The TV personality and model assured fans she wasn’t trying to be “mean” but was simply sticking up for her good pal Brooks Nader.
“It’s just because I get on with [Brooks], and that’s that. I’m on Brooks’ side. I’m a loyalist, okay,” she added.
Actress Brooks, 29, “really fell” for Gleb while they were competing on the show together back in 2024.
The Russian dancer, 42, has gained a reputation for being a “playboy” over the years after being linked to his partners from previous seasons.
Brooks and Gleb had quite the messy break up just seven months after their romance begun.
Reality star Brooks accused Gleb of cheating and he denied all of those allegations.
During Episode 3 of Alex Cooper‘s Unwell Winter Games earlier this year, Gleb called the Sports Illustrated model “crazy.”
He even made brutal comments about their sex life.
Maura and Brooks appear to have struck up a friendship after meeting at events over in America.
The girls posed for snaps together at a Vanity Fair party back in March and it seems they have only grown closer.
Former Love Island star Maura has proved she has Brooks’ back as she risked sparking a huge feud.
The celebrities’ pro dancer partners will be announced later this year.
Dancing With The Stars is set to kick of following it’s usual schedule in the Autumn.