Love Island’s Maura Higgins looks in the zone as she cycles for ITV’s On Yer Bike amid claims she is ‘taking things slow with Giovanni Pernice over fears he is a player’
She recently started dating Strictly professional dancer Giovanni Pernice.
And Maura Higgins was among many stars who took part in ITV’s Soccer Aid show On Yer Bike.
The former Love Island star, 30, looked in the zone as she took part in the event where she donned a black jacket with matching leggings.
Good cause: Maura Higgins was among many stars who took part in ITV’s Soccer Aid show On Yer Bike
The Irish beauty also sported a pair of black trainers and put safety first with a helmet as she joined the likes of Alex Beresford, Saira Khan and Keith Duffy.
The celebrities were battered with persistent rain from the start line.
The 90-minute special aims to raise money to help UNICEF deliver 2 billion Covid-19 vaccines around the world and help children get back to school.
It comes after a source said that Maura is taking her relationship with Giovanni slow because she’s worried he is a ‘bit of a player’.
Romance: It comes after a source said that Maura is taking her relationship with Giovanni Pernice slow because she’s worried he is a ‘bit of a player’ (Giovanni pictured in June)
The TV star is also said to not be looking for anything too serious yet following her split from ex-boyfriend Chris Taylor.
A source told OK! magazine: ‘Giovanni is smitten. He always fancied her and slid into her DMs. It’s very early days.
‘Maura is enjoying the attention and she thinks he’s so hot. He’s really charming, but she is a little worried he might be a player.
‘She doesn’t want to get hurt, so she’s taking it slow. She’s enjoying single life so won’t rush into anything.’
Outfit: The former Love Island star, 30, looked in the zone as she took part in the event where she donned a black jacket with matching leggings
Show: The Irish beauty also sported a pair of black trainers and put safety first with a helmet as she joined the likes of Alex Beresford, Saira Khan and Keith Duffy
Special: The 90-minute special aims to raise money to help UNICEF deliver 2 billion Covid-19 vaccines around the world and help children get back to school
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Maura Higgins and Giovanni Pernice for comment.
It was previously revealed Maura has been getting to know Giovanni in secret the last month, following her split from fellow Love Island contestant Chris Taylor in May.
Sources close to the TV presenter, who was recently announced as the host of Glow Up Ireland, say the new couple are in the early stages of a relationship.
Exes: Maura clearly has a type, after she and ballroom dancer Curtis Pritchard, 25, whose brother AJ, 26, is an ex-Strictly pro, fell for each other on the 2019 series of Love Island
And Maura clearly has a type, after she and ballroom dancer Curtis Pritchard, 25, whose brother AJ, 26, is an ex-Strictly pro, fell for each other on the 2019 series of Love Island.
‘It’s early days, but Maura is really enjoying getting to know Giovanni, and the feeling is mutual,’ a source told MailOnline.
‘They’re both career driven and ambitious, which are qualities they find really attractive in each other.’
Sad: In May, Maura announced her split from Chris Taylor, writing on Instagram: ‘It breaks my heart to even type this but I wanted to let everyone know we have made the joint decision to end our relationship’