Radio star Roman Kemp was allegedly 'furious' after being linked to Maura Higgins at the BRITs - three years before her now infamous smooch with Danny Jones at this year's star-studded event.
Former Love Islander Maura was falsely linked to radio presenter Roman following the music awards do in 2022. The pair were thought to have been introduced to each other at London's O2 Arena, before ending up at the same after party in Soho after which, a few days later, a story emerged that claimed they had not only flirted but 'hooked up'.
A source at the time was quoted as saying, "Maura and Roman were flirting and all over each other. They were dancing together and laughing a lot. They seemed to be glued to each other's sides all night."
However, according to the Daily Mail, Roman was 'furious' about the rumour doing the rounds at the time, "because it was simply not true". A friend added that Roman "was merely being polite to her when they met".
Influencer Maura's colourful love life regularly makes the headlines, including her recent break-up from Strictly star Pete Wicks – but nothing has caused quite as much controversy as her boozy kiss with McFly singer Danny after the 2025 BRIT Awards, when a video swiftly went viral and appeared to show the brunette and married singer Danny locking lips.
Maura and Danny are thought to have become good friends during their jungle stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! last year and its thought the pair have remained in contact since leaving the Australian bush. Danny, 38, has been married to former Miss England Georgia since 2014 and they share a son, Cooper, seven. Neither Danny nor Maura has publicly broken their silence on their supposed kiss to date.
Meanwhile, a source has claimed that Maura's ex, former TOWIE cast member Pete, is 'glad to be away from Maura Higgins' after her controversial kiss with Danny. Pete, 37, and Maura called it quits just weeks before the star-studded music event. Maura reportedly ending the romance amid fears Pete had a wandering eye.
"This sort of attention is exactly what Pete doesn’t want," a source close to Pete told OK! magazine when discussing Maura's drama. "He’s seen this sort of media circus happen when he was on TOWIE and it’s not the sort of relationship he wants. It’s a shame because it will probably bring his guard back up and he just wants to find someone he can genuinely love."
