Curtis Pritchard has finally spoken out to address rumours he cheated on Maura Higgins with dancer Amber Pierson after his ex-girlfriend insisted 'the truth always come out' in a cryptic tweet. Maura announced she and Curtis had split back in March and although she told fans 'there is no bad feeling on either side' at the time, it was later revealed that she had confronted the dance pro turned reality star over claims he had cheated on her with his fellow dancer.
The 29-year-old said it was 'a kick in the teeth that I’ve been cheated on by my last two boyfriends'' after pictures emerged of Curtis kissing Amber in a park five months after his break-up with Maura. Curtis, who is currently single after his relationship with Amber 'fizzled out', has now adamantly denied ever cheating on Maura after breaking his silence on the rumours for the first time on his podcast AJ vs Curtis.
'The answer is no, I did not cheat on Maura at all. There, I've answered it,' Curtis replied. 'For anybody who wants to know why I have never replied or said anything in the press about it, is because I really try not to reply or respond to lies which is really not going to affect my life bar in a negative way or going to blow something up even more which isn't true. There is no point in it so I don't waste my time in stuff like that.'
Things then took a slightly awkward turn when a fan asked Curtis if he would ever get back with Maura. AJ – who is set to star on this year’s I’m A Celeb– stepped in to answer the question on his brother’s behalf and replied, 'No, I don't think that is ever going to happen, I feel like that is a no go.' Curtis then added, 'I'm going to leave that answer with AJ, I'm swiftly moving on.'
Meanwhile Maura was spotted on a date with a mystery man last month after revealing she’s finally ready to find love again. 'You do have to love yourself before you can love anyone else. Having time for yourself is so important but I definitely feel ready to meet someone now,' she told The Sun.
She was spotted leaving swanky Mayfair restaurant Amazonico after enjoying dinner with a mystery man, who concealed his identity by wearing a face mask. It was later revealed that Maura’s date was none other than hunky actor Bradley James, who previously starred in BBC’s Merlin, when eagle-eyed fans put two and two together after noticing he was wearing the same mask in one of his Instagram snaps.
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Which Love Island couples are still together?
1 of 38Hannah Elizabeth and Jonathan Clark - SPLIT
Remember when they, like, got engaged on the show? That one didn't quite last...
2 of 38Luis Morrison and Cally Jane Beech - SPLIT
They had the first ever Love Island baby but in September 2018 they confirmed they'd split.
3 of 38Jordan Ring and Zoe Brown - SPLIT
Absolutely DID NOT work IRL. Neeext.
4 of 38Katie Salmon and Adam Maxwell - SPLIT
Adam claimed he was '100 percent single' shortly after leaving the villa and, um, that was that. #Kadam; gone but never forgotten.
5 of 38Rykard Jenkins and Rachel Fenton - SPLIT
At least they lasted 18 months. Not bad going...
6 of 38Scott Thomas and Kady McDermott -: SPLIT
Scott and Kady managed a year before splitting in 2017.
7 of 38Nathan Massey and Cara de da Hoyde - STILL TOGETHER
They've got their little Love Island baby and everything and are very much happily married. And baby number two is on the way for Cara, exciting times!
8 of 38Malin Andersson and Terry Walsh - SPLIT
He did date fellow Love Island-er Emma-Jane Woodhams eight months in actual real life before calling it a day. AH WELL.
9 of 38Gabby Allen and Marcel Somerville - SPLIT
Gabby dumped Marcel after he was apparently caught cheating as they holidayed TOGETHER. Blimey.
10 of 38Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow - STILL TOGETHER
An absolute success story of Love Island 2017, Jamie and Camilla and Jamie are still the CUTEST of couples. And a baby is on the way. Hurrah!
11 of 38Sam Gowland and Georgia Harrison - SPLIT
Sam seemed to be doing alright for himself on Geordie Shore, so we don't think he's too gutted.
12 of 38Olivia Attwood and Chris Hughes - SPLIT
The couple were plagued with cheating rumours throughout their relationship (who can forget that whole Chris Hughes and Katie Price debacle?). Since their ITVBe show Crackin' On ended, Olivia's confirmed she's back with ex-boyfriend Bradley Dack, who she is now engaged too.
13 of 38Alex Bowen and Olivia Buckland - STILL TOGETHER
Alex and Olivia are married and literally as strong as ever. We like to live vicariously through them, to be honest.
14 of 38Tyla Carr and Jonny Mitchell - SPLIT
Oh it was never gonna last, was it?
15 of 38Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies - SPLIT
TheLove Island2017 winners split in December 2017; five months after the finale.
16 of 38Montana Brown and Alex Beattie - SPLIT
These two split just weeks after returning to the UK. Sad times.
17 of 38Dom Lever and Jess Shears - STILL TOGETHER
Jess and Dom are SO together, in fact, they got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day 2017. They then got, y'know, properly married. They now have a baby boy, too.
18 of 38Sam Bird and Georgia Steel - SPLIT
You know how this one went. Sam accused Georgia of cheating on him with her ex, which she denied. It's safe to say they didn't split on the best of terms.
19 of 38Zara McDermott and Adam Collard - SPLIT
Zara and Adam called it quits at the beginning of 2019. Now she's dating Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson and they look so happy.
20 of 38Megan Barton-Hanson and Wes Nelson - SPLIT
Megan and Wesdidmove in together, but announced their split in January 2019 following rumours Wes was getting close toDancing on Icepartner Vanessa Bauer. Uh oh.
21 of 38Josh Denzel and Kaz Crossley - SPLIT
Josh and Kaz announced their split in February 2019, with Kaz saying: 'Sometimes things don't go the way you planned, but you have to be grateful for the journey. Thank you for everything especially showing me how to love myself again.'
22 of 38Samira Mighty and Frankie Foster - SPLIT
Frankie reportedly cheated on Samira and that was that. Done. Over. thank u, next.
23 of 38Laura Anderson and Paul Knops - SPLIT
There's no bad blood betweenLaura and Paul, but they split months after making it to the final of the show.
24 of 38Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer - SPLIT
Dani released a statement via Instagram Stories (how very 2018) announcing thewinning 2018 couple had SPLIT, before they got back together just days later. They then split again. Dani is now with her ex Sammy Kimmence.However fast forward to April 2019 and Jack announced they'd split.
25 of 38Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea - SPLIT
Amber and Greg were together for less than two weeks but managed to win over the nation and Love Island 2019. But before they could even make things official they split, with Greg reportedly dumping Amber by text.
26 of 38Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague - STILL TOGETHER
They faced an obstacle when Maura entered the villa and turned Tommy's head but he decided to stick with Molly-Mae and the rest is history... They surprisingly came runner up during the Love Island 2019 final but they're happy in a relationship.
27 of 38Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard - SPLIT
Probably one of the most shocking Love Island recouplings was definitely Maura and Curtis. Against all odds the pair made it to the final and weeks after leaving the villa they became an official couple. But it wasn't to be. The pair lasted eight months after the series.
28 of 38India Reynolds and Ovie Soko - SPLIT
Ovie and India have definitely been the most successful bombshells of all time. The basketball player entered the villa during Casa Amor and India joined the show just weeks before the final. Needless to say, we were obsessed with them but they've since called it quits.
29 of 38Belle Hassan and Anton Danyluk - SPLIT
Belle and Anton just missed out on the Love Island final and didn't seem to be spending a whole lot of time together back in the UK. Sure enough they split after five weeks, with Belle reportedly freaked out by his Craig David obsession. There's since been speculation that they'll reunite but the reality stars are yet to confirm anything.
30 of 38Harley Brash and Chris Taylor - SPLIT
Despite being latecomers to the Love Island villa, Harley and Chris won the public over - even after their drama following the Sidebar of Shame challenge. Two weeks after leaving the villa they called it quits.
31 of 38Jourdan Riane and Danny Williams - SPLIT
Jourdan and Danny left the villa shortly after the Casa Amor stint and after confirming they were in a relationship they moved in together. However in October, Jourdan ended their relationship following reports Danny was partying with random women.
32 of 38Joanna Chimonides and Michael Griffiths - SPLIT
Michael left us - and the villa - shook when he decided to recouple with Joanna, leaving Amber single. Despite the awkwardness, Michael and Joanna seemed to kind of be working - until she was dumped from the island and then he said he still has feelings for Amber. He was then dumped from the villa and Joanna was then spotted 'kissing' Michael at a festival. There was a lot going on, ok.
33 of 38Lucie Donlan and Joe Garratt - SPLIT
Lucie and Joe had a rough time in the Love Island villa, especially after thesandwich maker was accused of 'gaslighting' his other half. Luckily post-villa they managed to work through all the drama and are now in a relationship.
34 of 38Paige Turley and Finn Tapp
The winners of the first winter Love Island are still together, thank you very much. (They really are a cute couple.) Finn made the six-hour drive to Paige's house in West Lothian, Scotland just before lockdown happened. She has since even cut his hair in lockdown.
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35 of 38Siannise Fudge and Luke Trotman
Another of our all time favourite couples, Luke and Siannise are so loved up that they now live together in London. We fully expect them to get married - and we want to be invited, tbh.
36 of 38Luke Mabbott and Demi Jones - SPLIT
Three months after the series, the pair split as Demi said Luke didn't make an effort to text her during lockdown. Oh. 'With lockdown, it drove us apart and we live so far away from each other,' she told MailOnline. 'I feel like there wasn't a lot of effort made with communication, so we drifted as a result.'
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37 of 38Jess Gale and Ched Uzor - SPLIT
The pair are still good friends, but like Demi and Luke, they just couldn't make it work during lockdown. Damn.
38 of 38Nas Majeed and Eva Zapico - SPLIT
Nas Majeed and Eva Zapico are still happy together following Casa Amor, with Nas denying rumours that they'd split earlier in lockdown. From Nas' Instagram, it looks like they've been going on socially distanced dates.
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