MAURA Higgins has opened up about how she nearly DIED from toxic shock syndrome and was left “so ill” in a horrifying health scare.
The former Love Island star – who rose to fame in 2019 alongside best pal Molly-Mae Hague – is set to detail the event in an episode of Shopping With Keith Lemon tonight.
Maura, 31, opened up about suffering from toxic shock syndrome after learning to use sanitary products for the first time.
Speaking to Keith Lemon – who is depicted by comedian Leigh Francis, 49– the TV star admits she failed to follow instructions.
“Can you remember when you were a kid and you became a woman?” Keith is set to ask her on tonight’s episode of the ITV2 show.
“Yes, I wasn’t like ‘Oh my god, I’m scared’ because mummy already gave me the chat, do you get what I mean,” Maura explains.
“Is it true that you suffered from toxic shock syndrome?” Keith then adds, to which Maura says: “I did have a very bad experience.”
Maura goes on to detail how she failed to understand the timeframe she was allowed to leave a tampon in for in a huge misjudgement.
“I’m not a doctor, I don’t know much about that, but you’re not meant to leave a tampon in for more than, I think it’s nine hours,” she explains to a shocked Keith.
“But there was a tampon inside me for three months.”
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Maura goes on to explain how she was left “so ill” by the experience, and wanted to speak about it to bring awareness to other women.
“There are people who have died from that happening,” she adds. “Young girls might not have noticed…
“Like you go on a night out, what if you got really drunk and forgot, like, these things actually happen, and people don’t speak about it.
“I remember even being in school, I used to get my tampon out the bag, push it up my sleeve and then go to the toilet like that… thinking back, why was I doing that?
“It’s nothing to be ashamed about, that’s why I think it’s an important topic isn’t it?”
Elsewhere in the episode, Maura will reveal she enjoyed a steamy fling with a woman before snogging Joey Essex.
The Love Island star is excitedly planning a date with Joey after growing close at a boozy awards do this week.
Shopping with Keith Lemon concludes tonight on ITV2 at 10pm