Maura Higgins sizzles in a backless sheer gown as she attends a Sports Illustrated event after rival Olivia Attwood accused her of 'copying' her every move

Maura Higgins sizzled in a backless sheer gown as she attended a Sports Illustrated event after rival Olivia Attwood accused her of 'copying' her every move. 

Just seven months after Olivia rubbed shoulders with Alix Earle at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Beach Club party in Miami, Florida, Maura has secured an invited to the American sports magazine's bash. 

Maura, 35, showed off her jaw-dropping figure in the backless midi dress which boasted a dramatic ruffled high neckline. 

Styling her dark tresses in a sleek up do, the Irish model posed up a storm as she hit the red carpet at the bash.

Maura simply captioned the post: 'A night with @sportsillustrated'.  

The Love Island stars have been locked in a feud for months over claims Maura has been trying to 'copy' Olivia's career.

While there have undoubtedly been similarities in their career projections, when it comes to the pair's plans to crack America, currently Maura is coming out on top.

It's now been claimed that Olivia, 34, and Maura's rivalry has hit boiling point over their toxic whispers, Pete Wicks connection and vicious comments. You can read more about that here.

So seeing Maura rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars at the nation's biggest sporting event the Super Bowl, no doubt left a bitter taste in Olivia's mouth.

During the huge game in San Francisco, Maura rubbed shoulders with Hollywood legends as she sat in the massive crowd which included Kim Kardashian, Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Costner and Justin Bieber. 

Posting on Instagram Stories from her seat, Maura admitted she 'gasped' when Hollywood actor Kevin Costner, 71, appeared on the stadium jumbotron.

But the best was yet to come as another video posted by the Irish reality star later in the night showed her unexpected run-in with her crush.

As she headed down an escalator Kevin was headed up with Maura gushing in her video caption 'the luck of this happening to me'.

Maura didn't miss her moment, yelling as the bemused-looking actor passed her 'Kevin I love you!'

Maura enjoyed Super Bowl weekend as a guest of Primark, the official partner of the NFL.

The Love Island favourite has been in and out of the states this month, most notably for her surprise appearance at the Golden Globes.

It's all thanks to her appearance on The Traitors US where Maura has proven to be a huge hit with viewers thanks to her round table put-downs and her ultra glam ensembles.  

Ever the Love Islander, Maura has even sparked romance rumours with her Traitors  co-star Rob Rauch, 27.

Fans have picked up on apparent chemistry between Maura and fellow player Rob, hoping they get together. 

While appearing on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live last month, the Irish star broke her silence on this speculation as she was quizzed about their relationship. 

It saw Andy ask her: 'The internet wants you and Rob to get together, and?'

To which Maura responded: 'I saw, there's a lot of videos on TikTok at the moment.'

Continuing, Andy followed up with: 'And what do you think?'  Maura coyly replied: 'I mean, you’ll have to watch the show to see if that happened.' 

In the game, Maura is playing as a Faithful while Rob is secretly one of the Traitors.

The pair knew each other through Love Island US, where Rob appeared as a contestant in 2023 and 2024. 

Meanwhile, Maura began hosting the spin-off show Aftersun from 2024 onwards.