A source said: ‘Maura was suspicious of Pete and whether he might have been messing her around.’

I’M A Celeb’s Maura Higgins dished up a Valentine’s Day jibe at her ex Pete Wicks.

Asked where the 37-year-old Strictly hunk was as she left a restaurant, she was caught on video replying: “Dunno, probably cheating.

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Maura stuns in a red mini-dress with rose motifs for a meal with hairstylist pal Carl Bembridge in LondonCredit: Click News and Media

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Maura sent herself roses with a note on the bouquet saying ‘To Me Love Me’

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Glum-looking Pete was pictured with his mum in EssexCredit: BackGrid
This comes as Maura, 34, sent herself flowers on a lonely Valentine’s Day following her split from TV star Pete, 37.

The Love Island and I’m a Celeb beauty yesterday shared a picture of a bunch of red roses the day after it emerged her romance was over.

A note on the flowers read: “To Me, Love Me.”

Meanwhile, glum-looking Pete was pictured with his mum in Essex. He wore a baseball cap bearing the words “smoke and mirrors”.

Maura, 34, and Strictly hunk Pete, 37, were in a relationship for months after knowing each other for six years. But it was revealed on Friday they had split despite a romantic Christmas break in Ireland.

The evening after the news broke, the model slipped into a red mini-dress with rose motifs for a meal with hairstylist pal Carl Bembridge at a restaurant in London’s Mayfair.

As she left, she was asked where Pete was and was filmed replying: “I don’t know, probably cheating.”

Neither Maura nor Pete have publicly commented about their separation but it was claimed they had a series of arguments.

A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Maura was suspicious of Pete and whether he might have been messing her around. There’s been some rows over trust.

“Although they have both been coy about their relationship, she really liked him and saw a future.”

Maura told a podcast she “adored him”, while former Towie star Pete called her “super intelligent” and “incredibly witty”.

They had been caught sharing a kiss during a Soho dinner in August and in October they were spotted in another clinch after a date in Shoreditch, East London.

They were snogging again later that month at the Pride of Britain awards after-party at Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane.

They never made their romance official and were apart in November and December while Maura was on ITV’s I’m A Celeb.

Confiding to jungle campmate GK Barry, she said: “Well, we’ve already been papped, tongues down each other’s necks, and we had no idea. The funniest part was I had a vape in one hand and a cigarette in the other, living my best life.”

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Pete and Maura were spotted beaming as they headed off on a festive getaway just weeks agoCredit: BackGrid

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I’m A Celeb’s Maura dazzles in a red-rose minidress holding her Valentine’s Day flowersCredit: The Mega Agency

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The pair, pictured at the Pride of Britain awards after-party, were in a relationship for months after knowing each other for six years
Later, on Loose Women, she was asked: “Is there anything going on with Pete?” Coy Maura laughed: “He’s got better hair than me, to be fair! There’s not really much to tell, I know that’s very boring.”

Her cheating jibe came weeks after they were spotted beaming as they headed for a festive getaway at swanky hotel Glasson Lakehouse in Co Westmeath in Ireland.

The hotel is close to Maura’s hometown and fans speculated whether she had chosen it so she could introduce him to her parents.

Maura became a household name in 2019 after becoming a finalist on the fifth series of Love Island.

She left the show in a relationship with dancer Curtis Pritchard, 29, but that soon hit the skids.

Then she dated fellow Love Islander Chris Taylor followed by former Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice. She has said she struggles in romance because every man she gets involved with lets her down.

Opening up about her disastrous love life, Maura said her ability to pick a good man is so bad that she once told her mum she would end up dating a serial killer.

Meanwhile, tattooed Pete became a viewers’ favourite as he reached the semi-final of BBC’s Strictly with pro dancer Jowita Przystal.

He battled to hold back tears following his performance to Tina Turner’s hit Simply The Best, which he said was his late grandmother Doreen’s favourite song.

He later said in an interview: “A lot of people have messaged me saying they had an opinion of me beforehand, and then they actually appreciated what they saw in the show, which is lovely.”

Pete had a string of romances on Towie including with Jess Wright, Megan McKenna and Chloe Sims. He was also linked to Jacqui Ryland and Megan Barton-Hanson.

He recently said he fears being alone forever and needs to work on himself. Maura and Pete’s agents were approached for comment.

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Pete became a viewers’ favourite while reaching the BBC’s Strictly semi-final with pro dancer Jowita PrzystalCredit: PA