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Maura Higgins says she is struggling during Dancing With the Stars rehearsals
Maura Higgins said she is struggling this week in a selfie shared during Dancing With the Stars rehearsals.
The Love Island star is competing on the US show with professional dancer Mark Ballas.
On Tuesday’s Horror Movie Night, the pair performed a dance inspired by The Lost Boys.
They scored 32 points: Shirley Ballas gave them seven, while the other three judges gave them eight, eight and nine.
Shirley praised the performance but said Higgins could improve her footwork, while the other judges praised her stage presence.
The competition also sent two other pairs home in a double elimination, but no next step for Higgins is stated.
Maura Higgins said she was “struggling so much this week” during rehearsals for Dancing With the Stars.
The 35-year-old shared a glum selfie on her Instagram stories while lying on a sofa and wiping her eye.
Higgins is competing with professional dance partner Mark Ballas.
Earlier in the week, the pair performed a Contemporary routine inspired by The Lost Boys during Horror Movie Night.
They scored 32 points, including a seven from guest judge Shirley Ballas.
- Who
- Maura Higgins, a contestant on Dancing With the Stars, said she was struggling.
- What
- She shared a selfie from rehearsals and wrote that she was “struggling so much this week.
- When
- The report was published on October 31, 2026. The selfie was shared during that week.
- Where
- During Dancing With the Stars rehearsals; the selfie was posted to Instagram stories.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Higgins and Mark Ballas performed a Contemporary routine inspired by The Lost Boys during Horror Movie Night.
Higgins shared a selfie from rehearsals and said she was struggling that week.
- Contestant
- Maura Higgins, 35
- Dance partner
- Mark Ballas
- Rehearsal post
- Struggling so much this week
- Horror Movie Night score
- 32 points
- Guest judge score
- Shirley Ballas gave the pair seven points
What people are saying
Struggling so much this week
rotate your feet a little bit more for flow
This girl, you throw a sack at her, it looks amazing. You have a fantastic lyrical quality, and you are a magnetic performer.
Maura, you are a phenomenal performer, and you made that weirdly and creepily seductive.