I'm A Celebrity's Maura Higgins made her jungle debut on the ITV show last night as she entered junkyard camp along with second new arrival Reverend Richard Coles.The Irish star, 33, who rose to fame after appearing on Love Island in 2019, is known for her fiery personality, witty sense of humour and 'potty mouth' language.Never one to hold back on her thoughts, she is expected to shake things up in the jungle, having already deceived the majority of her fellow campers in a brutal challenge on last night's episode which saw Loose Women's Jane Moore offer up her bed to her.However, what many don't know about Maura is her terrifying health scare she endured just a few years ago which almost killed her.Prior to her jungle debut, Maura revealed her near-fatal encounter with toxic shock syndrome (TSS) as she issued a serious warning to young girls over the use of tampons.Appearing on Shopping with Keith Lemon in 2022, Maura revealed she had accidentally left a tampon inside her body for three months which was only discovered by doctors once she became 'very ill'.
According to the NHS, toxic shock syndrome is a life-threatening bacterial infection which requires immediate medical attention.It occurs when usually harmless staphylococcus aureus or streptococcus bacteria, which live on the skin, invade the bloodstream and release dangerous toxins. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Sharing her story in the hope of raising awareness of the dangers to other women, she explained: "I did have a very bad experience.
I'm not a doctor, I don't know much about that [TSS], but I know you are not meant to leave a tampon inside for more than, I think it's nine