Maura Higgins 'pulled out of BFA over drama with designer'

‘It was a nightmare!’ Maura Higgins ‘pulled out of British Fashion Awards after designer Scott Henshall created an inappropriate dress, left her alone for over THREE hours and failed to arrange her shoes’

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She pulled out of Monday’s British Fashion Awards at the last minute after claiming her racy custom-made outfit was ‘not very appropriate’.

But it has now been reported Maura Higgins was left upset with top designer Scott Henshall after he ‘left her alone for over three hours’ in favour of Lady Victoria Hervey before the event.

The Love Island star, 32, allegedly also became agitated by Mulberry’s former  creative director, 47, when he failed to ‘arrange a selection of shoes for her to wear’, as previously promised.

‘It was a nightmare!’ Maura Higgins ‘pulled out of Monday’s British Fashion Awards after designer Scott Henshall created an inappropriate dress, left her alone for over THREE hours and failed to arrange her shoes, it has been alleged

A source told The Sun: ‘Scott was dressing Maura, Victoria and model Talulah Eve. 

‘Maura’s gown was meant to resemble Paris Hilton’s chainmail dress from 2002. Ultimately, it looked nothing like it and she wasn’t happy.

‘Scott was also supposed to arrange a selection of shoes for her to wear, which he didn’t do. He then left Maura waiting in her room alone for over three hours to go to help dress Victoria.’

Representatives for Maura, Scott and Victoria have been contacted for comment by MailOnline.

Oh dear: A source said: ‘Scott was dressing Maura, Victoria (pictured with Scott on Monday) and model Talulah Eve

The reality star was preparing to mingle with the great and good of the style world on Monday night, but ‘decided not to go’ just minutes before she was due on the red carpet after not feeling comfortable in her custom-made gown. 

The Irish TV personality shared an Instagram clip from her hotel room, wearing a full face of a makeup and the dress in question, which she said she had ‘zero control’ over.

Maura styled her long brunette tresses poker straight as she revealed she was ‘still in the hotel’ when fans were asking where she was. 

Eek! ‘Scott was also supposed to arrange a selection of shoes for her to wear, which he didn’t do. He then left Maura waiting in her room alone for over three hours to go to dress Victoria’

Maura said: ‘So guys, everyone is messaging me like, “Where are ya and where are the red carpet pictures?” I’ve had a bit of a nightmare. 

‘So obviously you can see I am fully ready. Glam team are on point as usual. Basically…. the dress, the shoes, everything wasn’t something I’d wear. 

‘I don’t really know what to say, it’s like, I just feel it’s not very appropriate for the Fashion Awards. 

Iconic: The source added: ‘Maura’s gown was meant to resemble Paris Hilton’s chainmail dress from 2002 (pictured). Ultimately, it looked nothing like it and she wasn’t happy’

‘I obviously do like to go daring, you guys know that, but I just feel, I don’t know. It’s just not right. So yeah, I’ve decided not to go. I’m still in the hotel as you can see.’  

A number of big names at the British Fashion Awards 2022 donned head turning glamorous gowns.

Earlier in the day, the reality star shared a selfie to her Instagram Story while getting glammed up in her hotel room ahead of the star-studded evening. 

Beaming while holding up a piece sign, Maura revealed the designer Scott Henshall, was behind the gown which she disapproved of. 

The penned: ‘BFA tonight… first time to have zero control on my outfit… excited to see what @scott_henshall has designed for me’. 

Scott burst onto the fashion scene in 1998, at the young age of 22, being the youngest designer to show at London Fashion Week. 

Previously, he was hailed ‘King of the Red Carpet’, after creating a series of iconic dresses including dressing supermodel Jodie Kidd in a web of lace for the first Spider-Man premiere.

Legs for days: Talulah-Eve, also dressed by Scott, is pictured on the night

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