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AFTERCAUSINGASTIR
‘CURTISANDMAURA
WOULDN’TWORK
ONTHEOUTSIDE’
CURTISPRITCHARD’SBESTFRIEND
CHLOEHEWITTSPILLSTHEBEANS
ONTHE‘LOVEISLAND’LOTHARIOC
urtis Pritchard
has been at
the centre of
some of Love
Island’s most explosive
storylines. After the
departure of his ‘half
girlfriend’ Amy Hart,
he found himself in a
love triangle with Maura
Higgins and Francesca
Allen. But last week the
dancer finally decided
to put all his eggs in
Maura’s basket!
The experience has been
an emotional roller coaster
for Curtis, but thankfully when
he emerges from the villa
he’ll have the support of his
childhood friend Chloe Hewitt.
‘Growing up we were
inseparable,’ says Strictly Come
Dancing professional Chloe,
who’s known Curtis for 14
years. ‘I danced with his brother
AJ, so I was around their family
constantly. The three of us were
the best of friends and still are
to this day.’
Chloe is proud of Curtis, 23,
for doing the ‘right thing’ and
ending his relationship with
Amy. ‘I think she’ll look back
and be grateful that he was
honest with her,’ Chloe says.
Here Chloe, also 23,
opens up to OK! about
growing up with Curtis,
missing him while he’s in the
villa and whether she thinks
his relationship with Maura
Higgins is the real deal...What do you think of
Curtis and Maura?
I can tell Curtis is into Maura.
I’m starting to warm to them,
but I’m not convinced the
relationship will work on
the outside. It could be a
summer romance and then
they come back to reality. I
do believe Maura likes him.Why do you think it might
not work?
Their lives are very different
and they’re opposite in what
they want. I love that Maura is
upfront and feisty but I think
she’s a bit overpowering. He’s
found a bit of fun in Maura;
Curtis is thinking about the
now and not the future. I
wanted him to go for Francesca
because there might’ve been a
bit more longevity there.Is Maura the type of girl
Curtis usually goes for?
A hundred per cent. She’s
gorgeous but she also seems to
have a lot of layers and that would
be intriguing to him. He would
see her as a bit of a challenge.They appeared to have sex
for the first time last week...
Before he went into the villa
I said to him: ‘I want you to
promise me that you won’t
have sex on television.’ He said:
‘I promise!’ I’ll be having words
with him when he comes out
if it’s true. I was cringing when
he was talking to Tommy [Fury]
about it. I had my fingers in my
ears. I feel sorry for his mum!Were you cringing when he
called Maura a ‘naughty girl’?
Just a bit! And everyone’s
talking about him keeping hisAbove: Curtis’s friend
Chloe says she’s ‘proud’
of him, but thinks he and
Maura (top right) will not
work on the outsideCurtis has been
coupled up with
Francesca (above)
and Amy (left)