McFly star’s comments raise eyebrows after Danny Jones and Maura Higgins Brit Awards scandal
‘I’m a bit scared about where the night might end,’ his bandmate said
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A Brit Awards interview with McFly frontman Tom Fletcher has gone viral after his bandmate Danny Jones was seemingly caught on camera kissing Love Island’s Maura Higgins.
Jones, 38, who has been married to former Miss England model Georgia Horsley since 2014, was seen alongside Higgins at the Sony Music after party at 4am on Sunday morning (2 March), per The Sun.
In a red carpet interview ahead of the awards ceremony, Fletcher predicted Jones would have a wild night and admitted he was “a bit scared about where the night might end”.
When asked by Capital radio hosts Sian Welby and Zeze Millz where his Brit Awards evening would take him, Fletcher, 39, said nervously: “I’ve heard rumours that Danny’s got some plans.”
“I’m not sure that I’m… I’m a bit scared about where the night might end,” Fletcher added. “I’m just following him.”
The interview quickly garnered attention from fans. “This hasn’t aged well,” one person wrote in the comments.
Meanwhile, another social media user added: “It’s like Tom knew what was coming!”
“Don’t follow him, Tom,” a third person advised.
The Independent has contacted Jones’s representatives for comment.
Georgia Jones released a new episode of her parenting podcast Mum’s The Word hours after reports emerged about her husband and Higgins.
In the episode, Georgia appeared to focus solely on her and the McFly singer’s seven-year-old son, Cooper, without mentioning Jones directly.
During his time in the I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Jungle last year, Jones was praised for sharing Georgia’s experience of post natal depression after welcoming their son.
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“Seeing my wife go through that was kind of new,” he said. “I wanted to try and fix it and say, ‘Come on, you can do this’, but that’s not what [Georgia] needed.”
The scandal comes after Higgins – Jones’s I’m a Celeb campmate – reportedly split from The Only Way Is Essex cast member Pete Wicks after a “few clashes” last month.
During a subsequent Valentine’s Day night out with her friends, Higgins was asked about the whereabouts of Wicks by a photographer while leaving Sheesh restaurant in London.
“Dunno. Probably cheating,” the Love Island star replied in a video obtained by The Sun.
The Independent has contacted Wicks’ representatives for comment.
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