Danny Jones’ wife supported by husband’s I’m A Celeb co-star with sweet gesture after breaking cover amid Maura Higgins kiss scandal
Former I’m A Celebrity star Oti Mabuse appears to have thrown her support behind Danny Jones’ wife Georgia Horsley amid the fallout from his “kiss” with fellow campmate Maura Higgins at the Brits.
The supportive gesture comes as Horsley broke her social media silence on Tuesday for the first time since her husband was allegedly caught kissing Higgins at a Brit Awards afterparty.
The former Miss England, 38, took to Instagram on Tuesday morning to share a black and white photo of the couple’s seven-year-old son Cooper.
The post comes 10 days after footage emerged of McFly star Jones, 38, appearing to share a “drunken kiss” with former Love Island contestant Higgins, 34, at an afterparty on March 2.
Neither Jones nor Higgins have publicly commented on the incident that has sparked widespread media attention.
Horsley’s Instagram post featured her son wearing sunglasses and playing on a Nintendo Switch. She simply captioned the image with a blue heart emoji.
The post was quickly inundated with supportive messages when it was first published, but Horsley has since disabled comments on the update.
However, friends and famous faces have still been able to show their support for Horsley via the ‘likes’ of the post.
Among those who’ve thrown their support behind Horsley are This Morning’s Rochelle Humes, JB Gill’s wife and dancer Chloe Gill, Jeremy Clarkson’s daughter and author Emily Clarkson, and Jones and Higgins’ former campmate, Mabuse.
Mabuse shared a camp with both Jones and Higgins during their stint in the I’m A Celebrity jungle in 2024, finishing in fourth place.
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Jones went on to be crowned King of the Jungle during his time Down Under while Higgins was the sixth star eliminated by the public.
Other famous faces to have weighed in with their thoughts on the saga are comedian Katherine Ryan and former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona.
Before comments were disabled fans were quick to rally around Georgia, with many expressing their support
“Love you. What a lucky boy he is to have a mummy like you,” wrote one follower.
“Hope you’re okay Georgia, you’ve got this,” another commented while a third added: “Everyone is in your corner you’ve got this much love.”
“YES GIRL!!! Lovely to see Coops a post from you. You’ve got this,” another fan encouraged before Horsley’s friend, former Made in Chelsea star Binky Felstead, also commented: “We got you girl! Adore you.” (sic)
The scandal erupted when footage emerged showing Jones and Higgins sharing what appeared to be a kiss at Universal Music’s Brit Awards afterparty at 180 Studios on the Strand.
The pair reportedly spent 90 minutes in each other’s company at the event.
A second video later surfaced showing them enjoying wine together at London’s Nobu Hotel, with sources claiming they stayed until 6am.
“Danny and Maura seemed to be having a great time. They looked like they had a brief drunken kiss,” a source told The Sun.
Horsley has reportedly been struggling in the aftermath of the scandal, cancelling scheduled appearances including a Q&A at The Baby Show in London last weekend.
A source told The Mirror: “Georgia is struggling at the moment. She isn’t just having to navigate the circumstances, but doing it publicly. She has been humiliated.”
Meanwhile, Higgins has left the UK for Los Angeles, sharing an Instagram story showing her on a flight to LA for what she described as an “exciting shoot.”
A source close to Higgins told Closer magazine that she too is struggling to handle the attention the saga has garnered.
“Maura has hit rock bottom as she blames herself for truly messing everything up,” they said.
“She’s told pals she deeply regrets that moment and it was stupid.”