Love Island stars Maura Higgins and Faye Winter were caught backstage in a furious argument at the National Television Awards on Tuesday night.
Spectators at the award party watched the reality stars engage in an ‘hour-long’ argument, which was captured in a video obtained by The sun.
In the clip, Maura, 32, and Faye, 28, can be seen jabbing figures at each other during the feud, with Maura yelling, “Don’t point your finger at me!”
According to the publication, a friend of one of the women had to step in and say, “Girls, girls. Why are you fighting? This has been going on for an hour now. stop, stop.’
The altercation took place at the bar in a backstage area of the NTAs at the O2 Arena, in front of a room full of attendees.
Feud: Love Island stars Maura Higgins and Faye Winter were caught in a furious argument backstage at the National Television Awards on Tuesday night
On no! Spectators at the award party watched the reality stars engage in an ‘hour-long’ argument, which was captured in video obtained by The Sun
Both sides looked furious as they rowed back and forth over a currently unknown issue.
An onlooker told the Sun: “Maura looked furious at Faye – the pair were arguing quite loudly and in front of a lot of people. It was quite embarrassing and they spent ages doing it.”
Another participant commented, ‘Maura and Faye looked a little worse for wear and were rowing most of the evening. They really seemed to like each other.
Maura appeared on season five of the popular ITV2 reality show, while Faye appeared on series seven the following year.
Maura, who was the social host of Love Island USA, would later relay the conversation she had with Faye to a friend.
After the argument, she missed last orders at the bar, as she was refused a glass of wine because alcohol was no longer served.
Representatives for Maura and Faye have been contacted for comment.
During the evening, Maura made a bold choice in her two-piece illusion gown, but she left fans divided with her very sassy, bead-covered look.
Meanwhile, Faye opted for a dazzling silver mesh slip worn over a nude bodysuit.
Wow: Maura made a bold choice in her two-piece illusion dress during the evening, but left fans divided with her very sassy, pearl-covered look
Blinded blinded! Meanwhile, Faye opted for a dazzling silver mesh slip worn over a nude bodysuit
It wasn’t the first time the NTAs had come to blows, as Chris Hughes got involved in a violent altercation at the 2020 ceremony.
Chris was dating ex-Little Mix star Jesy Nelson at the time, who took home the best factual program gong for her critically acclaimed BBC Three documentary.
But the celebrations appeared to be short-lived as Chris was seen wrestling with a photographer in the early hours of the O2 on Wednesday morning, in an altercation now being investigated by the Met Police.
The next morning, Chris took to social media to apologize to his girlfriend, admitting that the evening “should have been about her” and not the scrape.
Chris wrote on social media, “I want to address last night’s altercation. I had a great evening celebrating the award my girlfriend deservedly won…
“After coming out of our hotel, a certain paparazzi decided to repeatedly give me a name that I wouldn’t call my worst enemy, and physically try to start an altercation. As everyone can see, I reacted seriously to this, which I regret…
‘I am a human. No different than anyone else’s, but I want to make everyone aware that this was only in self-defense. I hope that the people I care about, including my followers, family and friends, can understand and forgive me.
“This night was about Jesy’s win and I’m sorry if I distracted anyone from this. In the end I am the proudest boyfriend ever and I want to congratulate my amazing girlfriend on a well deserved win. I’m proud of you.’
Scuffle: Chris was furious when he closed the horns with the snapper
Oh dear… Chris wrote on social media, “I want to address last night’s altercation. I had a great evening celebrating the award my girlfriend deservedly won’
Speaking to MailOnline after the argument, the photographer said: ‘I’m a freelance photographer so I only make money depending on the photos I sell – I really wanted a photo of Chris and Jesy together.
However, they left the hotel separately and I was disappointed because a picture of Chris alone doesn’t really sell. I’m sorry for the language, but I said “that’s ac***” within my breath. I was referring to the situation and not Chris.
He took it the wrong way and flipped his lid. He came at me with punches and kicks. I walked away, but he came back three or four times. He kept coming towards me.
‘He caused damage to my £1,000 camera and he kicked it twice. It’s in the hands of the police now.’