Maura Higgins SLAMMED by furious Dancing With The Stars pro who claims he’s ‘never heard of her’ ahead of her show debut

MAURA Higgins has been slammed by a furious Dancing With The Stars professional who has dismissed her out of hand ahead of her show debut. The Love Island legend, who landed the biggest job in US reality TV back in April, has become embroiled in an ugly feud with one dancer, who has now claimed he has “never heard” of The Traitors US star. Maura Higgins has been slammed by a furious Dancing With The Stars pro ahead of her show debut Credit: Getty Russian dancer and choreographer Gleb Savchenko claimed he had ‘never heard’ of The Traitors US alum Credit: Getty The spat centres on Maura, 35, and Russian dancer and choreographer Gleb Savchenko, 42, – who is the ex of her close pal, model Brooks Nader, 29. After Maura told how she would be “happy [to be partnered] with anyone but Gleb” in a candid chat to E News, he has now hit back in an exclusive Sun Club interview. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! He told the Sun: “Until I was asked to comment on this story, I’d genuinely never heard of this girl, Maura, so I’m certainly not going to lose any sleep over the opinions of someone I’ve never met. “It’s odd to publicly attack someone you’ve never even met, but if that’s how she wants to make headlines before the show starts, that’s her choice. Maura’s mate Brooks Nader struck up a relationship with Gleb in season 33 Credit: Instagram / dancingwiththestars Gleb dumped Brooks shortly after they were given the boot from the series Credit: Disney Gleb blasted Maura for causing ‘unnecessary drama’ Credit: Getty Maura appeared to spark the ugly spat when she said she’d be happy partnered with ‘anyone but Gleb’ Credit: Getty “I’ll stay focused and leave the unnecessary drama to everyone else.” In her stark comments, Maura swiped: “I don’t really like the way he speaks about women”. Back in 2024, The U.S Sun exclusively reported how Gleb, who briefly starred as a pro on UK Strictly back in 2015, dumped Brooks after a “whirlwind” romance. Just a few weeks into season 33, they started dating, yet split a week after they were booted off. Most read in Showbiz Her pals had initially expressed their worry about her dating a “playboy” – and their fears he would “dump” her. At the time of their split, a source told the US Sun: “Brooks was pretty embarrassed for a hot second because her friends warned her of exactly this and their worst fears came true of getting dumped by a f**kboy. “At the same time though, she knows she’s the s**t, she’s happy with her life right now and is focused on having fun and her next career opportunity”. Gleb has earned a “playboy” reputation after being linked to his partners on previous DWTS seasons. Meanwhile, Maura was one of the first celebrities to be announced for season 35 of Dancing With The Stars. Posting the announcement on her Instagram grid, Maura wrote: “I TINK IM VERY EXCITED!” Comment now