In her interview with the publication, Maura opened up about the work she put in behind-the-scenes before she catapulted to fame Stateside.
"I don’t think people ever see the graft,” she told .
"I’m a big believer in all this manifestation stuff.
“The best thing I ever did was go on to Love Island,” she added.
“It really changed my life. I genuinely thought when I was going on to the show, because Ireland couldn’t vote, that I’d only last a week.
"I kind of just did it for fun.
"I don’t think I even thought about it. I just did things in a spur-of-the-moment way. I think I just get bored easily, so I like to try something different and throw myself into it.
"I never expected anything, and maybe that was the best thing to do. There was no career strategy or intention."
Almost famous
Maura also opened up on her life before Love Island when she signed to model for a drinks brand.
She told the magazine: "I moved out of my family home at 17. I’ve always been independent, but it was very young.
"With Monster, I was meeting incredible people and making amazing friends, but I wasn’t making a lot of money.
"I was struggling to afford my car. Looking back, I couldn’t even afford heating.
"In the winter time in Ireland, I’d sit there with three dressing gowns [bathrobes] and three pairs of socks on, and I could see my own breath in front of me. It’s crazy how far I’ve come from that moment."
She's now keen to work more in America after becoming a social media presenter for Love Island The Games which aired in the US.
She said: "Weirdly, I was waiting for a lot of the reaction to be like, ‘We can’t understand her!’