Maya Jama’s life off screen from presenting as a teenager to new Love Island host
12.10.2022 - 16:27
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Maya Jama has been revealed as the new host Love Island after weeks of speculation.The 28 year old was one of the favourites to take over the role from former host Laura Whitmore, 38, who announced she was stepping down as the presenter of the ITV2 dating show following the end of this year's series. Maya will make her debut as host as the new ninth series returns in early 2023.
Speaking about the news, the excited star said: "I’ve always been such a massive Love Island fan and I’m so excited to be hosting one of the nation’s favourite shows! I can’t wait to get into the Villa to meet all of the Islanders.” As we begin to get excited for another series of Love Island, here we take a look at new host Maya's life away from the cameras... Maya is a TV presenter of Somali and Swedish descent who was born and raised in Bristol.
In 2012, she moved to London to pursue a media career and she initially hoped to become an actress, before deciding that TV presenting may be a better fit for her. Maya landed her first presenting gig when she was just a teenager and began presenting the weekly music video countdown on JumpOff.TV before going on to work on TRACE Sports.
She then went on to join MTV and has continued to work closely with the Brit Awards since 2017. Never miss a celebrity exclusive again! Become an OK! VIP and get all of our exclusive interviews, videos and stunning photo shoots sent straight to your inbox every week!You'll receive an email with stories exclusive only for OK! VIP members, including celebrity house tours, baby reveals, wedding snaps and so much more! What are you waiting for? Sign up here Maya has co-presented many programmes including Cannonball, The Circle and the MOBO Awards.
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