Winter Love Island: Maya Jama reveals she 'found out months ago' that she'll be the new presenter

After Laura Whitmore quit the show, Maya Jama took over the presenting duties. Here’s how she got the job.

Winter Love Island: Maya Jama reveals she 'found out months ago' that she'll be the new presenter
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Winter Love Island: Maya Jama reveals she 'found out months ago' that she'll be the new presenter

Laura Whitmore decided to quit after 2022’s summer season last year and that became a ‘no brainer’ for Maya Jama. The 28-year-old beauty has revealed how she found out that she’s the new host and how things went.

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It was a ‘no brainer’

New Love Island host Maya Jama will be hosting her first season in just a few days. And as she’s excited to be the host of the show, Maya revealed on This Morning with Dermot O’Leary and Alison Hammond how she knew about the job ‘months ago.’

According to The Sun, Maya found out about the job a while ago. She said:

I found out quite a few months ago.
A little while ago I found out it was a no-brainer obviously because I’m a massive fan of the show.
I was like ‘ok when does it start?’ and they explained they were doing the winter one again so I thought ‘right, I’m coming back soon.’

Although things were up in the air for a while, she finally got what she wanted. Maya added:

And it was all a bit of a blur, to be honest, but I found out and said yes absolutely, so now I’m off to South Africa.

Exciting times ahead

Winter Love Island starts on January 16 and there are already a few names in the mix that make up the rumoured line-up of the show. Brainy Beauty Tanya Manhenga, former Islander Arabella Chi, and models Chloe Baker and Chloe Nicole are all rumoured to be potential Islanders in this series.

As the singletons will be flown to South Africa in a matter of few days, an insider said:

The villa is absolutely amazing, Maya is raring to go and this series’ contestants are looking to be the sexiest ever.
It is a really exciting time for everyone who works on the show and they cannot wait to get started.

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The Sun: Maya Jama shares how she found out she’d be the new host of Love Island

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