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Maya Jama steps down as host of reality TV show Love Island

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Phillips, J. (2026, November 8). Maya Jama steps down as host of reality TV show Love Island. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwzrd5jj47ndo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-11-08 · by Jacob Phillips

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Maya Jama, 32, has stepped down from hosting ITV’s reality TV show Love Island after three years. In an Instagram post, Jama thanked fans and the production team while expressing a desire to explore new opportunities. The article highlights Jama’s career growth since joining Love Island in 2023 and mentions her recent appearance on Celebrity Traitors, where she gained significant praise and speculation about potential future earnings in television.
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Maya Jama, 32, has stepped down as host of Love Island, a popular reality TV show on ITV, after three years. On Instagram, Jama expressed that it was time for her to "throw herself into something new." Despite speculation in the Times that she could earn up to £1m per deal due to her success, Jama thanked fans and the production team for an "unforgettable" experience during her tenure starting at age 28. The show initially offered incentives to keep Jama on board, including pushing back the start date of the series from its usual January slot, but she decided to leave after nine seasons since it returned in 2015. Producers are now looking for a replacement, with Olivia Attwood being seen as an "obvious frontrunner."

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Maya Jama Steps Down from Love Island
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“While both articles discuss Maya Jama stepping down from Love Island, Article A focuses on her announcement and farewell statement, while Article B discusses the aftermath of her departure and potential replacements.”
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“Article A reports Maya Jama's announcement of stepping down from hosting Love Island, while Article B discusses potential replacements for her position and quotes an ITV spokesperson in response to her departure.”
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Jacob Phillips
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An ITV spokesperson said: "Maya has been a fantastic and much loved host on Love Island - we thank her for everything she has brought to the show over the last three years and wish her every continued success." Love Island is one of the most popular reality TV shows in the UK but the series has polarised viewers, with some arguing the show is misogynistic and raising concerns about the welfare of contestants.
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- Published Presenter Maya Jama has announced she is stepping down as the host of reality TV show Love Island after three years.
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- Published Presenter Maya Jama has announced she is stepping down as the host of reality TV show Love Island after three years. asserted
she → publish → years
The 32-year-old wrote on Instagram alongside a highlights reel of her on the programme that it was "time to throw myself into something new". "While my own Love Island journey has come to an end, I wish the show and the team all the success in the world, I'll be cheering you lot on from the sidelines forever," the TV and radio presenter said. asserted
presenter → write → sidelines
Jama's announcement comes hot on the heels of an appearance as a contestant on Celebrity Traitors that won her praise and speculation in the Times, external that she could "get £1m per deal" thanks to her success. uncertain
she → come → success
Thanking fans and the production team on Love Island, she said she had an "unforgettable time" on the programme. asserted
she → thank → programme
"I started hosting the show aged 28 and during the nine incredible series met the most wonderful humans along the way. asserted
I → start → way
I've loved every slow-mo walk, fire pit and live show. asserted
I → love → walk
But she added: "I've always believed that to truly grow, you have to take a leap every now and then." asserted
you → add → leap
Jama landed her biggest presenting role to date as the host of the reality TV show in 2023, taking over from Laura Whitmore. asserted
Jama → land → Whitmore
The programme couples contestants together who then complete a range of tasks and keep swapping in the hope of meeting the love of their life. asserted
who → complete → life
An ITV spokesperson said: "Maya has been a fantastic and much loved host on Love Island - we thank her for everything she has brought to the show over the last three years and wish her every continued success." Love Island is one of the most popular reality TV shows in the UK but the series has polarised viewers, with some arguing the show is misogynistic and raising concerns about the welfare of contestants. asserted
show → say → contestants
Ofcom has previously received tens of thousands of complaints about Love Island including about alleged misogynistic and bullying behaviour by some contestants. asserted
Ofcom → receive → contestants
The watchdog has previously described the show as "emotionally charged" with "confrontational scenes" that can upset some viewers. asserted
that → describe → viewers
Jama first built her profile through radio including a role on Rinse FM, before landing a presenting role on BBC Radio 1 in 2018. asserted
Jama → build → 2018
She went on to present a string of television programmes, including Channel 4's Stand Up To Cancer and ITV2's Don't Hate the Playaz, before taking over as host of BBC Three's Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star in 2021. asserted
She → go → 2021
The presenter was recently watched by millions in the Celebrity Traitors final, and competed as a traitor alongside actor Richard E Grant, Youtuber King Kenny and comedian James Acaster during the series. asserted
presenter → watch → series
One commentator at the time said that, despite not winning the show, she had emerged as a winner of sorts as she was able to portray herself as "less like the presenter of Love Island and more like a genuinely versatile television star". asserted
she → say → star
Her Celebrity Traitors appearance came after she made her acting debut in the second series of Guy Ritchie's Netflix drama The Gentlemen alongside Theo James and Kaya Scodelario. asserted
she → come → James
Jama had auditioned for the cult Channel 4 series Skins, set in her hometown of Bristol, when she was 15, reaching the final stage for a role in the show that launched the careers of actors Daniel Kaluuya and Dev Patel. asserted
that → audition → actors
She moved to London when she was 16 to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. asserted
she → move → industry
She began presenting a weekly music video countdown for production company JumpOff TV before joining MTV in 2014 as a presenter on The Wrap Up. asserted
She → begin → Up
Jama became the youngest person to host the MOBO Awards, alongside Marvin Humes, in 2017. asserted
Jama → become → 2017
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