Maya Jama will host the brand new spin-off series Love Island, starring former stars from the UK, US and Australian versions of the show
Maya Jama has announced that she has landed a new job hosting the first-ever spin-off series Love Island.
The 29-year-old TV presenter will travel to Fiji to present Love Island Games in collaboration with streaming site Peacock.
In the series, she will reunite with Iain Stirling, known for his narration in both the UK and US editions of the series.
Maya announced the exciting news in a video on Instagram, saying, “It’s going to be great!”
The Love Island Games will see former islanders from the UK, US and Australian series come together for a second chance at love and compete to be crowned champion.
Delighted: Maya Jama has announced that she has landed a new job hosting the first-ever spin-off series Love Island
Exciting: The TV presenter, 29, will travel to Fiji to present in partnership with streaming site Peacock Love Island Games
In the international series, the stars will “face both team and couples challenges as they grapple with dating, eliminations, reunions and dramatic newcomers.”
The show is scheduled to premiere on November 1 and stream new episodes six days a week on Peacock.
Maya took on the role of Love Island host for season 9, taking over as helm from Laura Whitmore.
She has been praised by fans for her presentation style and sensational looks in the summer and winter series.
Maya had previously denied claims ITV told her to change her personality for her role.
During a question-and-answer session on Instagram, a fan asked if ITV had asked the star to “tame”. [her] Energy and Personality” to showcase the show.
Maya replied, “No, not at all.” “Of course there’s a certain tone in the show for dramatic passages, so I can’t come in to yell cling cling and crack jokes, but on Aftersun, I’m in the truest sense of the word so myself like I’ve never been on TV and it’s live so that’s my playground.”
It comes after Maya made a cheeky comeback to being a troll after being criticized for her “drinking and partying”.
Fan favorite: Maya took over as the host of “Love Island” for season 9, replacing Laura Whitmore. Fans praised her moderation style
Clap back: It comes after Maya made a cheeky comeback to a troll after being criticized for her ‘drinking and partying’
About it: After captioning the snap, “I’ve been partying all month,” one troll was quick to comment, “Can’t have a normal chilled day without partying and drinking what the shit.”
Downtime: But Maya took the joke in stride and humorously encouraged the troll to see her last picture of her lying in bed tired and queasy
The presenter spent an action-packed holiday in Ibiza while celebrating her birthday and shared a series of snaps from her absence with her 2.9million Instagram followers on Tuesday.
After captioning the snap, “I’ve been partying all month,” one troll was quick to comment, “You can’t have a normal chilled day without partying and drinking what the shit.” [clown and queasy emojis]’.
But Maya took the teasing calmly and humorously encouraged the troll to see her last picture of her lying in bed, tired and queasy.
She replied: “@hz11__s actually spending a relaxing day on the last slide x”