Maya Jama quits massive BBC show after huge success with Love Island gig
MAYA Jama is believed to have quit a massive BBC presenting role after her huge success on Love Island.
The ITV2 star – who debuted as the host of popular dating programme last week – won’t return to her previous role with the BBC programme.
Maya, 28, received rave reviews from Love Island fans last week after her show debut as the new host.
The former radio presenter took over from Laura Whitmore ahead of the new winter series, which kicked off last Monday.
Since then, Maya has been granted around 50 per cent more airtime than the previous host, as fans dubbing her epic Aftersun debut as “the best ever” over the weekend.
Her success has meant that she won’t be returning to her old presenting role on BBC Three show Glow Up.
Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star sees make-up artists battle it out in a series of glamorous challenges.
Maya took over from Stacey Dooley to host the show for it’s third series in 2021 and fourth series in 2022.
However, insiders have revealed that due to her Love Island success, Maya won’t present the show for a fifth season.
The Sun have contacted Maya Jama’s representative and BBC Three for comment.
It comes after Love Island fans were blown away by Maya’s entrance and her first Aftersun episode last week.
They took to Twitter in their droves to gush over the star, as they admitted they tuned in to “see more Maya”.
One wrote: ” Maya is killing it!” as another chimed in: “Maya keeping it real and saying what we think, thank GOD.”
Another said: “Aftersun already got me paying attention when usually I hear it as background noise. Must be Maya.”
Maya went on to wow her fans on TikTok, as she celebrated her show success by twerking in the ITV studios on Sunday.
The host looked sensational in a pink dress backstage as she wiggled her bum for fans before bursting into laughter.
Her Aftersun debut turned out that more viewers tuned in to the Love Island spin-off on Sunday than the main show thanks to the new host.
Early ratings showed Sunday night’s main episode of the ITV2 dating show was watched by a peak 1.51million viewers.
But 1.82million were said to have tuned in to the spin-off which aired afterwards to see more of Maya.
A TV source told The Sun: “Spinoffs are not meant to be the main event. Maya is the shot in the arm Love Island needs.”