Maya Jama has announced that she’s quit her hosting role on Love Island after three years, shortly after her stint on The Celebrity Traitors.
The TV presenter replaced Laura Whitmore as Love Island’s host in 2023, becoming the third star to take on the role. She also presented ITV spin-off shows Love Island: Games, which aired in the US, and Love Island: All Stars.
It comes just weeks after Jama made it to the final of The Celebrity Traitors – with the 32-year-old taking on a starring role as a Traitor from the beginning of the series.
Announcing her departure in an Instagram post, Jama wrote: “What an incredible era and what an unforgettable time I’ve had, it’s been far too much fun to put into words or a video, but as all good things must come to an end, it’s my time to step down as the host of my beloved Love Island.
“Firstly, I want to thank all of the people who rooted so hard for me to host the show in the first place. I wouldn’t change a thing.
“To the fans of the show, thank you for every supportive message and every single time you’ve tuned in during my time as host, I’m forever grateful to you all.”
She added that the show belongs to “the people who watch it and embrace it year after year” before paying tribute to Love Island’s “incredible” production team.
Jama added: “I started hosting the show aged 28 and during the nine incredible series met the most wonderful humans along the way. I’ve loved every slow-mo walk, fire pit and live show. I’ll forever be grateful for the experience.
“But I’ve always believed that to truly grow, you have to take a leap every now and then, and now is my 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.”
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.”
October proved to be an exciting month for the presenter, who played a huge role on The Celebrity Traitors’ 2026 series and gained over 64,000 Instagram followers as a result.
She survived on the show until its final, where she was banished from the castle by her fellow Traitor, King Kenny, after he held the deciding vote on her fate.
Although comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft won the show’s £83,000 prize pot for their charities, Jama still gave an undisclosed sum to her charity Action for Children.
Before hosting Love Island, Jama began her career as a radio presenter and fronted a show on BBC Radio 1. She soon moved into TV, hosting reality show The Circle, Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star and becoming a panellist on ITV’s The Masked Singer.
Love Island, which has been broadcast since 2015 when it was rebooted from a 2000s TV series of the same name, features a group of contestants seeking love in isolation from the outside world, where they are required to couple up with another islander to remain on the show.
Prior to Jama's arrival, Whitmore had hosted the series since 2020 when she took over from the late Caroline Flack – who had helmed the show since its reboot in 2015.
With a new series of Love Island: All Stars expected to air in January next year, the hunt is officially on for the ITV2 show’s next host – with the likes of ex contestants Olivia Attwood, Chloe Burrows and radio presenter Vick Hope becoming favourites to take on the role.
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