Love Island’s Maya Jama: her age, iconic villa moments and Stormzy relationship

From hosting Maya's FIFA Word Cup Cities to the Love Island villa

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by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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She's an icon, she's a legend and she is the moment. Of course we're talking about Love Island host Maya Jama.

She's been presenting Love Island for a few years now but we've been obsessed with her waaaaay before her villa stint. So of course, we've had a deep dive about all things Maya Jama...

How long has Maya Jama been hosting Love Island?

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maya has been hosting love island since 2023 ©ITV

After Laura Whitmore stepped down from hosting Love Island in 2022, Maya was announced as the new host and has presented Love Island winter, Love Island 2023, Love Island All Stars, Love Island series 11 and the spin-off show Love Island Games.

What has Maya Jama done on Love Island?

Maya really has switched things up since taking over the show.

We've been obsessed with her outfits (more on that in a minute) but remember during the winter series when she sat down with the girls around the fire pit while they discussed which boys they'd dump?

Can't remember, here's a reminder of the conversation...

Maya told the Islanders, "Girlies comes with me, let's have a chat."

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maya had a chat with the girls around the fire pit ©Shutterstock

They then all sat around the mini fire pit and Maya asked, "Alright girls, you need to decide which two boys to send home, what are we thinking?"

Can we get Maya in heat Towers so she can give us some advice please?

We also discovered, during an exclusive chat with Samantha Kenny, that the Islanders can't talk to Maya during the recouplings.

How old is Maya Jama?

Maya was born on 14 August 1994 which means she's 29 years old.

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just maya, looking absolutely gorgeous ©ITV

How tall is Maya Jama?

Maya is 5ft 8 inches.

How did Maya Jama become famous?

Maya's been in the spotlight way before her Love Island stint.

Back in 2014, she started off hosting Maya's FIFA World Cup Cities where she flew to Brazil and managed to get a photo with footballer Ronaldinho. Obsessed.

She then went on to present for MTV, the BRIT Awards red carpet and she had her own show on Radio 1.

How much is Maya Jama worth?

According to heat's rich list Maya is worth a whopping £6.8million.

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In the words of Gemma Collins: she's got money ©Imago

Are Maya Jama and Stormzy still together?

Devastated to say this but Maya and Stormzy have split. They started dating in 2014 but split five years later. The world (especially us) went wild when they reunited in August 2023 but they announced they'd split one year later.

Confirming the news, they said in a joint statement, "Hey guys, we've been laughing whilst drafting this because we never, ever, in a million years thought we'd be the couple announcing a breakup, but for the sake of clarity and, more importantly, to allow us the space and grace that's needed for us both to be able to navigate this next bit of our lives with peace, we thought it might be best to.

"We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and then spent five years manoeuvring life apart. We decided to try for the final time in August 2023, and we've spent this past year trying our best to make it work; however, we recently decided to call it quits."

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stormzy and maya looking loved up in 2018 ©Hannah Young/Shutterstock

They went on to say, "We were 21 and 20 when we first met - both at the beginning of our careers - and spent five years growing together and then five years growing separately, so this final attempt required a whole lot of figuring out, relearning, and unlearning. We tried, and it didn't work, and that's okay.

"We still think the absolute world of each other, we still care and respect each other, we are still grateful for the time we've had together, and we are still friends and will always be friends (so if you see us having a lil catch-up at The Brits or something, don't cause a fuss, we are dawgs!)."

Who was Maya Jama engaged to?

During Maya and Stormzy's three-year split, Maya moved on with NBA player Ben Simmons and they even got engaged.

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once upon a time, maya and ben were engaged ©Getty Images: Gotham/GC Images

If you don't know, Maya's super private about her relationships. She's so private that she even ignored Mo Gilligan's question about her engagement ring live on TV. LOL.

Maya and Ben split in August 2022.

Where does Maya Jama get her Love Island outfits?

She's got beauty, she's got class and she's got an expensive wardrobe. Maya's Love Island outfits either costs hundreds of pounds or they're custom made.

We have tried to find dupes but honestly, you might as well become pals with Maya and ask to borrow her outfits.

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maya babe, can we borrow this outfit pls? ©ITV

What are Maya Jama's favourite beauty products for Love Island?

While her outfits are quite pricey, Maya's hair oil and make-up products are on the cheaper side. In fact, Maya's make-up artist has revealed the £7 body make-up she uses in the villa.

What is Maya Jama's Instagram?

Fancy following Maya on Instagram? Well, you can join her 3 million Instagram followers @mayajama.

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Eden-Olivia is the deputy editor of heatworld and she’s worked in showbiz since 2016. She started watching Love Island in 2017 because of her job. However Montana Brown remaining unphased by absolutely everything kept her entertained and she’s watched every series since.

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