Maya Jama has been officially confirmed as the new host of Love Island, following Laura Whitmore's departure, weeks after the last series ended.
The minute Laura announced she was quitting the covered TV role, due to her having 'issues,' with doing the next run in South Africa, Walk the Line presenter Maya was installed as the bookies' favourite to her successor, as former Love Island contestants like Maura Higgins and Molly-Mae Hague were also linked with the gig, as well as other stars like Emily Atack and Alison Hammond.
And Maya's Love Island gig was made official in an ITV statement, which was released early on Wednesday afternoon. Director of Reality Programming & Acquisitions and Controller for ITV2, ItvBe & CITV, Paul Mortimer said: “Finding a new host to follow the wonderful Laura Whitmore was never going to be easy. In Maya Jama though, we have another high profile fan of the show who’ll be a great addition to the Love Island family."
