While it may still be cold, dark, and miserable outside, fans of Love Island are set to get a hint of the heat as the series returns to screens next week. After three years, the hit ITV2 dating show is returning for a winter edition and it's all change as not only are they jetting off to a new location, there is also a new host.
The dating show will be back on television screens on Monday, January 16, for its first winter series, set in South Africa, since before the coronavirus pandemic. TV and radio presenter Maya Jama is taking over as host from Laura Whitmore who announced she was stepping down from the show in August following the last summer series.
Maya, 28, will also host the usual summer edition in Majorca later in the year. In a first-look teaser released last month, she appeared with brunette wavy locks and wearing a glittery jumpsuit, seemingly adorned with a sketch of Cupid’s arrow. Also featured was a pink velvet, be-jeweled bucking bronco, with the new host ready to encourage those hoping to find their perfect match to "grab love by the horns".
