Love Island host Maya Jama shows off her sensational figure in a patterned bikini
Maya Jama, 28, is a presenter of Somali and Swedish descent.
Her parents named her after the poet Maya Angelou because her mother read the famous poem I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings during her pregnancy.
Maya grew up in Bristol, along with her brother Omar, but moved to London at the age of 16 to pursue her television career.
His father was in prison for most of his childhood, for crimes related to violence, such as brawls and pub brawls; she stopped talking to him at age 12, but she’s still incredibly close to her mother.
Maya’s parents named her after the poet Maya Angelou because her mother read the famous poem I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings during her pregnancy.
She created her own YouTube channel and got a job hosting JumpOff TV.
Her first big job was as the host of MTV’s The Wrap Up, before going on to host MTV Essentials and MTV News.
She co-hosted Trending Live! on 4Music from 2015 to 2017, Cannonball on ITV in 2017, the MTV show True Love or True Lies in 2018 and the first series of The Circle with Alice Levine on Channel 4.
In November 2017, he became the youngest person, then 23, to co-host the MOBO Awards on Channel 5 with fellow presenter Marvin Humes.
She became the team captain on the ITV2 rap panel Don’t Hate the Playaz hosted by Jordan Stephens.
Maya has enjoyed a successful career as a radio host. She hosted #DriveWithMaya on Rinse FM from 2014 to 2017, she co-hosted Radio 1’s Greatest Hits and hosted her own show Maya Jama on BBC Radio 1 from 2018 to 2020.
In 2020, she announced that she would be leaving BBC Radio 1, a station she has hosted for two years.
Like twins: Maya pictured with her lookalike mother
In an Instagram post, he said at the time: My love, I have made the very difficult decision not to continue my Radio 1 contract from June.
‘As you know, I have been juggling many exciting commitments which would mean I am unable to dedicate the necessary time to my weekly radio show.
Maya dated famous rapper Stormzy in 2016. They broke up three years later, but are still friends (pictured June 2018).
“I have loved every moment of my time at Radio 1 and would like to thank the team for their hard work and friendship over the last two years. It’s been a JOURNEY.
In September 2021, it was announced that Jama would host Simon Cowell’s new music quiz show Walk The Line.
As for her personal life, Maya dated the famous rapper Stormzy in 2016. They broke up three years later, but are still friends.
Stormzy appeared to address rumors that he had strayed in his subsequent music releases: his song Lessons is said to be about heartbreaking separation and the lyrics confess that he had “done dirt” on the TV star.
However, the award-winning musician later revealed that he had not been unfaithful throughout their relationship, instead admitting to showing “disrespect” to his famous ex.
In August, she split from fiance Ben Simmons six months after they got engaged, due to long distance.