‘Your new host is fit and ready!’ Love Island’s Maya Jama shows off her amazing physique after hitting the gym as she prepares to replace Laura Whitmore ahead of the winter series.
She was announced as the new host of Love Island, replacing Laura Whitmore, in October.
And Maya Jama took to Instagram on Sunday to reveal that she was “fit and ready” when she hit the gym ahead of the new season.
The 28-year-old broadcaster looked amazing in a black Adidas bralette and matching leggings as she posed next to her personal trainer Woz.
Muscles: Maya Jama, 28, took to Instagram on Sunday to reveal that she was “fit and ready” when she hit the gym ahead of the new season of Love Island.
She showed off her incredibly toned legs in skintight bottoms that she paired with a gray jacket.
Maya appeared to go makeup-free for the workout and smiled with her bicep flexing.
When reposting the plugin shared by Woz, it read: “I HAVE A MESSAGE!”.
‘@Loveisland your new host is fit and go’.
Interesting stuff: Maya was confirmed as the new host of Love Island and will star in two series to be filmed in South Africa, starting in early 2023.
Maya was confirmed as the new host of Love Island and will be at the helm two series to be shot in South Africa, starting in early 2023.
Maya said in a statement: ‘I have always been a huge fan of Love Island and am so excited to be hosting one of the nation’s favorite shows! I can’t wait to get into the Villa to meet all the islanders.
Laura announced in August this year that she was leaving the show and would not host the next series of the ITV2 dating show.
The Irish presenter, 37, joined in 2020 and has hosted the hugely popular reality show and its spin-off Aftersun for three series.
Laura, who is mother to a 16-month-old daughter with Love Island voiceover star Iain Sterling, took to her Instagram at the time to confirm she would be leaving, saying she had found it “very difficult” to fly one way. and return from the villa. .
The broadcaster’s stint on the ITV2 dating show received mixed reviews this season; some viewers praised her handling of sensitive topics, while others criticized her for “fostering slut-shaming” in a segment which prompted 427 complaints from Ofcom.
Laura replaced Caroline Flack as the host of Love Island when she retired in December 2019. Caroline tragically committed suicide at age 40 in February 2020.
In her statement, Laura said she only planned to replace Caroline for one series, emotionally saying that she hoped she had made her late friend “proud”.
Perfect replacement: Maya said in a statement: ‘I’ve always been a huge fan of Love Island and am so excited to host one of the nation’s favorite shows! I can’t wait to get into the Villa to meet all the islanders.
On Instagram, Laura said: ‘Some news! I will not be hosting the next Love Island series.
“There are certain elements of the program that I found very difficult and cannot be changed due to the format, including the flight to South Africa and back along with my conflicting new projects.
‘I wish it was still possible, but I know you’ll be in good hands. I was only planning to replace Caroline in one series and it became 3 series. I hope I made you proud, Caroline.
Speaking of Laura’s departure, an ITV spokesperson said at the time: ‘Laura has been a fantastic host over the past three seasons of the show.
“We are very grateful for all that she has brought to the show, but we understand and respect her decision, and look forward to working with her on future ITV projects.”
Maya has experience hosting shows like Walk the Line and Soccer Aid.
Farewell: Laura Whitmore (pictured) announced in August this year that she was leaving Love Island and would not host the next series of the ITV2 dating show.