Olivia Attwood says ‘consider me available’ to replacing Maya Jama as Love Island host following recent TV success with Bad Boyfriends
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Olivia Attwood said ‘consider me available’ to host Love Island following her recent success as host of another TV show.
The Bad Boyfriends star, 33, who tried to find love in the villa in 2017, became the face of her own show in which she tries to turn a group of boys into respectful partners.
Speaking to The Sun, she said: ‘I have such an emotional connection with that show and the people who make it.
“Even if I had a reason, I couldn’t turn it down because my heart would feel like, ‘I’m going home!’ Back to the mothership!’
“So if that day ever comes, consider me available.”
Olivia Attwood said ‘consider me available’ to host Love Island following her recent success as host of another TV show
Maya has been a host of Love Island since 2023 and her third series aired this summer. She took on the role after Laura Whitmore quit in 2022
Despite saying she would be thrilled to take the job, she did share her admiration for Maya and said she is “crushing it” as a host.
Maya has been a host of Love Island since 2023 and her third series aired this summer.
She took on the role after Laura Whitmore quit in 2022.
Since finishing in third place with her ex-partner Chris Hughes on Love Island in 2017, Attwood has remained at ITV and become one of the dating show’s most successful contestants with several spin-offs including Chris and Olivia: Crackin ‘On and Olivia Meets Her competition.
In 2022, she crossed the veil from reality TV star to helming serious documentaries, from an investigation into Gen Z’s obsession with cosmetic surgery — during which she herself went under the knife — to a face-to-face meeting with her trolls.
She is also a recurring panelist on Loose Women, but it was in May that The Mail revealed Attwood had landed her biggest job yet: hosting a new dating show, Bad Boyfriends.
In six years she had gone from contestant to presenter and was reportedly offered a six-figure deal to front the series which wrapped filming in Greece earlier this summer.
The London-born reality star confirmed the news to her 2.2 million Instagram followers, saying: ‘Guys… I’ve been keeping a really big secret. BTS from my brand new ITV reality show, you’re not ready yet [I don’t actually think I am].’
The Bad Boyfriends star, 33, who tried to find love in the villa in 2017, became the face of her own show in which she tries to turn a group of boys into respectful partners
Despite saying she would be thrilled to take the job, she did share her admiration for Maya and said she is “crushing it” as a host.
Last June she married her footballer boyfriend Bradley Dack in a lavish £200,000 wedding and she also told the Mail on Sunday that he was ‘ready’ for children but she wanted to focus on her work.
When Olivia had to leave the I’m a Celebrity jungle in 2022 after less than 24 hours on the show, she was devastated.
After being misdiagnosed with anemia during a routine check-up on the first day, she was labeled a health risk and flown back to Britain.
The star’s early departure was a blow to I’m A Celeb, as the Love Island star – known for her no-nonsense attitude – was sure to be a hit with fans as she was set to leave the disgraced former to challenge politician Matt Hancock. ended up coming third that year.
Meanwhile, Olivia felt ‘frustrated’ and instead focused on fronting documentaries for ITV and has now reached such a level of success that she is presenting her own show, Bad Boyfriends.