Could Maya Jama Leave Love Island? Rising Star’s Netflix Role and Beauty Biz Grow

Maya Jama got the biggest gig of her career to date when she was announced as the new presenter of Love Island in October 2022.

The TV host, 30, took over from Laura Whitmore, who presented for three seasons,  and has been fronting the ITV2 show ever since. 

But Maya’s career has only been going from strength to strength in the years since with a booming beauty business and a rumoured role in a Netflix show.

The Bristol native has also moved on from her ex-boyfriend Stormzy and is now being romanced by Manchester City player Ruben Dias. 

As her star continues to rise, it must be a concern for ITV bosses that Maya may decide to pack in the day job and quit Love Island. 

Maya Jama got the biggest gig of her career to date when she was announced as the new presenter of Love Island in October 2022

As her star continues to rise, it must be a concern for ITV bosses that Maya may decide to pack in the day job and quit Love Island

The current series of the show saw its lowest launch viewing figures since 2016 with just 1.4million tuning in. 

Meanwhile, Maya has no shortage of offers for other projects to keep herself busy.     

Although she is known as a TV presenter, Maya’s first career goal was to become an actress. 

She auditioned for roles in her teens and even made it to the final round for a part in E4 teen drama Skins.

When she didn’t get the part, she focused on presenting instead but it appears her acting ambitions have recently been reignited. 

The star has reportedly ‘landed a sizzling new role’ in the second series of Guy Ritchie’s gangster drama The Gentlemen.

She will reportedly play the glamorous wife of a shady associate linked to Theo James’ lead character Eddie Horniman.

Filming is already underway at the stunning Badminton House in Gloucestershire – a grand estate that doubles as the fictional Halstead Manor in the series.

The current series of the show saw its lowest launch viewing figures since 2016 with just 1.4million tuning in

Maya has reportedly ‘landed a sizzling new role’ in the second series of Guy Ritchie’s gangster drama The Gentlemen (pictured: a Netflix script Maya posted on social media earlier this year)

Maya auditioned for roles in her teens and even made it to the final round for a part in E4 teen drama Skins

A source told The Sun: ‘Maya is over the moon to land a role in such a massive show with Guy Ritchie at the helm.

‘The Gentlemen was one of 2024’s biggest series and it’s such a glossy, sexy show. It’s a perfect fit.’

Maya teased fans earlier this year when she posted a Netflix script on social media , followed by a cryptic photo alongside The Gentlemen star Kaya Scodelario, who plays mob boss Susie Glass in the series.

Back in January, the BBC Three Glow Up presenter revealed she had been auditioning behind the scenes for a ‘dream role’ and hinted she wanted to play something completely different from her bubbly TV persona.

She said: ‘My dream role, I would want to be like a villain or something that’s completely not like me, so then it shows that I can actually act.

‘And then people would be like, wow, two different people.’

Meanwhile, Maya’s beauty business MIJ Mask has been going from strength to strength. 

Companies House documents show that MIJ Masks now has net assets of £313,381, up by £75,000 from 2023.

With sales rising, the eye-watering fortune adds up to her assets of £1.83million from her TV work and advertising work through MIJ & Co Entertainment.

Maya launched the bio-cellulose face mask and eye patches brand in 2021, delivering high-performance, skin-loving treatments that combine luxury ingredients with bold self-care for a radiant, confident glow.

Maya Jama’s net worth has reportedly surged to ‘more than £2million’ thanks to the fruitful profits of her beauty mask brand MIJ Mask

The Love Island host, 30, could have enjoyed a significant career boost after the beauty label saw profits of last year going up ‘nearly 25 per cent’

The brand’s masks range from £9.99 to £17.99, while the eye patches cost £7.99.

Maya is thought to earn £750,000 per series of Love Island while she also reportedly banked upward of £50,000 for co-hosting this year’s BRIT Awards. 

However it is her brand deals where Maya will be earning much of her money after she replaced Kate Moss as the face of Rimmel London last year.

According to The Sun, Maya is said to have earned a six-figure sum as the face of hair extension brand Beauty Works while she has also took part in campaigns for the likes of Maybelline, Adidas and Gordon’s Gin and Self Portrait.  

Earlier in November of last year, Maya announced a new business venture as she has become an investor and co-owner in the Swedish plant milk company Sproud.

Maya will be the face of Sproud and a strategic advisor to the brand, which creates milk from yellow split-peas. 

The star is also now one half of a celebrity power couple thanks to her relationship with footballer Ruben Dias

The couple were spotted sharing a steamy kiss as they relaxed at a beach club during their romantic getaway to Ibiza earlier this month

The star is also now one half of a celebrity power couple thanks to her relationship with footballer Ruben. 

The couple were spotted sharing a steamy kiss as they relaxed at a beach club during their romantic getaway to Ibiza earlier this month.

The pair are believed to have met after the stunner caught the Portuguese player’s eye when they met at the European Music Awards (EMAs) in November.

Their romance was finally confirmed after they were seen packing on the PDA at KSI’s Baller League event in April. 

Maya went Instagram official with her boyfriend Ruben earlier this year, when she shared a video for the first time.

The TV star was all smiles in the clip as she sat alongside the footballer in a car heading back to her house.

The presenter has been seen at multiple football games over the last few months to watch Dias live in action for Man City.