Quick Facts
Born:
1994-08-14
Birthplace:
Bristol, England, UK
Credits:
37 Total Roles
Maya Jama
Acting
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Biography
Maya Jama is a British television presenter and radio DJ, born on 14 August 1994 in Bristol, England. She moved to London in 2012 to pursue a media career, first working as a presenter for JumpOff.TV and later for Sky UK's TRACE Sports. She joined MTV as a presenter in 2014 and went on to host programs including Cannonball, The Circle, and Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star. In radio, she hosted a drive-time show on Rinse FM from 2014 to 2017 and presented her own show on BBC Radio 1 from 2018 to 2020. Jama became the host of ITV2's Love Island from series 9 in 2023 and has since presented spin-offs including Love Island Games and Love Island: All Stars. She has also been a panel judge on ITV's The Masked Singer since 2025.
Known For
The Gentlemen
Aisha
Love Island
Self - Host
Would I Lie to You?
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
Herself - Host
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Star Guest Announcer
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Contestant
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Celebrity Traitors TV | Self - Contestant |
| 2025 | Love Island: Decade of Love MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2025 | The Masked Singer: Unmasked TV | Self - Guest |
| 2024 | Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | The Gentlemen TV | Aisha |
| 2024 | Love Island: All Stars TV | Self - Host |
| 2023 | Love Island Games TV | Self - Host |
| 2021 | Walk the Line TV | Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | Hometown Showdown TV | Self |
| 2020 | The Big New Year's In MOVIE | Presenter |