Saturday 1 October 2022 09:36 AM Maya Jama 'revealed as the new Love Island host!' trends now
Maya Jama will be the new Love Island host, reports suggest.
The TV presenter, 28, has been hotly-tipped to replace former host Laura Whitmore as the host of the popular ITV2 reality dating programme.
Maya is said to be in the final stages of organising her contract but has agreed to the role which will kick off next year in South Africa, according to The Sun.
Fresh start: Maya Jama, 28, is said to be in the final stages of organising her contract but has agreed to the role of Love Island host, starting next year
An ITV source said: 'Maya was ITV's dream option. She is fun, beautiful and a brilliant presenter.'
An ITV spokesperson said 'we will announce in due course' when contacted by MailOnline.
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Maya for comment.
Farewell: The TV presenter has been hotly-tipped to replace former host Laura Whitmore (pictured) as the host of the popular ITV2 reality dating programme
Laura announced in August this year that she was quitting Love Island and will not be returning to host the next series of the ITV2 dating show.
The Irish presenter, 37, joined the show back in 2020 and has hosted the hugely popular reality programme 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 has found flying back and forth from the villa 'very difficult'.
Favourite: An ITV source said: 'Maya was ITV's dream option. She is fun, beautiful and a brilliant presenter'
More to come: An ITV spokesperson said 'we will announce in due course' when contacted by MailOnline
The broadcaster's stint on the ITV2 dating show received mixed reviews this season; some viewers praised her handling of sensitive topics, while others criticised her for 'encouraging slut-shaming' in a segment which sparked 427 Ofcom complaints.
Laura replaced Caroline Flack as the presenter of Love Island when she stood down in December 2019. Caroline tragically took her own life aged 40 in February 2020.
In her statement, Laura said she was only planning to fill in for Caroline for one series, emotionally saying that she hope she
