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How Maya Jama went from £1 chicken dinners to £2.5m fortune, Kardashian-style business and £600k ‘golden ticket’ TV job

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09.01.2023 - 19:21

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SHE’S gearing up to present the biggest show on telly and is worth millions. But new Love Island host Maya Jama came from nothing - and even lived off £1 chicken dinners when she first moved to London to follow her showbiz dream.

She overcame a tough upbringing, with her dad in and out of prison, and suffered unimaginable heartbreak at 16, when her boyfriend was shot and killed.

By 24 she was a millionaire, and these days she’s estimated to be worth a cool £2.5 million, having fronted multiple TV shows and ad campaigns for the likes of McDonald’s, JD Sports and Adidas.

We take a look inside her rise to fame and how she forged her multi-million pound empire... Millionaire at 24 When she first moved to London from Bristol aged 16 in 2012, Maya didn’t even have enough money to get to work.

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