Inside Maya Jama's soaring net worth as star confirmed as new Love Island host

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Laura Whitmore announced she was leaving her post as presenter of Love Island. Soon after, rumours that Maya Jama was taking over the job soon started circling, and now ITV has confirmed she’s heading to the villa.The 28-year-old will take over in early 2023 when she will be hosting the next season of Winter Love Island in South Africa.The former BBC Radio 1 host will also be presenting the main series, though ITV hasn’t provided any further details yet.In a statement, Maya said: "I’ve always been such a massive Love Island fan and I’m so excited to be hosting one of the nation’s favourite shows!

I can’t wait to get into the Villa to meet all of the Islanders.”Her stardom is set to skyrocket now, and her net worth will reflect that as well.Maya is a presenter of Somali and Swedish decent who moved to London from Bristol at the age of 16 to pursue a career in broadcasting.She soon set up her own YouTube channel before securing her first major presenting gig for JumpOff TV.Later, she hosted MTV’s The Wrap Up, along with the broadcasters Essentials and News shows.In 2019, she took over from Stacey Dooley as the new host of BBC Three’s Glow Up before joining BBC Radio 1 until May 2020.Maya reportedly has a net worth of £1.5 million and has been a millionaire since the age of 24.However, money doesn’t drive her, as she told the Evening Standard: "You do something you enjoy and then you get paid for it and you’re like: 'Oh my gosh, this is so cool!'."It is unclear how her net worth will change now that she is the new host of Love Island, though it will almost certainly increase.Laura Whitmore was believed to have earned around £600,000 to present the series, so Maya will likely earn the same.On top of this, Maya has her own.