Maya Jama Calls Love Island Exit Talk 'Fake News'
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- Maya Jama dismissed rumors she's exiting Love Island UK as "fake news," telling Deadline the UK press recycles the story every series — it's happened "for the last three years."
- Jama said she never decides on returning until the current series wraps, leaving her Season 13 hosting status undecided until the July 27 UK finale (July 30 on Hulu in the U.S.).
- Maya Jama denied she's taking over The Voice UK after Emma Willis's reported departure, saying bluntly: "I'm not hosting that."
- Emma Willis was confirmed as a host of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing and is reportedly leaving The Voice UK after Season 14 ends later this year.
- Jama's Love Island UK contract also covers Love Island All Stars, which typically airs in winter months.
- Maya Jama is expanding beyond hosting into acting, with a role in Netflix's The Gentleman Season 2.
Why it matters: With Jama described as "so beloved by the public" and reaching new U.S. audiences via Hulu, ITV2's flagship franchise faces a hosting question right as Season 13 wraps July 27 — and The Voice UK's longtime presenter is simultaneously exiting, leaving two of British reality TV's biggest chairs in flux.
