Maya Jama

TV Show Host

Maya Jama was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom on August 14th, 1994 and is the TV Show Host. At the age of 29, Maya Jama biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Maya Indea Jama, Maya
Date of Birth
August 14, 1994
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Age
29 years old
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Profession
Television Presenter
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Maya Jama Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 29 years old, Maya Jama has this physical status:

Height
170cm
Weight
60kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Voluptuous
Measurements
Not Available
Maya Jama Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Cotham School
Maya Jama Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Rico Gordon, Stormzy (2015-2019), Ben Simmons (2021), Riccardo Tisci (2021)
Parents
Not Available
Maya Jama Career

Career

Jama moved to London in 2012 to pursue a media career, first as an actor, then as a television host and fashion model. Acting had been Jama's first aspiration, but she soon discovered that being a host would be more effective. Davina McCall and June Sarpong were among her early role models. Jama made her debut as a teenager on JumpOff.TV, a weekly music video countdown, and later worked with Sky UK on TRACE Sports.

She hosted Maya's FIFA World Cup Cities for Copa90, a travelogue reporting the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. She also co-hosted the Copa90 nine-part World Cup Taxi series devoted to the event. Jama appeared on MTV in August 2014 as a host for The Wrap Up.

She worked closely with Brit Awards in February 2017, including the 2017 Pre-Brit Awards Party and hosting a Facebook live stream from the red carpet. With Andrew Flintoff, Frankie Bridge, Radzi Chinyanganya, and Ryan Hand, she co-presented the Saturday night game show Cannonball on ITV with Andrew Flintoff, Frankie Bridge, Radzi Chinyanganya and Ryan Hand. Jama appeared on ITV's Loose Women in September and February 2018. Marvin Humes, the youngest person (then 23) to co-host the MOBO Awards on Channel 5 in November 2017.

Jama appeared on Channel 4 with Alice Levine in September 2018. She co-presented Stand Up to Cancer with long-standers Alan Carr and Adam Hills in October 2018 and became the team captain of the ITV2 rap panel show Don't Hate the Playaz presented by Jordan Stephens in October 2018. She appeared on A League of Their Own Road Trip with actor and comedian Tom Davis in 2019. In 2019, and 2020, she appeared on Channel 4's The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

Peter Crouch, a television presenter, hosted Save Our Summer in early June 2020. In the ensuing year, she co-anchored BBC One's New Year's Eve programme. Jama will be the new host of Glow Up: Britain's Next Makeover Star in January 2021, replacing former presenter Stacey Dooley, who appeared on the first two series of the programme. During RuPaul's second series of "BruPaul's Drag Race UK," Jama appeared as a celebrity guest judge in February 2021. Jama will be the host of Simon Cowell's latest music competition gamesshow Walk The Line in September 2021.

Jama would take over as the host of ITV2's dating reality show Love Island in October 2022.

On Rinse FM's weekday show #DriveWithMaya from 2014 to 2017.

She appeared on BBC Radio 1 in 2018 and co-presenting every Friday with Scott Mills and Chris Stark. Maya Jama, her own show, appeared on BBC Radio 1 from 2018 to 2020.

Jama had left Radio 1 after two years, according to the BBC, on May 15, 2020. She'd made "the difficult decision not to continue her Radio 1 contract," according to the magazine, and her final show was already broadcast on May 3, 2020. Jama said she had "a lot of exciting things" planned for the future in an Instagram post, but that she couldn't continue with her broadcasting campaign at Radio 1. "I would like to thank the staff for their continued hard work and friendship over the past two years," she said.

When Life Gives You Melons, a podcast produced in association with Freya Lingerie, was hosted in 2018. Jama was interviewed by the podcast discussing all-female guests' careers, life, and marriage. Cherry Healey, Vick Hope, Anna Richardson, Vanessa White, Vanessa White, Gemma Cairney, and Laura Whitmore were among the guests.

Jama served as an ambassador for Savera UK in the United Kingdom, assisting people from black ethnic minority groups that are vulnerable to domestic violence. She donated blood for an NHS cause in 2019 and was discovered to have the rare and in demand Ro blood subtype.

She launched a popular clothing collection with PrettyLittleThing in June 2018, followed by a second collection in February 2019.

She is an ambassador for Adidas and appeared in the European JD Sports Christmas campaign, as well as an ambassador for Australian hair care brand Aussie. She has also worked in a global GAP campaign and a Kurt Geiger campaign in Spring/Summer 2019.

Jama introduced her own face-and-eye masks collection in December 2020, with the first batch selling out within 24 hours.

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Maya Jama lets her hair down as she parties with pals at Coachella DJ set after catching up with some of the Love Islanders at the California festival

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 15, 2024
Maya Jama looked to be having the time of her life as she partied with her friend in the Colorado desert at Coachella festival on Sunday night. The Love Island host, 29, was filmed jumping around and dancing to Michael Bibi's DJ set, as her pal shared the clip to her Instagram Story. Maya looked stylish in a white T-shirt with a pair of blue jeans and a distressed leather jacket, wearing her long curly locks loose.

Love Island meets Coachella! Maya Jama parties with Islanders Jessie Wynter, Millie Court and Chloe Burrows at US festival

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 14, 2024
Maya Jama showed off her sensational figure in a cropped khaki T-shirt as she partied with the Love Island girls at Coachella on Saturday night.  The ITV2 presenter seemed in good spirits as she enjoyed drinks with Jessie Wynter while posing for Instagram snaps.  Maya wrapped her arm around the reality star and pouted for the camera as the duo danced the night away at the festival in the Colorado Desert. 

Maya Jama shows off her sensational figure in a khaki bikini and enjoys some downtime by the pool ahead of Coachella

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 13, 2024
Maya Jama showed off her sensational figure on Friday as she enjoyed some downtime by her hotel pool in California ahead of the weekend of Coachella festivities.  The presenter, 29, took to her Instagram stories to flaunt her incredible figure in a barely-there khaki bikini.  She had her toned midriff on full display as she struck up a pose in her hotel bathroom and showed off her ample cleavage.