ITV chiefs hope to tempt Maya Jama into staying on as Love Island presenter with a deal reputed to be worth nearly £2million.
Impressed execs are desperate to keep the glam 30-year-old amid reports she is being courted by suitors such as Netflix.
Sources say ITV are willing to offer her more than £800,000 to host the main series in the summer, and the same amount to host the All Stars version of the show in the winter.
And there would be extra cash for her role on the After Sun show which goes out on ITV2 after the main Love Island programme.
A source said: “Maya is a huge hit with fans and the bosses. ITV are desperate not to lose her.
“They’re acutely aware that she’s being offered lucrative work with other companies such as Netflix. She’s hugely in demand.
“Maya is proud to be part of Love Island and bosses want her to continue with the series for the All Stars and summer format.
“It is still early days but bosses are preparing an extremely good package for Maya that she would find hard to turn down.”
The Bristol-born star began hosting the steamy series in 2023 after taking over from 40-year-old Laura Whitmore.
This week Maya took to Instagram to praise Love Island following the series finale on Monday.
She said: “We are one of the few shows to do our finals live and I’m so grateful for the trust because it gives so much room for silliness and iconic moments.
“You truly never know what will happen and I had so much fun.
“Thank you to everyone behind the scenes for working non-stop and to everyone at home for watching.”
Maya, dating Man City footballer Ruben Dias, 28, is also being eyed up to front a new entertainment show for Amazon Prime in what is tipped to be a megabucks deal.
And she has secured the part of a gangster’s wife in Guy Ritchie’s hit Netflix series The Gentleman.
Love Island: All Stars will return to South Africa next year for six weeks.
Sources close to Maya said she has not yet entered into formal negotiations for a new Love Island contract with ITV.
We approached ITV for comment.
Love Island winners - where they are now
EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more.
Here we take you through all of the Love Island winners so far and what their relationship statuses are now:
2025 - The summer series of Love Island saw Toni Laites and Cach Mercer win the ITV2 reality show. STATUS: Still together.
2025 - The second series of All Stars saw Gabby Allen and Case O'Gorman scoop the crown. STATUS: Broken up.
2024 - The summer Love Island saw Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan were crowned the winners. STATUS: Broken up.
2024 - The first ever All stars spin off show was won by Molly Smith and Tom Clare. STATUS: Still together.
2023 - Jess Harding and Sammy Root took home the 50k, and won the summer 2023 Love Island. STATUS: Broken up.
2023 - The first series of 2023 saw Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan crowned Love Island winners in South Africa. STATUS: Still together.
2022 - Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu's time in the villa was anything but a smooth ride, but they managed to win the public's hearts - and the ITV2 reality show. STATUS: Broken up.
2021 - Liam Reardon and Millie Court were announced winners of Love Island 2021. STATUS: Still together.
2020 - The first ever winter Love Island saw Paige Turley and Finn Tapp crowned winners after falling in love on the show. STATUS: Broken up.
2019 - Series 5 saw Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague runners up to winners Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill, who met in the last few days of the series. STATUS: Broken up.
2018 - It wasn't surprising fan favourites Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer won the show, as they were strong throughout. But sadly things didn't last. STATUS: Broken up.
2017 - Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies had lots of ups and downs in the villa but went on to win. STATUS: Broken up.
2016 - Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they've had two kids and are married. STATUS: Still together.
2015 - Despite poor Jess Hayes being Max Morley's second choice on the show, they did win - but they didn't last as a couple. STATUS: Broken up.
