Bosses are preparing a deal that Maya 'would find hard to turn down'
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.
Maya Jama is being offered a deal reputed to be worth nearly £2million to stay on as Love Island host
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.
This week Maya took to Instagram to praise Love Island following the series finale
