MAYA Jama may leave Love Island — and Maura Higgins could replace her.
Sources say Maya, 30, is likely to walk away after next summer’s ITV2 series.
Meanwhile, Irish beauty Maura, 34, who appeared as a contestant in 2019, has been making waves across the Atlantic hosting Love Island USA: Aftersun.
A TV source said: “Maya adores hosting Love Island and thinks it’s a great fit for now.
“But she’s keen to leave on a high and keep her career moving forward on the right tracks.
“She is incredibly ambitious and would like to keep focusing on primetime presenting opportunities. She also has hopes of working in America and doesn’t want to be tied down.”
If she does go, bosses at ITV think Maura would be the perfect replacement, the source added.
They went on: “She has been building up her skills as a presenter and is very much part of the Love Island family. She also has the unique perspective of having appeared herself as a contestant.
“She’s just also had a successful stint on I’m A Celeb so the world is her oyster now.”
Maya, who famously dated Brit rapper Stormzy, 31, for several years, took over from Laura Whitmore as Love Island presenter in January 2023 , hosting two series a year ever since.
Last year she graced the cover of British Vogue and has landed a series of high profile campaigns for Rimmel, Dolce & Gabbana and hair extension brand Beauty Works.
Last month the Sun revealed that Maya had raked in £2.5million as one of the UK’s most in-demand presenters.
Accounts for her MIJ & Co Entertainment Ltd filed to Companies House show it holds cash deposits of £1.8million and has investments of £416,000.
She also paid a whopping corporation tax bill of almost £500,000, meaning a taxable income of around £2.5million.
Speaking last year, Maya, who was previously engaged to Basketball player Ben Simmons, 28, said she was still looking for love: “Actual love. That’s all I ever want. Just real love. I want a best friend that I’m in love with. And I have had that before.”
STRICTLY judges Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse broke down in tears this evening as they watched Chris McCausland’s show dance.
The comedian, who is the first blind contestant to appear on the show, wowed the audience and those watching at home with his high energy performance to New Radicals’ 1998 hit You Get What You Give.
Head judge Shirley struggled to hold back her tears and told him how emotional she was by it.
Shirley praised him for “breaking new ground” and said that “things don’t need to be perfect to be special”.
Judge Anton Du Beke said that he is probably the “most extraordinary” person in the 20 years of the show, but admitted he was not a perfect dancer.
The pair were given 38 points by the judges.
Chris thanked the public “for voting for him”, as he admitted he would not be in the final without them.
Earlier in the evening, Chris recreated his “blackout moment” as he did his couple’s choice routine – to Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) by John Lennon.
Shirley told him it was a “genuine improvement” after they performed the dance in week eight.
Motsi said “watching you dance is so, so incredible”, noting that he does not have the “orientation” to see that he is spinning Dianne around on his shoulders in the dark.
In the routine, Chris can be seen placing his hands over Dianne’s eyes as the room faded to black, before the ballroom went dark and then the light comes back on with pyrotechnics flaring in the background.
Strictly first kicked off back in 2004, and over the years has crowned 21 winners.
Here is a full list of who has been lucky enough to win the famous Glitterball Trophy:
