# Maya Jama Exits ‘Love Island U.K.’ as Host After 9 Seasons: ‘All Good Things Must Come to an End’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/maya-jama-exits-love-island-u-k-as-host-after-9-seasons-all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end/
- Published: 2026-11-08T19:59:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T20:25:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/maya-jama-exits-love-island-uk-as-host-1236942610/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Maya Jama is leaving Love Island U.K. after nine seasons.
- She joined as host in 2023, succeeding Laura Whitmore.
- Jama says she is ready to pursue something new.

## Summary

Maya Jama is stepping down as host of Love Island U.K. after nine seasons, announcing her departure on Instagram on Sunday. She said she was grateful for the experience but wanted to take a leap into something new, marking the end of a prominent chapter in the dating show’s recent run.

Jama joined in 2023, succeeding Laura Whitmore, and began hosting the show aged 28. Since then, she has also appeared on the second season of Celebrity Traitors, reaching its final episode as the only original Traitor, and made her acting debut in the second season of The Gentlemen. She thanked the show’s fans and production team and said she would continue cheering the programme on.

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