At just 28-years-old, TV babe Maya Jama is one of the most in demand TV personalities in the UK.
The Somali, Swedish stunner is currently making her mark as the new host of ITV2 hit series Love Island as the winter series kicks off in South Africa.
Her glowing career led to the star becoming a millionaire in her mid 20’s after a string off successful TV gigs.
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She became the host of MTV’s The Wrap Up, before moving on to host MTV Essentials and MTV News and gained more popularity over the years when she hosted BBC Three’s Glow Up after taking over from Stacey Dooley.
But how much is the gorgeous star worth? Let’s take a look at her amazing career and juicy bank account…
Net worth
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The Bristol-born beauty has become a household name thanks to her flourishing TV and radio career.
Now that she’s landed the hottest gig in town on ITV2’s Love Island, her stardom is only set to soar.
The 28-year-old became a millionaire in her early 20s having worked as a DJ, radio host and presenter on primetime TV and has even starred as one of the guest judges on the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, amongst other huge shows.
She kicked off her career in broadcasting and presenting at the age of just 16, when she launched her own YouTube channel. At 18 she was hired as a host for The Jump Off.
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Maya made her acting debut on Netflix’s The Duchess and has hosted a number of shows including The Circle, Don’t Hate The Playaz, and also presented series three and four of Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star.
The star also banked an incredible £206,000 in pay and £434,000 in profits through her MIJ Entertainment & Co private firm.
Aside from her TV work, the former BBC Radio 1 host has enjoyed success with fashion collections with PrettyLittleThing and JD Sports, and has modelled for brands such as Adidas and Maybelline.
According to a number of reports, Maya is worth a whopping £1.5million thanks to her presenter jobs, endorsements and own line of skincare range; MIJ Masks.
Her bank account is set to get even fatter following the series as she is likely to secure to very lucrative branding deals once the show ends.
Glam life
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Maya lives a very glamorous life thanks to her hard earned money.
She splashed out on her plush London home which includes a romantic four poster bed.
In revealing snaps shared by the star, the kitchen features chic chrome fittings and a matching designer toaster.
The walls are decorated with arty pictures with black frames in keeping with the monochrome colour scheme.
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The walls were painted in block colours black and white either side of the wooden stair case.
She also gave fans a glimpse inside her bedroom with a romantic four poster bed.
The star also lives the high life travelling by private jet to a series of tropical locations on lavish holidays.
The former Radio 1 presenter shared a selection of snaps from her lavish travels on her Instagram, posing on a swanky jet and modelling her incredible figure in skimpy bikinis as she lounged in various sun-soaked locations.
Love life
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Maya was previously in a relationship with British rapper Stormzy for four years until their split in 2019
Since the split, Maya has kept her love life lowkey.
Maya got engaged to NBA player Ben Simmons in 2021 after less than a year of dating, but in summer 2022 it was reported they’d split due to their hectic work schedules and realising ‘as much as they love each other, their nonstop careers and endless travel made it incredibly impossible to make it work.’
Rumours surfaced that she was romantically linked to Drake back in July 2020, after he name-dropped the star in his song, ‘Only You Freestyle’, but Maya didn’t address the speculation.
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Following the release of Stormzy’s third album ‘This Is What I Mean’, rumours were swirling that Maya and Stormzy had rekindled their romance three years after splitting.
However, she denied the rumours after she confirmed earlier in January 2023 that she is “really single” at the moment.
The stunner admitted that she is quite open when it comes to the idea of love.
“I’m quite open. I’m a very impulsive person, so if I feel something, I can’t really hide it too much,” she told Vogue.
“Unless it’s in the friend-zone stage where I’m being strict on myself to keep it friends only. But once I’ve sussed you out, I’m all in. I’m like, ‘Okay, look, I like you. What are we up to? Do you wanna be my boyfriend?’ Let’s keep it moving.”
Jama continued, saying that she doesn’t ask men to be her boyfriend until she’s made it clear that the next stage won’t happen “unless we’re exclusive.”
“I’m like: ‘You need to make it clear what you want, otherwise we’re not moving any further than this peck on the cheek vibe.’ Wife me or f-k off, basically!”
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