“Time to throw myself into something new” – Maya Jama signs Netflix deal

Maya Jama has landed a Netflix deal within a day of leaving Love Island, with the streamer calling her “fabulous.”

Maya Jama has signed a deal with Netflix a day after announcing she was quitting as host of Love Island, the Telegraph reports.

The presenter, 32, said on Sunday she was stepping down after nine seasons over three years and teased that it was “time to throw myself into something new.” The terms of the deal, first reported by Variety, are not yet clear, but Jama has said “really exciting things” are coming.

Netflix UK chief Anne Mensah said: “Maya is fabulous. She has an infectious energy and an ability to captivate audiences.”

The agreement follows Jama’s scripted acting debut in the second series of Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, where she played a glamorous fixer named Aisha in two episodes. The series premiered last month.

In her farewell message on Instagram, Jama said she had always believed that “to truly grow, you have to take a leap every now and then.”