What Is Maya Jama’s Ethnicity? One of the youngest TV Presenters, Maya Jama is still working as a TV Presenter and Radio DJ since 2012. She is also a successful media personality and influencer. Let’s dive into her personal details.
What Is Maya Jama’s Ethnicity?
The Social media personality and the host of “Love Island,” Maya Jama was born and raised in Bristol, United Kingdom. She has a mixed ethnicity. She is of Somali descent on her father’s side. Her father’s name is Hussein.
She is also of Swedish descent on her mother’s side, her mother’s name is Sadie. Maya is very close to her mother and her only brother. Her father’s presence is very less from her and her brother.
Her father is in prison since she was a child. She tried a lot to know about her father but she did not get precise answers from her mother. When she was young, she ended to meet her father in prison.
What Nationality Is Maya Jama?
Maya Jama is a Britisher. She came to London to pursue her career as an actor and later became a TV personality and Radio DJ though her ambition was to become an actress.
Love Island Presenter 2025 Maya Jama Heritage
Maya Jama, 28, made her debut presenting the Love Island Show in the coming of 2023. Love Island is a dating show, which premieres on ITV and ITV2 Networks. She took over the show from Laura Whitmore, who stepped out after three seasons.
Maya Jama is of Somali and Swedish heritage. She becomes the first non-white host of the reality television show Love Island.
She told an outlet, that she had never seen a black or mixed-race woman hosting such a primetime TV show. She said, “This is definitely a big moment for all of us in that sense, and I hope it just opens way more doors for other people from similar backgrounds and cultures as myself.”
