Love Island viewers joked Maya Jama‘s ex-boyfriend Stormzy will soon be heading into the villa to win back the show’s presenter, following their split in 2019.
The TV host, 28, looked incredible in a little black dress featuring cutout details during Monday’s series premiere as she strutted into the South African villa in a slow-mo clip.
And taking to Twitter following her sizzling entrance, fans branded the rapper, 29, a ‘silly silly man’ for letting her go while questioning how he sleeps at night.
‘Stormzy’s gonna go in to win her back’: Love Island viewers joked Maya Jama’s ex-boyfriend will soon be heading into the villa to win back the show’s presenter
Alongside hilarious memes of crying men, they wrote: ‘Stormzy watching @MayaJama ICONIC entrance LoveIsland.
‘Stormzy having to see Maya Jama on his screen every night for the next 2 months #loveisland.
‘Me trying to understand how Stormzy could ever let Maya Jama go #loveisland #loveislanduk.
‘stormzy listening to maya jama say ‘trust me i know’ about never finding her true match #LoveIsland.
Maya and Stormzy dated for four years from 2015 to 2019 and while it’s been rumoured they had rekindled their romance, she insisted she’s ‘really, really single’ (pictured in 2018)
‘Stormzy’s gonna go on love island to win Maya Jama back.
‘Stormzy must sit and cry every night coz boy maya jama is different!
‘Stormzy you are a silly silly man for letting Maya Jama go.
‘Stormzy every night trying to sleep knowing he lost Maya Jama #LoveIsland.
Funny: Taking to Twitter following her sizzling entrance, fans branded the rapper, 29, a ‘silly silly man’ for letting her go while questioning how he sleeps at night
The brand new series of Love Island kicked off on Monday evening and new host Maya certainly made an impression.
She even related to the new singletons as she joked about her own relationship struggles on the first episode.
The beauty brought up her past as she addressed the new islands.
She quipped: ‘Don’t forget, finding your perfect match is never that simple – trust me, I know.’
‘Finding your perfect match is never that simple’: The beauty, who has previously dated hitmaker rapper Stormzy, brought up her past as she addressed the new islands (pictured in 2017)
Maya and Stormzy dated for four years from 2015 to 2019 and while it’s been rumoured they had rekindled their romance, she insisted she’s ‘really, really single’.
It comes after Stormzy previously admitted that he blames himself for his split from the brunette beauty.
Despite this, the chart-topping rap star believes that the experience actually helped him to ‘grow up’.
In an episode of the BBC’s Louis Theroux Interviews, the Vossi Bop hitmaker said: ‘My break-up, that was probably the biggest catalyst for growth as a man.
‘It was like, OK, you made a mistake and you lose someone you loved, someone you cared for, someone who is special to you.
‘That’s probably the biggest loss a man can have, isn’t it? Away from someone passing away, that’s the biggest loss you can have.’
During Love Island, Maya, who made her villa bow after replacing Laura Whitmore, introduced the ten new contestants to each other, and they were asked to couple up.
Ellie Spence, 25, and 23-year-old sportsman Tom Clare went head-to-head to earn a place in the villa. But it was the semi-pro footballer who was ultimately handed the opportunity.
Exciting: Maya made quite the impression on the show leaving fans stunned as she strutted her stuff in a figure hugging number entering the villa
Tom will now have 24 hours to get to know the girls, before he has to choose one of them.
She left little to the imagination as the dress reached her thigh – where it featured a slit going down her leg.
Maya also added inches to her incredible frame in a pair of strappy heels.
Incredible: Earlier that episode she welcomed the new cast in a stunning green plunging maxi dress as she made her villa bow after replacing Laura Whitmore
She won unanimous praise from viewers as she arrived in a sweeping gown with a plunging detail that enhanced her cleavage.
Viewers were quick to take to Twitter to joke ‘step forward if you fancy Maya Jama’ as she stole the show.
Others added: ‘Maya Jama outshining the female contestants, fancy going in and having to stand next to her’.
‘Maya Jama slaying as always,’ a third wrote.
LOVE ISLAND 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
Tanya Manhenga
Name: Tanya Manhenga
Age: 22
Location: Liverpool
Occupation: Student and model
Something not many people know about her: ‘I have Vitiligo, which is a skin pigmentation, you may not even notice it.’
‘It’s on my lip and I have a stripe on my hair. Not many people know that but I think it’s quite cute.’
‘I don’t care about covering it up all the time, I think it’s a vibe.’
Lana Jenkins
Name: Lana Jenkins
Age: 25
Location: Luton
Occupation: Makeup artist
Something not many people know about her: ‘In my work as a makeup artist I’ve worked with lots of celebrities.
‘Also, when I was 6-years-old I used to live in Spain and I was in an episode of Benidorm as an extra.’
Anna-May Robey
Name: Anna-May Robey
Age: 20
Location: Swansea
Occupation: Payroll assistant
Something not many people know about her: ‘I went on a date once and I never saw him again.’
‘We went for food and shared a bottle of wine. As I was speaking to him he fell asleep!’
‘I had to clink his wine glass to wake him up.’
Tanyel Revan
Name: Tanyel Revan
Age: 26
Location: North London
Occupation: Hair stylist
Something not many people know about her: ‘My celebrity crush is Channing Tatum – I don’t like pretty boys, they give me the ‘ick’ because they always have a crap personality.’
‘Channing Tatum is handsome but not too pretty. He’s manly and he can dance.’
‘If a man can dance I’m in love with him straight away.’
Olivia Hawkins
Name: Olivia Hawkins
Age: 27
Location: Brighton
Occupation: Ring girl and actress
Something not many people know about her: ‘I did a film with Jason Statham and had a nice 10-minute convo about life.’
‘I’ve been a ring girl for KSI, I played a waitress in James Bond with Daniel Craig and I’ve also been a body double for Michelle Keegan and Emma Watson.’
Tom Clare
Name: Tom Clare
Age: 23
Location: Barnsley
Occupation: Semi-Pro Footballer
Something not many people know about him: I’m a High School Musical fan
Kai Fagan
Name: Kai Fagan
Age: 24
Location: Manchester
Occupation: Science and PE teacher
Something not many people know about him: ‘I’m a Jamaican citizen. Because of that I played rugby 7s for Jamaica.’
‘I play semi-professional rugby now for Burnage RFC.’
‘I’ve technically got three different degrees and went to three different unis.’
Ron Hall
Name: Ron Hall
Age: 25
Location: Essex
Occupation: Financial advisor
Something not many people know about him: ‘On meeting me, you’d never know I am blind in one eye.’
‘It was the result of a football injury when I was 8. I’ve got two different coloured eyes, one blue and one green.’
Will Young
Name: Will Young
Age: 23
Location: Buckinghamshire
Occupation: Farmer
Something not many people know about him: ‘Every night I light a candle and meditate for 20-25 minutes.’
‘A girl I was seeing told me to meditate, I tried it and loved it. I stopped seeing her and carried on meditating!
‘It’s a nice way to self reflect.’
Shaq Muhammad
Name: Shaq Muhammad
Age: 24
Location: London
Occupation: Airport security officer
Something not many people know about him: ‘I’m a very emotional person. It can be a blessing and a curse.’
‘Every time I watch Dear John I cry.
That’s my favourite film. Any time I’m with someone and they say, ‘Let’s watch a romantic film’, I’m like, ‘How about Dear John, how does that sound?’
Haris Namani
Name: Haris Namani
Age: 21
Location: Doncaster
Occupation: TV salesman
Something not many people know about him: ‘I’ve never found love. I think this is the show that can help me.’
‘It’s the best opportunity for me to find the girl and find the right one. I’ve obviously not found the right one myself.’
