Maya Jama currently hosts ITV's dating show Love Island (Image: INSTAGRAM/MAYAJAMA) Maya Jama is reportedly set to take on another significant role on ITV, following her successful Love Island stint. The 29-year-old host is said to have secured a place The Masked Singer , taking over from Rita Ora who is believed to have left the show to pursue a film project. The 33-year-old singer is then expected to transition to the American version of the popular guessing game show.
The Masked Singer is one of ITV's top Saturday night shows and draws in up to seven million viewers from a wide-ranging audience. A TV insider has said: "This is a huge deal for Maya, who's now one of telly's fastest rising stars. It puts her in front of a massive Saturday night audience every week on a show watched by everyone from children to pensioners.
"Up to now she's had a following which is very young due to Love Island, but signing for The Masked Singer would take her career into a whole new league," they added to The Sun . Rita had been a hit on the ITV show since its inception back in 2020 alongside Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan, however, guest stars such as Olly Murs, Lenny Henry, Jennifer Saunders and Lorraine Kelly, have filled her spot in recent seasons. The I Will Never Let You Down hitmaker is rumoured to be on the brink of a blockbuster movie deal, following her stint as a guest judge on the Masked Singer US.
Filming for the UK version of the show typically spans from September.
