Winter Love Island's Maya Jama reveals she's 'fighting for her life' days before new series starts

Winter Love Island 2023 is just days away from airing on screen and everybody is excited about it. However, Maya Jama’s excitement may have gotten the best of her as she’s struggling with bad cold days before the start of her career-changing role as the new presenter of Love Island.

Minor Hiccup

Nothing worth having comes easy and the 28-year-old must be feeling it for real. After hosting a wild New Year’s Eve party to ring in 2023, Maya Jama has fallen ill and caught a bug.The Sun reported that the new presenter is currently holed up at home with a bug.

Taking to her Instagram she shared the story of her unfortunate aftereffects of the New Year Eve’s party. Maya Jama posted a photo of ginger shots and a hot lemon tea as she told her 2.4 million followers about her ordeal. She wrote alongside the photo:

Fighting for my life with this cold now though lol I am man down!

The star, however, is recovering well and seemed in good spirits, which is good news for Love Island fans as they await the new Winter series. This comes in the aftermath of a New Year party she hosted at London's Koko nightclub in Camden.

Grabbing love by its horns

The second edition of the Winter series is expected to air on January 16. This would be Maya’s first time hosting ITV2’s dating reality show after she took over from former host Laura Whitmore. She has already appeared in teasers as she’s seen riding a bull by grabbing its horns. The tagline read:

It’s time to grab love by the horns, I’m ready, are you?

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The Sun: Maya Jama says she’s ‘fighting for life’ with nasty cold just days before Love Island launch