{"id":999,"date":"2023-01-25T11:50:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=234998"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:04:04","slug":"is-maya-jama-somalian-inside-love-island-hosts-ethnicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2023\/01\/25\/is-maya-jama-somalian-inside-love-island-hosts-ethnicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Maya Jama Somalian? Inside Love Island host’s ethnicity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Winter Love Island<\/a> made its return in 2023 and brings with it a new host leaving some fans of the ITV2 show wanting to know whether Maya Jama has a Somalian heritage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She’s been making jaws drop across the nation with her show-stopping looks on Love Island season 9. And judging by Maya’s hot pink cut-out dress worn on Aftersun’s episode 1, she’s showing no signs of slowing with her stunning outfits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a look at the presenter’s roots and find out more about her, including her background and religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Is Maya Jama Somalian?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes! Maya Jama is of Somalian and Swedish descent. Her father, Hussein, is Somalian and her mother is of Swedish descent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya can also claim to be English as she was born in Bristol on August 14, 1994, making her 28 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maya’s mother, Sadie, welcomed her into the world when she was just 18. Per The Daily Mail<\/a>, Maya is close to her mum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n