Munya Chuwawa's got it right. 'Omg she looks unreal! She looks insane. Doesn't she look amazing?' He's talking of course about Maya Jama, the brand new host of Love Island, and the woman we all want to dress like right about now. In yesterday's episode, Maya made a surprise drop-on - and wore a fluttering, fabulous dress from Fancì.
In the fiery episode post-Casa Amor, Maya wore a slashed gown that showed slices of hip by LaQuan Smith. 'Was internally screaming throughout the whole recoupling it’s 😮,' she posted on Instagram. We were internally screaming at the dress.
A few weeks ago, Maya wore another jaw-droppingly good gown by Sergio Castaño Peña. A naked dress with difference, the fabric was sculpted and gathered to look like it was wet. Perfect for the poolside setting, no?
From the first episode, Maya's wardrobe, with help from her stylist Rhea Francois, has been set to sizzle. When she arrived at the fire pit to announce the arrival of Tom, Maya was wearing a long black dress with strategically-placed cut-outs and a dramatic slash from Monot. Wowza.
It was a similar story with the dress she wore to welcome the Islanders. As the camera panned over the pool and sun loungers, Maya's outfit took centre stage: a tie-dye maxi dress (by one of the sexiest brands of all time, Roberto Cavalli) that fit her like a glove and fluttered in the breeze.
Maya is the master of modern sexy dressing. She doesn't necessarily 'flash the flesh'. Instead, she's perfected a more personalised version of reveal-and-conceal dressing that always keeps you guessing. Take the outfit she wore in the first promo shots for Love Island: a catsuit that was covered in spangled star signs. Fun and fabulously camp, it was the dash of daring that one needs to present the sexiest show on TV (and from one our favourites, Annie's Ibiza).
Elsewhere, she's made a name for herself as being the queen of the controversial cut-out (see above). Not content with subtle slices of stomach, Maya's peekaboo moments have been nothing short of iconic. As she noted after the Prince's Trust Gala, 'thanking whoever invented tit tape for the strength.' While we wait to see what else she's packed to wear in the villa, keep scrolling for her best style moments to date.
SEE: Maya Jama's Best Style Moments
1 of 9December 2022
Top-to-toe beige has found its new ambassador in Maya Jama, who wore this bodysuit and boots combination from Michael Kors.
2 of 9December 2022
This corseted gown by Sabina Bilenko, complete with flamboyant hat, was a fabulous moment at the Fashion Awards 2022.
3 of 9December 2022
Giving the sheer dress trend a whirl in Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini.
4 of 9November 2022
Off-White's metallic midi dress, plus some killer thigh-high boots, was one of her stand-out looks in 2022.
5 of 9November 2022
Maya's also a paid-up member of the hooded dress club (this one's from Monot).
6 of 9November 2022
At the premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Maya chose this spectacularly cool gown by Stephane Rolland.
7 of 9September 2022
Tara Hakin, a favourite of Julia Fox, dressed the presenter for the launch party of Edward Enninful's A Visible Man.
8 of 9April 2022
Maya did a cut-out (and then some) at last year's Prince's Trust Gala.
9 of 9February 2022
This belter of an outfit - by brand-of-the-hour Monot - was a tribute to Cher. We're obsessed.