Love Island’s Maya Jama reveals she had a horror accident while presenting leaving her hospitalised

Maya Jama revealed she was once left in a wheelchair after a horror accident during one of her previous hosting gigs.

The Love Island presenter, 28, admitted she once fell off a kerb while presenting in Aiya Napa when she was just 17-years-old. 

The ITV host revealed she was hospitalised for two days after the incident and had ripped a nerve in her foot. 

‘My foot was hanging off’: Maya Jama revealed she was hospitalised for two days and left in a wheelchair after ripping a nerve in her foot during one of her previous hosting gigs

Speaking on Pretty Little Thing’s Behind Closed Doors podcast, she said: ‘I went to Ayia Napa when I was 17 to host Charlie Sloth’s show Fire In The Booth.

‘But the day before the actual beach party thing we were supposed to be hosting, I ended up slipping on a bit of mashed-up kerb.

‘The bottom of my foot was hanging off. I had to be in hospital for two days and ended up in a wheelchair for the rest of the time. I ripped a nerve and couldn’t feel it.’

‘I ripped a nerve and couldn’t feel it’: The Love Island presenter, 28, admitted she once fell off a kerb while presenting in Aiya Napa when she was just 17-years-old

She admitted: ‘I ended up slipping on a bit of mashed-up kerb. The bottom of my foot was hanging off. I had to be in hospital for two days and ended up in a wheelchair’

She continued: ‘I was getting carried into the ambulance like “wahey…” not knowing that I might not be able to bend my f*****g toes.

‘The big one doesn’t bend… it can bend but it doesn’t tuck. I will never forget that trip.’

It comes after Maya reportedly filled Kate Moss’ shoes as the new face of Rimmel London.

New venture: It comes after Maya has reportedly filled Kate Moss’ shoes as the new face of Rimmel London

She is said to have signed a multi-million pound deal to replace the 49-year-old supermodel, who has been the role for almost 20 years. 

While the move shows Maya, who is worth £2 million, is making big waves in the industry, but some insiders have said the decision may spark an ageist row.

A source told The Sun: ‘Rimmel is one of the biggest brands in beauty with a very British core, so pinpointing Maya to be their figurehead shows she’s very much the It Girl of the moment.

‘They needed a big name to take over from Kate, who had already stepped back from the role.

Shake-up: Kate has been the face of Rimmel for twenty years – but is said to have been replaced by Maya 

‘Rimmel believes Maya ticks that box — plus they hope she can also appeal to a younger and more diverse audience. A backlash is expected given Maya is nearly half Kate’s age, but the company are happy with their decision. It’s a dream come true for Maya.’

MailOnline contacted Rimmel and a representative for Maya for comment.  

It comes after Maya reportedly quit her presenting role on BBC Three’s Glow Up following her success as the new host of Love Island.

The television star has replaced Laura Whitmore as the new face of ITV‘s Love Island for this January’s series, which started earlier this month.

Moving on: Maya has reportedly quit her presenting role on BBC Three’s Glow Up following her success as the new host of Love Island (pictured on Aftersun)

And the star – who has been given more screen time than former host on the main show and has sent the ratings of Aftersun soaring – is said to have decided against returning to Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star, which sees make-up artists compete in a variety of challenges.

Maya took over the role from documentary maker and former Strictly Come Dancing winner Stacey Dooley in 2021 and returned for the 2022 series.

But, according to The Sun, insiders claim Maya will not be returning to the make-up show for another run.

The BBC and a representative for Maya both declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline.

It comes after Maya’s signing as Love Island host sent viewers into a frenzy – with more tuning in to watch her on spin-off show Aftersun than Sunday night’s episode.  

Last stop: Maya is said to have decided against returning to Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star (pictured for BBC Three show)

Maya’s first time fronting Aftersun proved to be a roaring success as initial ratings reported a peak of 1.82million tuning into the show – compared to the 1.51million watching Love Island. 

Maya looked incredible on the show, opting for a bold hot pink dress with a daring cutout by Hanifa, that showed some serious skin – in what is her latest raciest wardrobe choice.  

Her toned stomach was on full display in the revealing off-the-shoulder number, which she paired with matching pink high heels.

Maya is currently winning in the TV world as Love Island bosses granted her 50 percent more airtime than previous host Laura.

After just four episodes, Maya had already been featured in the hit TV show for 19 minutes and 55 seconds.  

In the same episode of the last series, Laura had only clocked up 13 minutes and 26 seconds.

Debates over the host’s timeframes on set have been about since Caroline Flack, 40, first began presenting Love Island in 2015.

Laura’s husband, Iain Stirling, 34, even made a joke during the Love Island series.

And during episode one, Iain could be heard on the voiceover cracking a joke by saying, ‘She could’ve just sent a text, but we wanted to get our money’s worth out of that return flight to Cape Town.’  

And Maya doesn’t plan to stop there because, according to The Sun, Maya has said she intends to visit the new South African villa as often as she possibly can.

However, she has also stated that she will be in London each Sunday to present Love Island’s spin-off show Aftersun.

Smashing it: Maya’s first time fronting Aftersun proved to be a roaring success as initial ratings reported a peak of 1.82million tuning into the show – compared to the 1.51million

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.’

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

Aaron Waters

Name: Aaron Waters

Age: 25

Location: Melbourne

Occupation: Model

Something not many people know about him: He thinks his appearance on Love Island UK was ‘diving timing’

Ellie Spence

Name: Ellie Spence

Age: 25

Location: Norwich

Occupation: Business Development Executive at a law firm

Something not many people know about her: “When I was drunk I climbed over the gates of my friend’s house, fell and almost lost my leg.”

Samie Elishi

Name: Samie Elishi

Age: 22

Location: London 

Occupation: Senior Estate Agent Coordinator

Something not many people know about her: “I’m a really honest person and I have no filter. I won’t take rubbish from anyone, especially when it comes to guys!”

 

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?’

Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown

Name: Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown

Age: 25

Location: London

Occupation: Model and property developer

Something not many people know about her: ‘I’ve gone onto do lots of modelling and dancing for music videos for UK and global artists, I’ve worked with people like Hardy Caprio, Headie One, Aitch, Tione Wayne and more.’

Jessie Wynter

Name: Jessie Wynter

Age: 26

Location: Sydney

Occupation: Personal Trainer

Something you may not know about her: She was on series two of Love Island Australia

Spencer Wilks

Name: Spencer Wilks

Age: 24

Location: Bournemouth

Occupation: E-Commerce Business Owner

Something not many people know about him: He loves Justin Bieber