Leonardo DiCaprio may be pushing 50, but he’s hitting the Paris nightclub scene like a man 20 years younger.
13.02.2023 - 18:26 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Laura Whitmore and Maya Jama have clapped back at talk that they appeared to 'ignore' each other at The BRIT Awards 2023. The Love Island presenters both took to Instagram following reports they didn't speak at the glitzy ceremony at The O2 Arena in London despite being seated on the same table.
Laura, who is married to the ITV2 dating contest narrator Iain Stirling, took over hosting duties on the first winter edition of the popular show from the late Caroline Flack in January 2020. Sharing the news of her decision to leave Love Island last summer after three series, the 37-year-old cited 'flying back and forth' between the UK and South Africa and 'new conflicting projects.'
New host Maya, 28, took over the helm last month for the second winter series in South Africa. Taking to Instagram Stories, Laura wrote: "I'm so sick of the media constabntly trying to run this narrarive with women," she wrote.
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"Imagine the audacity of also talking to other people at out table," she added. And she urged: "Stop trying to put wmen against each other and start celebrating women supporting women."
Posting a blowing kiss emoji she signed off by saying: "We had a great night @mayajama." And Maya shared Laura's message, agreeing: "Silly silly silly. I think very highly of @thewhitmore and think she's an angel. Maybe quote that instead." And she told Laura with a love heart: "Back at ya lovely."
Announcing her Love Island departure, Laura wrote in August: "There are certain elements of the show I’ve found very difficult that cannot be changed some due to the format, including the flying back and forth to South Africa along with my new
Leonardo DiCaprio may be pushing 50, but he’s hitting the Paris nightclub scene like a man 20 years younger.
Maya Jama has taken a quick break from her busy Love Island presenting schedule to head to Paris Fashion Week with her pals, after recently seeing four Islanders dumped from the ITV2 show.The TV presenter, 28, recently jetted to South Africa to deliver the news to the Love Islanders before heading off on a one-night trip to Milan with her celeb pals. Maya has now headed to France for Paris Fashion Week with a group of friends, and she's been busy documenting the lavish trip on her Instagram Stories with her 2.7 million followers.
Four Love Island contestants were sent packing on Thursday night (March 2) after a shock double dumping. Wednesday night's episode (March 1) saw the islanders enjoy a day out at the beach club before they were surprised by host Maya Jama.
Despite being dumped from Love Island after being voted the least compatible couple by the public, it seems Islanders Olivia Hawkins and Maxwell Samuda want to prove to people that they’re the real deal. 23 year old Maxwell, who asked 27 year old Olivia to be exclusive at the beach club, has opened up about planning their first date away from the Love Island villa.
The South African Love Island villa is set to be rocked on Friday as Shaq Muhammad makes an enormous claim about Ron Hall’s relationship with Lana Jenkins. Besides a few heated arguments once in a blue moon, the first winter version of the show since the pandemic has been relatively chilled out.That all changed after Casa Amor, as arguments seemed to pop up, including Olivia Hawkins and Maxwell Samuda slating Jessie Wynter, Tom Clare losing his mind during sports day, and Casey O’Gorman finding himself in the hot seat over his treatment of Claudia Fogarty.
Love Island hopeful Kai Fagan insists that Sanam Harrinanan must tell him she loves him in a spoiler for Thursday night’s episode. Manchester local Kai entered the South African villa on day one and has since struggled to find his perfect match, filling the time in couples with dumped islanders Olivia Hawkins and Tanyel Revan.
The Love Island finale is just around the corner, and it's a lot closer than a lot of fans of the ITV dating show might think.
Love Island fans have issued a plea to producers after being left 'repulsed' by some of the latest scenes coming out of the South African villa. A day out at the beach club ended in the dramatic return of host Maya Jama who had some news to share with the remaining islanders.
Olivia Hawkins and her boyfriend Maxwell Samuda have been dumped from the South African Love Island villa after they were voted the least compatible. After tensions grew in recent episodes and the islanders branded Jessie Wynter “fake” with her boyfriend Will Young, the islanders were whisked away to a beach party.
Claudia Fogarty tells Casey O’Gorman that she feels disrespected during Wednesday night’s episode of Love Island following the former’s kiss with bombshell Rosie Seabrook.The South African Love Island villa has been rocked in recent episodes since the arrival of Rosie, who immediately set her sight’s on Casey and chose him to couple up with. While Casey initially said he was trapped between gravitating towards Rosie and his “going strong” relationship with Claudia, the financial advisor eventually chose the former and sent the villa into chaos.Tensions only grew from there, and soon enough, Jessie Wynter challenged Casey in a strange confrontation in Tuesday’s episode, with Casey later telling her to “get a life.” Soon enough, islanders like Olivia Hawkins, Maxwell Samuda and Lana Jenkins were discussing their feelings towards Jessie, branding her “fake” in her relationship with Will Young.
Love Island is set for a dramatic episode as Maya Jama returns to the villa to send multiple Islanders home. The villa will be plunged into chaos again as the presenter lands in South Africa to announce who has been dumped from the show. A source told The Sun: “It’ll be the most dramatic moment yet when Maya walks in and reveals that several of the cast are heading home.
Love Island star Martin Akinola, who was brutally dumped from the villa when Tanya Manhenga chose to recouple with Shaq Muhammed, has opened up about his time in the villa, revealing unaired conversations he had with Casey O'Gorman. Having returned to the UK, Martin appeared on Sunday night's Aftersun where he discussed his time in the villa with host Maya Jama and panellists Indiyah Polack and Sam Thompson.
Series 9 of the winter Love Island series kicked off back in Jan, with Maya Jama making her presenting debut in replacement of Laura Whitmore. So far, we’ve seen plenty of drama, including Islander Jessie going off-script during the Knowing Me, Knowing You task, and viewers calling out Movie Night after the episode was not what they expected - all while the contestants bask in the sunshine of their Cape Town villa. But for many eagle-eyed fans out there, there may have been something else (or someone else, should we say) you may have recognised from a previous stint on the show.
Love Island fans think they have sussed out a 'fake' friendship after a revelation during last night's episode. The ITV2 dating show returned on Sunday night (February 19) with the fallout from Casa Amor continuing.
Following weeks of singing Jacket Potatoes and Otters, this weekend finally saw Rhino crowned winner of the fourth series of The Masked Singer. While judges Mo Gilligan and Jonathan Ross had been sure that the mystery voice belonged to James Arthur, fellow judges Rita Ora and Davina McCall, alongside a whole host of viewers at home, were correct in guessing that it was Busted singer Charlie Simpson all along. Speaking of his time on the show, the musician explained: “I was terrified the entire time.The thing I was scared most of was remembering lyrics.
During Sunday’s episode of Love Island: Aftersun, Claudia Fogarty’s family watched her dramatic recoupling with Casey O’Gorman from earlier in the week. Claudia, whose sister Daniella announced her pregnancy shortly after Claudia went into the South African villa, is the daughter of former motorcycle legend Carl Fogarty.The father-daughter duo have a close relationship, and Carl wished Claudia the best on social media ahead of her Love Island stint. Since joining the show, Claudia has grown closer to Casey, though their relationship was tested recently during the dreaded Casa Amor segment of the show.
Maya Jama looked stunning on Saturday night (February 18) as she attended a star-studded pre-BAFTA party in London hosted by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio.The Love Island host, 28, wore a figure hugging black dress and a pair of black heels to match. She kept her accessorise light and was seen carrying a black clutch bag which had a diamond-encrusted handle. Leo's party was held at The Twenty Two in London and the host was only seen for glimpses throughout the night.
Love Island viewers were shocked during Friday night’s episode (February 17) as nine bombshells got the chop from the South African villa. After the dreaded move to Casa Amor earlier in the week, Maya Jama flew to the villa on Wednesday to mediate the recoupling after the addition of twelve new Islanders. In Tuesday's explosive recoupling, Lydia Karakyriakou, Sammy James, Cynthia Otseh-Taiwo, who exposed Casey to Claudia in dramatic scenes, Lynda Flix, Layla Al-Momani, Ryan Weekley, Kain Reed, Frankie Davey and Bayley Mummery were all dumped from the villa.
Love Island fans have said they have a 'weird feeling' after picking up on remarks made by one of the new islanders who will be calling the main villa home following the dramatic Casa Amor recoupling. The original contestants were split earlier this week when the girls were sent off to a secondary villa for the annual relationship test.
Love Island viewers were left on the edge of their seats on Thursday night as Casa Amor closed and the Islanders were asked if they wanted to recouple or stick.