Love Island’s Ella Thomas on why she’s the ‘next Maya Jama’

Love Island Games host Maya Jama has been flaunting her stunning figure in a bikini while on holiday. The 29 year old shared a snap on Instagram stories, where she's seen rocking a black, white and yellow leopard print bikini top with black bottoms. She also posted another picture from her recent fashion campaign with Dolce and Gabbana, which was tagged by a fan: "@mayajama slaying the windows in Paris." Maya, who is back together with British rapper Stormzy, revealed she's in Dubai on a break from filming the new Love Island Games series in Fiji.

Maya Jama is currently hosting a new version of the dating show Love Island!

Zara McDermott looked like she's bounced back from her recent Strictly Come Dancing exit as she posed up a storm for a sexy photoshoot in London.The star, who became the latest Strictly contestant to get booted off the popular BBC dance competition, appeared all smiles as she strutted her stuff her the camera. After landing in the bottom two alongside Adam Thomas, Zara was eliminated during Halloween week by the judges, having received the lowest score during the live show, being awarded just 25 points. But the star, who first rose to fame after appearing on Love Island in 2018, later added that she "knew this day would come" as she opened up about how grateful she was for the Strictly experience.

He recently went public with his rekindled relationship with Maya Jama, four years after they split in 2019, and now it appears that Stormzy isn't letting her go this time. The 30 year old rapper is 'desperate' to become a dad, a source has claimed to OK!, as they share how he has found his 'perfect woman' in the Love Island presenter. "Stormzy is desperate to become a dad and he'd make a great father.

The debut episode of Love Island Games had fans buzzing with excitement, but not long into the show, viewers had already started to grumble about the format. Instead of the usual quick coupling up we see on Love Island, the contestants all entered the villa in Fiji and had a chat. But fans were quick to moan about the lengthy introductions on social media.

Some of the ex-Islanders due to appear on spin-off show Love Island Games quit before the show even began after being told they were "not guaranteed airtime" despite quarantining for weeks on end. The new Maya Jama-fronted show, which was filmed in Fiji earlier this year, launched in the US on 1 November, with a number of former Love Island stars from the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany and Sweden all competing against each other to take home a $100,000 prize.

Gogglebox stars Marcus Luther and Mica Ven - known as Big Meesh - were left mortified after being rejected from Maya Jama's Halloween party. The hilarious duo, who quit the show at the end of 2022, revealed that they had secured an invite to Love Island presenter Maya Jama's star-studded bash.

She may not have won the Love Island crown but Ella Thomas did depart the villa hand-in-hand with boyfriend Tyrique Hydeand also scored a lucrative deal with fashion giant Pretty Little Thing, so in many ways she is the real winner. On the subject of winning, the 23 year old certainly won everyone over during her ITV2 stint with her innate sense of style, which saw her make even a simple cargo pant and t-shirt combination look effortlessly cool.

Former Love Island couple Mitchel Taylor and Abi Moores have sparked rumours that they are back together just months after their huge villa bust up. The pair were a couple on the summer series of Love Island this year, but they weren’t together long as they both had their heads turned. Twenty seven year old Mitch was stolen away from Abi by bombshell Ella Barnes, and Abi tried to make things work with fellow islander Scott Van Der Sluis.

UK Love Island star Lucinda Strafford has revealed she has joined the Australian version of the show. Taking to Instagram to announce the news, the influencer shared a picture of her posing in a black swimsuit, with the caption: "Lucinda is looking for love in the @LoveIslandAU Villa! Stream the new season of #LoveIslandAU from Monday, October 30 on @9now." Lucinda, 23, failed to find love when she first entered the UK villa in 2021, despite forming romantic relationships with Brad McClelland and Aaron Francis.

Zara McDermott is one of the celebrities Cha Cha Cha-ing across screens on Strictly Come Dancing every weekend.

Ella Thomas and Tyrique Hyde are still going strong since finding love on ITV2's Love Island this summer, and are making the 425 mile distance between them work. Born and bred in Glasgow, Ella has been spending an increased amount of time down South since leaving the Mallorcan villa and garnering public recognition, meaning she has been able to spend time with Tyrique in Essex. Sharing how they are making the long-distance work, Ella told OK!: "We have seen each other quite a lot actually.

Since bagging third place during this year's Love Island, model Ella Thomas has catapulted to fame - and found a boyfriend in the process. And while it's only been a mere three months since the reality star left the famous ITV2 villa, Glasgow-born Ella has admitted that her close relationships with other Islanders have drifted apart.

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Love Island star Scott van-der-Sluis and Catherine Agbaje have sparked rumours of a reunion, after reportedly going for a 'catch-up.' Former footballer Scott, 22, fell for Catherine, 23, on this year’s Love Island, but their romance was shattered after Catherine decided to recouple with Elom Ahlijah-Wilson in Casa Amor. But after the pair delighted their fans with an Instagram live together from Catherine's account, ITV viewers are convinced that their chemistry is still 'undeniable.' Fans were quick to flood social media with comments as they pined for the pair to rekindle their relationship.

After finishing in third place on Love Island earlier this year, Ella Thomas has now launched her first ever fashion edit with PrettyLittleThing. As PLT’s newest brand ambassador, Ella’s collection is ‘serving serious weekend energy’, making it perfect for the upcoming party season.The edit contains 15 pieces chosen by Ella herself, and is all about helping women channel their inner confidence.

Former Love Island star Ella Thomas has officially become a brand ambassador in partnership with online fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing (PLT) and has gushed over how excited she is for everyone to be able to officially shop her collection.

Holly Willoughby made a shocking announcement earlier this week confirming she would be stepping down from her hosting duties on This Morning after 14 years of presenting the flagship programme.

Love Island stars Maya Jama and Laura Whitmore are among the names in the mix to take on Holly Willoughby's This Morning job, according to bookmakers. Holly shocked fans when she announced she'd be stepping down from the ITV show on Tuesday 10 October, telling her followers that her departure was the right thing to do for the sake of "me and my family".

Laura Woods' fans have been left devastated after the ITV Sport presenter revealed she's dating Love Island star Adam Collard. Adam, 27, confirmed his romance with Laura, 36, on Instagram with a loved-up snap following weeks of speculation that the pair are dating.The couple have shared cosy videos and pictures together online and even enjoyed a romantic trip to Cornwall together.