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Maya Jama insists there's 'a lot of frauds' in TV industry who are 'evil' and 'mean' off camera and reveals how she secured Love Island hosting job after previously being rejected


The presenter, 30, appeared on her pal Chunkz's podcast, The Chunkz Show, where she opened up on career and how she secured the coveted Love Island hosting role.

Maya then went on to credit her fans for helping secure her the role, saying: 'So then I came back to London and we just kind of spoke, I didn't audition it was more like a chat. Giving fans an insight into the behind-the-scenes process, Maya insisted that the producers weren't allowed to tell the Islanders what to do or how to act, as 'it has to be real' Giving fans an insight into the behind-the-scenes process, Maya insisted that the producers weren't allowed to tell the Islanders what to do or how to act, as 'it has to be real'.

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