Maya Jama has reportedly had secret talks with ITV bosses about replacing Emma Willis as host of The Voice UK.
The Love Island presenter has been courting a sea of new offers from TV bigwigs on both sides of the Atlantic, after travelling to the US to promote her role in The Gentlemen earlier this month.
After Emma landed the coveted Strictly Come Dancing hosting gig, ITV have reportedly offered Maya the job of The Voice host, but she is yet to accept due to other commitments under consideration.
It would be a coveted new primetime job for the star, after her last show, Walk The Line was axed in 2022.
ITV have reportedly been left waiting to hear Maya’s response, after she received new offers from American TV bosses as well.
A source said: ‘There have been a lot of approaches to Maya from various networks, including ITV, and shows in the UK and Stateside.’
Maya Jama has reportedly had secret talks with ITV bosses about replacing Emma Willis as host of The Voice UK
They went on to tell The Sun: ‘The Voice producers and her did have meetings but because of her other commitments the conversation didn’t progress.
‘Right now, she and her management are evaluating all of the opportunities and planning her next moves.’
Daily Mail has contacted representatives for ITV and Maya Jama for comment.
Last week, Maya launched her bid to crack the US by making her first ever American TV appearance.
As well as presenting Love Island UK, Maya has been busy filming Celebrity Traitors UK and Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen.
The Gentlemen will mark Maya’s major acting debut, bringing glam and sexiness to the crime comedy.
It comes following reports that McFly’s double act Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones have quit The Voice UK despite bosses’ hopes they could keep them on the show.
The 14th series of the show has been delayed multiple times, after the first part of the series – the auditions – were filmed in 2024.
After Emma landed the coveted Strictly Come Dancing hosting gig, ITV have reportedly offered Maya the job, but she is courting a string of other offers from US bosses as well
ITV producers then faced the headache that could be an awkward primetime TV clash if it was to air this autumn as host Emma Willis would go head to head with herself on rival networks.
The presenter is set to host Strictly Come Dancing, after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman stepped down last year.
Tom and Danny joined Will.i.am, Kelly Rowland and Tom Jones on the judging panel but now a TV insider has said talks to finalise a future line-up remain ongoing.
‘Tom and Danny loved their time on the show, but a full series is a huge commitment,’ a source told The Sun.
‘Tom is back and forth from New York, working on taking Paddington: The Musical over there from London’s West End and he’s also in and out of the studio writing the eighth McFly album with Danny. As much as they would have liked to return to The Voice, sadly it’s impossible.’
On Friday, ITV were also forced to apologise to independent baker Rich Myers after crew members begged for freebies from his business Get Baked.
The Manchester based baker branded ITV a ‘total disgrace’ after he was contacted by The Voice Team to supply free food for high profile celebrity guests.
Now a spokesperson for Lifted Entertainment, which is owned by ITV Studios, has told Daily Mail: ‘We apologise for any upset this has caused and are reaching out to Rich Myers directly.
‘Immediate steps have been taken to ensure this type of request is never made again’.
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