Maya Jama demands more Love Island twists as she promises 'things will be bigger and bolder'

is returning as the host of and promised fans that 'things will be different' . In an upcoming trailer for the reality programme, Maya acts as the CEO at headquarters as she meets up with her team in a boardroom meeting.

The scene starts with Maya spinning around in her chair to face her staff. She says to them: "Right, this year Love Island needs something bigger, something bolder. I need ideas," before one person suggests they film the series in the Isle of Wight. The presenter ignores the suggestion completely and another says: "What if we turn it into a musical?"

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One person then said in Japanese to make Love Island on Ice, and Maya responded, also in Japanese: "Never!" This year I want more drama, more bombshells, more breakups, more makeups. I want more... I want more twists. I want more twists than ever."

This year will mark 10 years of the loved series, which has been streamed more than two billion times and has become the most-watched programme for 16-34 year olds on more than 400 occasions.

Meanwhile, the official Love Island page, saying that it is ‘coming soon’.

The teaser displayed a pink printer which printed, "Attention: Love Island is coming soon. Attendance mandatory. Signed, CEO of love, Maya x."

Fans were sent into a frenzy, with many sharing their hopes and dreams for the new series. One fan commented, “Please bring back the 'step forward if you fancy’ at the beginning!!”, while another added, “The population has been waiting for this”.

There have already been rumours on who's joining this year's cast of the dating series. Sources claimed that Londoner Aaron Buckett, a personal trainer, is the first to be 'confirmed' for the series.

An insider said to : “It’s a fact of life that girls go crazy for a tall lad and Aaron is a man mountain. He’s got great chat too.” They continued, “Aaron is in the mix for this year’s cast but execs are still finalising whether he’ll be in the opening line-up or as a tempting bombshell.”

Last year, Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan stole the hearts of the nation and were subsequently crowned the winners of the 2024 summer series. The sweet couple made history as the first Black couple ever to win the UK's franchise.

Sadly, the couple decided to go their separate ways after a few months and announced their split in an emotional statement.

Mimi said: "I know a lot of you gave been wondering about Josh and I and why we haven't been making appearances. The truth is we have been trying to figure it out since leaving the villa, but unfortunately things aren't going to work between us right now."

The trailer will air on Monday night at 9.30pm during critically acclaimed ITV1 drama Code of Silence.

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