Maya Jama: I can be a bit too open
Maya Jama has opened up about her strengths and weaknesses.
Maya Jama can be "a bit too open".
The 32-year-old TV presenter admits that her candidness is a gift and a curse, with Maya describing herself as an "oversharer".
Asked to reveal her biggest strength and biggest weakness, Maya - who is appearing on the new series of The Celebrity Traitors - told the BBC: "My biggest strength is probably that I get on with people quite easily.
"My biggest weakness is probably the same thing — I can be a bit too open. I'm definitely an oversharer, and in this game you probably need to keep a few things to yourself."
The Love Island host has also admitted to being unsure about the public's perception of her.
Maya explained that her radio persona is truer reflection of her real-life self.
Maya - who previously dated music star Stormzy - said: "I've thought about this quite a lot because I honestly don't know what people's perception of me is. If you've only watched me on Love Island, you probably just see me walking in, having a chat and sending people home!
"I can be warm, but I can also be quite direct when I need to be, so maybe people won't quite know what to expect. If they've listened to me on the radio, they might have a better idea of what I'm actually like."
Meanwhile, Maya previously explained that she fell into TV presenting by accident.
She told the BBC: "I naturally fell into presenting when I was young because I got to be myself on camera and I'm interested in humans."
However, Maya is now keen to take on more acting roles, having recently starred in The Gentlemen, Guy Ritchie's Netflix series.
The TV star explained that she's "ready to do something else after presenting for so long".
She shared: "My dream role is something completely opposite to me.
"I've always said I don't want to be what people expect me to be on camera. I'd want to be the complete opposite to that so a monster or a mean, evil person. A villain maybe would be nice".
