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Susan Knox

Maya Jama fans in disbelief as they mistake lookalike mum as her sister in rare snap

Maya Jama has delighted her fans by sharing a rare snap of her lookalike mum.

The new host of Love Island, 28, took to Instagram to share a collection of snaps with her gorgeous mother, Sadie, 45, as the pair celebrated an incredibly exciting week together after the Bristol-born beauty was named the brand-new host of the ITV show following Laura Whitmore's departure.

The much-loved TV presenter, who has been spending her time between New York City and London amid her engagement with basketball boyfriend, Ben Simmons, reunited with her lookalike mum for a spot of lunch before Maya's National Television Awards red carpet debut on Thursday.

Maya and Sadie both posed for a candid snap in the TV presenter's lavish London home as they enjoyed some food together.

The Love Island host pouted for the camera as her mum posed in the background while sporting a casual ensemble.

"Mum's in town," Maya captioned the sweet shot (Instagram)
Maya is very close to her gorgeous mum (Instagram)

"Mum's in town," Maya captioned the sweet shot.

And it wasn't long before her adoring admirers flocked to Twitter to shower Maya's mum with compliments as some fans mistook Sadie as Maya's sister.

"Still baffles me to this day that Maya Jama's mum looks like her actual sister. What a babe," one gushed.

"Maya Jama and her gorgeous mum are mother-daughter goals," another echoed.

A third swooned: "Good looks seriously do run in the Jama fam!!! Maya's brother is also soooooo hot."

Fans mistook Maya as her sister (Instagram)

"Yoo I can't believe that's her mum! She's so young," another shared, while someone else added: "Maya and her mum are twins."

It comes after new Love Island Maya shared the red carpet with former host Laura Whitmore as the two successful TV presenters attended the National Television Awards earlier this week.

Just days after Maya was announced as the brand-new host of the ITV2 dating show after months of speculation, the Bristol-born babe strutted her stuff on the red carpet as fans could be forgiven for mistaking her for a Hollywood actress.

Maya oozed class and confidence on the red carpet in a dazzling cream one-shouldered gown which hugged her curves to perfection.

Maya has been named as the new host of Love Island (mayajama/Instagram)
Maya stunned at the NTA's this year (Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock for NTA)

She topped off the sultry look with a smokey-eye makeup look and a slicked back hairdo as she allowed her show-stopping frock to all the talking as she posed for snaps at the 2022 NTA awards which were tonight held at the OVO Arena in Wembley, London.

Following her Love Island announcement, marking it as the biggest moment of her career so far, Maya crossed paths with former host of the ITV dating show, Laura Whitmore, who also stormed the red carpet.

The Irish presenter, 37, brought some edge to the red carpet as she opted for a chic jumpsuit instead of the traditional ball gown.

Laura stepped down from Love Island following the latest summer series, after finding 'certain elements of the show very difficult', and earlier this week, Maya was announced as the brand-new host - beating other rumoured contenders to the top including Emily Atack and Maura Higgins.

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