Three Irish celebrities are amongst the names tipped to take over as the next Love Island presenter.

On Sunday, Maya Jama announced her departure from the role after nine seasons at the helm.

The British presenter took over from Laura Whitmore, who hosted the reality dating competition from 2020 to 2022.

Whitmore took on the role following the death of Caroline Flack, who presented the show from the first season until her passing.

With Jama just announcing her exit from the show, attention is already turning to who is likely to take over the reigns — with former islander Maura Higgins a red-hot favourite.

The Longford beauty appeared on the fifth season of the show in 2019, finishing fourth with then-partner Curtis Pritchard.

Since then, the 35-year-old made a name for herself on the American version of the dating show, presenting the Aftersun for a number of seasons.

Earlier this year, Maura announced her own departure from the American franchise as she set her sights on other projects.

The reality star is currently appearing on the new season of Peacock’s Dancing with the Stars, and has had her name bandied around for a number of other hosting gigs.

One hosting gig she has been confirmed for is a US version of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me out of Here, which she will present alongside Rob Rausch.

Despite being booked and busy, Maura is currently at odds of 6/4 to take over from Maya Jama for the next season of Love Island.

Fellow former islander-turned-TV presenter Olivia Attwood is also among the favourites, with current odds of 4/1 for the third-season finalist to take on the role.

Other names include presenter Vick Hope and Big Brother’s Ad Odudu who are at 5/1 and 6/1 respectively.

Among the other Irish potentials is presenter and podcaster Vogue Williams at 10/1, while odds of Laura Whitmore returning to the gig stand at 14/1.

Fans have taken to Reddit to have their say, with many noting on the r/LoveIslandTV subreddit thread that Maura is ‘too busy’ for the gig, with Olivia Attwood the likely successor.

Many were against the idea that a former Islander would take the role, with one noting: ‘I hope it’s not an ex-islander… they’ve done well to do this without them so I see no reason why they should change the format.’

Another added: ‘ Why is everyone choosing ex-Islanders for this what a terrible idea.’

A third admitted: ‘I think it should end and a new show should begin imo [in my opinion].’