Olivia Attwood is backed to become Love Island's new host by Olivia and Alex Bowen - after Maya Jama blindsided ITV by quitting

Love Island's Olivia and Alex Bowen have backed Olivia Attwood to become the next host and praised ITV for staying 'ahead of the curve,' as they said dating shows have gotten 'boring'.The reality stars shot to fame as runners-up on season two of the dating series in 2016 before going on to tie the knot in September 2018.Since they competed on the show, then hosted by the late Caroline Flack, Love Island UK has had 11 subsequent seasons, along with several spin-off versions.Maya Jama became the third host following the departure of Laura Whitmore in late 2022 but stepped down this week, with ITV bosses said to be in 'crisis talks' as they look for her replacement. Now, in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Olivia has revealed who she would love to see take on hosting duties for the coveted role.She said: 'I think Olivia Attwood. She's done so much work, like you see her constantly working. She's so funny. She's not boring.' Love Island's Olivia and Alex Bowen have backed Olivia Attwood to become the next host and praised ITV for staying 'ahead of the curve,' as they said dating shows have gotten 'boring' Olivia is the early favourite to take over as host of Love Island following Maya Jama’s announcement that she is leaving the long running ITV2 dating showInsisting that Olivia is the only woman for the job, Olivia continued: 'I just think she's perfect. I actually couldn't think of anyone else.'When asked if they think a man should host it, Alex replied: 'No, not really. Yeah, to be honest, I don't follow it anymore. So I don't have that kind of connection to it, I guess.'Olivia added: 'I think it's funny because it was so different when we were on it. 'Like, we were just talking about it the other day with all this news saying how like it was 10 years ago and it was all so different. Like life has changed so much since.'The show has become its own thing as well compared to when we were on it. So it does feel like a world away sometimes.'However, the pair credited the show for 'staying ahead of the curve' for its continued success but admitted that dating shows have become 'a bit too familiar'.Olivia explained: 'I think it gets boring, doesn't it?'Like, anything that we see a lot of or anything that you want to like, it all becomes too familiar and people love new exciting things.'That's what, you know, TV is all about. So they do have to kind of swap and change and update it, which Love Island has, I think.'I think it's managed to stay ahead of the curve for a long, long time.'Alex said: 'I just kind of think that you have to be so careful what you say now, that everyone's just kind of like gets offended by everything, but like when we was on it they just used to air so much stuff.'But that's the thing. That's what people want to see and then obviously get a lot of people, like some people that are just like moan about everything and everything. 'It's just they kind of ruin it for everyone else. Yeah, I feel like people that go on there now are kind of scared to show their personality because they think they're going to get cancelled if they have a different opinion to everyone else.' The reality stars shot to fame as runners-up on season two of the dating series in 2016 before going on to tie the knot in September 2018 Maya stepped down from the show after three years Elsewhere, Olivia and Alex have teamed up with Dunelm this year to get their home ready for Christmas After spending the summer soaking up the Spanish sunshine, the pair have returned to the UK countryside and are turning their home into a cosy Christmas retreatElsewhere, Olivia and Alex have teamed up with Dunelm this year to get their home ready for Christmas. After spending the summer soaking up the Spanish sunshine, the pair have returned to the UK countryside and are turning their home into a cosy Christmas retreat.When asked why they have teamed up with the retailer, Olivia said: 'Oh, my goodness, so many reasons. 'We absolutely love Christmas. Like, we fully go in at Christmas, any kind of event, like Halloween, we've absolutely adored. 'And then as soon as Halloween was done, it was straight in there with all the Christmas stuff.'We've got all the dining table done, the lounge done, we have our fireplace done. 'We've even done the guest room.'When asked what their tips are for having a stress-free Christmas, Alex joked: 'I just kind of sit back and just like, "All right, go get me a drink".'He continued: 'I mean, we do get stuff done early, like, preparing everything early.'Olivia added: 'And actually, the tablecloth that we did with Dunelm, we used their Armalfi range and it looks really neutral, and it's like kind of a Scandi vibe, so it works for the whole year and then you can kind of add in a little other Christmas decorations, but actually, it's really great for everyday you.'I think that really helps when you're decorating and being ready for people to come over, like we're big fans of having friends and family over with us.'Olivia and Alex Bowen have teamed up with Dunelm to create the ultimate Friendsmas set-up at their country home. From show-stopping tablescapes to cosy guest bedrooms, Olivia shares her top tips for getting your home ready for Christmas. 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