Maya Jama Teases What We Can Expect From Her Role In The Gentlemen
Maya Jama has given us a taste of what to expect from her upcoming acting role in The Gentlemen.
The Love Island host scored a part in the new series of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix crime drama after auditioning for a role opposite the likes of Kaya Scodelario and Theo James.
Speaking to Variety, Maya revealed that she was able to keep her natural accent for the job, which felt like “a safe entrance point” but that other than that, she didn’t know how big or small her part was or “what the hell to expect”.
“I did the tiniest little cameo in a Netflix series called The Duchess,” she said, referring to her appearance as a dental nurse in Katherine Ryan’s comedy-drama.
“But it was like one day filming, whereas this was my first one where I had to properly learn lines and be on set for a few days. But I was so, so excited because I loved the series.”
While Maya was keen not to spoil the surprise when it came to specific plot points, she described the “overwhelming” experience of her first day on set.
“It was all the leads in the room,” she said. “And Guy Ritchie likes to change his lines as you’re going, so I’d spent two days learning every line, locked in, and then as soon as I got there he was like, ‘Maybe we’ll add this or change this.’ I thought, ‘Fuck me, in front of all these icons?!’”
And speaking of Guy Ritchie, Maya revealed the cast all stayed on the director’s estate for parts of filming. “Waking up and being like, ‘Fucking hell, this is nuts, I’m in Guy Ritchie’s house!’ was insane,” she said.
Hugh Bonneville and Michele Morrone are among other names joining season two of The Gentlemen, which is based on Guy’s film of the same name and explores the criminal underbelly of high society Britain.
While we don’t have an exact release date for season two from Netflix yet, we do know that the series will return later this year.
And if it’s anything as successful as the first series – which premiered with an audience of 3.5 million and secured a place as one of UK’s most-watched TV shows of 2024 – Guy, along with the rest of the cast and crew, will be very happy indeed.