Love Island's Maya Jama looks incredible in iconic Liz Hurley dress at MTV EMAs
Stars from the worlds of TV and music descended on the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on Sunday for the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards - and Love Island host Maya Jama was among the guests who stunned on the event's red carpet. The 30-year-old stepped out in a black, figure-hugging safety-pin dress to pay tribute to Liz Hurley, who originally wore the outfit three decades earlier.
Liz walked the red carpet in the Versace number alongside Hugh Grant in 1994, at a charity premiere of the actor's film Four Weddings And A Funeral. Thirty years on, Maya made her mark on the outfit as she strutted the red carpet. Later on, she took her place in the star-studded audience, sitting next to rapper Konan from the group Krept and Konan.
Maya joined the likes of Rita Ora, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Turner-Smith, Shawn Mendes and Katherine Ryan at the coveted awards, which saw Raye win Best UK & Ireland Act, while Taylor Swift took home Best Live Act. Eminem took home the Hip Hop Award, Calvin Harris won in the Electronic category and Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso won Song of the Year.
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Meanwhile, ahead of Oasis' return, Liam Gallagher won the Rock Award. The ceremony was hosted by singer Rita Ora, who fought back tears during her tribute to Liam Payne. The One Direction singer passed away last month at the age of 31 after falling from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Honouring the singer, who Rita collaborated with on the song For You, she said: "I just want to take a moment to remember someone very, very dear to us. We lost him recently and he was a big part of the MTV world and my world.
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"Liam Payne was one of the kindest people that I knew. He had the biggest heart and was always the first person to offer help in any way that he could. He brought so much joy to every room he walked into and he left such a mark on the world."
Speaking about this year's awards, Bruce Gillmer, the executive producer of the event and president of music and chief content officer for music at MTV's parent company Paramount+, said: "There's a lot of pent-up excitement for the show coming back." He also assured that the show would pay tribute to Liam, stating he "was an artist that was incredibly close with our core audience." Bruce further explained to the publication: "Obviously, Liam was an artist that was incredibly close with our core audience and even with some of our staff and our host, Rita Ora. We have to be somewhat sensitive to the timing of it. It's all very new.
