Maya Jama dating history: from split with Stormzy to Ben Simmons engagement

18 July 2024, 15:09

Who is Maya Jama dating? When did she split from Stormzy Who are her previous boyfriends? Here's everything you need to know about the Love Island hosts relationships and exes.

Maya Jama is one of the most well-loved and glamorous personalities on our television screens, known for her bubbly personality, killer fashion looks and superstar presenting skills.

From hosting Love Island, to major stints as a DJ and presenting gigs, Bristol native Maya is well and truly taking the entertainment world by storm.

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Maya has confirmed in July 2024 that her and Stormzy have split in a shocking statement, but who were her previous boyfriends and what happened to her engagement with Ben Simmons? Here's everything you need to know about her dating history.

1. Has Maya Jama split from Stormzy?

   

   The Love Island host most famous relationship was the four years she spent with British rapper Stormzy.

   She began dating the chart-topping musician back in 2016 when she was 20 years old, and the pair were hailed as 'couple goals' by many.

   Despite this, the pair broke up in 2019, much to their fan's surprise. Following the split, Stormzy went on to shut down speculation that he had cheated on the Love Island host.

   

   In the summer of 2023, fans speculated that Maya Jama was back with rapper Stormzy, after they were spotted together at a gig.

   However, after a year together the pair announced their split, saying "We've been laughing whilst drafting this because we never, ever, in a million years thought we'd be the couple announcing a breakup, but for the sake of clarity and, more importantly, to allow us the space and grace that's needed for us both to be able to navigate this next bit of our lives with peace, we thought it might be best to."

   "We decided to try for the final time in August 2023, and we've spent this past year trying our best to make it work; however, we recently decided to call it quits. "

   

   

2. What happened between Maya Jama's engagement to Ben Simmons?

   

   Maya and basketball player Ben Simmons dated for around a year and a half before splitting in August 2022.

   Rumours that Maya was dating the sportsman began in May 2021 when she posted a picture of herself on Instagram in a kitchen that was rumoured to belong to Simmons.

   She was also said to be wearing shorts that he had previously been pictured in.

   

   Maya and Ben confirmed their rumoured romance with a kiss during Wimbledon in July that year.

   In January 2022, the pair sparked engagement speculation after Maya was spotted flashing a huge diamond ring during a coffee date in Philadelphia with her basketball bae.

   A source close to the couple claimed that the basketball player popped the question to Maya over Christmas after she spent the holidays at his £3.7million mansion in New Jersey.

   

   In February, Maya further fuelled rumours that she was engaged to Ben after being spotted wearing a diamond ring at the Brits 2022.

   A week later, on Valentine's Day, Maya shared a photo of a necklace with the date '12/18/21' on her Instagram story, adding a ring emoji to signify the date the pair got engaged.

   

   However, the couple were have said to have struggled with long distance and work schedules and eventually called things off.

   A source told NY Post of their breakup that "while they both care for each other so much, they truly gave it their all and realise that they just come from two different worlds."

3. Did Maya Jama date Leonardo DiCaprio?

   In early 2023, Maya Jama was rumoured to be dating Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, after they were 'spotted' partying together.

   A source revealed to The Sun that Leo and Maya "are in regular contact and have been on a string of dates," but the actor has debunked this.

   Leonardo DiCaprio is now dating model Vittoria Ceretti, and Maya has reconciled with Stormzy as of late 2023.

   

4. Did Drake date Maya?

   

   Speculation began that Jama had dated Drake when he name dropped her in his feature on Headie One's song 'Only You'.

   The superstar rapped, "Chubbs might jam this yute for a chain / And give it to a sweet one, called that Maya Jama", sending the rumour mill spinning.

   Following this, it was reported that Drake had allegedly messaged the star while she was in a relationship with Stormzy, meaning the messages went ignored.

   An insider, speaking to the Sun, said, "Drake definitely appeared to have a soft spot for Maya" and started following her on Instagram in 2018, despite not getting a follow back.

   However, Maya is said to not even have been interested in the rapper when she became single. The source said, "Maya wasn’t going to entertain any form of contact."

   "Even when she split with Stormzy it’s not something Maya wanted to pursue and she has left it."

5. Who was Maya Jama's first boyfriend, Rico Gordon?

   Maya has been known to speak publicly about her boyfriend, Rico Gordon, who was heartbreakingly killed when she was only 16 years old.

   She discussed the trauma in an interview with Cosmopolitan, saying, "When I was 16 I went through a lot. With my boyfriend passing, it gave me a fearless approach to things. I felt like life was really short."

   She continued, "Out of everything that [has] happened in my life, that was a reality check on a massive scale. At 16 you think the world is a fairytale and it took me out of that. It made me even more determined."

   

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