Maya Jama ‘receives legal letter demanding she return £800k engagement ring’

Maya Jama has reportedly received a legal letter demanding she return the £800,000 engagement ring her ex-boyfriend Ben Simmons gave her last year.

The new Love Island host, 28, and the basketball player, 26, split last summer after a whirlwind romance so they could both focus on their careers.

Ben proposed to Maya over Christmas 2021 following a whirlwind seven-month romance after she spent the festive period at his £3.7m mansion in New Jersey.

But now Ben has asked for the expensive jewelry back after their failed romance.

said a source Sun: ‘Since Ben has never, until now, asked for his ring back, you can appreciate that the letter came as a surprise to Maya.

“Ben was very surprised when she left and didn’t return the ring.

“He was head over heels in love with her and he thought it was forever, so he was really upset that she didn’t pay him back. It cost about a million dollars and they were engaged for less than a year.

A representative told MailOnline: ‘Maya received a request from Ben’s representatives on Friday afternoon, asking him to return the engagement ring he gave her as a gift last year.

“This was the first time Ben had asked him to return it, and for the avoidance of doubt, he never refused to return it.

“Maya is arranging to return the ring to Ben and wishes him all the best.”

The couple were in a long-distance relationship, and the beauty often traveled back and forth to the United States, where she plays basketball for the Brooklyn Nets.

Experts valued Maya’s emerald-cut diamond engagement ring at £800k.

Maya and Ben were first linked romantically in June 2021 after they were spotted together on a night out at the Sexy Fish restaurant in London’s Mayfair.

The couple went public while kissing in the stands of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in front of the world’s media the following month.

A source said after their engagement: ‘Ben adores Maya and has fallen head over heels for her. He picked up the ring on Jewelers’ Row in Philadelphia’s diamond district the day before proposing…

He chose the ring himself and felt that he knew exactly what she would want. Maya said that she is and they are both delighted.

The couple enjoyed a trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands last June with a group of friends.

Maya appeared in a sweet vacation photo with her boyfriend and a friend capturing the lovebirds sitting on a beach deep in conversation.

And in July they were seen together on vacation in Las Vegas.

Ben previously dated Kendall Jenner, 26, but the couple called things off in May 2019 after months of dating on and off.

Meanwhile, Maya dated rapper Stormzy for four years, and the couple split the same year, ending their relationship to focus on their careers.

However, the couple was seen looking cozy in the smoking area of ​​the 2021 GQ Men Of The Year Awards.

The two stars had been one of the most popular couples in showbiz before their shocking split, with the stunning presenter moving out of their shared home shortly after her 25th birthday celebrations.

Stormzy appeared to address rumors that he had strayed in his subsequent music releases: his song Lessons is said to be about heartbreaking separation and the lyrics confess that he had “done dirt” on the TV star.

However, the award-winning musician later revealed that he had not been unfaithful throughout their relationship, instead admitting to showing “disrespect” to his famous ex.

‘If there was one box of what a good woman is, she ticks every one, she’s amazing. But I didn’t cheat on her. In fact, I didn’t cheat,’ she told HOT 97 in early 2020.

‘Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely still a jerk. 100%, that’s a fact. I’m a jerk.

“But I thought now was a good time to say I didn’t cheat on my ex.”