‘We were just little babies’: Maya Jama talks about relationship with Stormzy and insists she’s ‘really, really single’ ahead of Love Island hosting debut
She dated Stormzy for four years, from 2015 to 2019.
And while it was recently rumored that they had rekindled their romance, Maya Jama has insisted that she is “very, very single.”
The 28-year-old TV presenter opened up about her previous relationship with the rapper, saying that they were very young at the time.
Single and ready to mingle: While she was recently rumored to have rekindled her romance with her ex Stormzy, Maya Jama has insisted that she is “very, very single.”
speaking to The times, explained: ”We were very young when we met, just beginning our careers. I was starting on MTV. She hadn’t even released a single at the time. We were just babies.
Maya, who will replace Laura Whitmore as the new host of Love Island, added that the pair didn’t push each other at first.
She recalled: ‘I don’t think any of us knew it was going to be something that big. We were just: we’re young and we’re in love and we’re going to try and work really hard. We are only together. We never really did red carpets. We didn’t do any of that.
Maya and her ex Stormzy were reported to have rekindled their romance recently, with a source saying, “Stormzy and Maya are together again.”
‘Little Babies’: The 28-year-old television presenter opened up about her previous relationship with the rapper and assured that they were very young at the time
“They’re taking it easy, but they’re back in each other’s lives after a long time without speaking or seeing each other.”
The celebrity duo attended the GQ Men of the Year event in London last year and a source claimed they left minutes apart at 2am.
said the source Sun: ‘They spent a lot of time together at the after party and chatted in a corner for a long time.
“It seemed like they went somewhere else together afterwards because she left and then he followed her five minutes later.”
No expectations: Maya, who will replace Laura Whitmore as the new host of Love Island, went on to add that the couple didn’t push themselves at first
But a representative for Maya told MailOnline that the star is single and “remains great friends” with her ex, with whom she has been spotted several times in recent weeks.
Maya doubled down on the interview, saying, “I’m very, very single right now. newly single It’s only been a month… but it’s nice.’
It comes after Stormzy previously admitted that he blames himself for his split from Maya.
Pushy: Maya doubled down on the interview, saying, “I’m very, very single right now. newly single It’s only been a month.. but it’s nice’
Despite this, the rap star believes the experience really helped him “grow up.”
In an episode of the BBC’s Louis Theroux Interviews, the Vossi Bop hitmaker said: “My breakup, that was probably the biggest catalyst for growth as a man.”
It was like, OK, you made a mistake and you lose someone you loved, someone you cared about, someone special to you.
‘That’s probably the biggest loss a man can have, isn’t it? Far from someone passing away, that’s the biggest loss you can have.