WHEN it comes to being hot property on TV, Maya Jama is at the top of her game.
After presenting multiple seasons of Love Island and securing significant TV roles, Maya’s next major venture is to host Masked Singer UK at the start of 2025.
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Who is Maya Jama?
Maya Jama is a presenter of Somali and Swedish descent, who was born on August 14, 1994.
She was named after civil-rights activist and celebrated poet Maya Angelou because her mum read the famous poem, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, during her pregnancy.
Maya made the move from Bristol to London at the age of 16 to pursue her broadcasting career, and set up her own YouTube channel as well as landing a gig as a presenter for JumpOff TV.
She then became the host of MTV’s The Wrap-Up, before moving on to host MTV Essentials and MTV News.
The talented star also hosted the Friday and Saturday 10am to 1pm shows on BBC Radio 1 — before making the decision to leave in May 2020.
Aside from her TV and radio work, Maya has enjoyed success with fashion collections for PrettyLittleThing and JD Sports, as well as modelling for brands such as Adidas and Maybelline.
What TV shows has Maya Jama hosted?
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Love Island host Maya Jama will take over and join Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Mo Gilligan on the panel.
Maya said: “I’m such a Masked Singer fan, so joining the panel alongside Davina, Jonathan, and Mo—and of course working with Joel—is going to be so much fun!
“I can’t wait to figure out who’s underneath all those incredible costumes, vibe to their performances, and get front-row seats to the unmaskings.
“I’ve watched the show for a long time, so I’m definitely bringing my A-game to the panel!”
The next series of The Masked Singer is set to land on ITV1 in early 2025.
Since early 2023, Maya has been the host of Love Island after she took over the role when Laura Whitmore quit the ITV2 show.
She went on to host Love Island Games and Love Island All Stars which debuted back in January 2024.
Before that, in April 2021, she was the host of BBC Three’s Glow Up after taking over from Stacey Dooley.
During lockdown in 2020, Maya co-hosted Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer alongside the former England football star.
The duo combined again in 2021 for Crouchy’s Year-Late Euros.
Maya also hosted Simon Cowell’s talent show Walk The Line at the end of 2021.
Before that, she fronted the first series of Channel 4’s The Circle alongside Alice Levine, in September 2018.
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Who is Maya Jama dating?
As of September 2024, Maya is a single lady.
The TV star is well known for dating rapper Stormzy after they officially started their relationship in 2016.
However, the pair called it quits in 2019.
We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and then spent five years manoeuvring life apart. We decided to try for the final time in August 2023… but we have recently decided to call it quits.
Maya Jama
But in August 2023, it was confirmed that Maya and Stormzy were once again an item.
Sadly, just a year later the Love Island host announced they had split up.
In a lengthy statement posted to Instagram, she stated that they had “failed to make it work”.
Maya also said: “We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and then spent five years manoeuvring life apart.
“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. “
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After Maya and Stormzy broke up in 2019, she started a relationship with basketball star Ben Simmons in 2020.
They confirmed their romance in June 2021 when Ben shared a screenshot of an intimate FaceTime call he had with Maya on his Instagram story.
Then, after much speculation, on January 11, 2022, the couple confirmed their engagement.
But in September 2022, it was revealed that the pair called it off following a “difficult time” over their conflicting schedules.
A source told The Sun: “It’s been a difficult time for them.
“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.
“They now understand they don’t have the time they thought to dedicate to this relationship.”
Maya Jama and Stormzy’s relationship timeline
2016 – Stormzy and Maya Jama first got together when she was 20 and the couple quickly won over the hearts of the public.
2018 – The couple moved in together in southwest London with the dog they shared, Enzo.
2019 – They announced their split after a four year romance.
2021 – Maya meets and gets engaged to basketball player Ben Simmons.
July, 2022 – Maya calls off her engagement.
November, 2022 – Maya and Stormzy kissed at the MTV VMAs in Dusseldorf, Germany.
May, 2023 – The Sun revealed how Maya had been visiting Stormzy at his London home.
August, 2023 – Maya and Stormzy confirmed their relationship was back on when they were spotted strolling hand-in-hand on holiday.
December, 2023 – Maya goes Instagram official again with her man.
July, 2024 – Maya and Stormzy announce their split
