Maya Jama has opened up about her relationship with superstar rapper Stormzy.
The former Radio 1 presenter admitted that despite romance being just like any other behind the scenes, it did hit her hard when it started to become hot gossip.
Maya, who had been hot tipped for Strictly Come Dancing 2020, told Cosmopolitan UK magazine: “We met before it was in the public eye.
“It felt like a normal relationship, and then, ‘Oh sh**, everybody’s talking about us!’
“We did everything that normal couples do, it was [just] on a bigger scale.
“When we were together, we did make a point of not making it just about the relationship.
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“We both had separate careers and tried to keep our work as separate as possible. I’ll always try and keep it that way.
“You do want to keep some stuff private because it’s your life.”
Insisting she isn’t going to do a big tell-all about the four year relationship, Maya added: “[People] will still make up their own assumptions and opinions but at least I know it’s not come from me, so hopefully the smart people can realise.”
Maya Jama has spoken frankly about her romance with Stormzy to Cosmopolitan magazine
Stormzy has previously heavily hinted he cheated on Maya – though has stopped short of directly confirming what caused their split.
He has however, told fans he ‘messed up’ and admitted he would love to win Maya back.
Speaking to the glossy about any possible future romance following Stormzy, Maya, who is currently single, said: “It makes me nervous [about] who I’m going to be with next, because if they aren’t in the public eye already, maybe they’re going to be brought into [it].
Maya says she is ‘extra careful’ about any future romance now she’s in the public eye (Image: Getty Images)
“It’s made me extra careful. I was 20 when I got into that [with Stormzy].
“Now life is different. Even social media is bigger.
“It’s going to be harder to keep things private but I’ll do my best.”
The September issue of Cosmopolitan is on sale from July 30
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
