Maya Jama and Stormzy have broken up.
The Love Island host and the UK rapper, who were previously together for the first time five years ago, recently announced their split after a year of giving things another shot.
On her Instagram Story, Maya posted a statement from the duo revealing that they had “tried” to make things work. They wrote: “Hey guys, 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.”
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“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. We were 21 and 20 when we first met – both at the beginning of our careers – and spent five years growing together and then five years growing separately, so this final attempt required a whole lot of figuring out, relearning and unlearning. We tried and it didn’t work and that’s okay.”
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The pair continued on to say that they “still think the absolute world of each other,” that they “still care and respect each other,” that they are “still grateful for the time they had together” and that they are “still friends and always will be”. Maya clarified: “So if you see us having a lil catch up at The Brits or something, don’t cause a fuss, we are dawgs!”
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Maya and Stormzy admitted that “announcing this feels so dramatic” but explained that they hope it will “kind of take away the drama and avoid speculation and rumours”. They added: “We’re kindly asking for the grace to let both of us keep it moving and not be bothered about it (we highly doubt this’ll work, but we’re kindly asking anyway [laughing emoji]. Love you guys and thank you for all the love you’ve showered us with, it’s been beautiful.”
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The pair signed off “Mike and MJ” with a kiss and a red heart emoji.
Maya Jama is currently presenting the ITV dating series Love Island and is known for her other hosting gigs, including Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star and her Radio 1 show. Chart-topping rapper Stormzy is known for his MOBO Award winning music and for being the first black British rapper to headline Glastonbury Festival.
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