Showbiz I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Maya Jama and Stormzy have ended their relationship a year after rekindling their romance, the Love Island presenter has confirmed.
The 29-year-old and the rapper, 30, had officially reunited in August 2023, announcing their relationship during a romantic getaway in Greece. In an Instagram statement on Wednesday, Jama revealed they have once again parted ways, admitting they had spent the past year trying to "make it work." The post began “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.
“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,” the statement continued. “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. “We still thin.
