Maya Jama and Stormzy have announced they have broken up in a rare, candid statement on their relationship. In a lengthy post shared on Instagram, the Love Island presenter admitted that they “just didn’t work” as a couple. Jama, 29, dated the British rapper, 30, for four years before they split up in 2019.
But in August last year, it was revealed that the pair had rekindled their romance when they were spotted holidaying together in Hydra, Greece. “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,” she began. “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. “ She 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 We still think the absolute world of each other, we still care and respect each other, we are still grateful for the time we’ve had together, and we are stil.