Maya Jama and Stormzy announce shock SPLIT 💔
We didn't see this coming!
Last updated 17th Jul 2024
In news which has left us shocked to the core, Love Island host Maya Jama and her boyfriend, 'Own It' singer Stormzy, have announced they've split!
Taking to social media to confirm the shock news, the pair said in a joint statement: ‘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.'
They added: ‘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 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 still friends and will always be friends (so if you see us having a lil catch-up at The Brits or something, don’t cause a fuss, we are dawgs!).
‘Announcing this feels so dramatic, but we’re doing it so that it kind of takes away the drama and avoids speculation and rumours. 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 still kindly asking anyway'.
The pair signed off, adding: 'Love you guys and thank you for all the love you’ve showered us with, it’s been beautiful! Mike & MJ x.’ (sic)
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Maya and Stormzy, real name Mike, first started dating way back in 2014, with the pair enjoying life together until 2019.
The couple then split, staying apart for five years before they reconciled in August 2023.
In recent months, the pair have been spending quality time together, attending various events such as the Formula One British Grand Prix earlier this month.
As fans will know, Maya is currently flying between the UK and Mallorca as she hosts the 11th series of Love Island, with the 29-year-old entering the villa on last night's (Tuesday 16th July) show to announce the results of the latest vote.
Despite the shock split, it sounds like Maya and Stormzy are still the best of friends ❤️.